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New York Law Journal

Savino v. Visiting Nurse Service of N.Y.

Settlement of FLSA Claims Approved; Arm's Length Bargain Avoids Risks of Litigation
3 minute read

The Recorder

Becerra Says Sessions Should 'Worry About His Own Problems,' Not Marijuana

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants congressional leaders to drop a budget rider that effectively bars him from pursuing medical marijuana providers under federal anti-drug laws. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, appearing at a Public Policy of California event Tuesday, said Sessions "should worry about his own problems before he goes after people who use marijuana for medical purposes or recreational purposes."
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Orders Disclosure of Surgery Probe Records

The Third Department has allowed the wife of a man who suffered complications during heart surgery to access investigative findings from a state Department of Health review of the procedure that were previously withheld by the agency.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Telemedicine' Legislation Gaining Traction in New Jersey

New Jersey is one step closer to imposing regulations on the burgeoning practice of "telemedicine," where patients remotely receive medical evaluations or counseling from their health care providers.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorney Plans Lawsuit to Allow for Smoking of Medical Pot

The Florida Legislature's passage of a bill to enact the state's constitutional amendment expanding the use of medical marijuana has ended one chapter in the battle over setting up regulations for the nascent industry. But pro-pot supporters say it doesn't go far enough.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

20 Years, 5 Trials, and It's Still Not Over: This Case is Like 'Groundhog Day' for Kirkland's Hurst

In some ways, winning a $26 million jury award for age discrimination in 2002 against Abbott Laboratories was the worst thing that could have happened to former sales manager David Jelinek and his legal team. Because after the verdict was reversed on appeal 12 years ago, they've been chasing it ever since.And it's not working.
23 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Brittain v. Hope Enters. Found. Inc., PICS Case No. 17-0859 (Pa. Super. May 17, 2017) Stabile, J. (20 pages).

Matter remanded for consideration of appellees' emergency application alleging fraud upon the court in the form, where individual alleged to be decedent's mother may have had parental rights terminated, thereby leaving decedent without heir who would have standing to pursue wrongful death and survival claim upon which judgment was entered. Appellees' emergency application granted, case remanded.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mental Illness Becomes Major Issue in Legal Community

The death by suicide of prominent Miami trial attorney Ervin Gonzalez has brought into focus the issue of mental illness in the legal community.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Almeida v. Le, PICS Case No. 17-0857 (E.D. Pa. May 9, 2017) Kelly, J. (8 pages).

The amount of noneconomic damages the jury awarded to the plaintiff, who underwent an unnecessary laparotomy surgery, fell within the uncertain limits of fair and reasonable. The court denied the moving defendants' motion for remittitur or a new trial on damages.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mother Whose Son Died in Douglas County Jail Drops Suit Against Health Provider

A 2014 suit accusing the healthcare provider at the Douglas County Jail of causing an inmate's death by administering a drug to which he was allergic…
3 minute read

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