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Florida appellate decision alters how the business judgment rule may be used when defending condo associations and their officers and directors.
In Florida, the business judgment rule cloaks associations as well as officers and directors of condominium and homeowners’ associations with protection from their decisions made in carrying out corporate business on behalf of the association.
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Presuit investigation not required as language in complaint against medical facility alleged general negligence, not medical negligence.
A trial court determined that a presuit investigation was not required as the language in the complaint against a medical facility alleged general negligence, not medical negligence.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Internal Affairs Investigations May Be Provided Under the Common Law Right of Access
On March 14, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that internal affairs investigations are not protected under the common law right of access and, therefore, cannot be withheld based on confidentiality in certain circumstances.
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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Delaware Superior Court Dismissed Plaintiff’s Legal Malpractice Claims Because He Failed To Identify an Expert Witness Who Would Support His Claims at His Forthcoming Jury Trial.
In Weiner v. Holfeld, 2021 WL 5577255 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 30, 2021), the plaintiff claimed that expert testimony was not necessary because the matter at issue involved obvious common sense and public knowledge.
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Calculation of average weekly wage not always limited to money paid in 13-week period prior to work accident, but can include monies (bonus) earned during that period but is not received until later date outside that period.
The claimant worked as an executive assistant for the City of Aventura. After sustaining a compensable work accident on February 27, 2020, she continued to work and received an annual merit bonus on August 6, 2020.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.