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By Jason Torchinsky and Oliver Roberts | April 16, 2024
One of the most powerful tools on social media is the "block" feature. It allows a social media user to silence the haters and drown out the critics, while curating a more friendly social media feed. But after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, public officials across the country may have just lost their most powerful social media tool—and litigation is surely to follow.
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By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | April 16, 2024
In a unanimous decision in 'Syeed v. Bloomberg', the Court of Appeals answered a certified question from the Second Circuit by holding that the New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws banning employment discrimination protect out-of-state residents who are not yet located or employed in New York but who sought an opportunity to work in New York.
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By Jimmy Hoover | April 15, 2024
Without ruling on the merits of the law, the Supreme Court granted a request from Idaho's attorney general seeking relief from a statewide court order blocking the state's Vulnerable Child Protection Act.
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By Marianna Wharry | April 15, 2024
"However, where an entity has a nondelegable duty, it cannot avoid liability simply by delegating its duty to an independent contractor," Chief Justice Steven C. González wrote on behalf of the Washington Supreme Court. "Instead, an entity will be vicariously liable for the independent contractor's negligent performance of that duty absent special circumstances not present here."
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By Colleen Murphy | April 12, 2024
"There was no explanation on eCourts as to why the return date for defendant's motion was changed from April 1, 2022 to March 18, 2022," the opinion said. "Because of these procedural infirmities, we assume the court was presented with the unopposed motion without being advised the return date had been changed."
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By Alex Anteau | April 12, 2024
Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard Dillard grilled a plaintiffs' attorney on whether serving as an arbitrator while on pain medication constitutes misconduct..
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By Riley Brennan | April 12, 2024
The court determined that until the Indiana General Assembly determined otherwise, it holds that "gender" in Title 9 of the state statutory scheme means "sex."
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By Alex Anteau | April 11, 2024
According to the defendant-appellees, if the intermediate court sides with the appellants, it "would throw the Workers' Compensation Board into chaos."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 11, 2024
Greystar did not try to stop or delay the foreclosure in an "unmistakable effort to improperly dissipate assets that would hinder (plaintiffs) attempt to collect the full amount of the judgment," the plaintiff attorney Andrew Gould said.
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By Riley Brennan | April 11, 2024
The high court concluded the trial court erroneously refused a jury instruction supporting the defendants' theory that the patient could have sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall from other means than what was presented by the plaintiff.
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