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Qualified Immunity Trumps First Amendment Lawsuit Over Wetlands
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Identifying a right to be free from retaliatory restriction on speech, a federal appeals court ruled that a township official was nonetheless immune from...
Fair Housing Claims Survive Death of a Party
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Continuing a neighborhood dispute beyond the grave, a federal appeals court said that Fair Housing Act claims survive the death of a party. The U.S. Third...
Man Held in Contempt for Refusing to Unlock Devices in Child Porn Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court affirmed a contempt ruling against a man who refused to give authorities passwords to his electronic devices known to have child...
Court: Medical Residents Are Covered by Federal Discrimination in Education Laws
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
For the first time, a federal appeals court has ruled that a resident doctor may sue a teaching hospital for gender discrimination under education...
Hybrid Medical Device Not Exempt From State Liability
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Walter Shuker had a complicated hip replacement surgery. It wasn't just the total replacement of his hip that was complicated. It was the device -- an...
Tribe's Arbitration Clause Is Unenforceable
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
If this were the Old West, John MacDonald might've said he got scalped. But times have changed, and so MacDonald just says he got ripped off in a bad loan. He...