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5 Aug 2009, 10:52 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a corporation’s managers can be held personally liable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for wages that the corporation failed to pay to employees prior to the employer’s filing for bankruptcy. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 9:27 am
District Court Chief Judge Royce Lamberth, the city attorney general's office filed a notice (PDF) this morning defending its behavior in an ongoing police misconduct case. [read post]
11 Dec 2022, 6:13 am
There’s also the obvious causation problem: “no reasonable jury could conclude Defendants were the ‘predominant cause’ of the Rolands’ deaths. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 1:09 pm
A client emailed me this morning to ask whether the parents of six- and eight-year-old children could be held liable under New York law for the kids having negligently started a fire that burned down the insured's barn. [read post]
27 Nov 2017, 7:45 am
The case went to trial, and a jury determined that the sports club and the county were each 50% liable for the plaintiff’s injuries and that the plaintiff was 0% at fault. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 5:57 am
This error impermissibly left the jury free to find defendant liable for the robbery Rivera committed as long as it believed that defendant's conscious object was to promote either burglary, assault or weapons possession. [read post]
13 May 2014, 4:45 am
Noting that State Farm had a duty to defend FCGFI unless "it clearly appears from the initial pleading the insurer would not be liable under the policy contract for any judgment based upon the allegations," the court held that State Farm had a duty to defend. [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 2:57 pm
In addition to seeking recovery from the bars that served alcohol to defendant under New Jersey’s dram shop laws, the plaintiffs also argued that defendant’s employer should be held liable because the sleep deprivation suffered by defendant due to his long working hours created a foreseeable risk that defendant’s ability to drive home would be impaired. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 5:00 am
Based upon this ruling, the trial court dismissed the Plaintiff’s negligence claims against the employer.According to the Opinion, the Pennsylvania was injured in a motor vehicle accident when the vehicle operated by the Defendant driver struck the Plaintiff’s motorcycle. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 3:15 pm
As a result of the court's ruling, Sims could be held liable for damages caused by the trademark infringement. [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 8:48 am
Specifically, the court held that the defendant’s gesture was not the cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 3:19 pm
PacifiCorp defended the claims, in part, by disputing causation, pointing to the weather, including lightning and a historic wind event, as the fires’ cause, rather than PacifiCorp’s power lines. [read post]
24 Feb 2020, 11:39 am
A defendant is not liable unless their wrongful conduct in fact causes the claimant’s harm. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 1:33 pm
The company was vicariously liable for the driver’s acts, and the JNOV was in error. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 1:33 pm
The company was vicariously liable for the driver’s acts, and the JNOV was in error. [read post]
15 Feb 2021, 6:16 am
In such cases, the surgeon could be held liable for medical malpractice. [read post]
19 Oct 2018, 7:25 am
The plaintiff claimed that the employer was vicariously liable for the plaintiff’s injuries. [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 3:30 am
The significant relief test requires a comparative analysis, which includes not only an assessment of how many members of the class were harmed by the defendant’s actions, but also a comparison of the relief sought between all defendants and each defendant’s ability to pay a potential judgment. [read post]
27 Dec 2019, 1:28 pm
Without a claim of vicarious liability for the previously dismissed defendant’s actions, the remaining defendant’s common-law indemnification cause of action failed. [read post]
7 Mar 2018, 11:18 am
Thus, if a jury finds that the defendant is liable to the plaintiff, enters judgment in the plaintiff’s favor, and then enters an award too large or too small, the judge can review the jury’s award. [read post]
