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Toxicology expert’s testimony of his ability to testify on habitual alcohol addiction is properly excluded.
A bar and restaurant was sued pursuant to the Florida Dram Shop Act after its off-duty employee killed and injured several scooter riders on his way home from the bar. After work, the employee consumed two alcoholic drinks at the bar.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
Deference to the jury – it’s not on the law but discretionary balancing.
The court denied the defendant’s CPLR 4404(a) motion to set aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant’s motion to set aside was on the issue of liability.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
Plaintiff's refusal of blood transfusion leads to precedent for the admission of a consent form even when there is no informed consent claim in the case, post Brady.
The plaintiff, Estate of Terri Seels-Davila, claimed the defendants, Hahnemann University Hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine, negligently mana
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
To establish a claim for employment discrimination based on religious beliefs, an employee must inform an employer of those beliefs prior to an alleged discriminatory action to establish a prima facie case.
Brown asserted claims of unlawful discrimination under Title VII, claiming the defendant unlawfully terminated her after failing to accommodate her unspecified religious beliefs.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
Without a ratcheting-up of harassment or a new additional form of harassment, a single incident of physical intimidation is insufficient to establish constructive discharge or an increase in discrimination or harassment in a retaliatory employment action.
The plaintiff, an African American and Caucasian transgender male, alleged employment discrimination and retaliation.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
Defense Verdict for Insurance Agency and Owner in Professional Negligence Case
Edited by Timothy G.
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Lawyers' Professional Liability
New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Claims for Attorney’s Fees, Emotional Distress Damages and Damages for Inadequate Divorce Settlement
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Courthouse – An Agent Jumped Into the Suit
By David W. Henry, Esq.*
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Message From the Executive Committee
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018
By Howard P. Dwoskin, Esq.*
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Cruise Liners Can Ride the Waive(ers), Even in Catastrophic Storms
Key Points:
Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2018. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.