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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2018

192 articles

• Questions On Room Check Lead To Hotel Guest's Suit Revival
• Family Fights Verdict For Doc Who OK'd Surgery
• Pa. Real Estate Developer Beats Man's Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Insurer On Hook For $8M After Jury's Bad Faith Verdict
• Texas Court Tosses Wrongful Death Case Against Pharmacy
• 9th Circ. Won't Hold Twitter Liable For Fatal ISIS Attack
• GrayRobinson Opens In West Palm Beach With 3 Shareholders
• Pharmacist Gets 8 Years For Making Meningitis-Linked Drugs
• Insurer, Security Co. Denied Wins In Injury Coverage Row
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• Michigan State Faces Title IX Legal Woes After Nassar
• Tribe Settles Suit Over Hard Rock Casino Guest's Death
• 4 Ways To Save Injury Clients From Social Media Disasters
• Yacht Worker Wins $70M Sexual Assault Verdict
• Money Woes Can't Justify Med Mal Motion, NJ Panel Says
• Pa. Justices To Mull Privilege For Atty Emails To Consultants
• BP Unit Can Stay Out Of Algerian Rig Attack Suit
• $5.9M Jury Award Upheld In Man's Feeding Tube Death
• Fla. Hospital Sues To Keep 'Adverse Incident Reports' Private
• NM Court Exceeded Authority In Negligence Case: 10th Circ.
• Insurer Sues Over $5M Refinery Fire Injury Settlements
• 4 Habits That Can Land Personal Injury Attys In Hot Water
• Recent Illinois Verdicts Reinforce Potency Of Remittitur
• Ga. High Court Says Teacher Is Immune In Student Death Suit
• Texas Panel Says Basic Owes For Employee Death Litigation
• NCAA, Notre Dame Say Football Concussion Suit Time-Barred
• NY Set To Extend Time Limits For Cancer Patients' Claims
• Pharmacist Should Pay Meningitis Victims $82M, Gov't Says
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Expert's Resume Gap Dooms Dental Implant Suit: Conn. Panel
• DC Circ. Keeps McDonald's Out Of Drunken Fight Death Suit
• Ill. Doctor Couldn't Block New Expert In Misdiagnosis Suit
• 4 Tort Reform Challenges To Watch
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• NJ Med Mal Suit Moves Ahead Despite Late Expert Report
• Fla. Amputee Gets $109M After Botched Cyst Removal
• Texas City Immune From Car Crash Death Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Mich. Nurses Off Hook In Employment Discrimination Row
• New Orleans Doc Gets 10 Years For Running Opioid 'Pill Mill'
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Humana Suit Over Medicare Funds
• Feds Settles Suit Over VA Patient's Spinal Misdiagnosis
• Nassar Conviction Sparks House Probe Into Abuse In Sports
• NHL, Player's Kin Spar Over CBA's Role In 7th Circ. Fight
• Md. Court Upholds Pulling Dentist's License for Drug Use
• Pa. Court Won't Rehear Murder-Suicide Insurance Row
• Pa. Justices Urged Not To Revive $2M Store Shooting Award
• Acting For Trial Lawyers: Finding The Theme Of Your Case
• Feds Pay $2.3M To End Veteran Overdose Death Suit
• Pa. Jury Awards Record $40M For Baby's Spinal Birth Injury
• No Duty To Defend Insured In Subcontractor Suit, Court Says
• NJ Cancer Clinic Can't Beat NY Med Mal Suit On Jurisdiction
• Ex-Rutgers Coach Dodges Sex Assault Suit Over Late Filing
• Mich. State's Legal Troubles Not Over After Prez Resigns
• Blender Co. Knew Magic Bullet Posed Serious Risk, Suit Says
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Texas Surgery Center Bungled Anesthesia Care, Insurer Says
• Fla. Case Points To Speculative Nature Of Asbestos Claims
• Texas Docs Ink Deal After $1M Award In Patient Death Case
• Ex-USA Gymnastics Doc Sentenced To 40 To 175 Years
• Beth Israel Deal Doesn't Save Docs From Med Mal Suit
• Exxon Radiation Suit Belongs In State Court, 5th Circ. Told
