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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2018

203 articles

• Ohio's Judge Recusal Rules Violate Due Process, Suit Says
• USOC Revamps Amid Nassar Scandal, CEO To Step Down
• American Airlines, Boeing Sued For Chaotic Plane Escape
• Med Mal Expert Can Testify Despite Specialty: SC High Court
• Ohio Court Says Shoulder Surgery Med Mal Claim Is Too Old
• Ex-NFLers Tell 9th Circ. Painkiller Suit Is Not Too Late
• La. Appeals Court Says Eye Surgery Patient Can't Sue Twice
• Doc Admits Letting Aegerion See Patient Data, Target Teens
• Philly Atty Accused Of Injuring Man Amid Divorce Case
• Mass. Justices Toss Suit Over 4th Grader's Bullying Injury
• Elite Volleyball Coach Faces Suit Over Alleged Abuse
• Ill. Court Affirms Win For Doc In Kidney Failure Trial
• Calif. Court Says Patient's Son Didn't Sign Away Own Rights
• Ex-Counsel's Errors Doom Med Mal Claims, NJ Court Says
• Texas Panel OKs Defense Win In Suit Over Man's Death
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• Calif. High Court Has A Chance To Define 'Accident'
• Family Of Veteran Who Committed Suicide Wins Med Mal Trial
• Cleveland Clinic Surgeon Escapes Patient Injury Suit
• Dealership's Delay Undercuts Bid To Nix Pa. Car Crash Award
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Elderly Patient Has Right To Sue
• Education Dept. To Investigate Michigan State Over Nassar
• Strip Club Can Arbitrate Dancer's Claims, Texas Court Says
• Doctor Charged Over Sharing Patient Info With Aegerion
• NY Judges' Facebook Ruling May Aid Targets Of Injury Suits
• After A Drone Accident, Who Can Be Held Responsible?
• Meningitis Pharmacist Must Forfeit $175K Before Restitution
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Surgery Patient's Med Mal Case
• Texas Justices Pass On Hospital's Expert Report Row
• 'Strategy' Defense Fails Atty Who Shirked Case: Texas Court
• Top Challenges Facing Amtrak In 2018
• Judge Calls For Sanctions In WWE Concussion Suit
• La. Court Revives Suit Over Hospital Care During Katrina
• Sam's Club Can't Escape $1M Verdict Over Woman's Injury
• Va. Supreme Court Overturns Patient's $652K Med Mal Verdict
• Doc Asks Texas Justices To Review Med Board Subpoenas
• Jury Awards $53M To Brothers Injured In Truck Collision
• Omni Urges 1st Circ. To Rehear Suit Over Hotel Lobby Assault
• NJ Hotel Escapes Patron's Infection Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Pa. Attys' $38K Sanctions Halted For 3rd Circ. Appeal
• CACI Still Faces Torture Claims By Abu Ghraib Prisoners
• Texas Panel Says Expert Testimony Dooms Med Mal Claim
• MSU Hit With New Suit Over Nassar Gymnast Abuse
• Ga. Court Says Doc's Murder Trial Needn't Halt Civil Suit
• US Airways Owes Worker For Bus Injury, Pa. Court Says
• NJ Trampoline Park Loses Bid To Arbitrate Injury Claims
• Birth Defect Suit Against Motorla Revived By Ill. Panel
• Mass. Court Says Med Mal Suit Properly Nixed As Untimely
• State Can Be Liable Over Guardrail In Crash, Pa. Justices Rule
• Suspended Doc Can't Challenge Authority Of Ky. Med Board
• NJ Justices Say City, Inspector Fully Immune From Fire Suit
• Hamas Victims Can't Seize Artifacts, Supreme Court Rules
• Hospital Can't Arbitrate Patient Death Suit, Ohio Court Says
• Cancer Patient's Drug Use Was Fair Game, Wash. Court Says
• Ex-Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio Loses Appeal In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Woman Convicted Of Son's Murder Sues Over Courtroom Fall
• Justices Decline 'Vexatious' Patient's Suit Over CT Scan
• Atty Relishes Role As Longtime Foe Of Tort Reform Laws
• Ky. Court Upholds Doc's Win In Cancer Med Mal Case
• Rehab To Pay $25M To End Investor Suit Over Murder Probe
• Driver Exits Suit Over Drug-Fueled Crash Post-Settlement
