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| U.S. Supreme Court May Limit Where Companies Can be Sued |  | The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to clamp down on where corporations can be sued, a potential setback for plaintiffs' lawyers who strive to bring cases in courts and locales they consider friendly. The nine justices in two separate cases heard appeals of lower court rulings allowing out-of-state injury lawsuits against drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb and BNSF Railway. Companies and plaintiffs are engaged in a fight over where lawsuits seeking financial compensation for injuries should be filed.
Andrew Chung, Reuters 04/26/2017    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Suicide of an Uber Engineer: Widow Blames Job Stress | | In the case of Joseph Thomas, medical records from two East Bay psychiatrists he visited in the weeks before his suicide show that he reported job-related â??high anxiety,â?? panic attacks, difficulty concentrating and insomnia. Uber denied the benefits claim through its insurance carrier. In California, workersâ?? compensation usually does not cover psychiatric injuries until after six months of employment. Joseph Thomas had worked slightly less than five months at Uber when he killed himself. The case is still in early stages. Uber refused Richardsonâ??s request to depose Thomasâ?? immediate boss, but in mid-April an administrative law judge who oversees workersâ?? compensation cases said the supervisor must submit to a deposition.
Carolyn Said, Houston Chronicle 04/26/2017 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Washington Hospital Faces Medical Malpractice Lawsuit | | A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Washington's Providence Holy Family Hospital and two doctors. The lawsuit was filed by a patient who alleges she fell from a surgical table while at the facility for a surgery in April 2014. She alleges that the incident caused her prolonged pain and complications to her neck and shoulder. The lawsuit accuses the surgical team of failing to secure her during the surgery.
Jonathan Glover, The Spokesman-Review 04/24/2017 | | Read Article: The Spokesman-Review |
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