Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

DAlaska: In Limine Order With Real Bite

In Taheri v. Evergreen Aviation Ground Logistics Enterprises, Inc., the plaintiff employee complains of retaliatory termination.  In response to Rule 26, interrogatories, and a court order, plaintiff apparently supplied less-than-full responses.  On the employer’s in limine motion, U. S. District Judge Ralph Beistline has limited the employee’s evidence at trial:

Defendant complains that Plaintiff has provided no […]

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Occupational Licensing: Witness Immunity Doesn’t Prevent Professional Discipline

When a state licensing board sought to discipline an architect for misconduct as an expert witness in an arbitration, the architect claimed testimonial immunity.  [The architect issued a report that failed to include all known relevant and pertinent information on a boundary dispute, as required by 12 AAC 36.210(a)(4). ]
The State of Alaska Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers […]