The objective of this paper is to examine the universally common injury of a lateral ankle sprain. A lateral ankle sprain results in the tearing of specific ligaments present in the ankle, which can occur during a multitude of activities. In this paper the injuries common occurrences, treatments, rehabilitations as well as the anatomy involved in a lateral ankle sprain will be analyzed. Nonsurgical approaches are the simplest and most familiar proposals when experiencing a lateral ankle sprain on
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D., Cynthia Fretwell, Women’s Contemporary Care Associates, P.C. and Nassau Surgical Associates, P.C. for medical malpractice. The 30-year-old Stacey Galette went to Winthrop University Hospital for a laparoscopic removal of an ectopic pregnancy procedure on October 6, 2009. Prior to discharge, the patient complained several times of abdominal, but she was
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Court of Appeal Holds No Anti-SLAPP Motion Even Where Attorney-Client Relationship Questionable California courts have repeatedly held that the anti-SLAPP statute set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure §425.16 has no application where a client alleges breach of professional or ethical obligations by its attorney. In its decision filed October 13, 2015 in the case of Sprengel v. Zbylut, it has gone one step further to hold the anti-SLAPP statute does not apply even where the attorney-client
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Facts of the Case Around July 21, 2002 Plaintiffs were parents who were in a car accident while carrying their unborn child, by the defendant who was intoxicated after leaving a bar that was owned by defendant landlord. The parents proceeded to sue defendants for personal injury and wrongful death. The owner of the bar and landlord both lead to dismiss the wrongful death and the landlord dismissed all of the counts against it as well. When D drove his pickup truck, Madruga drove out of his lane
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Ralph’s Grocery and United Food and Commercial Workers Union The case that I chose for the week 6 critical thinking assignment concerns Ralph’s Grocery Company, located in California. It applies to this week’s material due to the fact that the case involves unlawful suspension and discharge of an employee, as reviewed by the National Labor Relations Board. Background In May 2011, Vittorio Razi was an employee at Ralph’s Grocery and was suspended and terminated after he refused to take a drug test
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Who were the parties to this case? Plaintiff: FRANK SNOWNEY on behalf of himself and other “persons who were cargo an energy surcharge as an overnight hotel guest in one of the defendant's hotels. Defendant: Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc., Harrah's Laughlin, Inc., Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. (HOC), Rio Properties, Inc., and Harveys Tahoe Management Company, Inc. What type of motion did the defendants bring in the trial court? Defendants a filed a motion to quash the summons for lack of
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1. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 190.1, CSB seeks to conduct discovery under Level 2, Rule 190.3. PARTIES 2. Plaintiff Collin Street Bakery, Inc. is a Texas corporation. 3. Defendant De Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, Inc. is a Texas Corporation with its principal place of business in Dallas County, Texas, and may be served by serving its registered agent, Denis J. Boulle, located at 6821 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75205, or wherever he may be found. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. This Court
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The plaintiff’s voice reduced to a hoarse whisper because of the operation. The plaintiff sues for damages on four theories: specific negligence, breach of express warranty, res ipsa loquitur, and battery or trespass. An expert witness claimed the procedure of the surgery would be unusual to disrupt the laryngeal nerve during this type of surgery. The defendant testified that the plaintiff’s laryngeal nerve might have been extremely sensitive to this type of injury. Due to insufficient evidence on all
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Case name: State v. Starfield Facts: On February 24, 1989 at approximately 1:47am, Ramsey County deputy sheriffs were called to the scene of an accident. The accident was located at Gem Lake where a car was found stuck in a snow-filled ditch. Upon approaching the vehicle, Deputy Lopez found the appellant, Sandra Starfield, sitting in the driver’s seat. His initial observation was that the car’s engine was off and the headlights were turned on, yet the key was not in the ignition nor was it anywhere
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Plaintiff/Counterdefendant Weatherford Texas Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Weatherford Regional Medical Center (“Hospital”) files its Answer to Joseph Daniels, D.O. d/b/a Southwest Orthopedic Associates’ (“Practice”) Counterclaim as follows: I. GENERAL DENIAL 1. Hospital generally denies each and every, all and singular, the material allegations of Practice’s Counterclaim and demands strict proof thereof by a preponderance of the evidence. II. SPECIFIC DENIALS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES 2. Hospital specifically
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