Intentional Torts

San Diego Personal Injury Lawyers Helping Those Injured by Intentional Acts

by Mitchell | Gilleon Law Firm on 4/25/2013

When people hear about someone filing a California personal injury lawsuit, most consider the possibility that the defendant acted in a negligent manner and that the result of this negligent conduct was that the plaintiff was...more

Tort Claims for Interfering With Expected Inheritance Generally Not Barred After The Estate Closes

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 1/28/2013

Friday morning, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court held that in most cases, a tort claim for intentional interference with testamentary expectancy is not subject to the six-month statute of limitations on will contests....more

Was That Really an “Accident”?: Northern District of California Reiterates What Constitutes an “Accident” Under a Commercial...

by Benjamin Shiftan | Sedgwick LLP on 1/15/2013

In Alco Iron & Metal Co. v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co., No. 11-5181 CW, 2012 WL 5878391 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary...more

Ontario Jury Awards Ex-Employee $1.4 Million For Mistreatment By Former Manager

by Blair McCreadie | Dentons on 1/8/2013

In a cautionary tale for employers, a jury in Windsor, Ontario awarded $1.4 million in damages to a former Wal-Mart employee who alleged that she had been constructively dismissed after being subjected to intentional...more

Workplace Injuries: Intentional Tort Claims in Ohio Are (Nearly) Dead in the Water

by Bonnie L. Kristan, Amy Ryder Wentz | Littler on 12/19/2012

The Ohio Supreme Court delivered another blow to injured workers who attempt to skirt Ohio's workers' compensation system by pursuing a remedy for their injuries in court. On the heels of another opinion1 narrowly...more

Ohio's Intentional Tort Statute Means What It Says

by Bonnie L. Kristan, Amy Ryder Wentz | Littler on 12/4/2012

On November 20, 2012, in a reversal significant for Ohio employers with workplace injuries, the Ohio Supreme Court held, in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers, that an employee's failure to use, or the employer's failure to require an...more

Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Termination Claims Under Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act

by Manish K. Jain | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2012

In September of 2012, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held in Sipe v. STS Manufacturing., Inc. et al., No. A11-2082 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2012), that a wrongful termination claim under the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol...more

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