Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Newsletter - Volume IX: Issue IX
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Business Pitfalls
At this time of the year it can be helpful to look back at our business during the last twelve months to evaluate some of our mistakes with the view in mind of not repeating the mistakes in the new year and thereby improving our business. I know what you are saying – mistakes, I make them every day. Well, that probably is going to continue but I’m trying to address the major troubling areas that can have a profound effect on the well-being of any business and its bottom line. read more |
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| School Isn’t Liable For Student’s Suicide
A school is not liable under the civil rights law for the death of a student who committed suicide after meeting with a school counselor, a Federal Court has ruled. A public high school student gave his ex-girlfriend a note that talked about killing himself. She gave the note to a guidance counselor, who met with the boy and asked if he had thought about hurting himself. He denied that there was a problem and said he was fine, and the counselor believed that he didn’t show any signs that he was at risk. A few days later, the student committed suicide. The student’s mother filed suit alleging that the school and the guidance counselor were liable under a state-created danger theory. read article |
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| Personnel Manual Doesn’t Change Worker’s At-Will Status
A Court has ruled that a worker’s at-will employment status is not changed by a personnel manual provision stating that employees “may be dismissed for cause.” The Plaintiff had worked for almost 10 years as a collections supervisor at a hospital when she was placed on probation and then terminated. The hospital cited her poor attitude, breaches of patient confidentiality and unprofessional conduct as reasons for its decision. All of these alleged shortcomings the Plaintiff disputed. Eventually, she sued, claiming breach of her employment contract. She argued that a statement in the hospital’s personnel policy manual that employees may be dismissed for cause constituted an agreement that dismissal would only be for cause, thus resulting in her not being an at-will employee. read article |
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Insurer Told To Pay $36 Million for Not Honoring Policy
A jury has awarded more than $36 million in damages to the family of a doctor who died after purchasing a $1 million life insurance policy from Prudential Life Insurance Co. Prudential, in its defense, claimed that it had no knowledge of any agreement its insurance agent may have had with the Plaintiff’s decedent. The jury disagreed and awarded $1.4 million in compensatory damages and $35 million in punitive damages against Prudential Life Insurance Co. |
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