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By Colleen Murphy | April 24, 2024
"Indeed, the judge's opinion was silent as to Susana's direct claim against the Bergen defendants," the opinion said. "Instead, the judge focused on Alfredo's allegation the Palisades defendants compelled him to 'reuse masks and gowns' and whether Susana could prove her injuries were proximately caused thereby. In the absence of an analysis of Susana's allegations, we are unable to engage in meaningful review."
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By Riley Brennan | April 24, 2024
In separate rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Eastern District of Virginia, both judges ruled in favor of Otis Elevator Co. after the plaintiffs in each suit were injured in hotel elevators and attempted to hold the company accountable for negligence.
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By Louis Locascio | April 24, 2024
"Does the mode of operation rule apply where customers wait on themselves after being served by an employee?" writes former Superior Court Judge Louis Locascio.
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By Aleeza Furman | April 23, 2024
Appellate lawyers who spoke with The Legal said there is not a clear reason for the drop-off, but the change could be linked to the type of cases the justices are taking up.
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By Brian Lee | April 23, 2024
The Empire State's attorney countered by painting the New York Civil Liberties Union's request for 20 years' of state troopers' disciplinary records as "unduly burdensome," while estimating that it would take a full-time employee working on nothing else about 22 years to respond, and a part-time employee more than 40 years.
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By Colleen Murphy | April 23, 2024
"K.L.F. and P.M. both express sound reasoning in reaching their respective rulings, making our decision a close call," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. wrote. "We, however, conclude, as did K.L.F. and the trial court, that a public entity is not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed under the FLS."
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By John M. Baker and Katherine M. Swenson | April 23, 2024
The Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the Western District of Missouri's denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to two individual defendants who had been sued for First Amendment retaliation under Section 1983.
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By Emily Cousins | April 22, 2024
"This is an important decision for all injured workers," Andrew Wallace said. "When a worker is injured, they often need medical treatment and payments for lost wages right away. Most injured workers do not have the luxury of waiting more than the 28-day statutory response period."
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By Alex Anteau | April 22, 2024
"There's a lot at stake [for Houston Hospitals," said lead counsel Jason Bring of Arnall Golden Gregory. "The freestanding emergency department is proposed to go almost directly between two existing hospitals, within seven or eight miles. As you might expect, that will draw patients away from our hospitals … and the impact on them will be 10% [of their patients and revenue] at minimum, but likely in excess of that.
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By Jimmy Hoover | April 22, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a party "must obtain a ruling that conclusively decides the merits in its favor," rather than just a preliminary injunction, to obtain attorney fees in a civil rights suit.
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