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Nursing Home's Arbitration Clause Can't Stop Wrongful Death Suit
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A nursing home patient's agreement to arbitrate "any and all disputes" against the facility doesn't prevent his estate from bringing a wrongful death suit...
Laid Off Vanderbilt Workers Can't Pursue Class Action, 6th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A group of 194 employees fired by Vanderbilt University in the summer of 2013 can't pursue a class action -- and planned settlement -- against the university...
6th Circuit Affirms Tribal Version of 'State's Interest' Test
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In a rather interesting jurisdiction case, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a lower court's decision which held that a tribe did not...
Taxes May Be Collected From Forfeited Property, Maybe
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The thing with gambling is, you never know what you're going to get -- or lose. That's what happened with George Marcus Hall and property he got gambling. The...
Nestle Waters v. Mountain Glacier Continues
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The case between Nestle Waters and Mountain Glacier could be called "the water wars," except for one thing. There was a cease-fire when Mountain Glacier filed...
6th Circuit: Detroit's Dog Ordinance Bites
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Some 50,000 stray dogs roam -- sometimes in packs -- the streets and abandoned homes of Detroit. That's how the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals describes...