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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - April, 2018

210 articles

• $1M Award Overturned In Suit Over Botched Eye Surgery
• Insurer Off Hook For Injury Suits After Jury Calls Venue A Bar
• Mass. Mental Health Facilities Must Face FCA Suit
• Jury Convicts Mass. Doc Of Giving Patient Info To Drug Co.
• Minn. Court Sets Expert Report Deadline For Med Mal Cases
• NY Court Tosses Doc's Win In Wrongful Death Suit
• 6th Circ. Leans Towards Reviving Heart Doc's Fraud Case
• Weber Gallagher Adds 5 Wilson Elser Attys To Med Mal Group
• VA Escapes Med Mal Suit Over Sleeping Medication
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Reining In Abusive Alien Tort Statute Cases
• Ex-NECC Employees Don't Want Jury To Hear Of Drug Harms
• For Some Insurance Claims, Plain Language Isn't Enough
• Ala. High Court Nixes Suit By Patient's Ex-Estate Admin.
• Fight Over NFL's Fraud Claims In Concussion Case Heats Up
• Gov't Contractors' Texas Tort Claims Liability Capped At $100K
• Otto Warmbier's Parents Sue North Korea Over His Death
• Passenger Sues Southwest, CFM Over Fatal Engine Failure
• NJ Personal Injury Atty Disbarred For Misusing Client Funds
• Miss. High Court Faults Jury Instructions In Med Mal Trial
• Suing Gun Makers Is Not The Way To Curb Gun Violence
• Md. Panel Reverses Doc's Trial Win In Botched Surgery Suit
• Fla. High Court Orders New Trial Over 'Irrelevant' Testimony
• La. Court Again Revives Nursing Home Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Bad Faith Claims Trend Threatens Insurer Attys, Panel Says
• Fla. Justices End Circuit Split Over Med Mal Classification
• Kiwi Olympic Snowboard Coach Gets $6.3M In Med Mal Trial
• SeaWorld-Owned Water Slide Injured 5-Year-Old, Suit Says
• Ex-Olympic Gymnast Jordyn Wieber Sues Over Nassar Abuse
• Ohio Doc On Hook For $1M For Child's Drug-Related Injuries
• Pa. Appeals Court Says Conrail Off Hook For Asbestos Death
• Ambulance Co.'s Trial Win In Injury Suit OK'd By La. Court
• Houston Doctor Says Deficient Reports Sink Malpractice Suit
• Buy Buy Baby Sued After NY Girl Killed By Fallen Chest
• Counterfeit Cosmetics: Fake Beauty, Real Danger
• Justices' Arab Bank Ruling To Force Alien Tort Suit Rethink
• Apartment Fire Death Suit Tossed By Miss. Court
• Injury Suit Against Kansas City Power & Light Is Back On
• Neb. Appeals Court Revives Ironworker's Injury Suit
• Fla. State Sen. Joins Morgan & Morgan In Fort Lauderdale
• Bard Seeks New Trial Over Vein Filters After $3.6M Verdict
• Texas Doc's Attack On Expert Report Can't Sink Patient Suit
• New United Video Suits Show Stubborn Power Of Viral Media
• Justices Curb Civil Suits Against Foreign Companies
• Prince Estate Sues Walgreens, Hospital For Wrongful Death
• Masseuse Sues Superhero Creator Stan Lee For Assault
• Pa. ER Doc's Trial Win Affirmed In Patient Death Suit
• Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit Revived By Idaho High Court
• Widower Loses Bid For Review Of Left-Behind Catheter Suit
• 5 Ways To Ensure Your Injury Expert Doesn't Hurt Your Case
• Woman's Suit Against Lawyer For Losing Case Came Too Late
• Texas Hospital Can't Ditch Suit Over Nurse Training
• NHL Teams, Insurers Renew Bid To Nix Head Injury Suit
• Food Co., Nurse Must Face Suit Over Worker's Death
• Wis. Atty Disciplined For Bungling Med Mal Suit
• Insurers' $132.5M Clawback Denial Upheld In Calif. Rail Crash
• Rare Southwest Engine Failure Prompts Liability Questions
• 5 Charged In Alleged $31M Slip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme
• Dems Look To Shield Offshore Rules From Trump Rollback
