Northpoint Health Services of Arkansas, LLC v. Wayne Rutherford & Tresa Robinson, Nos. 09-2433 & 09-2435. Wayne Rutherford and Tresa Robinson, as representatives of Isaac Rutherford and Donna Faye Snow, respectively, brought separate state actions against nursing home facilities in Fayetteville and Springdale, Arkansas, that were operated by Northpoint Health Services of Arkansas, LLC (“Northpoint”) [...]
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Eighth Circuit refuses to apply “look through” approach to §4 petitions to compel arbitration under the FAA based on diversity jurisdiction.
Posted in Arbitration, Practice & Procedure, tagged diversity jurisdiction, Federal Arbitration Act on May 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Second Circuit allows claim for obesity discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law.
Posted in Civil Rights, Disability Law, Health Law, tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, obesity discrimination on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Elliot Spiegel sued Daniel “Tiger” Schulmann and UAK Management Co., claiming his weight got him fired as a karate instructor at the Tiger Schulmann Karate School in Stamford, Connecticut. Spiegel stated he has a medical condition called hypogonadism that prevents him from losing weight. He alleged invasion of privacy (based on Spiegel’s photos in a [...]
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