Wage & Hour News
- Sick and Safe Leave: NYS Releases FAQs and NYC Issues Notice October 29, 2020New York State has issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding the State’s Paid Sick Leave Law (“PSLL”), which became effective on September 30, 2020. As we previously reported, the PSLL requires all private employers in New York State to provide an amount of sick leave that is dependent on the […]
- Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve In The New Year As California Laws Change October 29, 2020How employers will need to defend California employment lawsuits, Labor Commissioner actions and even arbitrations must evolve come the New Year due to changes in the law that become effective January 1, 2021. In this post, I identify and explain five important developments that businesses and their employment defense counsel need to be aware of […]
Car Accident News
- AZ Court Holds Reasonable Medical Expenses are Amounts Provider Accepts as Payment in Full, Not Amounts Incurred October 26, 2020Jimenez v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co. 202 WL 2037113 (D. Ariz. Apr. 28, 2020) - This case arose from a motor vehicle accident on December 25, 2013. Plaintiff Jimenez had a Progressive auto policy with medical payment coverage of $5,000 per person, but did not have health insurance. After the accident, Jimenez demanded the $5,000 […]
- What Are Your Chances of Winning a Car Accident Settlement? October 26, 2020What your car accident case is worth depends on a number of factors, some of which you have no control over. If you have damages, can prove that the other driver is liable, and retain an experienced attorney, your chances of winning your car accident claim are good....By: Console and Associates, P.C.
Personal Injury & Products Liability News
- Strictly Speaking, the Plaintiff’s Fault Matters in Products Liability Actions in Georgia October 29, 2020Many states, finding that the purpose of the strict liability doctrine is to protect otherwise defenseless victims from defective products, hold that principles of comparative negligence do not apply to strict liability actions. Georgia is not one of those states. In Johns v. Suzuki Motor of Am., S19G1478, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 760, the Supreme Court […]
- Examples of Pain and Suffering in Florida Personal Injury Lawsuits October 29, 2020The Legal Information Institute at Cornell has defined “pain and suffering” as “[t]he physical or emotional distress resulting from an injury.” In a personal injury lawsuit, the amount of money for pain and suffering is awarded separately from typical damages, such as loss of income and medical expenses......By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley