By therecorder | The Recorder | June 12, 2017
U.S. Sup. Ct.; 15–457 Orders granting or denying class certification are inherently interlocutory, hence not immediately reviewable under 28 U.…
By Erin Mulvaney | June 12, 2017
An appeals court ruled Monday that a West Virginia coal mining company interfered with a worker's religious beliefs after the evangelical Christian likened the company's biometric hand scanners to clock in and out to the "Mark of the Beast," as described in the Book of Revelation.
By Marcia Coyle | June 12, 2017
A federal appellate court on Monday handed President Donald Trump his second major defeat in a month after finding his executive order suspending immigration from six Muslim nations and the U.S. refugee program violated federal law.
By John Council | June 12, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has swatted back an attempt by one of the world's largest energy companies to avoid over $216 million in potential federal civil penalties for allegedly attempting to manipulate the natural gas markets.
By Jenna Greene | June 12, 2017
In some ways, winning a $26 million jury award for age discrimination in 2002 against Abbott Laboratories was the worst thing that could have happened to former sales manager David Jelinek and his legal team. Because after the verdict was reversed on appeal 12 years ago, they've been chasing it ever since.And it's not working.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Matter remanded for consideration of appellees' emergency application alleging fraud upon the court in the form, where individual alleged to be decedent's mother may have had parental rights terminated, thereby leaving decedent without heir who would have standing to pursue wrongful death and survival claim upon which judgment was entered. Appellees' emergency application granted, case remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Retirement benefits properly suspended where there was no break in service because employee was immediately hired back as an independent contractor to perform many of the same duties as her old position. Order of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Trial court properly reversed the council's denial of applicants' conditional use application because applicants met the specific requirements of the ordinance and objectors' testimony was the kind of speculative evidence insufficient to constitute proof of detriments to health, safety and welfare exceeding those ordinarily to be expected from the proposed use. Affirmed and remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Municipality could not eliminate subject of collective bargaining through adoption of home rule charter provision where Act 111, which granted fire and police officials right to bargain conditions of employment and took supremacy over any municipal home rule charter. Order of the commonwealth court reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Trial court erred in granting reformation of a 1998 deed that allegedly should have referred to a life estate because the evidence was legally insufficient to prove a scrivener's error or mistake necessary to overcome the merger doctrine. Reversed.
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