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Volume 49, No. 9
November 2006

All Cases (text only)	Articles	Court Documents	Court Documents by Topic: • Consumer Protection-FDCPA Cases
Spotlight	Updates	Abstract Sets Injury Collections
Recent Cases: Admiralty \| Attorneys \| Automobile Accidents \| Aviation \| Civil Rights \| Commercial Litigation Consumer Protection \| Damages \| Employment Law \| Evidence \| Family Law Government Liability \| Insurance \| Intentional Torts \| Medical Negligence \| Negligence Practice & Procedure \| Premises \| Products Liability \| Professional Negligence Railroads \| Schools \| Toxic Torts \| Utilities \| Workplace Safety
Admiralty Discretionary function exception does not apply where defendant failed to post required warnings Unseaworthiness, unsafe vessel where barge worker was struck by piling sheets being moved by crane back to top Attorneys Attorneys’ claims that warden unlawfully recorded conversations with prisoners may go forward Suspension rather than censure is appropriate sanction for attorney who groped woman back to top Automobile Accidents Failure to keep proper lookout Waste management company may be liable for hiring independent hauler with unsafe vehicle Driving while intoxicated Failure to yield right-of-way Negligent backing into traffic back to top Aviation Failure to stop plane before overrunning runway Negligent engine maintenance causes crash back to top Civil Rights Off-duty jail officer who allegedly assaulted driver was acting under color of state law Unlawful detention, searches of jail detainees back to top Commercial Litigation Copyright infringement where unauthorized copies of company’s internal software were sold back to top Consumer Protection Matchmaker fails to screen, keep proper records of clients Collection letter questioning plaintiff’s honesty is actionable under FDCPA back to top Damages Loss of enjoyment of life damages are recoverable as separate category on jury verdict forms back to top Employment Law Discrimination, hostile workplace where African American workers were not promoted Breach of employment agreement where employees were not paid bonuses, overtime Employee did not waive privilege for personal communications taken from company-owned laptop back to top Evidence Expert testimony was not needed to establish prima facie claim for breach of warranty back to top Family Law Woman need not return engagement ring where man was legally married when he proposed back to top Government Liability Creation of dangerous condition where flashing intersection light switches to solid red Municipal ordinance requiring prior written notice of playground’s dangerous condition is invalid back to top Insurance Bad faith where insurer refuses to defend person who lives in house Illinois insurers may have duty to indemnify claims even if no lawsuit was filed back to top Intentional Torts Conversion, intentional infliction of emotional distress where neighbor runs over pet three times back to top Medical Negligence Improper handling of morphine toxicity Negligent chemotherapy overdose Failure to respond to fetal distress Failure to test mother for genetic blood disorder Hospital that failed to inform patient of HIV-positive test result can be liable to his sexual partner Severance of child’s popliteal artery during orthopedic surgery Mishandling of child’s metabolic defect back to top Negligence Dram shop liability where woman was killed by drunk driver Failure to adequately secure column put in synagogue by environmental clean-up company back to top Practice & Procedure Statute barring nonresidents from filing suit in state’s courts does not apply to civil suits against residents back to top Premises Failure to provide adequate security, maintenance at apartment complex where woman was raped Failure to maintain secure premises at apartment building where tenant was assaulted in lobby back to top Products Liability Unreasonably dangerous products containing asbestos Defective design of cooling unit tubing in travel trailer refrigerator Child suffers rare reaction to vaccine Lack of safety feature on riding lawn mower Defective design of muffler Failure to warn of high-risk patient profile Defective design of percutaneous sheath introducer back to top Professional Negligence Negligent supervision, hiring of youth pastor Improper placement of porcelain veneers District, not probate, court has jurisdiction over claim alleging lawyers mishandled estate plans Placement of incorrect body during funeral viewing Failure to implement adequate treatment plan at nursing home Improper care for stroke victim at nursing home back to top Railroads Failure to make railroad yard safe for pedestrians back to top Schools Strip search was not warranted based on student tip that another student was carrying marijuana Misrepresentation where career school fails to provide clinical training, exam preparation Breach of contract where university increases student fees without giving students advance notice Negligent supervision, improper lifeguard training where boy drowns in school swimming pool back to top Toxic Torts Inadequate drainage plan at construction site Transfer of turbid water through tunnel requires permit under Clean Water Act back to top Utilities Negligent installation, maintenance of power line that electrocutes man Power company is liable for damage caused to dairy herd by stray voltage back to top Workplace Safety State’s OSHA board did not err in finding employer willfully violated federal fall protection regulation Unsafe working conditions, failure to train window washer who fell 80 feet Negligent operation of aerial lift back to top

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