Friday, December 19, 2014

Law Court: In affirming $750,000 jury verdict for injured bicyclist, the court held that Maine statute that provides, “A person operating a bicycle or roller skis may pass a vehicle on the right at the bicyclist’s or roller skier’s own risk,” does not create primary assumption of the risk, completely insulating other drivers from liability; and another statute that dictates when a bicyclist must ride on the right does not prohibit doing so when it is not required
Law Court: In dismissing appeal as interlocutory, the court held, sua sponte, that there was no “final judgment” because two counts had not been decided when the Superior Court entered summary judgment for plaintiff
US Dept of Labor: In retaliation case under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), OSHA ordered employer who disciplined employee for reporting a work-related injury to OSHA to pay the employee a total of $250,000 in punitive damages (the largest punitive damages award ever under the FRSA), $10,000 in compensatory damages, and to pay employee’s attorney fees; and to expunge the employee’s record of all disciplinary action

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