• No New Trial In $4.5M Delivery Injury Suit, Del. Judge Rules
• Exxon Denies It Caused Mont. Oil Well Worker's Death
• HOA Slammed With $20M Verdict Over Swing Set Injury
• Robot Surgery Suit Tossed Too Soon, Fla. Appeals Panel Says
• Lundy Law Scolded In Decision Axing False Advertising Suit
• McElroy Deutsch Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Atty For New RI Office
• Ill. Court Affirms Transfer Of Suit Against Redbox Driver
• Mass. Court Affirms Toss Of Negligent Discharge Suit
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Texas Architects Escape Death Suit Over Faulty Design
• Texas Jury Slaps Docs With $6.6M Verdict In Blood Clot Case
• NCAA, College At Fault For Foul Ball Injury, Ex-Player Says
• Pa. Justices Snub Patient's Appeal Over Brain Hemorrhage
• NY High Court Backs 'Continuous Treatment' Med Mal Rule
• Paris Survivor Blames Social Media Giants For ISIS Terror
• Texas Court Says Suit Over Post-Surgery Pain Not Timely
• Houston Homeowners Can't Revive Flood Negligence Suit
• Navy Yard Shooting Victims Must Propose Damages By April
• Co. Can't Dodge Liability For Worker's Finger Amputation
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• NJ Court Bars 'Pre-Pre-Existing' Condition In Cancer Case
• Texas DOT Can't Nix Jury Award For Injured Motorcyclist
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Ohio Court OKs Win For Doc, Nurse In Suit Over Man's Death
• Calif. Court OKs Doc's Injury Verdict, Nixes $2.9M Fees Award
• Venture Capitalist Sued For Alleged In-Flight Sex Battery
• Doc's Trial Win Preserved In Case Over Botched Biopsy Death
• Fla. Court OKs Spa Customer's $814K Award, Adds Atty Fees
• Death Claim Against Hospital Too Late, Calif. Court Affirms
• White Sox Bat For Early Win In Ex-Yankee's Injury Suit
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Private Facebook Pages Can Be Fair Game: NY High Court
• Bill Paxton's Family Sues Hospital, Doc For Wrongful Death
• Pa. Nurse Escapes Brother's Suit Over Mother's Death
• Baylor Can't Use Med Mal Law To Beat Wrongful Firing Suit
• Juror's Ties To Doc Don't Merit Retrial, Pa. Court Says
• What Hospitals Need To Know Before Forming A Drug Co.
• Acting For Trial Lawyers: The Power Of Vulnerability
• Meningitis Pharmacist Tells Court Restitution Is Too Much
• Anesthesiologist Case May Lower Bar For Fla. Med Mal Suits
• Morgan & Morgan Snags Med Mal Pro For Nashville Office
• 9th Circ. OKs Sanctions For First Solar Wrongful Death Suit
• Chubb Negligently Rejected $2M Injury Deal, Suit Says
• Psychiatrist's Evaluation Of Doc Protected, NY Court Rules
• Facing The 'Reptile' In The Courtroom
• Uber Sued By Texas Woman Allegedly Raped By Driver
• Syracuse, Lacrosse Coach Must Face Ex-Player's Injury Suit
• Pa. Docs Dodge Suit Over NJ Woman's Skull Surgery Infection
• Tenn. Court Must Rethink Whether Dead Man Knew Diagnosis
• 10 Insights Into The West Virginia Supreme Court Of Appeals
• NJ Can't Hear Sandals Food Poisoning Suit, Panel Says
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• Connell Foley Nabs LeClairRyan Trial Group In Newark
• 'Throw' Your Mini-Opening To Get The Best Jury Possible
• Bucs Look To Dodge Player's Negligence Claim In Injury Suit
• NHL Players Fight Bid To Dump Experts From Concussion Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To Ax Duty Of Care For Student-Athletes
• Mich. State Seeks Removal Of Med School Dean Over Nassar
• Woman Sues BBQ Chain Over Industrial Staple In Sandwich
• NJ Personal Injury Firm Sued Over Atty's Trip-And-Fall
• Mental Health Centers Strike $4M Deal In Medicaid Fraud Row
• Train Conductor's Widow Sues Amtrak, CSX Over Fatal Crash
• NM Appeals Court Upholds $165M Jury Award Against FedEx
• Records Clinched Amputee's $109M Win In Surgery-Error Trial
• Your Case Was Remanded By The MDL Court — Now What?
