Utah suit challenging bigamy law moves forward 
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: bigamy
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah’s polygamy statute may proceed, a U.S. District Court Judge has ruled.
Navy vets can’t proceed with asbestos suits
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: asbestos, mesothelioma, negligence, product liability, strict liability
Manufacturers of machinery used in U.S. Navy ships are not liable for injuries caused by asbestos products manufactured by others but used in conjunction with their asbestos-free products, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania has ruled in granting summary judgment.
Passenger can have driver’s license suspended
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: license suspension
An automobile passenger caught with a jar of marijuana between his legs could have his driver’s license suspended for “using” a vehicle in the course of a drug offense, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
IRS eases rule making injury awards non-taxable
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: gross income, Internal Revenue Code, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Small Business Job Protection Act, tax on damages, taxation
Awards for physical injuries are no longer required to be derived from a vindication of “tort” rights in order to qualify for exclusion from a taxpayer’s gross income, according to a recent rule amendment issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
City must pay $375,000 to settle gender-bias suit by police sergeant
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: gender discrimination, New York, police
The city of Syracuse, N.Y. has agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2009 by a female officer of the Syracuse Police Department.
Jury awards $975,000 to woman who gave birth on jail cell floor
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: birth, jail, Washington
A federal jury has awarded nearly $1 million to a severely mentally ill homeless woman who gave birth alone on the floor of a King County, Wash. jail cell 14 years ago.
Recovering damages for undocumented workers
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, illegal immigrants, immigration, undocumented workers
As the number of undocumented workers rises, personal injury attorneys are increasingly struggling with how to handle illegal immigrants as clients.
Fair Housing Act doesn’t apply to roommates
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: civil rights, Fair Housing Act
The anti-discrimination provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act do not extend to the selection of roommates, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Evidence from rectal exam of drug suspect admissible
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: Fourth Amendment, search and seizure
The good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied to permit the introduction of evidence obtained as the result of an “unreasonable” search of a drug suspect’s anal cavity, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Family wins $2 million wrongful death civil suit against highway patrol
Published: February 6, 2012
Tags: California, police shooting, shooting, wrongful death
The family of Joey Pinasco – a 21-year-old shot to death by two California Highway Patrol officers – has won a $2 million civil lawsuit against the department in federal court Sacramento.
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