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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - March, 2018

239 articles

• Claims Trimmed In Six Flags Roller-Coaster Injury Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Med Mal Verdict
• Tater Tots Injury Suit Survives Pan Am Preemption Rebuttal
• NJ Landlord Must Face Suit Over Infant's Radiator Burn
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Neb. High Court OKs Docs' Win In Botched Surgery Trial
• There Is A Cognitive Science Behind Big Jury Verdicts
• Pa. Jury Awards $20M Over Surgery Patient's Drug Death
• Bard Owes Injured Woman $3.6M In IVC Bellwether, Jury Finds
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Pa. High Court Ruling Erodes Medical Peer Review Protection
• First Bard Vein Filter Bellwether Heads To Jury
• Texas Panel Trims $8.4M Award In Refinery Explosion Case
• Ill. Bad Birth Suit Gutted After Equitable Tolling Bid Fails
• Reenactment Correctly Denied In Injury Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Pa. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Patient's Injury Suit
• The Importance Of Attorney Etiquette In The Courtroom
• MSU, Board Renew Bid To Dodge Nassar Abuse Suits
• Pa. Justices Take Up Appeal In Failed Liver Transplant Suit
• 9/11 Victims' Terrorism MDL Against Saudi Arabia Trimmed
• Ex-NFLers Say Riddell Can't Rely On CBAs In Concussion Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Revive Doc's Suit Against Hospital
• NJ Justices Preserve $1.5M Verdict In Doctor Stalking Row
• Firm Tries To Ditch Assault Claims Arising From Divorce Case
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Bard Exec Defends Handling Of Complaints At Vein Filter Trial
• Sandy Cleanup Worker Gets Metro-North Injury Suit Revived
• Las Vegas Casinos Dodge Texas Suit Over Gambler's Suicide
• Publix Gets Woman's $1.5M Slip-And-Fall Award Tossed
• 11th Circ. Says Construction Co. Acted Recklessly In Fatal Fall
• Tenants Sue Ed Norton's Co. For $7M Over Apartment Fire
• 4th Circ. Won't Let Amerisure Split Costs Of $2M Injury Deal
• Chicago Cab Co. Wants Dykema, Ch. 7 Trustee Sanctioned
• Ex-Chicago Bears Player Sues NFL Over Concussions
• Calif. Court Tosses Botched Birth Control Med Mal Case
• Fla. Court Urged To Review Gas Station's Liability For Crash
• MSU Says Discovery Must Wait In Nassar Abuse Suits
• Tribal Law Scholars Urge Justices To Preserve Tort Immunity
• Chiquita MDL Plaintiffs Can Depose Colombian Witnesses
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Duke Must Face Suit Over Student's Drowning Death Abroad
• Mo. Court Trims $500K Award For Needle In Patient's Body
• Punk Rock Ob-Gyn Gives Juror CPR, Gets Med Mal Mistrial
• Mich. Law Nixes Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit, Wis. Court Says
• Judge Recuses Self Over Ties To Gym In Sex Abuse Suit
• Nassar Probe Leads To Charges For Ex-MSU Med School Dean
• Calif. Court Affirms Denial Of Doc's Hospital Privileges
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Pa. Justices Limit Reach Of Medical Peer Review Privacy Law
• Changes For Youth Football In California And Beyond
• Assessing Changes To The Jones Act Litigation Landscape
• Clinics May Eye Quick Deals In Lost Embryo Cases
• Skelos Attys Say Feds Can't Stall Request For Witness Dirt
• Dispute Over Driver's Medical Emergency Revives Injury Row
• NJ Transit Immune From Injury Verdict, 3rd Circ. Told
• Diagnostic Lab Escapes Suit Over Cancer Misdiagnosis
• Doc Charged In Insys Case Gets Limited Prescription Power
• Clinic Didn't Cause Renal Disease, Feds Tell 5th Circ.
