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Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 1:03 PM
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CIVIL PLAINTIFF
Las Vegas hospital ordered to pay nearly $43M to family of dead woman
Centennial Hills Hospital must pay a Las Vegas man and his daughter nearly $43 million in damages after a jury ruled that the hospital and its staff breached standards of care by administering a drug that killed the man’s wife.
New York City Reaches $3.3 Million Settlement With Kalief Browder’s Family
New York City officials announced a $3.3 million settlement with the family of Kalief Browder, who died by suicide after spending nearly three years in Rikers Island, most of it in solitary confinement.
Scooter Companies Sued by Disability Rights Activists
Scooters are hitting some expensive road blocks, this time for allegedly violating disability laws.
To Pay, or Not to Pay Bar Dues: Is That a Question?
For most, it is an easy “pay-to-play” decision. But for others, it’s a $430 question: Should I pay when I don’t really practice anymore?
CONSUMER LAW
Porn company is suing hundreds of N.J. residents for downloading smut. Is it extortion?
A maker of “high-end, artistic” pornography is coming after hundreds of New Jersey residents it claims are illegally downloading its adult films.
Full Seventh Circuit Limits Age-Bias Protections
The en banc Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that the protections of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act apply only to current employees, not to job applicants.
Judge Says He’s Not Fit to Say What’s Best for a Gorilla
Despite warnings that a 37-year-old ape might die if transferred to an Ohio zoo, a federal judge said Thursday he can only settle matters of law, not what’s best for the well-being of the late Koko the gorilla’s longtime friend Ndume.
Individuals Need Not Allege Actual Injury to Sue for Damages Under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The Illinois Supreme Court held that, under that state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a person need not suffer actual injury or adverse effect in order to bring suit under the statute.
CRIMINAL LAW
St. Louis police officer charged for fatally shooting fellow cop during game of Russian Roulette
A St. Louis police officer was charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly shooting 24-year-old officer Katlyn Alix during a game of Russian Roulette in his apartment.
‘El Chapo’s’ lawyers face tough choices at trial’s end
With federal prosecutors expected to rest their case against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Monday, lawyers for the accused Mexican drug kingpin have given few clues about how they plan to counter three months of testimony by more than 50 government witnesses.
Pair killed a bear and cubs and tried to cover it up, but a wildlife camera helped convict them
The hunters stopped at a den on a remote Alaska island and peered in to find their slumbering target.
Militia Member Gets 25 Years In Prison For Anti-Muslim Kansas Bomb Plot
A man who authorities say drafted a manifesto for militia members involved in a foiled plot to massacre Muslims in southwest Kansas was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison during an emotional court hearing in which one of the targeted victims pleaded: “Please don’t hate us.”
Read the source article at Talking Points Memo
POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE
Judges Order New Voting Districts in Virginia
Judges ordered Virginia legislators to adopt new district lines that mostly likely will change the balance of political power in the state.
Law Student Runs for Mayor as Crime Fighter
Law student Anthony Oliver is running for mayor of Savannah, Georgia to fight crime.
Lost Love: Trump Lashes Out At Right-Wingers After Widespread Critiques
President Donald Trump has been airing grievances with his once most beloved political supporters after they criticized him for his capitulation on the shutdown.
Howard Schultz Sees Backlash Over Potential 2020 Bid
Democrats are threatening to boycott Starbucks if the coffee giant’s former CEO Howard Schultz brings his potential 2020 ambitions to fruition.
BIG LAW
$13M Suit Filed Against Fitness Chain After Oregon Man Dies on Treadmill
The lawsuit filed last week in Oregon by the wife of David Rutledge, 62, who collapsed and died while running on a treadmill, claims the 24 Hour Fitness in Portland failed to train the only employee on duty how to respond to the emergency and how to find the automated external defibrillator.
Walgreens, CVS And Rite Aid Among Winners At Shopko Pharmacy Auction
Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health and Rite Aid are among the winning bidders for prescription files and related pharmacy assets auctioned off from 120 Shopko locations as part of the general merchandise retailer’s financial restructuring.
PG&E Erases Settlements with California Victims as Bankruptcy Looms
Ahead of an expected filing for Chapter 11 protection this week, the company is skipping payments it agreed to make to people whose property was destroyed in a 2015 blaze in the Sierra Nevada foothills caused by a tree falling on a power line that officials have blamed on the utility.
Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on Conflicts of Interest in Business Transactions
The US Bankruptcy for the District of Massachusetts in Cruikshank v.
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