U.S. Chamber and aligned groups urge Colorado Supreme Court to review whether the Colorado Collateral Source rule applies to medical expenses that exceed Medicare limits for covered patients
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects common sense limitations on the Commonwealth’s consumer protection law, allowing Commonwealth entities to be considered a “person in interest” when acting as a plaintiff, but not a “person” when acting as a defendant
U.S. Chamber files coalition brief in California Supreme Court arguing state wage-and-hour law does not require compensation for time spent in post-shift security checks of employees’ personal bags
California Supreme Court holds that statute of limitations for toxic exposure claims, rather than the limitations period for prenatal injuries, applies to minor’s claim of in utero exposure to chemicals in chip-manufacturing plant
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds statutory cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits, readopting the traditional, deferential rational basis test for facial constitutional challenges
California Court of Appeal holds that District Attorneys lack authority to seek restitution and civil penalties for violations occurring outside the jurisdiction of the county in which they were elected
Missouri Supreme Court holds that lower court did not abuse its discretion by failing to grant a new trial after learning juror failed to disclose information that called into question the jury’s impartiality
Arizona Supreme Court rejects plaintiffs’ “secondary, or “take-home” liability theory and holds employers do not owe a “duty” to those with whom a traditionally recognized common law relationship does not exist