• SoCal Edison Dodges $1.2M 'Stray Voltage' Jury Verdict
• Insurer Denies Bad Faith In Handling Of $5.2M Med Mal Suit
• NJ Doc Gets 3 Years For $3M Medicare Billing Fraud Scheme
• High Court Won't Hear Crane Co.'s Appeal Of $11M Award
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Ohio Panel OKs $1.1M Award In Nursing Home Negligence Suit
• Carnival Still Faces Suit Over Cruise Passenger's Death
• Doc Lands 8 Years, Owes $9M For Shady Medicare Billing
• Metro-North Didn't Deny Injured Worker Treatment: 2nd Circ.
• Uncapped Nature Of NFL Concussion Deal Causing Hiccups
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Saying Walmart Display Injured Shopper
• Pa. Nursing Home Faces Lawsuit Over Fatal Fire
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Calif. Justices Say Colleges Have Duty To Protect Students
• Phoenix Jury Awards $26M To Pilot In Helicopter Crash Case
• Fla. High Court Rejects Retrial Over Med Mal Suit Testimony
• WWE Slams 'Deceptive' Atty, Seeks To Toss Concussion Suit
• DOL Told To Rethink Denial Of Benefits For Uranium Worker
• Jury Awards $47M Over Baby's Disfigurement
• Ill. Jury Awards $8.1M To Families Of Car Crash Victims
• Ill. High Court Will Hear Case On Suicide Foreseeability
• Bankruptcy Notice Lessons From Lyondell
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• No Trip, No Contract, Customer Says In Cruise Suit
• La. Panel Finds Casino Staff Not Liable For Drunk Driver
• Slain Mexican Teen's Family Can't Sue CBP Agent: 5th Circ.
• Mich. Appeals Court OKs $246K Jury Award In Arena Fall
• Atty Sanctions Affirmed In Duplicate Wrongful Death Suit
• Meningitis Pharmacist's Direct Victims Were Providers: Judge
• NC Panel Says School Board Immune From Negligence Claims
• Philly Atty Suspended Over Botched Med Mal Case
• Locks Law Asks To Guide NFL Head Injury Claims Process
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Texas Court Finds Car Accident Injury Suit Untimely
• Calif. Jury Awards Record $68M In Botched Surgery Suit
• Indian Health Service Mulls $64M Deal In Baby Injury Suit
• More Sharing Of Opioid Sales Data Possible, DEA Chief Says
• Ill. Atty Never Filed Suit He Was Hired For, Regulator Says
• ND High Court Backs School Districts' Damages Limits
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Ky. Court OKs Wrongful Death Suit Over Invalid Power Of Atty
• Newly Filed Miami Bridge Collapse Suit Won't Be The Last
• Doctor Sued Over Taking Sedated Patient's Pic To Show Wife
• Insurers Keep Win In Suit Over Man Killed By Air Intake Pipe
• Philly Cardiologist Settles Federal Stent Fraud Allegations
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Omni Hotel Assault Suit
• Sunfield Reaches $1M OSHA Deal Over Ohio Plant Injuries
• Doc Can Opine In Diet Pill Death Suit, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Juror Shortfall Kills $16M Verdict Against Med Mal Insurer
• How They Won It: AG's Deal Snub Spurs $25M Patient Verdict
• NY Docs Got Lap Dances, Booze From Insys, DOJ Says
• 5th Circ. Can't Review Bid To Move Suit Over Tonsil Surgery
• Insurer Didn't Mislead NY Doc Into Settling Med Mal Suit
• Experts At Heart Of Tension In Health Care Prosecutions
• Aegerion Placed Under Supervision In Misbranding Settlement
• Cruise Photographer Who Shot Murder Scene Must Arbitrate
• Texas Justices To Weigh In On Higher Bar In Birth Injury Suit
• Hilton Ducks Sanctions In $20.5M Drowning Death Suit
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Doc Can't Duck Suit Over Botched Hysterectomy, Court Says
• Surgery Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late, La. Panel Says
• Ga. Appeals Court Reverses $30M Auto Negligence Verdict
• Claims Against Neighbor Revived In Bee Swarm Death Suit
• Pa. Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Child's Flu Death Suit
• Calif. Duty To Defend Is In Jeopardy
