PRIVACY: No common law or constitutional cause for violation of privacy by video of comp claimant exercising in health club… Macek affirmed (IOR I-3(d)(v)). [Read more…]
Archives for August 2010
$2.6 million fees/costs, intellectual property rights
ATTORNEY FEES: No abuse of discretion in assessing $2.467,547 fees, $137,518 costs/expenses following $2.5 million award for intellectual property rights misappropriation… Todd affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Endangerment/PFMA, Tribal/State jeopardy
ENDANGERMENT/PFMA: State Court endangerment barred by double jeopardy vis-à-vis Tribal Court eluding… no Batson violation by peremptory removal of Indian whose concern [Read more…]
DUI, late-disclosed casino CCTV tape
DUI: No Brady violation by negligent loss of late-disclosed casino CCTV recording not showing Defendant intoxicated immediately before accident… motion to dismiss properly denied… Tucker affirmed. [Read more…]
Revocation, objectional 1st sentence, legal 2nd
REVOCATION: Sentence imposed on animal shelter operator upon 1st revocation may have been objectionable as greater than original, but was never appealed, sentence imposed [Read more…]
Defense verdict, med-mal, neonatal brain
VERDICT: Defense, medical malpractice, neonatal hypoglycemic brain, alleged failure to maintain proper glucose levels. [Read more…]
Sentencing, SS fraud/theft of federal money
SENTENCING: 3 years supervised release following 16 months not improper for SS fraud, theft of federal money… Lovell affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
$945,000 verdict, 3 Hispanic deputies, retaliation
VERDICT: $945,000, 3 Hispanic deputy sheriffs, no discrimination but adverse employment actions by County, Sheriff, deputies, retaliation, 1st-amendment, punitives. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Robert Stevens, knee, 9/08, disputed, $10,000, stipulated judgment; Garry Seaman for Stevens, Kelly Wills for MCCF [Read more…]
Disability, $494,641, obese conductor applicant
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: $494,641.23 value of career opportunity lost to 30-year-old obese conductor trainee applicant… RR’s request to resume screening rejected as futile in light of history of excluding obese applicants… RR [Read more…]