Smoking Gun Email Reveals Bayer Promoted Yaz For Uses Not Approved By FDA ...
EIN News (press release)November 30, 2011
Ennis & Ennis, PA is a nationwide law firm with offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Washington DC Ennis & Ennis, PA concentrates its practice in mass torts and represents individuals against pharmaceutical companies worldwide, as well as medical ...more »
Justices debate what damages are due for privacy violation
CNNNovember 30, 2011
... focusing instead on what the law says about qualifying for damages. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeatedly hammered away at the government lawyer arguing for the FAA. She said the federal damages provision in question is similar to state tort...more »
Ava Fabian Files Lawsuit Against Journey Guitarist Neal Schon
PR Web (press release)November 29, 2011
Intentional Tort Cases such as Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress have a punitive damage component and the damages are in part based on the Defendant's income and net worth to discourage them from committing such acts in the future. ...more »
HARRISON v. CITY OF CHARLESTON
Leagle.comNovember 29, 2011
2 The City is a political subdivision of the State of West Virginia and, as such, is covered by the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Reform Act ("the Act"), West Virginia Code §§ 29-12A-1 to -18. By order entered November 1, 2010, ...more »
NOVAK v. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Leagle.comNovember 29, 2011
Plaintiff also alleges the torts of negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In the caption of his Complaint, Plaintiff names the Michigan Department of Corrections ("MDOC") as a defendant and the following MDOC employees at the G. ...more »
Godfrey & Kahn | Wisconsin Enacts Second Round of 2011 Tort Reform
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)November 29, 2011
These laws will supplement the tort reform legislation that became effective on February 2, 2011. Please reference the January 2011 alert. The applicability of three new reform measures to Wisconsin litigation and judgments varies, as explained below. ...more »
Intention not required – defamation coverage under a CGL: British Columbia ...
Lexology (registration)November 28, 2011
Where the pleadings are found to contain properly pleaded allegations of both intentional and non-intentional torts, the Court must decide whether the harm allegedly inflicted by the negligent conduct is derivative of that cause by the intentional ...more »
INTERNET LAW - State Privacy Torts
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription)November 27, 2011
State law actions exist for violating privacy rights. Although each state has taken different approaches to their interpretation and development of privacy violations, there definitely is liability that can attach for these invasions of privacy torts. ...more »
Richard Meehan: Church cases a template for Penn State suits
Norwich BulletinNovember 27, 2011
Sexual abuse is a civil wrong (or tort, as the law describes it) as well as being a crime. For civil liability purposes, it's referred to as an intentional tort. The victim is entitled to a panoply of potential damages, including, in many instances, ...more »
Unleashing the lawyers is not the answer to the question of privacy
PhysOrg.com (press release)November 25, 2011
But there is undoubtedly a gap in our protection of individuals from conduct which amounts to harassment but which falls short of the common law tort of assault or would not justify the victim seeking an apprehended violence order. ...more »
No charges against Seattle's self-appointed superhero
KOMO NewsNovember 23, 2011
Given these details, Holmes did not believe a jury would find without a reasonable doubt that Fodor intentionally spray-peppered the entire group at the scene. Despite his decision, the city attorney said he does not champion Fodor's self-assigned role ...more »
Legal expert: Cities, businesses can sue Occupy Wall Street protesters for ...
Alaska DispatchNovember 23, 2011
During the civil rights era, Americans sat in at Woolworth's lunch counters to protest discrimination. Animal rights activists have been known to participate in civil disobedience. “I would consider this a misuse of a lawyer's time and a ...more »
Could Occupy Wall Street protesters be sued for Black Friday tactic?
Christian Science MonitorNovember 23, 2011
They can also bring lawsuits seeking damages, says John Banzhaf, a legal expert who teaches a class called “Torts R Us.” Yes, Occupy protesters contemplating illegally squatting in “publicly traded” stores such as Neiman Marcus and Wal-Mart on Black ...more »
Lakeside faces tort claim by administrator
Umpqua PostNovember 23, 2011
... opposition to discrimination, 1983 First Amendment, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Fred Carleton, Lakeside's attorney, described the wide list of asserted damages as a “kitchen-sink approach” that is used by a tort...more »
Hewitt v. L.E. Myers; Ohio intentional tort
Lexology (registration)November 23, 2011
The Hewitt case demonstrates that, despite the protections of workers' compensation law and the employer intentional tort statute, it is still possible for employees to be awarded significant damages in tort actions against their employers. ...more »
