According to the amended complaint, the plaintiffs, Tierney Darden, Trudy Darden and Tayah Minniefield were waiting on the outer lane of the lower level street outside Terminal 2 at O’Hare on August 2, 2015, when a pedestrian shelter fell on them. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants, City of Chicago and Chicago Department of Aviation, were negligent in failing to inspect, maintain and repair the shelter. They also allege that the defendants are guilty of willful and wanton conduct in that they allowed the shelter anchors to deteriorate, knowingly replaced original anchors with inadequate anchors, failed to consult with structural engineers and architects regarding alterations to the anchors, allowed only 2 out of 7 anchors to secure the structure, and knowingly allowed the …show more content…
Defendants are to disclose their 213(f)(3) witnesses by 5/1/17 and their deps are to go by 6/15/17. The case has a CMC on 4/20/17 CMC for “status on defendants’ 213(f)(3) witnesses” and a trial date of 8/10/17. Tierney Darden is to undergo a physical examination by Dr. Thomas Hedge on 3/31/17 at her house in Vernon Hills. (Quick internet search reveals that Thomas L. Hedge, MD, specialty is Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Northridge, CA. He graduated from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in 1976. Dr. Hedge currently practices at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in California. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, brain injury medicine, and spinal cord injury medicine.) Tierney Darden is also to be interviewed by Tom Grzesik, vocational rehab expert, sometime this month. (Research shows only defense work. A friend of mine, a defense attorney that tries catastrophic cases, used him once, liked him and said he would use him again.) Plaintiffs’ counsel will have the examination and interview videotaped and is allowed to have an observer present at
The Unjust Criminal Case and Civil Implications Of the Timothy Masters Case On the eleventh day of February, in 1987, the body of thirty-seven year old Peggy Hettrick was drug through a park in Fort Collins, Colorado. Almost exactly Twenty-one years later on January 22, 2008 Timothy Masters was released from Buena Vista Prison after being exonerated of her murder. During that time span a whirlwind of criminal and moral injustices occurred, which eventually led the life sentence of an innocent man. All in all this was one of the greatest legal screw ups in Colorado’s history.
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
The defendant was accused of fraudulently supplying a will from her husband. A handwriting expert, Shirl Solomon, verified that the signature was indeed the doctor’s and the signature of the notary who witnessed the
I wanted to give you the respect of a face to face explanation of the issues I found in your medical records, which I believe will make it impossible to recover substantial compensation in this matter. Since we have not been able to meet in person, I will briefly explain why I do not want to pursue this case. The UMDNJ hosptial record for your ER visit on April 7, 2015 indicates “patient states he is using crutches at home secondary to a previous left hip replacement that is recalled and he is waiting for surgery, he missed his step on a loose floor board in the house tonight and fell onto his left side.” You “complained of pain in the left shoulder and unable to fully abduct his arm and also has pain in the left hip area and left
Possible Discovery Violation and Other Trial Issues: As already alluded to, during the trial, Mr. Cox testified about a possible pre-trial identification of Mr. Nealy which was not previously disclosed by the State. Mr. Nealy’s attorney objected to the testimony and motioned for a mistrial because of it. The trial judge overruled the objection and denied the motion for a mistrial because she ruled there was not a discovery violation. This issue was also argued on appeal and the appellate court affirmed the trial judge’s
Also, she will testify that practice for the year had commenced in June 2011 and the team practiced approximately 3-4 times per week. She will testify on the day of the plaintiff’s injury she was properly supervising practice and that she was only four to five feet away from the group when the injury
The appellant essential accommodation claim went to trial but court excluded evidence regarding to disability. The plaintiff’s is not estopped by her SSDI and long term disability claims. However the issue should have been decided by jury. The court foreclosed to grant the plaintiff was not a qualified individual.
On balance, the probative value of evidence of Ms. Fitzgerald’s drug use is extremely high and substantially outweighs any risk of either unfair prejudice or undue delay. IV. MS. FITZGERALD’S PRIOR DURG US IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITON ON HEARSAY UNDER RULE
Procedural History • The State of Minnesota convicted Kelbel in violation of first-degree murder, past pattern of child abuse, and second-degree murder. • The Supreme Court of Minnesota sentenced Kelbel to life in prison. • Kelbel first appealed that the jury must find beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed the violations. • Secondly, Kelbel appealed that the evidence presented was insufficient.
The plaintiff was suing based on failure to take the proper guidance and action to prevent
Paul, the evidence from the DA’s office, the doctors, members of the Children's Institute International (CII) and clients. He had to work together with them to defend his case. This was shown when a plea bargain was offered to Ms. MaMartin. 2. How significant was discretion with respect to the defense attorney?
This witness is an alibi witness that can place the defendant in another location at the time of the crime. I have not shared my decision to call this witness with anyone yet, however, I am required to turn over the information about reasonably anticipated witnesses at least 30 days before the trial start date. The prosecution has made a request for discovery from me that includes sharing who I am calling as a witness in the trial. This also specifically called for any written statements regarding the anticipated testimony of said
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
The defense has presented our witnesses that have given accounts of the whole situation. Through these witnesses, we have shown that the counsellor did not act appropriately, given the evidence possessed at the time,
As an author that has some private investigative training at the University of Washington Thoft’s series draws a lot from the real world of injury attorneys. One of her instructors in college had worked with