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August 01, 2023 | Law.com

Ulta Beauty Accused of Failing to Pay Employees for Mandatory Pre-Shift COVID-19 Screenings

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

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3 minute read

August 01, 2023 | Law.com

Rhode Island Probate Judge Charged Over Alleged Role in Stealing Sports Cards, Firearms From Estate

"Certain items removed from Barbieri's home were taken to the home of PRISCILLA FACHA DIMARIO and Attorney 1 in Johnston, Rhode Island. These items included cash, tools, vintage adult magazines, and collectible toy cars, trucks and trains. Many of these items were returned to Barbieri's Estate on or about June 2, 2021," the indictment said about a sitting probate judge and her husband.

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4 minute read

July 31, 2023 | Law.com

Aetna, MLB Benefit Plan Hit With ERISA Suit Over Denied Mental Health Coverage

"Health insurance is meant to help people when they are the most vulnerable, and Aetna violated this most basic, and most important trust. The company's use of boilerplate denials based on illegal technicalities isn't just wrong, it's unconscionable," said Chris C.'s attorney, David Lilienstein of DL Law Group, in San Francisco.

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5 minute read

July 31, 2023 | Law.com

Montana High Court Affirms Defendant's Conviction Despite 1,300-Day Wait for Trial

In a July 25 opinion, the state high court determined that while the state hadn't shown a valid reason for the delay, which was six times beyond the 200-day trigger period, the appellant, Kenneth Wayne Daly, hadn't shown that he was prejudiced by the delay.

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8 minute read

July 31, 2023 | Law.com

Disability Rights Advocate Joshua Basile Calls for Increased Accessibility From Business Websites, Recognizing ADA's 33rd Anniversary

"Lawyers more so than anyone have an ethical obligation, in my opinion, to make sure that their websites are accessible so that they create equal opportunities for their customers and the best experiences possible," said Josh Basile, a disability rights advocate and trial attorney who is also paralyzed below his shoulders. "Every lawyer should make it their own mission to make sure their website is accessible so that their clients that they serve and that they're trying to give the best advocacy to, have the opportunity to fill out their forms on the websites, know what all their services are, being able to have a picture on that website, and making sure there's alt text on it so that they know what it's all about."

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7 minute read

July 28, 2023 | Law.com

20 Feet Too Far: Virginia Court Reverses Conviction, Concludes It Is Only State to Include 'Immediate Physical Ability' to Arrest Fleeing Suspect

"Virginia appears to be the only state in the country that includes as an element of its fleeing-from-arrest law that the defendant must be within the officer's immediate physical ability to place the person under arrest," Judge Stuart A. Raphael wrote on behalf of the majority.

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6 minute read

July 28, 2023 | Law.com

Kansas Court Reinstates Med-Mal Suit Against Surgeon Accused of Removing the Wrong Organ During Surgery

"A person without the pertinent medical knowledge can assess whether Dr. Lui's conduct was within the standard of care when he mistakenly removed a portion of a patient's pancreas instead of the adrenal gland during an operation to remove the adrenal gland," Judge Amy F. Cline wrote on behalf of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

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5 minute read

July 28, 2023 | Law.com

Pennsylvania Judge Vacates $25M Damages Award to Plaintiffs Due to Erroneous Expert Report

Molder had concluded that the lost profits over the term of the contract totaled to an approximate of $24.5 million. However, the court determined there were "significant flaws" in his opinion, which were exposed on cross examination.

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6 minute read

July 27, 2023 | Law.com

Employment Discrimination Suit Alleges Microsoft Fired Employee for Working From Home Due to Disability

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

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5 minute read

July 27, 2023 | Law.com

Missouri Appeals Court Affirms Wrongful Death Judgment Against Hospital That Left Patient Bleeding for Hours

The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment against a hospital in a wrongful death suit involving a woman who died after spending hours bleeding while in the hospital's care, despite the facility knowing it didn't have the proper resources to treat her.

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