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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

At the Lectern

In other words, there’s no legal exposure for employee family member virus exposure. The court also holds that California’s worker’s compensation statutes don’t bar the action.

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When is a Government Official’s Social Media a State Action?

Patently O

.” The case is important because social media is increasingly used by government organizations to push-out information; while those same avenues provide an important public mechanism for voicing opposition. Using “government staff to make a post” will very likely be deemed an official act. ” 42 U.S.C.

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Court rules against plaintiff seeking emotional distress damages for discrimination

SCOTUSBlog

Jane Cummings, who is deaf and legally blind, sued Premier Rehab (a Texas rehabilitation facility that receives federal funding) for discriminating based on disability in violation of the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act. Justice Stephen Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently O

” crocs opening brief crocs amicus INTA crocs response crocs reply The Lanham Act allows for a civil action for false advertising. The briefs also discuss, to a limited extend, patent law’s false marking statute, 35 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act). .” See Zenith Elecs. Exzec, Inc. ,

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Court endorses private Section 1983 enforcement of spending clause enactments

SCOTUSBlog

Gorgi Talevski’s family brought a Section 1983 action against Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation, a government nursing facility owned by Health and Hospital Corp. Jackson explained that two well-established principles prompted the court to reject HHC’s invitation to reimagine the statute and precedent.

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Court explores continued private enforcement of spending clause enactments

SCOTUSBlog

This case presents whether a resident deprived of those rights can sue a publicly owned and operated nursing home under Section 1983, which provides a cause of action against government actors who deprive anyone of rights secured by the “laws” of the United States, meaning other federal statutes, including spending clause enactments.

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Tennessee “Discovery Rule” Applied to Vehicle Crash Case

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff knew her husband was killed in a car accident with a firefighter but did not know all the details regarding how the accident occurred, the one-year statute of limitations began to run on the day of the crash and her GTLA suit that was filed more than one year after the accident was untimely. In Durham v.