Court: Michigan Supreme Court Dockets: 159492, 159493 Opinion Date: July 20, 2021 Judge: Michael F. Cavanagh Areas of Law: Arbitration & Mediation, Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury Two former employees of Michael Morse and his firm, Michael J. Morse, PC, sued Morse for workplace sexual harassment, including sexual assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress; … Read more
Court: California Courts of Appeal Docket: A162885(First Appellate District) Opinion Date: July 19, 2021 Judge: Rodriguez Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury, Products Liability Richards sued 105 defendants, including Cahill, with claims arising out of Richards’s alleged asbestos exposure during his 30-year career as a pipefitter. The trial court granted trial preference based on … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Docket: 19-3637 Opinion Date: July 20, 2021 Judge: Lavenski R. Smith Areas of Law: Personal Injury, Products Liability After the plaintiff suffered injuries to his right hand while using a RotoZip Model RZ20 hand-held spiral saw, he filed suit against Bosch, the manufacturer, and Lowe’s, the … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Docket: 18-2213 Opinion Date: July 21, 2021 Judge: Pamela Harris Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Personal Injury Plaintiff filed suit alleging that prison officials ignored his repeated medical complaints and denied him meaningful treatment, leading to his collapse and major surgery. Plaintiff alleged a … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Virginia Docket: 200703 Opinion Date: July 15, 2021 Judge: Donald W. Lemons Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court sustaining Virginia Electric and Power Company’s (VEPCO) plea in bar regarding conflict preemption and dismissing Plaintiffs’ complaints alleging common law personal injury, holding that … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Virginia Docket: 200823 Opinion Date: July 8, 2021 Judge: S. Bernard Goodwyn Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed in part the judgment of the circuit court granting Defendants’ motion to strike as to all of Plaintiff’s claims, holding that the circuit court erred in granting Defendants’ motion to … Read more
Court: Utah Supreme Court Citation: 2021 UT 31 Opinion Date: July 15, 2021 Judge: Pearce Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed the district court granting Defendant’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and vacating the jury’s general damages verdict in favor of Plaintiff on her negligence claim, holding that … Read more
Court: Utah Supreme Court Citation: 2021 UT 28 Opinion Date: July 9, 2021 Judge: Pearce Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court answered a certified question posed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding the reach of the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act (Act), Utah Code 78B-3-401 through 426, … Read more
Court: Utah Supreme Court Citation: 2021 UT 30 Opinion Date: July 15, 2021 Judge: Pearce Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the district court granting judgment on the pleadings in favor of Nebo School District on Plaintiff’s negligent employment claim, holding that the district court erred in dismissing Plaintiff’s … Read more
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