• Firms Agree To End Suit Over 'Strong Arm' Trademark
• Pa. Bridge Contractor Charged With Deadly OSHA Violation
• Release Bars $3.2M Bike Race Accident Verdict, Philly Says
• NY Helicopter Co. Accused Of Negligence In East River Crash
• Houston Man Sues Hospital Over English-Only Instructions
• Cheesecake Factory Defeats NJ Appeal In Dropped-Plate Suit
• Surgical Drain Injury Suit Was Filed Too Late, Ohio Court Says
• Second Fertility Clinic Sued Over Destroyed Eggs
• Injured Man Wins $37.5M In Dram Shop Suit Against Club
• New Ky. Law Bars Physician Peer Reviews In Med Mal Cases
• Power Co. Escapes $1.2M Fall Verdict At W.Va. High Court
• Texas Justices Reject Expert Row In U-Haul Accident Case
• Penn State Frat Board Sued For Alcohol-Related Death
• 5th Circ. Revives Doc's Illegal Search And Seizure Suit
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Medical Monitoring Co. Ends FCA Case For $550K
• Houston Firm Says 'Disgruntled' Ex-Employee Stole Client
• Doling Out 'Fair Shares' Of Asbestos Liability
• NJ Hooters Must Arbitrate With Insurer Over Fatal Crash
• Starbucks Wins Partial Dismissal Of Chemical-Coffee Suit
• Insurer Needn't Pay $6M To Defend Client's Bad-Faith Suit
• Ala. Justices Nix Doc's Trial Win In Stillborn Baby Suit
• Negligence Obvious In Elevator Injury Case, NJ Justices Told
• Pa. Fee Claim Ruling Could Spur Deal-Making Between Firms
• NJ Justices Probe Hospital Privilege To Shield Care Report
• Ga. University Must Face Suit Over Concertgoer's Death
• Holland & Knight Adds Commercial Litigator In Dallas
• Feds Settle Suit Over Baby's Death At Tribal Hospital
• Manning & Kass Enters Texas With 2-Lawyer Dallas Office
• Ohio Couple Sues Fertility Center Over Damaged Eggs
• How Juries View Active Shooter Premises Liability
• Texas Injury Ruling May Make It Easier To Use Video Evidence
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• NHL Used Expert Reports To Skirt Word Limits, Players Say
• Ill. Atty Stole $200K From Clients, Regulator Says
• Testicle Might Have Been Saved, Texas Court Says
• Computer Glitch Gives Colo. Hysterectomy Suit Another Shot
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Water Polo Concussion Suit
• Ex-VA Nurse Assistant Charged With Hitting Resident
• 2 Pa. Doctors Arrested For Excessive Opioid Prescriptions
• 5 Easy Ways To Improve Your Demonstratives For Trial
• Texas Court Sends Suit Over Trucker's Death To Arbitration
• Insurer Excused After Paying $1M To Settle Worker Death Suit
• Woman Wins $25M Med Mal Verdict After AG Nixes $10M Deal
• DOJ Leaning More On FCA In Fight Against Opioid Abuse
• NJ Doc's Change In Testimony Leads To New Med Mal Trial
• Aria Hit With $5.7M Verdict Over Patient's Jump From Window
• NBC's 'America's Got Talent' Sued For Wrongful Death
• Jury Won't Punish Four Seasons Over Shatter-Prone Doors
• The Art And Science Of Investigative Questions: Part 5
• Cubs Escape Foul Ball Blindness Suit, But MLB Does Not
• NCAA Concussion Deal Delayed 5th Time Over Notice Issues
• Saudis Raised Immunity Bar Too Late, 9/11 Victims Say
• Steak 'N Shake Must Face Shooting Victim's Negligence Suit
• Family Doc's Office Manager Can't Ditch Ex-Patient's Suit
• Ga. Jury Awards Record $18M In Infection Misdiagnosis Suit
• Texas Panel Nixes Challenge To Time-Bar In Patient Death Suit
• NJ Nail Salon Visit Led To Toe Amputation, Suit Says
• Wash. Court Backs Insurance Atty DQ In Wrongful Death Suit
• CSX Wins Verdict In Rail Worker's Philly Toxic Tort Case
• Diocese Claims Against Insurer Nixed In Sex Abuse Suits
• Boston Hospital Says Lack Of Billing Info Sinks FCA Suit
• The Art And Science Of Investigative Questions: Part 4
• Royal Caribbean Fights Renewed Harvey Cruise Claims
• Faulty Presuit Notice Dooms Texan's Chemical Peel Suit
• Trial Over Civilian Deaths In Bolivia Gets Underway in Fla.
