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The Anti-Discrimination Bill for LGBT Nebraskans Rejected by the Senators

LB 586 which was proposed to ban job discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity was wiped out by…

Statistical Analysis be used to win Class Action Cases: U.S. Supreme Court

On March 22, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a $5.8 million judgment against one of the world’s largest food…

Server accuses restaurant of tip appropriation, FLSA violations

DMNO LLC, d/b/a Doris Metropolitan, a restaurant in New Orleans was sued in a collection action on March 31, 2016…

Tenth circuit reverses the bigamy-law win

Utah's bigamy statute, Utah Code Annotated § 76-7-101 has recently been constitutionally challenged. The statute provides that (1) a person…

Supreme Court made Alabama recognize lesbian adoption in Georgia

A Georgia court entered a final judgment of adoption making petitioner V. L., a legal parent of the children that…

New York Court allows concerned parent to record child’s interaction with third party

New York law usually provides that "[a] person is guilty of eavesdropping when he unlawfully engages in wiretapping, mechanical overhearing…

Yale Medical Center sued by woman for removing wrong rib

A lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court in New Haven by a Connecticut woman against the Yale New Haven…

SB 124 grants attorney’s fees in all Indiana wrongful death cases

There are three separate wrongful death statutes for Indiana, namely the General Wrongful Death Statute (GWDS), the Adult Wrongful Death…

Power morcellation regarded as most dangerous medical procedures

In Davis v. Ethicon, Inc. et al, Case No. 2:2016-cv-00101, Dr. Amy Reed, 42, an anesthesiologist and mother of six,…

Patient not notified that doctor was an independent contractor: Court of Appeals

In Ford v. Jawaid, 22A04-1506-CT-575, 2016 Ind. App. LEXIS 95, the Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the summary judgment…

Medical malpractice fund surplus reaches $783 million

According to an audit last month, Wisconsin that has a $1.2 billion state run fund through which it pays its…

Massachusetts Hospital slammed with endoscopy infection lawsuits

Recently, the Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Massachusetts has been accused in an endoscope lawsuit for putting patient’s health at…

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