Dean Skelos must resign or be deposed
The International News MagazineFebruary 29, 2012
4) Tort, workers' compensation and malpractice reform will save taxpayers and businesses billions in premiums. 5) Rescission of the Triborough Amendment and Wicks Law will put in check that special class of citizens known as the government employees.more »
Shell, Fortescue, Bodog, Credit Agricole, Wal-Mart in Court News
BloombergFebruary 29, 2012
Federal prosecutors also seized the Internet domain name bodog.com. Ayre and his co-conspirators paid more than $42 million from 2005 to 2008 for an advertising campaign to attract US gamblers to the website, prosecutors said.more »
Maintenance director files intent to sue Harrison County
Louisville Courier-JournalFebruary 29, 2012
Under state law, a tort claim is a notice that must be filed before a government entity can be sued. James Goldman, president of the county Board of Commissioners, said officials hope it doesn't come to that. He said he was surprised by Simon's ...more »
Maintenance director files intent to sue Harrison County
Louisville Courier-JournalFebruary 29, 2012
Under state law, a tort claim is a legal notice that must be filed before a government entity can be sued. James Goldman, president of the county board of commissioners, said officials hope it doesn't come to that. He said he was surprised by Simon's ...more »
SANGSTER v. SAN BERNADINO COUNTY SHERRIF DEPT.
Leagle.comFebruary 28, 2012
On December 14, 2010, plaintiff and appellant Lumbsden A. Sangster filed an amended complaint for malicious prosecution, emotional distress, general negligence, intentional tort, and premises liability against defendant and respondent San Bernardino ...more »
County awaits repayment
Juneau County Star-TimesFebruary 26, 2012
According to a legal dictionary, a tort is an injury to a person for which another is responsible. A tort may be intentional or unintentional and need not be a physical act. In general, a tort arises from the violation of a private duty while a crime ...more »
Does Breitbart's Rape Rant Apply to James O'Keefe's Alleged "Barn" Plot?
OpEdNewsFebruary 25, 2012
Or if he feels this should be handled in the appropriate court of law, or through another process, he should say so. But whitewashing this serious a legal charge between two of his contributors gives James O'Keefe a distinct advantage, implying Naffe's ...more »
Benintendi, Glassman named to board of directors
Cincinnati.com (blog)February 24, 2012
He counsels clients on workers' compensation law, violation of specific safety requirements (VSSR) claims, and intentional tort claims. He earned his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law and his bachelor's degree from Wittenberg ...more »
Fatal Accident Spurs Lawsuit, Painting Vivid Example of Legal Liability
DigitalJournal.com (press release)February 24, 2012
In legal proceedings, "intentional" is a term of art with a more nuanced meaning than the general colloquial use of the word. Intentional torts are civil wrongs committed in the course of an act the defendant meant to commence.more »
Fatal Accident Spurs Lawsuit, Painting Vivid Example of Legal Liability
U.S. Politics TodayFebruary 24, 2012
Derek Posey and two coworkers were taking a break from their community service park work in a unique place: the bucket of an Illinois Department of Natural Resources construction tractor. Unbeknownst to Posey and his compatriots, disaster was about to ...more »
Quran burning: 15 die
IANSFebruary 24, 2012
In a letter to President Hamid Karzai, Obama said the incident was not intentional and assured him of full investigation, it said. Karzai has appealed for calm and urged the Afghans "not to resort to violence". The reproduction of the story/photograph ...more »
Top Gear libel case over Tesla electric sports car struck out
The GuardianFebruary 23, 2012
The car firm claimed that the programme had suggested that Tesla had "intentionally and significantly misrepresented the range of the Roadster by claiming that it had a range of about 200 miles in that its true range on the Top Gear track was only 55 ...more »
The Right to Tell Lies
The American ProspectFebruary 22, 2012
... the Court grants one party several extra millennia of agony as a once-solid case disintegrates in full view of the entire courtroom. This happened Wednesday in the argument in United States v. Alvarez, the much-discussed Stolen Valor Act case.more »
How Nonprofits Can Avoid the Legal Pitfalls of Telecommuting Employees
JD Supra (press release)February 22, 2012
Medical Leave Needs Under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), qualified employees are permitted up to 12 weeks of leave time during any 12-month period in order to receive care for a serious health condition; to care for a spouse, child, or parent; ...more »
Golf isn't supposed to be dangerous, is it?
InjuryBoard.comFebruary 22, 2012
Instead, it was what is known as an intentional tort known as battery. The good news for victims in this unimaginable situation is that recovery might still be possible even in the absence of insurance. The lack of insurance certainly isn'ta bar to ...more »
