| Weekly Opinion Summaries Injury & Tort Law | | | April 11-15, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Injury & Tort Law Newsletter | | You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Injury & Tort Law FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. Injury & Tort Law United States First Circuit, 04/11/2011 Robidoux v. Muholland, No. 10-2031 In an injury and tort action arising from injuries plaintiff suffered while working at a construction site in Rhode Island, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where Massachusetts Workers Compensation Act applies and does not bar claims. Read more... United States First Circuit, 04/11/2011 Ramos-Cruz v. Centro Medico del Turabo, Inc., No. 10-1203 In dispute involving the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), summary judgment of district court in favor of defendant is affirmed where defendant-Hospital provided for an emergency transfer in the best interests of the patient under 42 U.S.C. section 1395dd(c)(1)(A)(ii). Read more... United States First Circuit, 04/12/2011 Rodriguez v. Senor Frog's De La Isle, Inc., No. 09-2548 In diversity-based personal injury dispute arising from a road accident caused by an auto owned by defendant-appellant, jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee and judgment of the district court are affirmed where there is no reversible error. Read more... United States Third Circuit, 04/13/2011 Helen Mining Co. v. Obush, No. 09-3438 In a petition for review of a decision awarding disability benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. sections 901-945, petition is denied where claim by retiree sixteen years after he last worked for petitioner was not time-barred because a medical determination of total disability due to pneumoconiosis predating a prior, final denial of benefits is deemed a misdiagnosis and thus, cannot trigger the statute of limitations for filing a subsequent claim. Read more... FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. | Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. | Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. | | 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | | | |
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