Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Fifth Circuit: As a matter of first impression in the Fifth Circuit (it’s still undecided in the First), the court held that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act authorizes employment discrimination suits by independent contractors
US District Court ME: Magistrate Judge recommended denial of motion to dismiss claim brought by police officer allegedly injured by third party as a result of defendant property manager’s negligence, preferring to wait for a more developed factual record before considering the possible application of the “professional rescuer rule” (barring recovery by a person injured in the course of performing his professional duties), which has not yet been adopted by the Law Court
Maine Superior Court: The court denied summary judgment on claim for negligent entrustment of a motor vehicle; finding sufficient evidence that driver to whom car was entrusted was “incompetent, inexperienced, or reckless”; where driver had eight prior convictions for speeding, two prior accidents, and two prior arrests for OUI

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