Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30M Police Brutality Judgment August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly...
Judge Ends Uber Black Drivers’ ‘Futile’ Court Quest for Employee Status in Pennsylvania August 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Eight years of litigation, multiple court opinions, and two deadlocked trials are enough. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has put...
Permit to Rebuild in Flood Zone Allowed Even If Home Is Not Damaged July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify...
Court Must Decide If Child Victims Act Revives Old Workers’ Compensation Claims July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Did New York lawmakers intend the Child Victims Act (CVA) that revived old claims of sexual abuse to apply to...
Cannabis Firm Fights Insurer’s Denial of Business Income Loss Claim Following Fire July 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Berkshire Hathaway insurer is insisting it does not owe $1.3 million in claimed business income losses to a cannabis...
‘Surface Waters’ on Roof Are Not ‘Flood’ Waters, Massachusetts High Court Rules July 23, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that rainwater accumulation on roofs of buildings does not constitute “surface waters” within...
Beef Between Wholesale and Retail Agents Should Go to Trial, Court Finds July 23, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge has ruled that a wholesale insurance agent’s claim against a retail agent for allegedly misrepresenting the exposure...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30 Million Police Brutality Judgment July 18, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly...
Religious Liberty Bars Priest’s Defamation Claim Against Bishop, Virginia Court Rules July 18, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A priest’s defamation claim against his bishop is barred by the religious liberty protections in the First Amendment of the...
Amazon Worker Injured Due to Repetitive Tasks Loses Workers’ Compensation Bid July 17, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson An Amazon distribution center worker in Virginia whose job entailed repetitive lifting and stowing of items all day and who...