Friday, February 14, 2014

Law Court: In affirming judgment on jury verdict for nursing home in negligence action arising out of resident’s fall (and subsequent death) that could have been prevented if glove dispensers had been installed in bathrooms or staff had been instruced to carry gloves, the court held that evidence that the nursing home subsequently installed glove dispensers and instructed staff to wear gloves was properly excluded as “subsequent remedial measures” because nursing home conceded the feasibility of doing so at trial and contrary evidence was only elicited during cross examination of defendant’s witness by plaintiff’s attorney
US District Court ME: In granting plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification of a “collective action” for unpaid overtime wages under Fair Labor Standards Act, the court held that plaintiffs had met their required “modest factual showing” of a reasonable basis for their claim that there are other similarly situated employees and ordered defendant to provide plaintiffs with all potential opt-in plaintiffs’ names, last known mailing addresses, and dates of employment in order for plaintiffs to provide them notice and opt-in consent forms

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