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Volume 48, No. 6
August 2005

All Cases (text only)	Articles	Court Documents	Court Documents by Topic: • Dog Attacks
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 Negligent maintenance, operation of dock and fence Dredge is vessel for purposes of LHWCA back to top Attorneys Plaintiff who received only nominal damages for Title IX claim is entitled to attorney fees back to top Automobile Accidents Negligent hiring, retention of tractor-trailer driver Deaths caused by speeding, improper lookout Vicarious liability for failure to keep proper lookout Vicarious liability for failure to keep proper lookout back to top Aviation Air traffic controller gives erroneous information Helicopter manufacturer did not owe duty to aircraft management company back to top Civil Rights Japanese Americans’ children born after lifting of travel restrictions must show deprivation of liberty Comatose inmate left untreated back to top Commercial Litigation Government-controlled advertising funded by assessment does not violate First Amendment back to top Consumer Protection IRAs are exempt from bankruptcy creditors under federal bankruptcy code CROA liability exclusion applies only if entity is nonprofit and tax-exempt back to top Damages Punitive award 75 times compensatory award upheld where insurer delayed payment for over two years back to top Employment Law Offset of pension plan benefits to recoup attorney fees violates ERISA ADEA allows employees’ disparate-impact claims Gender discrimination where female engineer was paid less than male in same job back to top Evidence Computer-generated accident reconstruction evidence was inadmissible under Frye Summary judgment against insurer proper where peer review report relied on was not sworn to or affirmed back to top Family Law Court’s private interview with child in custody dispute over parent’s objection violates due process back to top Government Liability County’s unauthorized budget reserves are illegal Police officer makes U-turn into path of car back to top Insurance Policy unloading exclusion does not apply where injury occurs on premises without vehicle contact Breach of good faith, fair dealing where insurer discontinues dentist’s disability benefits back to top Intentional Torts Intentional infliction of fatal injury back to top Medical Negligence Failure to perform biophysical profile ultrasound, timely cesarean section EMTALA liability Cancer misdiagnosis, unnecessary colonoscopy Failure to timely diagnose cervical cancer Testimony of defense witness was inadmissible on issue of causation in obstetrical negligence case Negligent handling, misidentification of newborns Improper monitoring of child taking potent antibiotics back to top Negligence Negligent throwing of tennis ball Negligent tying of dog’s leash back to top Practice & Procedure Appeal from order denying new trial should be liberally construed as an appeal of the underlying judgment Statute mandating sealing of certain court pleadings is unconstitutional because it is not narrowly tailored Records of private entity performing governmental functions are subject to public disclosure back to top Premises Creation of dangerous condition in art museum Tripping hazard in driveway Failure to repair hole in parking lot back to top Products Liability Defective air bag sensor Lack of guards on foil interfolder machine Asbestos-related injury claim accrues when plaintiff is aware of substantial possibility that elements exist Defective design of motorcycle helmet Lack of hinged interlock guard on rear of panel cutter Inadequate restraint system, steering wheel padding Production line installed in manufacturing plant was not improvement to real property back to top Professional Negligence Husband cannot recover against clinic or doctor for wife’s artificial insemination Negligent preparation, placement of dental cantilever bridge Insurer had limited duty to disclose information to applicant who tests positive for HIV Failure to timely file client’s administrative law claim Failure to ensure nursing home resident’s safety Construction, design defects in condominiums back to top Railroads Failure to maintain equipment back to top Schools Negligent supervision where student chokes on marshmallows while classroom unattended Failure to provide accommodations for student with disability back to top Toxic Torts Trespass, nuisance where carbon black contaminates properties back to top Utilities Motorists’ failure to stop at inoperative signal does not relieve power company of liability back to top Workplace Safety Creation of dangerous condition where coal dust explodes at energy plant Failure to guard against known risk Rig explosion after failure to follow safety policy Failure to provide safe equipment back to top

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