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Pa. SC: Pulpwood company’s sale of Del. land taxable business income in Pa.

February 13, 2013 2:03 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a pulpwood company’s sale of its Delaware land constitutes taxable business income in the state. Glatfelter Pulpwood Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of P.H. Glatfelter Corp., challenged a Commonwealth … Read More »

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Attorneys for suspended Pa. SC justice won’t say if she’ll testify at trial

February 12, 2013 2:48 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) — Attorneys for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will not say whether she will take the stand. Defense attorney Daniel Brier told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “no comment,” when asked on Friday if Melvin would … Read More »

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Minn. SC says online criticisms not defamatory statements

February 11, 2013 1:45 PM
By Nathan Bass

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has found that six statements posted online criticizing a doctor for “what the appellant perceived as rude and insensitive behavior” are not actionable as defamatory statements. Justice Alan C. Page … Read More »

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Maine Supreme Court rules for cop in suit over fatal motorcycle accident

February 11, 2013 1:29 PM
By Nathan Bass

PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the award of summary judgment to Cumberland County and a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy who was pursuing a man on a motorcycle when the driver lost control and suffered … Read More »

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Idaho SC dismisses med-mal case

February 11, 2013 1:22 PM
By Nathan Bass

BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s order dismissing a plaintiff’s medical malpractice case due to his failure to list the claim as an asset in his Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The trial court further … Read More »

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Mo. SC rules against crane manufacturer in case over accident

February 11, 2013 1:18 PM
By Nathan Bass

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri – (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed the trial court’s dismissal of a crane manufacturer’s petition for third-party contribution from the maker of the steel used in the part of the crane that failed … Read More »

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Mo. SC upholds ruling in favor of health care providers

February 8, 2013 12:00 PM
By Nathan Bass

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (Legal Newsline) – The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed the grant of summary judgment to a group of defendant health care providers, ruling that the plaintiffs had not shown they were damaged by the health care provider’s … Read More »

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Mich. judicial commission drops complaint against Hathaway

February 8, 2013 11:55 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission has reportedly dropped its ethics complaint against former state Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway. The JTC, which is responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct by state judges, filed a formal … Read More »

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N.M. SC remands DOT wrongful death case

February 8, 2013 11:17 AM
By Nathan Bass

SANTE FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) – The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial a wrongful death suit filed against the New Mexico Department of Transportation for their failure to erect a … Read More »

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Kan. SC: Exotic dancers can collect unemployment

February 8, 2013 7:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The Kansas Supreme Court last week sided with the state Department of Labor in determining that exotic dancers are employees, rather than independent contractors, for purposes of unemployment insurance. In July 2002, appellant Milano’s Inc. … Read More »

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