LATEST SUMMARIES
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HABEAS
CORPUS
Mauk
v. Lanier, No. 06-12137
Dismissal of habeas petition
is affirmed for failure to exhaust state remedies, however, the case
is remanded to permit the district court to enter a corrected order
dismissing the petition without prejudice. Read
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INJURY AND TORT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW, WORKERS'
COMPENSATION
Locke
v. SunTrust Bank, No. 06-12967
In suit against
employer for injuries plaintiff sustained during a bank robbery,
dismissal of complaint is affirmed as: 1) the negligence claim is
precluded by the workers' compensation exclusivity bar; and 2) the
intentional tort claim does not rise to the level of "indifference
to employee safety" found in Florida cases in which the intentional
tort exception to the workers' compensation exclusivity bar has been
held to apply. Read
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