RIGHT TO KNOW: Newspaper’s request for attorney fees for involvement in disclosure of fired ExpoPark manager’s personnel documents denied, could possibly seek fees against manager… Pinski. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, podiatry malpractice
VERDICT: Defense, podiatry malpractice. [Read more…]
Right to know, ExpoPark manager termination
RIGHT TO KNOW: No reasonable expectation of privacy in documents underlying termination of ExpoPark manager who brought WDA suit… Pinski. [Read more…]
Legal malpractice, plea bargain negotiation
LEGAL MALPRACTICE claims stemming from lawyer negotiating 10 years deferred imposition/$60,000 restitution for elder abuse before 2nd lawyer negotiated deferred prosecution/$2,700 restitution rejected… Macek affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Disability discrimination, $1,350,000, irregularity
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: $1,350,000 for failure to provide medications to jail inmate who died from DTs voided by irregularities of HRC attorney meeting individually with members following hearing and prior to award, initial order by Spear finding no discrimination reinstated as final decision… Sherlock. [Read more…]
$1,359,000 jail DTs death, alcoholism disability
DISABILITY: $1,350,000, failure to provide medications to jail inmate who died from DTs… award on appeal from $300,000 award by Spear following remand from HRC reversal of defense [Read more…]
Appraiser, “consulting” v. formal appraisal
APPRAISER: Discipline of appraiser affirmed over claim that he was only performing “consulting appraisal” to confirm realtor’s listing price… Curtis affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
Race/disability, $300,000, jail DTs death
RACE/DISABILITY: $300,000, failure to provide medications to jail inmate who died from DTs… award on remand from HRC reversal of defense finding… Terry Spear. [Read more…]
Discrimination, same-sex couples
DISCRIMINATION: General challenge of denial of protections/benefits to same-sex couples that are available to different-sex married couples rejected as overly broad, but Plaintiffs allowed to amend to challenge specific statutes… Sherlock affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Assault with weapon, veteran PTSD
ASSAULT WITH WEAPON: Veteran waived right to appeal exclusion of PTSD diagnosis by failing to reserve it prior to entering guilty plea… 10 years suspended for threatening to [Read more…]