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Property settlement controls military pension division
Where defendant husband’s military pension does not include disability pay, Howell v. Howell, 137 S. Ct. 1400 (2017), is inapplicable, and the parties’ property settlement controls the pension division. Howell held that under federal law, a military retiree who opts to take disability pay in lieu of his pension cannot be required to indemnify a […]
Statements after invoking right to be silent admissible
The court denies defendant’s motion to suppress her statements to the police after she invoked her right to remain silent. Background Defendant was arrested for her “suspected involvement in the death of Salahuddin Ibn Shabazz.” She was placed in an interrogation room with two detectives and was advised of her Miranda rights. “[A] detective asked […]
Law barring some traffic stops is not retroactive
Where appellant was stopped for excessive window tinting and an improperly displayed vehicle license, a later enacted statute that would have made the stop illegal does not apply retroactively. Defendant’s motion to suppress drugs and a firearm found during the traffic stop is denied. Background Police stopped defendant on March 9, 2020 because his vehicle’s […]
Verdicts & Settlements
- Plaintiff injured in crash with oncoming vehicle — $235,000 settlement
- Driver killed in rear-end collision with tractor-trailer — $1.5M settlement
- Man died from pancreatic cancer after delayed response — $1.8M settlement
- Worker fell off roof, rendering him a paraplegic — $1.25M settlement
- Driver sustained permanent hearing loss after traffic collision — $240,000 settlement
- Plaintiff suffered concussion in rear-end collision — $81,000 verdict
- Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
- Low potassium led to cardiac arrest, death of patient — $1M settlement
- Excessive propofol caused death in dialysis patient — $850,000 settlement
- Pedestrian struck in crosswalk in hit-and-run incident — $300,000 settlement
- Navy veteran killed in collision with box truck — $1.85M arbitration award
- Motorcyclist ejected from bike in collision with SUV — $1.5M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Company owner dodges breach of contract suit
- Employee’s own allegations doom minimum wage claim
- Federal government defeats former employee’s claims
- Principal wasn’t entitled to exclusively remote work
- USPTO properly redacted info in responsive documents
- Untimely lawsuit allowed to proceed
- Engineering consultant dismissed from suit
- Rule 60 motion was filed too late
- Nonprofit directors immune from ex-employees’ claims
- City, employees immune from whistleblower claims
- Experts excluded in condemnation damages suit
- Judgment entered against company for horse’s death
