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Did Company's Coding Error Rise to 'Excusable Neglect' In Failure to Respond to Personal Injury Lawsuit?

In a 2-1 majority, the Fourth District Court of Appeals sided with a landscaping business last week, concluding that it demonstrated "excusable neglect" and it did not intentionally ignore filings connected to a personal injury lawsuit that resulted in a $2.5 million judgment in the employee's favor.
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Law.com

Tenth Circuit Allows Government Officials To Assert Qualified Immunity Defense To RFRA Damages Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act provides a claim for money damages against government officials acting in their individual capacities and that those officials may raise qualified immunity as a defense.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Hold Attorney Responsible for $11.9M Verdict

'These findings implicate only intentional misconduct,' says U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$1 Million Offered to Plaintiff Injured in Stamford Crash

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages, along with double and treble damages under state statute 14-295, which multiplies damages for injuries when a vehicle is being operated "with reckless disregard."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

CSX Accuses Maintenance Workers of Tampering With Track, Derailing Train

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Chemical Manufacturer Plaintiff to Keep Entire $12.8M Verdict Plus Fees Despite Jury's 40% Liability Finding

Now as the parties work through the remaining post-trial issues, the plaintiff is going after the one defendant that escaped a negligence finding.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Big Poultry Hopes for Texas Supreme Court Review in Case With Implications for Corporate Farms

During the three-week trial, involving 24 witnesses, the court learned the scale of the poultry operation, described as unlike any other in the county.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Calls Pa.'s Damages Cap 'Profoundly Unfair,' But Says $7M Verdict Against SEPTA Must Be Reduced to $250K

Despite finding that Pennsylvania's statutory damages cap is "profoundly unfair if not unconscionable" to a plaintiff who suffered extensive injuries in a SEPTA bus crash, a Philadelphia judge rejected a post-trial motion challenging the cap's constitutionality.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justices OK 2 Paths for Recovery of Fees and Expenses for Winning Plaintiffs

The ruling "will have a beneficial impact on settlements," said Michael Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, who made the winning oral argument.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Med-Mal Claims Against UCONN Hospital Not Barred by $2 Million CVS Settlement, State Supreme Court Says

The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the denial of dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit against UCONN Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital after the plaintiff reached a $2 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy in connection with a man's death.
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