The Supreme Court of Louisiana wrestles with deciding what is the appropriate punishment for a Judge who makes insulting and demeaning comments to a woman who is before him seeking a restraining order against her abusive husband. In re Judge Ellender Podcast
Archive of entries posted on April 2011
Case of the Week – 4/17/2011 – Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery, P.C. d/b/a Oculus v. Nestlehutt et al.
Betty Nestlehutt obtained a jury verdict of $1,265,000 in a malpractice claim against Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery. A new law in Georgia limited the amounts that could be recovered in malpractice claims. The Georgia Supreme Court decides if it violates Ms. Nestlehutt’s right to a jury trial to reduce the jury verdict by $800,000. Atlanta Oculoplastic [...]
Case of the Week – 4/10/11 – Sumbundu v. Holder
Katoumata Yaffe and her husband Ebrima Sumbundu came illegally to the United States from Gambia in 1992. When the Immigration Service sought to deport them in 2004 they filed for asylum because of their fear that their daughter would be subjected to female mutilation if they were returned to Gambia. This decision by the Federal [...]
Case of the Week – 4/3/11 – Hurtado v. Land O’Lakes Inc.
Mr Hurtaro operated a calf ranch in Idaho. He claimed that Land O’Lakes feed for his heifer calves was causing a high rate of calf mortality. The Idaho Supreme Court decides whether the records he produced to prove his case are inadmissible hearsay or admissible business records. Hurtado v. Land O’Lakes Inc. Podcast