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Alabama Supreme Court denies venue change in lawsuit over crash that killed four
Although a car crash that led to a wrongful death lawsuit occurred in Chilton County, the Supreme Court of Alabama denied a motion that would get the case transferred there from Bibb County on Sept.13.
$150K punitive damages award taken from man who lost finger in paint-gun mishap at work
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - The Alabama Supreme Court only partially agreed with a lower court that found a company responsible for a worker’s injury following an accident involving a paint gun.
Alabama Supreme Court says lower court didn't treat lawyer fairly during dissolution of his firm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - A lower court’s failure to hold a hearing in the dissolution of a Mobile, Ala., law firm resulted in the Supreme Court of Alabama reversing summary judgment against one of its now-former lawyers.
CVS, accused of hiding unused gift cards from Delaware, wins false claims lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - CVS Health Corporation and other companies were granted their motion to dismiss after being accused of cheating Delaware out of unredeemed gift cards.
Cincinnati Enquirer to get attorney fees in case against City after it failed to hand over police body-cam footage
The Cincinnati Enquirer won’t receive its writ of mandamus but will get attorney fees and court costs in a lawsuit against the City of Cincinnati concerning its request for body-camera footage.
Design studio can't be forced to make invitations for same-sex wedding, court rules
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona's highest court has ruled that a Christian-owned design studio’s custom-made invitations are a form of free speech and the city of Phoenix cannot force it to create invitations for same-sex weddings.
Campground gets victory over family who sued after tree limb fell on them
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A campground sued by a family who filed a personal injury claim against it after a tree fell was granted its motion for summary judgment by a Delaware court.
Md. hospital ordered to hand over mental health records of man accused of sexually assaulting a minor
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Maryland’s St. Luke Institute will have to hand over some mental health records of a man alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Baywood Home Care has to pay more than $1 million for failure to pay overtime
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – Minnesota’s Supreme Court has reversed a ruling from the state's Court of Appeals in a wage dispute case involving a home health care agency.
Mississippi Supreme Court rules doctor's motion to strike patient's affidavit in opioid case should be granted
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Mississippi's high court has ruled a lower court erred when it denied two motions filed by a physician in an opioid-related suit filed by a patient.
Wrongful death case sent to arbitration by Mississippi Supreme Court
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A wrongful death case against Ocean Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center (OSHRC) will go to arbitration, Mississippi's highest court has ruled.
Supreme Court of Utah takes 'case-by-case' approach in artificial hip case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Utah had to determine if a hip implant device manufacturer could be held responsible for a man’s injuries after a hip replacement on Sept. 5.
Lawyers escape malpractice case after failed personal injury lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who sued her legal team after she lost a medical malpractice lawsuit couldn’t convince the Supreme Court of Alabama to overturn the ruling against her.
Octogenarian bailiffs fail to convince Michigan court they were fired because of age, disabilities
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – An appeal filed by two former bailiffs for Michigan's 36th District Court against the court over allegations of age and disability discrimination has failed.
A loss for couple who sued Westlaw for publishing digits of Social Security number
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan court has denied a couple's appeal of a ruling that dismissed their suit with prejudice over allegations a company allegedly published the first five numbers of their Social Security number on its public records website.
Delaware court tosses doctor's fraud lawsuit against former urgent care employer
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A physician failed to prove to a Delaware court that he was a victim of fraud after he alleged an urgent care company’s merger left him at a disadvantage when it enforced a restrictive covenant.
Baltimore was OK to vaccinate child against mother's wishes, court says
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the Baltimore City Department of Social Services did not err when it requested vaccines for a child in its care despite the mother’s religious beliefs.
Maryland court upholds revocation of man's license to harvest oysters
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appellate court has upheld a decision that a man is still not allowed to harvest oysters in the tidal waters of Maryland.
Georgia Supreme Court rules against judge who wanted $120K in backpay
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that a trial court properly denied a petition filed by a tenured Clayton County judge who alleged she was owed $120,000 in back pay.
Delaware court sees 'several problems' with plaintiff's math in case over Hawk Systems shares
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man’s attempt to get a Delaware court to declare that he’s a majority stockholder in a Delaware corporation based in Palm Beach County, Florida was denied.