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February 9, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Despite a Jane Doe plaintiff's claims that school administrators were aware of and ignored her sexual abuse at the hands of a teacher, a federal judge in Connecticut dismissed the board of education and the school's former principal from the case, finding that they lacked actual notice and were protected by governmental immunity.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
February 8, 2023 | Law.com
The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that a sheriff's deputy did violate a man's Fourth Amendment rights by attempting a public safety stop that turned into an arrest, drawing a strong dissent that argued "the state failed to present objective, specific, and articulable facts" showing the stop had been lawful.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
February 8, 2023 | Law.com
"We find that a longer limitations period would comport with the public welfare and safety aims of the General Assembly by allowing an aggrieved party sufficient time to discover the violation and take action," said the court.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
February 8, 2023 | Law.com
"Plaintiffs claim that the Salvation Army was the primary beneficiary of their relationship, and back that allegation up with details about how essential and beneficial their work was for defendant, the minimal value and effectiveness of the rehabilitation services they received, and the way in which their work prevented them from pursuing rehabilitation," the judge wrote.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
February 8, 2023 | Law.com
"This decision is important—not just for this case—but because it establishes that failure to produce discovery can go far beyond a slap on the wrist," said plaintiffs counsel Gary Gilbert of Gilbert Employment Law in of Silver Spring, Maryland. "It should serve as a warning to defendants that they exercise diligence in providing discovery."
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
February 8, 2023 | Law.com
"This decision clarifies the law relative to exclusive agreement in this context and will likely prevent needless litigation over damages recoverable in similar situations," said the attorney for the plaintiff, Charles G. Devine Jr., of Devine Barrows, of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
February 7, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lewis has worked for the Federal Public Defender of the District of New Jersey since 1998.
By Riley Brennan
2 minute read
February 3, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Following a seven-day trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, a jury sided with defendant Northeast Treatment Services, finding the nonprofit social services organization was not negligent in providing in-home services to a now-deceased infant and his minor siblings.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
February 2, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Michael Pansini, counsel for the plaintiff, said he plans to appeal the decision, calling the statutory employer doctrine "anachronistic": "It should not be the law of the land in Pennsylvania anymore."
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
February 1, 2023 | Law.com
The appeals court agreed to take up the case despite the fact that defense counsel had failed to object to what it later argued was an erroneous jury verdict slip.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
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