Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.



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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • August 21, 2026

    WWE Sanctions Ruling Pins Down Spoliation Lesson

    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent verdict in favor of WWE investors may be the most carefully calibrated spoliation sanctions decision in recent memory, and it should reshape how counsel approach their motions — including in federal court, says Ricky Weingarten at Slarskey.

  • August 21, 2026

    Claims Handler's Insurer Freed From $7M Personal Injury Row

    An excess insurer for an insurance claims handler owes no coverage for a demand by a former client of the claims handler to indemnify the client against a plaintiff seeking to collect on a $7 million personal injury judgment against a policyholder, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled.

  • August 21, 2026

    Transportation Tracker: Boeing, CH Robinson Verdicts

    In our latest Law360 Transportation Tracker, an Illinois jury awarded $29 million to the family of a U.N. worker killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8, while freight broker C.H. Robinson was hit with a blockbuster $604 million verdict in Texas over a fatal 2021 trucking accident.

  • August 20, 2026

    Abbott Inks $670M Deal To End Some Preterm Formula Claims

    Abbott Laboratories announced Thursday that it has agreed to pay about $670 million to partially resolve ongoing litigation alleging its specialty baby formula caused premature babies to suffer a disabling intestinal condition.

  • August 20, 2026

    Instagram Algorithm Czar Tells Jury Safety Helps Profits

    The Instagram executive responsible for the algorithm kicked off Meta's defense case Thursday over Tennessee's claims it concealed harm to youths' mental health, testifying the company's efforts to protect children also protect its bottom line.

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  • LITIGATION
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  • Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
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