Court: Iowa Supreme Court Docket: 20-0563 Opinion Date: April 16, 2021 Judge: Christensen Areas of Law: Personal Injury In this defamation action, the Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the district court did not err in concluding that the statement at issue was a constitutionally protected … 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: Alaska Supreme Court Docket: S-17634 Opinion Date: April 16, 2021 Judge: Joel H. Bolger Areas of Law: Government & Administrative Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury An Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (State) employee with preexisting medical conditions was involved in a work-related motor vehicle accident in January 2017. The … 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
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Docket: 19-13397 Opinion Date: April 16, 2021 Judge: Jordan Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Personal Injury In this libel case, the Eleventh Circuit held that New York’s “fair and true report” privilege, codified as N.Y. Civ. Rights Law 74, applies to the … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Docket: 20-4026 Opinion Date: April 22, 2021 Judge: Carson Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury, Products Liability Plaintiff Nathan Petersen Plaintiff injured himself while operating the Raymond Model 4200 stand-up counterbalance lift truck (“Raymond forklift”). The Raymond forklift had an open compartment. So it did … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Dockets: 20-30104, 20-30107 Opinion Date: April 21, 2021 Judge: Leslie H. Southwick Areas of Law: Drugs & Biotech, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, three women who suffered persistent hair loss after chemotherapy treatments, sued as a part of multidistrict litigation (MDL) against distributors of the drug Taxotere (docetaxel) … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Docket: 20-30405 Opinion Date: April 19, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Drugs & Biotech, Personal Injury, Products Liability The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on the plaintiff’s failure-to-warn claim asserted against the manufacturers of Taxotere, a chemotherapy medication. Plaintiff … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio Citation: 2021-Ohio-1174 Opinion Date: April 8, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Government & Administrative Law, Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals denying U.S. Tubular Products, Inc.’s complaint in mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its decision requesting John Roush’s request … Read more
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