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Volume 48, No. 5
June 2005

All Cases (text only)	Articles	Court Documents	Court Documents by Topic: • Race Discrimination • Admissibility of Scientific Evidence
Spotlight	Updates	Abstract Sets Injury Collections
Recent Cases: Admiralty \| Attorneys \| Automobile Accidents \| Aviation \| Civil Rights \| Commercial Litigation Consumer Protection \| Damages \| Employment Law \| Evidence \| Family Law Government Liability \| Insurance \| Intentional Torts \| Medical Negligence \| Negligence Practice & Procedure \| Premises \| Products Liability \| Professional Negligence Railroads \| Schools \| Toxic Torts \| Utilities \| Workplace Safety
Admiralty Cruise ship company is strictly liable for sexual assault of passenger by crew member back to top Attorneys Breach of covenant of good faith where attorney pressures client to pay large bonus back to top Automobile Accidents Driving while using cell phone Aggressive driving Failure to heed traffic signal Driving under the influence Negligent stopping back to top Aviation Passenger’s testimony about how she was injured was not necessarily inconsistent with prior testimony back to top Civil Rights Prisoners may challenge state parole procedures under § 1983 Foster children have constitutional right to adequate counsel back to top Commercial Litigation Company breaks oral agreement to sell assets Government contractor cancels contract with manufacturer back to top Consumer Protection Vertical privity is not required in breach of implied warranty claims against manufacturer Federal law does not preempt telephone customer’s state law claims where filed tariff rates are unaffected back to top Damages Punitive damages permitted in tortious interference with custody case Massachusetts charitable damages cap does not apply to unlawful retaliation damages Prejudgment interest on personal injury damages is taxable back to top Employment Law Failure to prevent discrimination Title VII violations where company withdraws job offer after learning applicant is pregnant Racial discrimination, civil rights violations where African Americans laid off instead of transferred Sex discrimination whistleblower has private cause of action against federally funded employer back to top Evidence Determining whether court’s exclusion of evidence was harmless error begins with presumption of prejudice back to top Family Law Ex-husband’s indemnification obligation is not discharged in bankruptcy Former same-sex partner has child support duty as adoptive parent back to top Government Liability Police officer fails to keep proper lookout at intersection Negligent maintenance of condominium Failure to warn park visitors of high water level back to top Insurance Agent misrepresents restaurant’s insurance coverage for communicable diseases Made-whole doctrine exception to subrogation rights applies to wrongful death plaintiffs back to top Intentional Torts Defamatory statements were not protected by anti-SLAPP statute Dismissal of elder abuse action for lack of standing is not favorable termination on the merits Communications between employee’s supervisors regarding his termination constitute publication back to top Medical Negligence Failure to prevent, properly assess pressure sore Untimely episiotomy Improper administration of excessive radiation Untimely spinal cord compression diagnosis Failure to recognize stroke symptoms Untimely metabolic disorder diagnosis Negligent irrigation of eye back to top Negligence Fertilizing vehicle rolls over car Piece of plywood falls from high rise construction site, hits pedestrian Overbroad and inconspicuous liability waiver is against public policy back to top Practice & Procedure Plaintiffs can amend complaint to add claim previously disavowed during hearing relating to jurisdiction Plaintiff did not have duty to supplement interrogatory responses with new evidence Postverdict jurors’ statements may not be used to impeach verdict back to top Premises Woman falls through insulation to basement during tour of unfinished house Negligent maintenance of apartment complex pool Inadequate security in casino parking lot back to top Products Liability Lack of no-mow-in-reverse device on lawn mower Insufficient roof strength in pickup truck No federal question jurisdiction to support removal of cell phone radiation class actions from state court Bystander can sue manufacturer of asbestos product for foreseeable injuries under Washington law Negligent design, marketing of bed specifically designed for special-needs children Defective design of seat in passenger car Dangerous design of recumbent bicycle State law claims against cigarette manufacturer for failure to warn are not preempted back to top Professional Negligence Pre-embryo created after IVF procedure is “human being” under Illinois wrongful death statute Pastor who engaged in sexual relationship with parishioner is not liable for sexual battery Improper performance of manicure Law firm’s failure to disclose client’s violent threat Nursing home resident killed by fire ants Resident with Alzheimer’s wanders into walk-in freezer Claim for lost dignity under residents’ bill of rights statute is not subject to medical review panel Failure to provide safe physical therapy equipment back to top Railroads Safety Appliance Act violations back to top Schools Negligent supervision where special-needs student sexually assaulted by classmates back to top Toxic Torts There are no cases in this issue. back to top Utilities There are no cases in this issue. back to top Workplace Safety Lack of scaffold Code violations where worker falls down stairwell back to top

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