Hospital loses appeal of $3.7 million medical malpractice award in Idaho Supreme Court
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – A hospital's appeal of a $3.7 million award in a medical malpractice suit was unsuccessful in the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Idaho attorney general reaches settlement with magazine company to refund advertisers
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The owners of an Idaho Falls, Idaho-based company that published lifestyle magazines has reached a settlement agreement with the state's attorney general over claims the magazine took funds for advertising space from businesses and never published.
Idaho SC revives Rug Doctor slip-and-fall case against Walmart
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – A judgment by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Idaho absolving Walmart of any liability related to an accident in one of its stores was vacated by the Idaho Supreme Court, according to a ruling filed July 30.
Idaho: Clock repairman shut down business without returning items to customers
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced June 1 that Steven J. Hernandez, a clock repairman in Boise, will settle allegations he allegedly closed his business while still in possession of consumer property.
OSHA cites C & D Technologies for alleged unsafe lead levels
MILWAUKEE, WI (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it cited C & D Technologies Inc. for allegedly exposing its employees to lead and failing to implement an effective lead management program.
Idaho Supreme Court decision solidifies grocery tax
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – A group of Senators and Representatives in Idaho have failed in their efforts to force the Secretary of State to declare Bill 67 a law.
Idaho SC affirms decision in helicopter pilot's wrongful death appeal; Discarded clipboard had caused crash
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the state of Idaho in a family’s wrongful death lawsuit in the 2010 death of their son in a helicopter accident.
Idaho Supreme Court overturns dismissal of lawsuit between two companies
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a district court’s dismissal of a contract dispute between two out-of-state companies.
Idaho Supreme Court rules against man injured in smock accident during Mormon cleanup project
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Idaho has affirmed a ruling for the Corporation of President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in a case of a Mormon man who sued the church over his knee injury, incurred when his smock caused him to fall down a hill during a cleanup project.
Idaho Supreme Court affirms malpractice decision, clarifies statute of limitations rule
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Earlier this month, the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a district court decision on a legal malpractice case in favor of a lawyer.
Trampoline park wins case over flipping injury
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a trampoline park in a case filed by a then 17-year-old boy over allegations he was injured while performing a triple front flip.
Idaho AG won't oppose the sale of St. Joseph hospital to for-profit firm
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will not oppose the proposed sale of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Lewiston, to a for-profit subsidiary of Tennessee-based health care provider.
Asbestos 'double-dipping' reform bill nixed by Idaho statehouse committee
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – An attempt by the Idaho House of Representatives to vet the claims of asbestos victims against the availability of trust funds set up two decades ago has been shot down.
Iowa SC reinstates slip-and-fall after proper defendant found
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – On Jan. 19, the Idaho Supreme Court vacated a lower court's dismissal of a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Snake River Peterson Properties by Geralyn Gallagher.
Idaho attorney general settles with boat builder who allegedly deceived consumers
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) — Christopher Bohnenkamp, owner of the now-defunct Bohnenkamp’s Whitewater Customs Inc. and Treasure Valley Marine Inc., has agreed to settle allegations of failing to deliver custom-built boats and trailers to clients as promised, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said.
PCPC to pay $9,000 in restitution after allegations of deceiving consumers in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Private Client Payment Corp. (PCPC) has agreed to settle allegations of misleading state businesses, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. PCPC will pay $9,000 in restitution to business owners who filed complaints.
U.S. files brief in Idaho case regarding criminal defendant's right to attorney
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced it has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court of Idaho in Tracy Tucker et al v. state of Idaho, et al.
FanDuel, DraftKings to stop offering paid daily fantasy sports contests in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced that executives at FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc., two companies offering paid daily fantasy sports contests, agreed to stop providing those contests to consumers in Idaho.
New owners of Soldier Mountain Ski Area will distribute $13,400 in charitable goods
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden came to an agreement with the Soldier Mountain Ski Area Inc. during an ownership transition that will see the new owner distribute $13,400 in charitable goods over the next four years.
St. Luke's Health to transfer hospital ownership back to McCall and Mountain Home districts
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced an agreement with St. Luke’s Health System and two hospital districts over ownership and operation issues related to the hospitals in McCall and Mountain Home.
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