The Court of Appeals said that dealing with the question of personhood under the Survival Statute was not necessary at this time, so it did not make a determination.
Many employees have long term disability insurance through their employer. For example, ABC, Inc. offers its employees various benefits, one of which is long term disability in the event the employee becomes disabled. It’s considered an important benefit since the likelihood of injury and the…
Third party claims are timely, irrespective of either the statute of limitations or the statute of repose, as long as the claims are brought during the litigation or within 90 days of a judgment or settlement.
In 2015, new expungement laws came into effect under Minnesota law. Under Minn. Stat § 609A.03, an individual with a criminal record can see expungement if he or she petitions the court. The court may expunge misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors convictions if the petitioner has…
The appeals court found the compensation court’s decision to be “clearly wrong,” as Hintz did present medical evidence that his injury was the result of the November 13 work accident.
The appeals court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, holding that the burden was actually on the attorney-defendant, not the plaintiff, to prove the judgment would have been uncollectible as an affirmative defense.
Beleaguered by mounting debt and down-trending stock values, hospital healthcare leader Community Health Systems (CHS) has made some questionable moves that have healthcare professionals and shareholders on opposite sides of the proverbial fence—the problem is that patients are most likely to suffer
Between 1990 and 2007, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 98 cases of body entrapments in pools or spa drains, including 15 confirmed deaths. As a result, in December of 2007, the United States Federal Government enacted the Virginia Graeme Baker Act,…
Plaintiff filed a complaint in the district court alleging Defendant owed Plaintiff $45,500 in liquidated damages because it canceled the contract early.
Ashour’s claim for UIM benefits under his policy with AFI is not barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Act, or by the “legally entitled to recover” language of the policy.
The Court held that a non-negligently constructed and maintained piece of playground equipment cannot be a “dangerous condition” under the CGIA’s recreation-area waiver.