• La. Court Tosses Doc's Malicious Prosecution Appeal
• Hernandez Brain Injury Suit Paused For Possible MDL Transfer
• NCAA To Investigate MSU Over Nassar Allegations
• Jury Clears Doctor Over Complication In Late-Term Abortion
• GM Hit With First-Known Suit Over Self-Driving Car Crash
• Mo. Court Affirms Doc's Trial Win In $1.4M Whistleblower Suit
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Expert Opinions In Bad Birth Suit
• Med Mal Suit's Expert Reports Insufficient, Hospital Says
• Md. High Court Revives Negligence Claims From Med Mal Suit
• Texas Panel Reverses Itself, Revives $43.5M Injury Suit
• Blank Rome Slams DQ Bid Amid Producers' Plane-Crash Suit
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Hilton, Snorkeling Co. Urged To End $20.5M Drowning Suit
• Carnival Can't Escape Sick Passenger's Negligence Suit
• Utah Nursing Home Must Pay Full $1.4M Med Mal Verdict
• Feds Urge End To Suit Accusing VA Dentist Of Unsterile Habits
• LA Atty Geragos Accused of Blowing Hospital Death Suit
• German Surgical Toolmaker Cut From NJ Cancer Death Suit
• Riddell Slams Hundreds Of Remand Bids In Concussion MDL
• Texas Panel Backs Toss Of Bedsore Case Against Med Center
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Raise Fees In $2.5M Med Mal Case
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Frat, Sorority Sisters Face Liability In Ill. Hazing Death
• Expert Ups Suggested Fee Cap In NFL Concussion Deal
• Pa. Appeals Court Slams Trial Court Over Transfer Order
• HHS' Anti-Abortion Protections Put Hospitals On Notice
• Ill. Court Affirms Doc's Trial Win In Knee Surgery Suit
• Vet Amputee Too Late To Sue VA, Gov't Tells 4th Circ.
• Ex-United Pilot's $35M Bipolar Misdiagnosis Suit Tossed
• Calif. High Court To Review Cedars-Sinai Anti-SLAPP Dispute
• La. Court Absolves Doc From Missing Fatal Sepsis In Patient
• Prosecutor Flustered By Surprise Motions At Insys Hearing
• Doc Not On Hook For ER Patient's Death, Court Says
• Panel Backs Univ. Of Md. Hospital's Med Mal Trial Win
• USA Gymnastics Ends Deal With Karolyi Ranch Center
• NJ Doc Cops To Bogus Opioid Prescriptions, Medicare Billing
• Pa. Court OKs Transfer In Patient's Transport Injury Suit
• Insurer's Bid To Avoid $11M Coverage Stays Alive
• Chicago Hospital Accused Of Reusing HIV-Tainted Syringe
• Punitive Damages OK'd For NY Doctor's Records Destruction
• Texas Court Orders Unsealing Of Settlements In Fire Suit
• Nursing Home Patient's Family Can't Revive Axed Jury Win
• Gymnast Won't Be Fined For Speaking Of Doc's Alleged Abuse
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Med Mal Suit Over Injections
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• Calif. Residents Sue Utility Cos. Over Wildfires, Mudslides
• Mo. Court Affirms OBGYN's Win In Miscarriage Case
• Chicago Pays $115M To Woman Paralyzed At O'Hare Airport
• NYC Hospital Caused Eagles Guitarist's Death, Suit Says
• Landlord Not Covered For Fatal Stabbings, Insurer Says
• Mich. Court Affirms Dentist's Trial Win In Malpractice Case
• NJ Opioid Laws Tackle Rx Fraud, Nix Antidote Liability
• Man Says VA Hospital Left Scalpel In His Abdomen
• Salvi Schostok Lands Ex-Hinshaw & Culbertson Litigation Atty
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting Victim's Family Sues Delta
• 1st Circ. Sends 3 More Meningitis Pharmacists To Trial
• NJ Firefighters' Suits Over Siren Hearing Loss Consolidated
• 6th Circ. Revives VA Patient's Nurse Sex Assault Suit
• Surgeon Sentenced For Burning Initials Onto Patients' Livers
• Unlicensed NY Surgeon Indicted Over $1.3M Disability Fraud
• Disbarred Atty Can Recoup Fees From Med Mal Case
• VA Hospital, Doctor Accused Of Overlooking Cancer Signs
• Conn. Justices Say Patients Can Sue Over Privacy Violations
