SEIU v. NUHW

A federal court jury has ruled in favor of the SEIU and against 16 former officials who bolted from the SEIU and formed the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The verdict awards a money judgment totaling almost $1.6 million dollars. Randy Shaw has a good analysis at BeyondChron.

Hospital hit for doctor's sexual harassment

A JDSupra poster has commented on a case tried in state court in New York involving sexual harassment. The jury returned a $15 million verdict against a hospital ( $8 million for past emotional distress, $5.5 Million for future emotional distress and $1.5 Million in punitive damages). Despite the doctor's persistent bad conduct, the trial judge reduced the award to $750,000 for past emotional distress.  Bianco v. Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Supreme Court, Queens County, Index # 18702/04).