Court: Utah Supreme Court Citation: 2021 UT 49 Opinion Date: August 19, 2021 Judge: Pearce Areas of Law: Personal Injury In this personal injury action, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment to the United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and concluding that the negligence of KNS International, LLC was a superseding cause of Plaintiff’s … Read more
Court: South Dakota Supreme Court Citation: LLC, 2021 S.D. 48 Opinion Date: August 18, 2021 Judge: Myren Areas of Law: Government & Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Department of Labor and Regulation determining that a copy of a letter to Appellant’s insurer … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Docket: 19 WAP 2020 Opinion Date: August 17, 2021 Judge: Thomas G. Saylor Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Health Law, Personal Injury This discretionary appeal concerning discovery in a medical negligence lawsuit in which the patient suffered complications following surgery at a hospital. The issue was whether certain portions of the hospital’s credentialing file for … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Docket: 17 EAP 2020 Opinion Date: August 17, 2021 Judge: Max Baer Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Personal Injury The United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals certified a question of law to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court involving the state’s Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”). In July 2015, Corey Donovan (“Corey”) … Read more
Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 242A20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Insurance Law, Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the order and declaratory judgment of the superior court in favor of Defendant in this personal injury action, holding that, under the circumstances, Defendant was not entitled … Read more
Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 307PA20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury The Supreme Court vacated the decision of the trial court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant, Logan Wagner, in a proceeding initiated by Plaintiff, Marisa Mucha, who was seeking to obtain a domestic violence protection order, holding that Defendant … Read more
Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 303A20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the judgment of the trial court dismissing this complaint against Defendants in their individual capacities, holding that the complaint adequately stated claims for the tort relief sought by the … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada Citation: 137 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42 Opinion Date: August 19, 2021 Judge: Stiglich Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the district court denying Appellant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, for a new trial, to alter or amend the judgment … Read more
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court Docket: SC20420 Opinion Date: August 24, 2021 Judge: Ecker Areas of Law: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the trial court rendering summary judgment in favor of Defendant, as executor of the estate of Robert Rackliffe, on the ground that Plaintiffs’ negligence claims were time-barred, holding that the extended limitation period … Read more
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