The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | December 8, 2023
The defendants contended that the ruling 'would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize their businesses into a corporation or limited liability company, personally liable to employees for work-related injuries, even though those employees were eligible for and received workers compensation benefits.'
By Alex Anteau | December 8, 2023
The trial court rejected a motion to compel arbitration but sent the matter straight up the appellate ladder. The judge said it was uncertain whether the firm was registered to practice in Georgia.
By Riley Brennan | December 8, 2023
"Even if this were an accurate characterization of the Government's position, the argument belies our precedents. In determining whether the discretionary-function exception applies, we ask whether the challenged conduct is 'susceptible to policy analysis,' not whether it was in fact subjected to that analysis by the decisionmaker," Judge Bobby Ed Shepherd wrote on behalf the Eighth Circuit panel. "Furthermore, safety concerns are a typical policy consideration we identify when applying the discretionary-function exception."
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Allison Dunn | December 8, 2023
The Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed a lower court's judgment, finding Liberty Insurance, Liberty Mutual and Safeco insurance companies had no duty to indemnify its policyholders under home, auto or an umbrella policy, for an underlying action stemming from allegations of underage drinking and an injury in a vehicle crash.
By Cedra Mayfield | December 8, 2023
"Had we not had that first body camera footage, our liability case and claims for punitive damages and attorney's fees under 13-6-11 would not have been as strong," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn.
By Michael A. Mora | December 8, 2023
"It took the water boiling over the top for the property owners to reach that point," said Douglas McCarron, a partner at the Haggard Law Firm.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Steve Cohen | December 8, 2023
A discussion of a health insurer's ability to overrule a doctor's prescription/plan via the "prior authorization" process, and whether or not this triggers the most fundamental concept in torts: the duty of care.
By Riley Brennan | December 7, 2023
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By Brian Lee | December 7, 2023
Although the hospital no longer exists, Greenberg said his attorneys will pursue the award from the Cohoes Memorial Hospital Foundation sole asset, the property on which the hospital sat.
By Alex Anteau | December 7, 2023
"These are fairly uncharted waters," Judge Stephen Dillard said of a case that explores a jury award in a case where there was no award for pain and suffering or medical costs.
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