Z.L., a minor who had been adopted as an infant, had reactive attachment disorder. The disorder apparently did not manifest until a few years after his adoption, when Z.L. became disruptive in the household.The State filed a petition to adjudicate
Okay, maybe that sounds just a little insane. But consider this - he was driving! As reported in the Reading Eagle, Messerly was driving his employer's minivan on the bypass in West Reading about 3 p.m. April 4 when he
Yes, Christian Haughwout, a 14-year-old student at The Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut, was suspended for 10 days for ... bringing a camera to school that emits a mild shock! The official reason for the suspension? "Possession of a dangerous
This is not your garden variety "babe-calling" case. Ms. Aude sued Mr. Mullaney for negligently giving her herpes. (The jury found that he did, but that she was "contributorily negligent.") Mr. Mullaney was represented by Allen Harris (and Benjamin Lipsitz).
Actually, "hot" and "warm" revenge didn't work out too well either for David Alan Hawkins, who had the misfortune of trying to develop a condominium project when the Savings and Loan crisis hit in the 1980s. He lost his financing,
Fifth Circuit's "Incidental Damages" Approach to Class Action Certification under Rule 23(b)(2) Inapplicable in Ninth Circuit and District Court Erred in Denying Class Action Treatment of Labor Law Class Action based on Conclusion that "Claims for Monetary Relief were Non-Incidental"
Oregon Jury Awards $28 Million in Antitrust Class Action Against Weyerhauser On April 29, 2008, Weyerhauser lost a class action lawsuit filed in Oregon; the class action complaint reportedly alleged antitrust violations in that Weyerhauser allegedly monopolized the market for
As a resource for California class action defense attorneys, so that they may anticipate the types of class actions against which they will have to defend, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits
Bryan Hoch reports:Hughes visited a Connecticut optometrist on Friday and was found to be "slightly nearsighted," he said, and was issued a prescription for glasses. Hughes could be sidelined until July with a stress fracture in his ninth rib,...
He's had 26 PA against lefties this year and hasn't gotten a hit yet. Yep, he's worked 5 walks and gotten hit 3 times...but no hits. That works out to a lovely line of 000/.296/.000/.296...AWESOME.For anyone interested, he's hitting .214/.333/...
Mike Ashmore, of the great Thunder Thoughts blog, finished a great Q&A recently and if any prospect watchers haven't checked it out, I would def. recommend it. Mike interviews Trenton Thunder pitching coach Scott Aldred on each pitcher on the
I know that everyone is hating on the Yankees pitching and yes, for good reason...but let's not just throw the pitchers under the bus. In my mind, it's the offense that's just as big a problem. I mean, let's be
Taiwan's number one son and sweetheart to all the ladies, Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang, improved to 6-0 with a 90 pitch, 6 inning, 1 earned run performance against the Mariners on Friday night.Wang's opponent, Erik Bedard, was pretty good himse...
From Ronald Blum:The good news was the New York Yankees catcher didn’t need an operation now. The bad news was that he will be sidelined for at least five weeks."I thought I was going to have to get surgery. We’re
In order to make room for Darrell Rasner, Ian Kennedy was demoted. Joe Girardi says that Kei Igawa is the "leading candidate" to replace him in the rotation. At least, for now.
Mike Mussina has spent the last 15 days silencing critics, and gave us a gem Saturday afternoon as the Yankees got back to the .500 mark with a 6-1 victory over the Mariners. Mussina allowed only a run on seven
Woo hoo for Darrell Rasner. He did what Phil Hughes and IPK failed to accomplish, i.e. pick up a win for the Yankees. He was the main story of the day, starting out shaky, giving up a 2-run HR to
