Where the parties disputed whether a doctor acknowledged the detainee had a serious medical need to have his blood glucose level checked and insulin administered before meals, and that he knew that failing to do so posed a substantial risk ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a company’s privilege log contained more than 3,581 entries, but it was not clear that each email in each chain and each attachment included in each chain was privileged, whether documents “reflecting” legal advice were privileged and the log ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where four detainees jointly filed a single lawsuit alleging they didn’t receive stimulus checks, the suit will be severed into four separate civil actions to avoid disagreements among the detainees, avoid coercion, and satisfy the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, which ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

An administrative law judge, or ALJ, considering a claim for disability insurance benefits did not err in giving “little weight” to the opinions of the claimant’s medical providers because they were not supported by the record. Giving “significant weight” to ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the owner of a Shoney’s restaurant produced evidence that an employee agreed to arbitrate her employment-related claims against the company, but she  submitted an affidavit in which she denied signing the agreement, a jury will decide if an agreement ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

An employer said an employee agreed to arbitrate employment-related claims against the company, but the employee denied signing any such agreement. Now, a jury must decide if an agreement to arbitrate was reached. U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent of ...

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Where the record showed the former Emory & Henry College communications professor was terminated because she had become disruptive, the college prevailed on the gender discrimination and retaliation claims. Background Anne Meredith Sugar was hired by Emory & Henry College ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff was severely injured when a grate covering an air shaft collapsed and he fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor. He suffered many injuries, including a fractured wrist, a fractured pelvis, fractured vertebrae, nerve and blood vessel damage ...

Tagged with: Judge Pamela Meade Sargent Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Western District Verdict

As the government has an important interest in prosecuting a defendant charged with the premeditated murder of his cellmate, there will be a hearing to determine whether the defendant will be forced to take antipsychotic medication to restore his competency ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District

Where a subset of medical records were not covered by the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the government may review those records as part of a criminal investigation into whether the psychiatrist prescribed medication for legitimate medical purposes and within the scope of ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Pamela Meade Sargent U.S. District Court - Western District