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Ga. High Court Tosses Order Requiring Psychiatrist To Give File to Dead Patient's Parents

Making quick work of an appeal that could make it harder for plaintiffs to bring wrongful death suits against mental health professionals, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a Cobb County trial judge must reconsider his ruling that ordered a psychiatrist to turn over his records on a patient who committed suicide to the young man's parents.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutor's Fabrication of Evidence Held Actionable Under §1983

In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Touro Law Center professor Martin A. Schwartz discusses the case "Fields v. Wharrie," where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that a prosecutor may be held liable under Section 1983 for fabricating evidence which the prosecutor used against a wrongfully convicted criminal defendant.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'People's Court' Session Can't Stop Neighbors' Feud

The reality TV show "The People's Court" serves a function beyond entertainment by providing an outside-the-courtroom venue for arbitration of hundreds of small claims cases across the country each year.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Stanford, PICS Case No. 14-0967 (C.P. Lehigh May 29, 2014) Steinberg, J. (15 pages).

Evidence • Miranda Warnings • Self-Incrimination • Right To Counsel
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Petti v. Riverview Golf and Country Club, Inc., PICS Case No. 14-0956 (Pa. Super. June 11, 2014) (memorandum) Jenkins, J. (26 pages).

Motor Vehicle Accident • Dram Shop Act Liability • Visible Intoxication • Relation Back Evidence
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

United States v. Stanley, PICS Case No. 14-0937 (3d Cir. June 11, 2014) Smith, J. (25 pages).

Child Pornography • Motion To Suppress • Warrantless Search • Wireless Tracking Software • Cyber Trespass
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Melnick v. Exxon Mobil Corp., PICS Case No. 14-0954 (Pa. Super. June 9, 2014) Stabile, J. (6 pages).

Benzene Exposure • Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act • Medical Monitoring
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commw. v. Valcarel, PICS Case No. 14-0952 (Pa. Super. June 12, 2014) Strassburger, J. (11 pages).

Prisoner • Defense of Justification • Possession of a Weapon
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Comply With Court, HIPAA Warrants Adverse Inference

An adverse inference granted against a hospital was warranted in a medical malpractice and battery case because the hospital's defense attorney and not the hospital attempted to contact a former patient to secure testimony, the state Superior Court has ruled.
5 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Should New York Courts Consider Evolving Standards on ESI Sanctions?

Kevin Schlosser of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein writes for Commercial Litigation Insider: New York courts, and specifically its Commercial Division, may very well be advised to consider the national movement that is underway to recast the entire manner in which ESI-related discovery is addressed.
10 minute read

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