November 28, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Jury Awards $4.7M Verdict After Doctors Allegedly Fail to Diagnose 35-Year-Old's Heart Condition"This was a hard-fought case on the medicine. We feel that the verdict reflects that the jury was more critical of [the defendants,] as this was the second visit to a doctor's office in a week's time with chest pain complaints without coronary artery disease having been ruled out by further cardiac testing," said Daniel Jeck of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
November 27, 2023 | Law.com
Colorado Court Denies Doctor's Attempts to Reduce Damages Award to Injured PatientThe case went to the Colorado Supreme Court on the question of a minor being able to recover in a medical malpractice suit.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
November 22, 2023 | Law.com
8th Circuit Holds University's Pamphlet Distribution Restrictions Don't Violate First AmendmentThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sided with Northwest Missouri State University, holding that the school's policy of requiring anyone handing out non-university-related publications on campus to have administrative permission didn't violate the First Amendment.
By Riley Brennan
7 minute read
November 22, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Class Action Accuses Financial Companies of Fraud Over 'Sham' Student Loan ProgramThis complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
November 22, 2023 | Law.com
Judge Partially Dismisses Negligence Suit Against Trucking Company Over Employee's Road Rage KillingA West Virginia federal judge partially dismissed a widow's suit against a trucking company after one of its drivers shot and killed her husband in a road rage incident, ruling she failed to prove that the company knew or should have known that he possessed or carried a loaded, improperly stored firearm.
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
November 22, 2023 | Law.com
10th Circ. Reverses Class Certification Denial Over Improper Legal StandardThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reversed a denial of class certification to a group of women who attended a residential treatment center…
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
November 21, 2023 | Law.com
Female Employees Accuse Amazon of Pattern of Gender Discrimination, Retaliation in Landmark Pay Class Action"These women, who were all exceptional in their roles and had decades of experience, should be commended for their courageous efforts to shine a light on this issue," one of the plaintiffs' attorneys, Outten & Golden partner Jahan Sagafi, said in a statement. "Unfortunately, these women are representative of countless others who work hard to make their companies successful, only to be underpaid, underpromoted, and retaliated against for having the audacity to speak up."
By Riley Brennan
4 minute read
November 21, 2023 | Law.com
Military Housing Communities Sued After Allegedly Continuing to Charge Residents for Fuel-Contaminated WaterThe complaints were first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
November 21, 2023 | Law.com
6th Circuit Sides With Vera Bradley in Lawsuit Brought by Ex-CollaboratorsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the granting of summary judgment to Vera Bradley, concluding that a fiduciary relationship did not exist between the company and Vesi Inc., which had formally partnered to sell handbags and apparel.
By Riley Brennan
5 minute read
November 21, 2023 | Law.com
Washington Court Rejects City's 'Novel Science' Claims, Allowing Doctor's Testimony for PlaintiffThe Washington Court of Appeals reversed the award of summary judgment to Tacoma, concluding that a doctor's testimony for the plaintiff wasn't impermissibly based on "novel science."
By Riley Brennan
6 minute read
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