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Appeals Panel Rejects Suit Over Abandoned Mine Shaft Death

DENVER — A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died when the car she was riding in drove off a Forest Service road and into an …

Federal Appeals Panel Says Deaf Med Student Can Sue

A jury should be allowed to decide a deaf medical school student’s discrimination lawsuit against Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., a federal appeals court panel said Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a …

Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Crash Victim’s Award

A federal appeals panel upheld a $407,000 jury award to a Michigan man who suffered severe injuries in a crash he says was caused by a Nebraska county’s failure to adequately mark a sharp turn in a road. Last year, …