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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. ” The denial from the Supreme Court offered no explanation or reasoning. The challenged statute, N.C.

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Conversion claim was time-barred due to plaintiffs’ constructive notice of claim.

Day on Torts

Defendant argued that plaintiffs knew about the alleged conversion in October 2009 and that the claim was therefore time-barred, but the trial court found that the statute of limitations did not begin to run until after the father’s death. On appeal, this ruling was reversed. Code Ann. §

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Reschedule Watch: Birthright citizenship and torts to members of the armed forces

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United States , the 1950 Supreme Court case holding that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained by members of the armed forces while on active duty and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. United States. Issues : (1) Whether the doctrine of Chevron U.S.A.,

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Summary judgment for defendants in premises liability case affirmed

Day on Torts

The sidewalk was located in a neighborhood constructed by defendant Goodall Homes. Goodall had contracted with a construction company to build the sidewalk, which was substantially completed in September 2006. internal citation omitted). Code Ann. § This opinion was released 1.5 months after the case was assigned on briefs.

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Scaffolding rental company owed no duty to roofer where homeowner opted to install scaffolding himself.

Day on Torts

After discovery, DSS filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. The trial court ruled that plaintiff had asserted a premises liability claim, and that “DSS did not owe Plaintiff a duty of care under premises liability.” Plaintiff then amended his complaint to assert claims against DSS as well.

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Injury case against homeowner’s association dismissed

Day on Torts

In its analysis, the Court of Appeals first looked at whether plaintiff had shown that defendant had actual or constructive notice of the trough at issue in this case. The Court ruled that this response was insufficient and that the statement was thus admitted, explaining: Rule 56.03 This opinion was released 4.5

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Dismissal affirmed where HCLA pre-suit notice was sent to wrong entity.

Day on Torts

When that friend could not find a Tennessee lawyer to take her case before the statute of limitations ran out, he sent her a sample pre-suit notice form. However, VUMC’s actual or constructive knowledge is not our concern. Plaintiff thereafter filed this HCLA suit. Notice to the wrong person or entity is ineffective. …[B]ecause

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