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April 3, 2023 | Law.com
"The panel concluded that determining how to consult with private landowners while the Lolo Peak fire raged was precisely the type of decision the discretionary function exception was designed to shield, and the landowners' claims were thus barred by the discretionary function exception," wrote Judge McKeown.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
April 3, 2023 | Law.com
"Because the plaintiffs did not proffer admissible evidence on damages, summary judgment should have entered for the defendants," the court said.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
March 31, 2023 | Law.com
"Here, we agree with the estate that instruction sixteen as presented to the jury misled the jury by its phrasing. By omitting the operative 'if/then; language from the proposed instruction, the instruction transformed from an instruction asking the jury to decide whether an alternative approved method of treatment was used (which, if so found, would preclude a negligence finding) to an instruction directing the jury that Cloos did employ an alternative approved method of treatment and was not negligent," Judge Paul B. Ahlers wrote.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
March 31, 2023 | Law.com
Amid multiple dissenting opinions, a majority of Oklahoma's high court ruled that a school district violated state law with its COVID-19 quarantine policy for unvaccinated students.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
March 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
"We recognize that 'Preston' has been effectively overruled by intervening Supreme Court precedent, and thus we hold that, under Pennsylvania law, conspiracy to commit robbery does not constitute a 'crime of violence' for purposes of the career offender enhancement," the appeals court said.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
March 30, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
"Dr. Bennett's use of Southwest's data to identify class members and create a damages methodology is sufficiently relevant to the questions of commonality and predominance and will assist the court in evaluating the merits of plaintiffs' motion for class certification," the court said.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
March 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
According to the court, $122,468 of that amount would be allocated to the settlement fund and distributed among 93 collective members.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
March 28, 2023 | Law.com
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a South Dakota farmer's request for a new trial after his efforts in helping to persuade…
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
March 28, 2023 | Law.com
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a lower court's order granting summary judgment to a valet company after a hotel management corporation sought indemnification in underlying litigation from a guest's trip and fall on the curb that separates the hotel's valet driveway and its main entrance.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
March 28, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
A Connecticut appeals court ruled against a law firm, affirming a lower court's decision to vacate a decree awarding the firm nearly $100,000 in attorney fees.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
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