• Calif. Justices Grapple With Sexual Abuse Coverage Quandary
• Time Warner Cable Gets Cyclists' $500K Injury Award Nixed
• Pa. Justices OK Fee Claim In Suit Over Departed Atty
• Asbestos Suits Not Barred By Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• The Art And Science Of Investigative Questions: Part 3
• Calif. Court Takes Broad View Of Notice Addresses
• Mighty Raises $114M Fund For Litigation Funders
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Walmart Seeks DQ Over Ex-Atty's Role In Slip-And-Fall Row
• Ga. Justices Toss $22M Med Mal Verdict, Order New Trial
• Four Seasons Ignored Shatter-Prone Doors, Jury Told
• Colo. Justices Decline To Narrow Doctor-Patient Privilege
• Bad Handwriting Preserves NJ Wrongful Death Suit
• 10th Circ. Backs Ski Resort On 'Inherent Risk' Defense
• The Art And Science Of Investigative Questions: Part 2
• Del. Court Says Nurse's Records Alteration Inadmissible
• NJ Justices To Review Health Club Injury Waiver
• Texas Hospital Must Face Claims Nurse Assaulted Patient
• 3 Ways Injury Attys Can Make The Most Of Online Reviews
• Calif. Justices Set To Tackle Key Liability Insurance Query
• NFL, Class Attys Hash Out Concussion Deal's Pros And Cons
• Hotel Guest's Role In Own Death Sinks 'Dram' Suit: NC Court
• Insurer Must Defend Defunct Grocery Over Gang Shooting
• Calif. Car Dealer On Hook For $7.4M Personal Injury Award
• Texas Appeals Court Limits Discovery In NCAA CTE Suit
• Texas Court Keeps Post-Plastic Surgery Death Case Open
• Aly Raisman Is Latest Gymnast To Sue Over Nassar Abuse
• U.S. Owes $600K For Woman's Subpar Care At Indian Hospital
• The Art And Science Of Investigative Questions: Part 1
• Tucker Law Faces Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Car Crash Case
• Texas Justices Order New Trial In $9.6M Oil Rig Injury Case
• Insurance Claims Over Criminal Surgeon Capped At £10M
• PIP Insurance Repeal Rejected By Fla. Senate Subcommittee
• Calif. Court Says Med Mal Trial Loser Must Pay $110K Costs
• Pa. Court Cuts Surgeon Loose From Med Mal Suit
• Insurer Escapes Coverage Over Fall At Dunkin' Donuts
• Calif. Atty Beats Malpractice Claim Over Untimely Suit
• Mailing Error Can't Return Med Mal Suit To Sender, Court Says
• Iran Ordered To Pay $920M For Beirut Marine Base Bombing
• Consumer Class A New Liability For Sex Abuse Enablers
• Insurers Say They Won't Defend Weinstein From Assault Suits
• Fla. Jury Awards Doctor $2.85M In Whistleblower Trial
• Texas Panel Keeps $2.7M Jury Verdict Against Obstetrician
• NJ Medical Board Bars Doc From Prescribing Painkillers
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations