James Leonard, a homeowner in Middletown, Ohio, found himself in a legal battle with his insurance company, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., after a windstorm damaged his roof in June 2022. The case, recently decided by the Twelfth Appellate District of Ohio, centered on a disagreement over the extent…
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Delaware Court Weighs Defamation Claims in Cytotheryx Dispute
The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued a ruling in a case involving Cytotheryx, Inc., Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc., and Paragon Biosciences, LLC, addressing several key issues, including the application of Delaware law, the validity of defamation claims, and the court’s jurisdiction over a non-resident CEO. The case arose from…
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Court Tosses Whistleblower Claim, Sends Case Back to D.C. Superior Court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed a whistleblower claim filed by Thomas Thornton against the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The court found that Thornton failed to sufficiently demonstrate that his internal complaints about alleged race discrimination at NAS were related to potential violations of…
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Court Rules on Saudi Arabia’s Liability in Pensacola Naval Air Station Shooting
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has partially reversed a lower court’s decision regarding a lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The case stems from a tragic shooting on December 6, 2019, at Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS Pensacola), Florida, where a Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) officer, Second…
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Police Officers Lose Appeal: Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Excessive Force Can Proceed
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Guistina Aprileo, allowing her civil rights lawsuit against several police officers and the City of Springfield to move forward. The case centers on an alleged incident of excessive force during an arrest in 2018. The central question before the…
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Iowa Supreme Court Sides with Victims in Davenport Hotel Collapse Lawsuit
The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the City of Davenport and two of its employees, effectively siding with the victims of the tragic Davenport Hotel building collapse that occurred in May 2023. The court ruled that the qualified immunity provisions of the Iowa Municipal Tort Claims…
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Court Orders Iran to Pay Millions in Damages for 1980s Beirut Bombings
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that Iran and its Ministry of Information and Security (MOIS) are liable for the 1983 and 1984 bombings of U.S. diplomatic facilities in Beirut, Lebanon. The court has ordered Iran to pay millions of dollars in damages to the…
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Supreme Court Rules: Insurance Dispute Must Go to Arbitration
The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with The Doctors Company Risk Retention Group Insurance Company (TDC), ruling that a dispute with U.S. Acute Care Solutions, L.L.C. (USACS) over alleged bad-faith insurance-claim handling must be resolved through arbitration. This decision reverses a lower court ruling and reinforces the importance of arbitration…
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TikTok Faces Nevada Lawsuit: Court Rules on Jurisdiction, Free Speech, and Immunity
The Nevada Supreme Court has sided with the state in a legal battle against TikTok, a popular social media platform. The court denied TikTok’s petition, which challenged a lower court’s decision to allow a consumer protection lawsuit to proceed. The core of the case revolves around allegations that TikTok knowingly…
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Wyoming Supreme Court Weighs in on Police Chief’s Memo, Finds Qualified Immunity and Contract Ambiguity
The Wyoming Supreme Court has delivered a mixed ruling in a case involving former police officer Scott Drewry, the Town of Greybull, and Police Chief William Brenner. The court affirmed the lower court’s decision in part, while reversing it in another, setting the stage for further legal proceedings. The core…