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LASIK provider deceived injured patients to prevent lawsuits,
class action says
A laser eye correction surgery provider systematically performed surgery on patients who should not have had it and then told them only after the applicable statute of limitations had run that the surgery caused their complications, according to a class action filed last month.
Ohio Supreme Court upholds statute limiting right to sue for
employer intentional torts
In two separate decisions issued on the same day, the Ohio high court all but closed the courthouse doors to workers injured by employers’ intentional torts, leaving the workers’ compensation system as their only remedy, the plaintiffs say.
Eighth Circuit affirms verdict against landlord for hostile
housing environment
A plaintiff is entitled to damages from a landlord who created a hostile housing environment, the appeals court ruled. In upholding a jury verdict, the court found that the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence that the defendant’s actions were “reprehensible” and “intruded upon [the plaintiff’s] sense of security in her own home.” |