• Feds Must Pay $1.4M For VA Patient's Cancer Misdiagnosis
• Pa. Hospital's Missteps Led to Ohio Man's Death, Suit Says
• Fla. High Court Agrees To Take Up Med Mal Appeal
• $1.9M Med Mal Verdict Had To Go, Texas Justices Told
• Ill. Court Affirms Man's $21M Railroad Injury Verdict
• 'Unqualified' Expert Sinks Med Mal Suit, Mich. Court Says
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• Tax-Dodging Med Mal Lawyer Ducks Prison Due To Weak Heart
• Amtrak Crash Ups Pressure To Bolster Rail Safety Tech
• Doc Says 'Payoff' By Feds Warrants Nix Of Criminal Case
• Tressler Adds HeplerBroom Atty In Chicago
• 5th Circ. Keeps Exxon Radiation Exposure Suits In Fed. Court
• Ill. Feed Co. Settles Suit Over 2 Workers' Deaths For $6M
• ND's Med Mal Damages Cap Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
• Kmart Escapes Suit Over Electric Scooter Injury
• No Quick Road Ahead For Pa. Risperdal Punitives, Attys Say
• Insurer Must Share In Defense Of Scientology Rehab Suits
• Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Being Pinned By Bed
• NJ Doc Accused Of Killing Wife To Protect Opioid Drug Ring
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• State Med Mal Law Is Unconstitutional, Ark. Judge Rules
• Texas Court Says Jury Instructions OK In ER's Med Mal Win
• Feds Settle Suit Over Veteran's Prostate Cancer Death
• RI High Court Reinstates Doctor's Win In Med Mal Jury Trial
• Will Life Sciences Companies Face More Scrutiny In 2018?
• State Med Mal Agency Overstepped Authority, La. Court Says
• Christie Beats Suit Over Lead Poisoning In Newark Schools
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Ex-Sedgwick Med Mal Defense Atty
• '5 Bite Diet' Doc's Privacy Suit Won't Get High Court Look
• Mass. Court Affirms Use Of Deposition In Med Mal Case
• Supreme Court Won't Review $2.7M Suit Against Care Center
• Supreme Court Rejects Med Mal Arbitration Fight
• Calif. Med Board OK'd To Use Arrest Record For Discipline
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• Calif. Court Tosses Suit Over Untouchable Settlement Annuity
• Taking And Defending Depositions You Can Actually Use
• Neb. High Court Backs Doctor's Trial Win In Med Mal Row
• Mental Health Centers Submitted False Claims, Mass. Says
• Ky. Court Says Judge's Error Nixes Med Mal Defense Win
• Doc To Face Pharmacy's Slander Suit As Texas Justices Pass
• Texas Justices Reject Doc's Bid To Nix Stillborn Baby Suit
• Ill. Court Blocks Hospital's Exit From Preemie Blindness Row
• NC Appeals Court Revives Brain Surgery Med Mal Suit
• La. Court Tosses Suit Over Patient's Brain Tumor Death
• Burns White Snags Three Med Mal Defense Attys
• 7th Circ. Affirms Prison Staff's Win In Birth Injury Med Mal Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Suit Against Atty In Med Mal Row
• Janssen Gets $5.6M Verdict Tossed In Calif. Appeals Court
• Paralyzed Girl's Family Tells 5th Circ. Damages Cap Wrong
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• Mass. Gynecologist Loses Bid For Grand Jury Instructions
• NJ Hospital Tech Dodges Med Mal Suit Over Boy's MRI Scan
• Dentist Can't Withhold Child Medical Docs In Fraud Suit
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• Rehab Clinic Can't Dodge Wrongful Death Suit, Court Says
• Ill. Court Nixes Order For New Trial In Hot Pack Burn Case
• Ill. Panel Backs Health Group's Win In Brain Damage Case
• Indiana Panel Says Liver Transplant Suit Filed Too Late
• Ill. High Court Says Hospital Not Liable For Clinic's Care
• Ohio Court Says Patients Too Late On Spinal Surgery Claims
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• New Med Mal Trial Ordered Over Focus On Expert's Own Case
• Can California Survive Without Tort Reform?
• Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2018