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Legal News Aug 15, 2016

One Lawsuit Dismissed, Another Allowed to Proceed in Case of HIV-positive Surgical Tech Who Stole Syringes

Judges have issued competing rulings over the validity of lawsuits filed by patients who fear they may have been infected by a former surgical technologist at Swedish Medical Center who stole painkiller syringes while he was HIV positive. Denver District Court Judge Jay Grant on Thursday dismissed one of the lawsuits because free blood tests offered by Swedish had not found infections among …

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Legal News Aug 10, 2016

University: Dismiss Lawsuit Related to Sexual Assaults

The University of Kansas is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to two alleged sexual assaults. Two former female rowers contend they were raped in university housing by the same man. The two women and their parents claim in the lawsuit that the university misled the public by saying campus housing was safe.

Legal News Aug 9, 2016

1-800 Contacts Slapped With Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday it had sued 1-800 Contacts, which it called the largest U.S. online retailer of contact lenses, alleging the company illegally maintained anti-competitive agreements with rival online contact lens sellers. These agreements “suppress competition in certain online search advertising auctions and … restrict truthful and non-misleading internet …

Legal News Aug 9, 2016

Federal Court Approves Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Involving Memphis Police

Federal Court Judge Thomas Anderson approved a settlement regarding a 2002 class action lawsuit involving the Memphis police promotions test. After a 14-year legal battle, the test was deemed non-discriminatory. “The officers affected by this settlement were initially promoted to Sergeant by order of the Court, all but one of the officers has been subsequently …

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Legal News Aug 9, 2016

Family Loses Lawsuit Over Bone Cement Used in Mom’s Back Surgery

A jury has found in favor of a University of Washington surgeon who was sued by the daughter of a patient who died after the doctor used a non-FDA-approved bone cement during the woman’s spinal surgery. Rick Friedman, the lawyer for Cindy Wilson, says the jury reached the decision on Friday that Dr. Jens Chapman did not act below the standard of medical care when he used the Norian bone cement …

Legal News Aug 9, 2016

FERC, Lincoln Paper and Tissue Estate Settle $5 Million Lawsuit

A federal agency has settled its $5 million civil lawsuit against Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC by agreeing to seek restitution for a lesser amount when claims filed by unsecured creditors against the bankrupt mill’s estate are processed, officials said Monday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed as part of the deal to place its claim for $379,016 in profits that FERC …

Legal News Aug 8, 2016

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Requesting Third Party Presence at Presidential Debates

[JURIST] The US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] dismissed [Opinion, PDF] on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by third party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein against the Commission on Presidential Debates [official website] requesting that third party candidates be included in the presidential debate this year. The candidates did not receive …