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Friend's Ties to Victim Revive 911 Response Suit
When Richard Laratro suffered a stroke, it took 35 minutes after his co-worker Carol Edelson called 911 for an ambulance to arrive -- a delay which resulted in brain damage, according to his attorney. Whether New York City is held liable may come down to the closeness of his friendship with Edelson. An appellate panel re-examined the "special relationship" exception, holding that a friend acting on a person's behalf may satisfy the requirement of "direct contact" between the plaintiff and the municipality.Relevance of ABA rating is tested
In the sometimes bitter debate over White House counsel Harriet Miers' qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court, the American Bar Association's upcoming rating of those qualifications looms large despite past charges of bias in the rating process.View more book results for the query "*"
Remember when it seemed as though Goldman, alone among the major financial institutions in the U.S., would emerge from the financial crisis without suffering from litigation migraines? That's true no more, folks.