Having an affair with a patient’s wife isn’t medical malpractice

May 13, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

General practitioner’s duty of care does not prohibit an extramarital affair with a patient’s spouse. Long v. Ostroff, 854 A.2d 524 (Pa.…

Mexican man sues Chipotle Mexican Grill for discrimination

May 12, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

A man who wasn’t allowed to purchase beer at Chipotle because his Mexican passport wasn’t deemed acceptable is now claiming that a human rights violation.

Hot Docs: Mother of 18-year-old killed by DEA agents sues

May 12, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Carol Champommier, the mother of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by Federal DEA officers, is suing claiming excessive and unnecessary force.

Court of Special Appeals would take judicial notice that Maryland is on the Eastern Seaboard of North America.

May 12, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Court of Special Appeals would take judicial notice that Maryland is on the Eastern Seaboard of North America.
People’s Ins. Counsel Div. v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Law students are distracted with laptops: So what?

May 11, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Law professor Jeff Sovern’s study that found many students use their laptops for things unrelated to class. Removing laptops won’t solve anything, though.

EastLaw: How laundry laws brought a huge civil rights leap

May 11, 2011 By: Jeremy Byellin

Yick Wo v. Hopkins came about from a Chinese challenge to a laundry regulation ordinance, and it became a huge advance in civil rights law.

Patent and trademark table view and Excel delivery option: It’s all about manipulation

May 11, 2011 By: Jay Shuck

Westlaw now has two features to help users find more information in intellectual property databases: “Table View” and “Excel Delivery Option.”

City does not have duty to keep buzzards away from roadkill.

May 11, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

Assuming arguendo that city-parish’s failure to pick up large dog carcass which had been on shoulder of road for several days was…

Westlaw Jury Verdict of the Week: Occupant Ejected During Rollover Crash

May 10, 2011 By: Jury Verdicts

Hoffman v. Ford Motor Co. (D. Colo.) Jury sets damages at $18M in seat belt defect suit 2009 WL 1538159 Verdict Summary…

U.S. Constitution does require individual states to enforce their laws.

May 10, 2011 By: Westlaw Insider

U.S. Constitution does require individual states to enforce their laws.

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