Wednesday, August 27, 2014

First Circuit: In dismissing for want of appellate jurisdiction an appeal of the denial of summary judgment for corrections officers on Fourteenth Amendment claim, the court noted that the law was clearly established that officers must take some reasonable measures to thwart a known, substantial risk that a pre-trial detainee will attempt suicide; and held that the trial court’s factual analysis that a reasonable jury could find defendants took no action to prevent the attempt precluded the officers’ immediate appeal
Sixth Circuit: In affirming $173,000 jury verdict for employee, the court upheld FMLA regulation 29 C.F.R. § 825.305, which requires an employer requesting a medical certification supporting an FMLA leave to “advise an employee of the anticipated consequences of an employee’s failure to provide adequate certification”
Law Court: Oral argument schedule posted for September 4th through 23rd including a $300,000 referral fee dispute (Cum-13-584; Cum-13-594) and the applicability of underinsured motorist coverage (Ken-13-545)
Portland Press Herald: Maine rights panel will hear white cabdrivers’ bias claims

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