Jan
8
3rd Circuit Reverses Ruling Dismissing Case As Sanction For Spoliation
January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 4 ordered a new trial in an employment discrimination case against United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) after finding that a federal judge in New Jersey abused his discretion when dismissing the woman’s action as a sanction for her failure to produce original copies [...]
Oct
5
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Review Asbestos Coverage Dispute Ruling
October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by an insured seeking review of whether an insurer is collaterally estopped from enforcing an arbitration clause in a settlement agreement pertaining to asbestos-related injury claims (George V. Hamilton Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. [...]
Sep
20
5th Circuit Upholds Ruling For Servers Claiming Forced Tip Sharing
September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 14 upheld a Texas federal court’s ruling in favor of restaurant servers who claim wage violations when managers forced them to share their tips with nontipped workers (Jennifer Roussell v. Brinker International, Incorporated, No. 09-20561 c/w No. 10-20614, 5th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. [...]
Jul
17
R.I. High Court Vacates Ruling In Insurer’s Favor In Contamination Coverage Suit
July 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – There are several material disagreements regarding what occurred from the time an insured’s quarrying operation began in or about 2001, the Rhode Island Supreme Court found July 12, vacating and remanding a lower court’s grant of a commercial general liability insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment as to coverage for an underlying [...]