Criminal Law

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Sexual Harassment Policy
Define harassment, outline complaint procedure

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Doctor Paralyzes Patient
Hospital agrees to $3.7 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.

Hospital Malpractice
Corning Hospital agrees to $2.4 million medical negligence settlement after a baby was born with brain damage.

Hospital Staph
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital pays British actress Leslie Ash $10 million settlement after contracting the dangerous infection.

Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.4 Million
Victim of Sexual Attack Awarded $1.5 Million

Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case
Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case

T-Mobile USA
alleging the company charged customers for services without their consent.