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 has expanded since the Pullman case. The Supreme Court has identified three distinct types of cases from which a federal court should abstain: (1) If the meaning of a state law or regulation is claimed to be unconstitutional, and the meaning of the statute or regulation can be discovered in the state's court system, abstention is appropriate.