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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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Although plagiarism is not a cause of action, copyright infringement is – and that serves as the basis of the lawsuit here. The two cases were consolidated before the district court, though no joint defense agreement existed between the co-defendants. A key case on point is Iowa S. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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Case against deceased defendant time-barred.

Day on Torts

Plaintiff filed a civil action in general sessions court against the driver on March 3, 2017, but the driver had died on December 7, 2016. Plaintiff filed a “re-issued” civil summons in the sessions court on January 31, 2018, which was served on the defendant as the personal representative. Code Ann. § 20-5-103). . §

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

The trial court found, based on the testimony of the parties, that the purpose of the annuity was to ensure that the mother would eventually qualify for Medicaid benefits. After denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment, the trial court held a bench trial. internal citation and quotation omitted). internal citations omitted).

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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date.

Day on Torts

The trial court agreed, dismissing the action, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. The Court of Appeals agreed with defendants. Plaintiff here argued that the statute of limitations for her claims began to run on different days for different defendants, and this argument was clearly rejected by the Court of Appeals.

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