SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 13, 2024

The district court ruled for the company on Horn’s RICO claim. Because RICO authorizes lawsuits only for injury to business or property, the district court held, it does not extend to harm from a personal injury like being misled into purchasing an alternative health supplement. On appeal, the U.S.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

All of the work that a litigation paralegal does is usually tied to a deadline set by the court rules or the judge. Free Guide for Personal Injury Paralegals Are you ready to be a rockstar personal injury paralegal?! As part of this, time management is important.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 12, 2023

5th 93 — “ Missed break premiums count as wages, State Supreme Court rules.” The third CLAY award Supreme Court decision is Sheen v. 5th 905 — “ Lenders don’t owe borrowers a general duty of care, top state court rules.” Another CLAY award winning case is Naranjo v.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. A few of those include the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , E-discovery Paralegal Boot Camp , and the Personal Injury Paralegal Boot Camp. Pro Tip from an Attorney. Attorneys are not the grammar police.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Where plaintiff’s personal injury claim was based on a Tennessee car accident for which defendant was given a traffic citation for failure to exercise due care under Tenn. 28-3-104(a)(1) provides that personal injury actions shall be subject to a one-year statute of limitations,” there is an exception to that rule in subsection (a)(2).

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Ramblings of a Connecticut Paralegal

APRIL 29, 2021

Requesting and obtaining documents and facts is crucial to building any case, from personal injury to family. Courts have rules governing when you can request documents, what you can request, how to address objections, etc. Again, this may be different in different courts throughout the country.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2022

If you’re a litigator, your practice revolves around court deadlines. From criminal cases and personal injury matters to commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, there are many different deadlines to keep track of and conform to. . What is Rules-Based Legal Docketing Software?

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 18, 2022

Plaintiff was in an accident while driving an HMA vehicle, and he filed a personal injury suit and gave HMA’s insurer, defendant Liberty Mutual, notice of a potential uninsured motorist claim. 30, 2021), plaintiff was the driver of a vehicle owned by a large healthcare company (HMA).

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At the Lectern

MARCH 7, 2022

” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings. ” The court doesn’t consider whether a plaintiff might succeed in suing for negligent misrepresentation or promissory estoppel.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The only issue in this personal injury case was damages. Plaintiff and his experts also testified that plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident. The Court ruled that this was sufficient material evidence from which the jury could find a permanent injury in this case.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re trying to achieve a positive outcome for a case or matter (such as a patent application, divorce, or personal injury claim), missing a deadline is disastrous. Additionally, MyCase offers a direct LawToolBox integration that provides access to a library of hundreds of court rule sets across the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The court ruled for Google: “I conclude that it does not require the imposition of a duty. The family is obviously grieving and North Carolina generally allows three years for the filing of a personal injury action under the statute of limitations.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It is unclear if Chinese courts applying the FSIL will reach the same conclusion. Territorial Tort Exception Article 9 of the FSIL creates an exception to immunity for claims “arising from personal injury or death or damage to movable or immovable property caused by the relevant act of the foreign state in PRC territory.”

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday put a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin, on hold while it reviews a challenge to the legality of the plan, which would shield the Sackler family, the owners of the drug company, from lawsuits. There were no recorded dissents.

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JURIST

JANUARY 21, 2024

A UK High Court judge ruled Friday that three individuals wounded during the Troubles can proceed in personal injury claims against former Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams. The trio began personal injury proceedings in May 2022, claiming damages of £1 for “vindicatory purposes.”

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 25, 2021

2255, “Civil Remedy for Personal Injuries,” which provides that any person who is a victim of a violation of child pornography may recover the actual damages or liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000 per victim, and reasonable attorney’s fees. The case is brought under statutes like 18 U.S.C. In 2002, the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. ” __ Another case in the court is a cautionary tale about those creating their own haunted houses. Plaintiffs brought a personal injury action against the retailer.

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Day on Torts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Plaintiff argued in this appeal that despite failing to meet this 90-day time limitation, her filing with the Claims Commission was not time-barred because it fell within the one-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims found in Tenn. Code Ann. §

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” She sued for negligence of the park in maintaining a safe environment and the training of staff.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Similarly, the court has ruled that a boy harmed by another child while in foster care was also bound by medical malpractice law. Despite these state Supreme Court rulings, Utah legislators have so far not moved to narrow the wording of the malpractice act. These higher hurdles should not exist in Utah, said state Sen.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

The court denied, however, Connecticut’s motion for costs and fees, noting that several issues raised by Exxon were novel in the Second Circuit and that many relevant portions of district court rulings in other circuits had not been subject to appellate review until the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Baltimore case.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. In its judgment, the Court delayed issuing a declaration about the duty of care owed by the minister, and raised a number of questions to the parties about the scope of the duty.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 10, 2025

An association of private, for-profit colleges in Texas went to federal court to challenge that regulation. Last April, the 5th Circuit agreed with the challengers and invalidated the rule. Gauthier v.

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