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Citing Abstention Doctrine, 8th Circuit Refuses to Hear Doctor's Suit Against Iowa AG and Board of Medicine Director
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined that the abstention doctrine barred it from exercising jurisdiction over a doctor’s lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to being charged for violating Iowa law. Click Here To Read The Full Article
MD Supreme Court Clashes Over Appellate Court Comparing Criminal Defendant to Mythological Monster
“Among other things, the Appellate Court in its opinion compared Belton—an African American man—to Grendel, the mythical monster in the Old English epic, Beowulf,” stated Justice Jonathan Biran, in his written opinion for the court. “Belton asserts that this analogy evokes racist tropes of African Americans as subhuman. He raises similar objections concerning several other […]
IP Law Office Hits Amazon With Defamation Suit Over Company's 'Blacklisted Attorneys'
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar. Click Here To Read The Full Article
DuPont Strikes $1.2 Billion Settlement Over Toxic Chemicals, Leaving 3M to Face Trial Alone
DuPont agreed to a $1.185 billion settlement involving toxic chemicals that includes a case brought by the city of Stuart, Florida, that begins trial on Monday. 3M remains in that trial, the first bellwether in multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foams. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Oklahoma High Court Determines State's Abortion Bills Are Unconstitutional
The Oklahoma Supreme Court granted petitioners’ request for declaratory relief after determining two recently passed pieces of legislation regarding abortion were unconstitutional. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Federal Judge: Attorney's Cancer Treatment Constitutes Excusable Neglect to Justify Request for Late Filing
An attorney who had technical problems filing documents in federal court before starting treatment for a recurrence of cancer has shown excusable neglect to justify his motion for leave to file a statement of additional material facts in his client’s gender and age discrimination suit, a district judge in Maine concluded this week. Click […]
4th Circuit Judges Trade Barbs in Divided Ruling on University's Bias Policy
The 2-1 majority accuses the dissenting judge of a “misguided journey.” The dissenter says the majority disregarded “the stark reality of the record.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
Federal Judge Awards Car Accident Victim $267K, Finding Defendant Liable for Willful and Wanton Negligence
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard of the Eastern District Court of Virginia determined Kaitlin Vasterling was owed $266,906 after Alison Dirle slammed into Vasterling’s car, seriously injuring her 6-year-old son, determining Dirle was liable for willful and wanton negligence. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Nationwide Seeks Declaration to Avoid Defending Walmart in Baby Food Contaminant Suits
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