Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Citation: 2020-CA-00418-SCT Opinion Date: June 17, 2021 Judge: Josiah D. Coleman Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury In September 2019, Robert McGowen filed a complaint in circuit court alleging that he had been sexually abused by a priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in 1984 and 1985 when McGowen … Read more
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court Dockets: 2019-SC-0130-DG, 2019-SC-0208-DG Opinion Date: June 17, 2021 Judge: Michelle M. Keller Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the court of appeals vacating the order of the trial court denying Ford Motor Company’s motion for summary judgment, holding that neither the court of … Read more
Court: California Courts of Appeal Docket: C090663(Third Appellate District) Opinion Date: June 11, 2021 Judge: Andrea Lynn Hoch Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff Darren Hulbert, a self-represented indigent inmate, appealed the dismissal of his medical malpractice suit Richard Cross, M.D. Dr. Cross performed a radial head resection and arthroplasty on … Read more
Court: Michigan Supreme Court Docket: 160355 Opinion Date: June 9, 2021 Judge: Bernstein Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Government & Administrative Law, Personal Injury In 2016, plaintiff Jennifer Buhl and her husband went to a party store in Oak Park, Michigan. As she was walking, the plaintiff saw a raised crack in the sidewalk outside the store and tried to … Read more
Court: Idaho Supreme Court – Civil Docket: 47812 Opinion Date: June 9, 2021 Judge: Brody Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Health Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability Linda Black sustained second-degree burns on her back while undergoing electrotherapeutic treatment at Superior Physical Therapy (“SPT”). Black’s treatment was performed by Bart McDonald, a licensed physical therapist and the sole owner of SPT. … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Docket: 1190660 Opinion Date: June 4, 2021 Judge: Mitchell Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury Raymon Means, Jr., an employee of Sanders Lead Company, Inc., was burned in a workplace accident when molten lead splashed out of a kettle following an explosion. In an effort to recover outside Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation Act, Means sued, … Read more
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court Citation: 2021 ND 74 Opinion Date: April 20, 2021 Judge: Gerald W. VandeWalle Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury Melissa Oster and N.B. appealed two orders denying motions for a new trial after a jury awarded a verdict in N.B.’s favor. Oster and her daughter, N.B., were staying at … Read more
Court: Alaska Supreme Court Docket: S-17106 Opinion Date: April 16, 2021 Judge: Carney Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Health Law, Personal Injury A patient sued a hospital, arguing the hospital violated the Alaska Health Care Decisions Act (HCDA) when it temporarily assumed decision-making authority over his medical care while he was incapacitated and treated him … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Docket: 19-10869 Opinion Date: April 22, 2021 Judge: Lagoa Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury Plaintiff filed suit against Intuitive for injuries following a surgical procedure, seeking money damages. After a two-day Daubert hearing, the district court agreed with Intuitive’s position and excluded the testimony … Read more
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