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April 11-15, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Injury & Tort Law Newsletter
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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...

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