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Daughter allowed to sue over allegations Idaho police destroyed evidence after causing fatal crash with her father
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Idaho on Oct. 18 reversed a ruling that dismissed a woman's suit over allegations that the Idaho State Police and Payette County destroyed evidence before she could file a lawsuit against them over her father's death.
Detroit Transportation immune from lawsuit over train-related death
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A summary disposition ruling against Detroit Transportation Corp. was reversed in a negligence case that involved a man’s fatal fall between two trains at the Detroit People Mover’s Times Square Station in Detroit.
Indefinite suspension for Ohio judge charged with campaign violations and sexual misconduct
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A former Ohio judge accused of wrongdoing, including allegations of sexual misconduct, lost his appeal of a suspension and other consequences against him in the Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 10.
Washington Supreme Court rules county complied with records request law
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a county did not improperly handle a public records request when it produced the requested documents in several installments.
Michigan Bell Telephone Co. worker failed to prove he was a victim of racial discrimination in suit, court rules
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Michigan Bell Telephone Co. prevailed once again in a worker’s racial discrimination lawsuit against it.
Murder doc on Oxygen the subject of defamation case; Woman says it was suggested she killed her husband
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a change of venue in a defamation case where an investigative team took to a docuseries to suggest a woman murdered her husband after the death was ruled an accident 40 years prior.
New Jersey court rules janitorial company's appeal over bidding dispute with Newark is moot
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A janitorial company’s appeal against the city of Newark, New Jersey in a case concerning a bidding process was considered moot by the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division on Oct. 9.
Court determines post-judgment interest on $49.5 million award in dispute between IBM, Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Post-judgment interest on a $49.5 million judgment in IBM’s case with the state of Indiana runs from the judgment on remand, not from the date of the original 2012 judgment, Indiana's Supreme Court ruled.
Kansas city isn't immune from lawsuit following bondsmen's forceful entry into home
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a ruling in favor of the city of Overland Park, Kansas amid a family’s lawsuit against the city over allegations of negligence after agents with a bonds company forced themselves into the residents’ home.
Notion that cherries on the floor were obvious danger helps Kroger escape lawsuit
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newline) – Ruling that the danger of cherries on a grocery store's floor was open and obvious, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed summary disposition for Kroger in a customer’s lawsuit over a slip in a store on Oct. 10.
Michigan Court of Appeals upholds $100,000 in attorneys fees in payroll arrangement suit
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A six-figure judgment for attorneys fees was upheld for Innovative Payroll Processing Inc. and Ahmad Chebbani in a lawsuit filed against them by health care company and related parties.
New trial in Georgia medical malpractice case, thanks to Supreme Court ruling
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Georgia has vacated a judgment and remanded a case filed by a couple who sued Rockdale Hospital LLC over allegations of medical malpractice.
Delaware court dismisses most of plaintiffs' claims in suit over $40 million Pro Performance Sports asset sale
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a case concerning a $40 million transaction that was claimed to be unfair.
Botanical garden in Atlanta wants to ban firearms; Courts are asked if it can
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Georgia has sent a case regarding whether the Atlanta Botanical Garden can prohibit firearms on its property back to a lower court.
Court dismisses Navy Seal's defamation case against Washington Examiner over use of photo
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware court has dismissed a Navy Seal's defamation case against a newspaper.
In Kentucky, police officers can now be sued for third-party injuries and deaths from vehicle chases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled earlier this year that police can be sued in the commonwealth for damages if car chases lead to the injury or death of third parties. The decision overturned a previous Supreme Court decision dating to 1952.
Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms dismissal of boy's lawsuit against school over bus collision
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 24, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled on a case concerning a then-6-year-old who was hit by a Mounds Public Schools bus in 2012.
New Jersey court affirms judgment to lawyer hired to collect judgment in fall case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A ruling that granted a judgment of nearly $5,000 to a lawyer who was hired to collect a ruling in trip-and-fall case was affirmed by a New Jersey court in a dispute with the law firm that hired him.
Don't use discarded shingles wrapping for legal documents, court rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that homeowners who sued a roof shingle manufacturer were not bound to an arbitration agreement that was printed on discarded wrapping.
Wife/lawyer accidentally said husband was dead in lawsuit even though he was alive
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a "clearly deficient complaint" against a pharmaceutical company over untimely claims.