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In Rare Action, U.S. Hit With $4.5 Million Medical Malpractice Ruling
A head-on collision in West Virginia has led to an unusual third-party medical malpractice judgment against the U.S. government, in a case involving a federally funded rural clinic. U.S. District Judge Charles H. Haden ruled that a doctor of the clinic was negligent in prescribing addictive medications to the defendant driver, and that this negligence was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.Expectations High as New Manager Takes Hold of Georgia Jail's Operations
The new court-appointed manager of Georgia's Fulton County Jail begins his tenure with a vote of confidence from both the county and the public interest group that's suing over jail conditions. The appointment comes amidst litigation aimed at ending overcrowding and improving security, medical care and building systems. A separate suit seeks monetary damages for inmates who were strip-searched or whose releases were delayed by alleged failures to efficiently process paperwork.Prison Officials Lose Bid to Assert a Qualified Immunity Defense
A qualified immunity defense may be presented in a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim in certain limited circumstances under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Outlining an exception to the general rule that affirmative defenses must be presented in the answer to a complaint and not in a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the court upheld the rejection of a qualified immunity claim made by prison officials and doctors.View more book results for the query "US Department of Health and Human Services"
Tech Groups Press Senate on Stock Options
The well-oiled tech industry lobbying machine is mobilizing to take on the Senate after scoring a huge win last week when House lawmakers voted to limit the expensing of employee stock options. The 312-111 vote in the lower chamber has the tech industry basking in the afterglow and hopeful that the options issue will now have a higher profile.Doing the Do-Si-Do in the Golden State
California's high court may not have been burdened by the task of weighing in on the nation's presidential election. But this panel decided a total of 104 cases in 2000. With no predictable majority bloc, decisions last year depended on mix-and-match coalitions. "This court produced some real surprises in terms of the combinations of justices," said Santa Clara law professor Gerald Uelmen.Trending Stories
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