• Calif. High Court OKs Safety Fines For Factory Explosion
• Texas Justices Told Record Refutes $9.6M Brain Injury Verdict
• MD's Knowledge Of Risks Bars Hernia Patch Defect Claims
• Ore. Supreme Court Recognizes 'Wrongful Birth' Claims
• Texas Court Won't Force Hospital Into Med Mal Case
• Texas Court Upholds Anesthesia Co.'s Win In Death Suit
• Omni Must Face Suit Over Hotel Lobby Assault, 1st Circ. Says
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• SC Appeals Court Reopens Electroshock Med Mal Case
• Inside New HHS Plan For Health Care Worker Protections
• Power, Corruption And Lies: How Juries Are Responding
• Senators Call For Investigation Of USOC Over Nassar Scandal
• Judge Sinks Suit Against Royal Caribbean Over Harvey Cruise
• La. Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge In Med Mal Row
• Doc Can't Use Depression To Stall Medicare Fraud Sentencing
• 7th Circ. Affirms $2.75M Awarded To Truck Driver's Estate
• TxDOT Contractor Didn't Cause Ice Patch That Killed Driver
• School Snags Win Against Insurer Over $10M Policy Trigger
• Insurer Must Cover Fraud Claims Against NJ Atty, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Favors Publix Super Markets In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Johnny Mathis Must Face Paralyzed Window Washer's Suit
• Ill. Court Slashes $22M Med Mal Verdict After Patient's Death
• Hospital To Face Some Claims In Last Meningitis MDL Case
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• 4 Premises Liability Cases To Know
• Witness Preparation Also Requires Witness Training
• After Tragedy, Mom Says Pharmacists Must Seek Docs' Rx OK
• Ill. Court Tosses Wrongful Death Suit Filed 1 Day Late
• 2nd Circ. Says Conn. School Must Pay $41M Injury Verdict
• U-Haul Tells Texas Justices Accident Expert Has Conflicts
• Hospital Can't Face Negligent Diagnosis Claims, 8th Circ. Says
• White Sox Want Ex-Yankee's Injury Suit Moved To Fed. Court
• UPenn Hospital Can't Yet Exit Brain-Damage Suit, Judge Says
• Patient Didn't Show Rehab Center Caused Injury, Court Finds
• Doc Must Face Undiagnosed Heart Disease Suit, Court Says
• Screening Lapses Led To Pair Of Train Crashes, Feds Say
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Final OK Of NCAA Concussion Deal Again Stalls Over Notice
• Texas Justices Asked To OK Amputation Suit's Expert Reports
• Philly Judge Orders Criminal Trial In 2015 Amtrak Crash
• How They Won It: Salvi Nets $115M Deal For O'Hare Victim
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2017 In Review
• Ill. Court Says Trial Judge Didn't Stymie Heart Surgery Suit
• Surgery Center, Estate Contest Punitives In Meningitis MDL
• Winery Settles Feds' Enviro Claims Over Fatal Ammonia Leak
• Ex-Doc Gets 8 Years For Fraud, Illegally Dispensing Opioids
• Nestlé Tells 9th Circ. Child Slavery Claims Lack US Focus
• 5th Circ. Tosses Ex-School Nurse's Whistleblower Suit
• Aaron Hernandez Brain Injury Suit Transferred To Pa. MDL
• Chiquita Settles With Families Before Terrorism Trial
• Ex-USA Gymnastics Doc Gets 40 To 125 More Years In Prison
• Calif. Building Not Liable For Window Washer's Death
• Sports Personal Injury Cases To Watch
• Md. Justices OK Expert's Use Of Medical Files In Injury Case
• Rejected PI Deal Warrants Costs Award, Calif. Court Rules
• Ky. Court Affirms Doc's Win In Suit Over Patient's Death
• Mass. Health Boards Raise Concerns Over Potential Pipelines
• Florida PI Firm Sheds Never-Served Overtime Suit
• How To Compete For The Next Big Personal Injury Case
• Texas Justices Say Expert Report OK In Eye Damage Suit
• 7th Circ. Affirms Starbucks' Win Over Finger Amputation
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• Acting For Trial Lawyers: Emphasis And Impact Devices
• 6th Circ. Restores Ky. Woman's Walmart Slip-And-Fall Case
• Don't Let PFAS Leave A Mark On Your Business Transaction
• Hospital's $9M Agreement To Trump $43M Med Mal Verdict
• USA Cycling Beats Suit Over Calif. Racer's Death
• Feds Drop Appeal Of $41.6M Infant Brain Injury Award
• Water District Shielded From Flooding Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Board Says Ill. Atty Dishonestly Took Funds From Client
• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Doc In Expert Report Row
• Zip Line Incident At Camp Not Covered, Insurer Tells 8th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Won't Interfere With Opioid Probe Into Texas Doc
• All MLB Ballparks To Have Expanded Netting In 2018
• Ship Photographer Who Shot Murder Scene Fights Arbitration
• 5 Challenges For Attys In Doc-Patient Sex Assault Cases
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age