Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ear, Nose & Throat in the nation for 2015-2016 by U.S. News & World Report. Tonsillectomy (ton-sih-LEK-tuh-me) is the surgical removal of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat â one tonsil on each side. A tonsillectomy was once a common procedure to treat infection and inflammation of the tonsils (tonsillitis).
West Virginiaâs highest court adopted the apex deposition doctrine and granted a writ prohibiting enforcement of a lower court order requiring the deposition of MassMutualâs chairman, president and CEO. In State ex. rel. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins.
The abstention doctrine was adopted by the Supreme Court to allow the federal judiciary to refrain from ruling on constitutional questions. Because it has no explicit source in federal or state laws, it is the exception to the general rule that a litigant may sue or be sued in federal court if the federal court has jurisdiction, or power to hear the case.