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Is a Personal Injury Settlement Taxed?

Approximately 6 percent of adult Americans experience an activity-limiting injury every three months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Injuries can happen because of carelessness, such as...more

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First Circuit Weighs in on ADA’s ‘Single Integrated Employer’ Test and Reckless Indifference Standard for Punitive Damages

In Burnett v. Ocean Properties, Ltd., et al., the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict for the plaintiff in his failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Maine Human...more

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Aspire Health Partners Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Behavioral Health Care Organization Refused to Hire Former Employee Due to Her Prior Workplace Injury, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. – Aspire Health Partners, a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization...more

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“Yet Now, Federated Along One Keel” – United States Supreme Court Resolves Fifth/Ninth Circuit Split, Unequivocally Rejects...

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Yet now, federated along one keel… MOBY DICK, HERMAN MELVILLE, Chap. XXVII - In the wake of Justice Thomas’s landmark decision in Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend, American maritime jurisprudence was left with its...more

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The Supreme Court Rejects Punitive Damages in Unseaworthiness Claims

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A recent United States Supreme Court ruling held that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a maritime claim of unseaworthiness. This new ruling has resolved a split among the circuits and has essentially reinforced...more

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Supreme Court Holds That Punitive Damages May Not Be Awarded In Connection With Unseaworthiness Claims

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On June 24, the Supreme Court held in Dutra Group v. Batterton that punitive damages may not be awarded under federal maritime law in connection with an unseaworthiness claim....more

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Supreme Court Rejects Seaman’s Claim for Punitive Damages

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On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court — in a 6 to 3 decision — held that a seaman may not recover punitive damages on a claim of vessel unseaworthiness. In Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, the Supreme Court previously...more

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ALERT: Supreme Court Rejects Seamen’s Claims for Punitive Damages Under General Maritime Law, Resolving Fifth and Ninth Circuit...

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The Supreme Court of the United States, on writ of certiorari in Dutra Group v. Christopher Batterton, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), has resolved a circuit split between the Fifth and Ninth Circuits regarding whether a seaman can...more

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The Supreme Court - June 24, 2019

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions on June 24, 2019: Iancu v. Brunetti, No. 18-302: Respondent Erik Brunetti founded a clothing line that uses as its trademark four letters that though spelled...more

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Supreme Court Decides Dutra Group v. Batterton

On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided Dutra Group v. Batterton, No. 18-266, holding that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a claim of unseaworthiness. Christopher Batterton worked as a...more

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Minnesota Court Allows Punitive Damages Claim Against Contractor

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Punitive damages in construction cases are rare, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently allowed a driver to seek punitive damages after he was injured by debris falling from a construction company's truck....more

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Supreme Court To Decide Whether Punitive Damages May Be Awarded In Connection With Unseaworthiness Claims

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When the Supreme Court agrees to hear a punitive damages case, that’s always news—even when the case involves something as arcane as the availability of punitive damages under maritime law....more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court 2013-2014 Term Summary Part 3: Recap of Cases Affecting Wisconsin Businesses

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This post is the third in a series of posts analyzing the 2013-14 term of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This post provides in a nutshell what businesses need to know about the cases from last year’s term of the...more

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OSHA Penalizes Another Railroad Company In Whistleblower Action

On February 28, 2013, OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to reinstate the employment of and pay over $309,000 ($150,000 in punitive damages, $87,600 in compensatory damages, $71,700 in back pay with interest, plus...more

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Retail Industry Update - December 2011, No. 4: “I’ll Get You For This” - Avoiding Charges Of Workers’ Comp Retaliation By Ed...

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In October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit upheld a jury’s decision that a package delivery company had retaliated against one of its workers for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Fortunately for the...more

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