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Bullying in schools, whether involving minors or college students, whether called by another name such as teasing or hazing, is an ever increasing issue in society. In order to tackle this area of law, one first needs to define the acts that constitute the bullying.…
A dog bite injury can happen in seconds. You are walking down a street. A dog runs from a neighbor’s yard toward your young child. She is bitten by a dog. Or maybe, you are in a park with your dog. A passerby loses control…
On September 1st the Biomet metal-on-metal hip Multi-District Litigation (MDL 2391) closed to any new cases. Some firms may see this as a reason to turn away potential Biomet Magnum and M2a clients. We disagree. There is a strong case to make against Zimmer Biomet,…
The Supreme Court of Colorado reviewed Johnson v. Schonlaw on September 17, 2018. The case involved Albert Johnson, the petitioner, and Ryan Lee Schonlaw and VCG Restaurants Denver, Inc. as the respondents. Johnson sought a review of the appeals court’s judgment that reversed verdicts of…
Bill Cosby, 81 years old, will spend the next 3 to 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault in April in one of the most widely publicized trials in modern history. The sentence could have been…
The Court of Appeals of California reviewed a case in Second District, Division One. The case involved Heidi Gonggryp as the plaintiff and BMW of North America LLC as the defendants. Gonggryp filed a suit against the manufacturer (BMW AG) and distributor (BMW of North…
A few weeks after New York Attorney General launched a statewide investigation into how the Catholic dioceses of the state, including the Archdiocese of New York, have handled priest sex abuse cases, Cardinal Dolan of New York has appointed a former judge to review his…
In what the media is describing as the largest Catholic Church sex abuse settlement for an individual, the Diocese of Brooklyn has come to terms with four boys who were sexually abused by a lay teacher for $27.5 million. Angelo Serrano, who worked at St.…
The Supreme Court of Colorado viewed a case named Munoz v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company on September 10, 2018. In this case, the court considered whether an insured motorist is entitled to receive prejudgment interest when he or she settles an uninsured motorist claim…
The Appeals Court of Arizona reviewed Ferrara v. 21st Century N. Am. Ins. CO. The appellant, Cynthia Ferrara, requested review of the trial court’s denial of her motion for class certification made by Rule 23, Ariz. R. Civ. P. The appeals court affirmed after finding…
In Bailey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the Court of Appeals of Colorado reviews an opinion between Bruce Bailey and State Farm. The plaintiff, Bailey, appeals the trial court’s order granting a motion for a judgment entry in favor of the defendant, State…
The Court of Appeals of Nevada reviewed a case named Lastine v. State, which was filed on August 30, 2018. The appellant is Andrew Robert Allen Lastine, and the defendant will be represented by the state of Nevada. Under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution…
