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'Metastasized' Litigation Offers Abstention, Jurisdiction Lessons
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
To recap the entirety of the procedural history of D.A. Osguthorpe Family Partner v. ASC Utah, Inc. would require a voluminous text comparable to Joyce's...
Settlement Agreement Is a Contract, Even Before It's Signed
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Bennie Walters sued his former employer, Walmart, for employment discrimination. Walmart apparently reached an agreement with Walters during a settlement...
Tenth Circuit Devises New Test for IDEA Reimbursement
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), students with disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate education (FAPE)...
No Relief for Hobby Lobby in Birth Control Mandate Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Unless there’s some kind of Christmas miracle in the next 10 days, Hobby Lobby will not get an injunction as a gift from Santa the Tenth Circuit Court of...
Right to Counsel: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
We get it. A lot of alleged criminals aren't so bright. But when a suspect has a lawyer — and a note from his lawyer saying that he doesn't want to talk to...
No Qualified Immunity for Cops Who Suffocated Suspect
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week it did not have jurisdiction to consider whether cops who allegedly suffocated a suspect were entitled to...