• Gun Website Must Face Wis. Suit Over Mass Shooting Death
• NJ Panel Revives Claims Against Cos. In Turnpike Death Suit
• 'Inherent Risks' Caused Skier's Injury, Not Resort Negligence
• Ariz. Court Resolves Firms' Row Over Med Mal Settlement
• Feds Fight For Cap On Paralyzed Native Alaskan's Award
• Ex-Gymnast Sues In Texas, Michigan Over Nassar Abuse
• Atty Won't Face Malpractice Claims, Texas Court Affirms
• Fla. Motel Can't Reduce Bond During Appeal Of $12M Verdict
• Suit Over Treadmill Injuries Is Revived Against NJ Gym
• Pa. Judge Defends Axing Privilege For Divorce Records
• Hospital Says $47M Baby Injury Award 'Shocks Conscience'
• Sport Governing Bodies Ignored Sexual Abuse: Olympians
• Doctors Can't Relocate Newborn Misdiagnosis Suit: Fla. Court
• Locks Law Snubbed In NFL Settlement Gatekeeper Role Bid
• Nix Of Expert Too Harsh For Discovery Violation: Mich. Panel
• Flawed Verdict Sheet Merits New Med Mal Trial, Court Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses $5M Award But Asks For Clarity
• Pa. Court Urged To Ax Appeal Over 'Abusive' $1M Sanction
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Fraud Conviction Unneeded For Extra Damages From NY Attys
• NJ Justices Back Faulting 'John Does' In Crash Suits
• Insurer Must Pay Judgment In Absent Dr. Heart Attack Case
• Pa. Judge Insists U-Haul Mgr. Can Be Deposed Over Explosion
• Plastic Surgeon's Trial Win Upheld By Texas Court
• Calif. Hospital Beats Suit Over Denied End-Stage Care
• Calif. Man Made Quadriplegic In Car Crash Awarded $41.6M
• No Need To Cover Photo Drone Crash At Nuptial, Insurer Says
• PetSmart Beats 3rd Circ. Appeal In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Panel OKs Doc's Win In Malpractice Trial Over Stent Death
• 7th Circ. Upholds Fake Psychiatrist's 13-Year Prison Sentence
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Examining Due Process For Immigrant Workers' Comp Claims
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Minn. Court OKs $1M Jury Award For Cyclist Injured By Car
• NY High Court's Injury Ruling Could Spark Fast Settlements
• 5th Circ. Seeks Miss. Justices' Help In Blast Coverage Row
• Seeger Weiss Slams Locks Law Over NFL Concussion Deal
• NJ Appellate Court Upholds Therapist's Win In Med Mal Case
• Players' Concussion Opt-Out Claims Preempted, NFL Argues
• Fla. Father Sues Tribal Police, Miami Hospital For Taking Baby
• Doc Says Atty For Patient's Estate Repped Prior Counsel
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Injured Worker Can't Get 6th Circ. To Restore Insurer Suit
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• David Copperfield Magic Trick Injured MGM Guest, Jury Hears
• NFL Wants Probe Of 'Fraud' In Concussion Settlement
• Man Wins $33M Verdict For Injuries In Texas Factory Fire
• Disney Atty's Args Don't Call For New Trial, Fla. Court Says
• Driller Can't Dodge Suit Over Car Accident, Texas Justices Say
• Geisinger Inks $6.5M Deal To End Pa. Infant Death Suit
• Family Seeks $3.1M Added To $47M Baby Head Injury Verdict
• Ex-Rams Cheerleader Blames Supervisor For Injuries On Trip
• Cedars-Sinai Hospital Must Face Suit Over Brain Injury
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Texas Justices Ax 'Latent Injury' Suit Against Schlumberger
• Ch. 7 Trustee Fights Sanctions Over His Chicago Cab Suit
• Witness Testimony Powered Win Against Ex-Bolivian Prez
• La. Panel Sides With Doc In Suit Over Misconnected Stomach
• Md. High Court OKs Slash Of $18.5M Injury Verdict To $1.8M
• Home Depot Subcontract Worker Wins $1.8M More For Injuries
• NJ Man Wins $2.25M In Suit Over Botched Spinal Surgery
• Suspended Doc Accuses Seattle Times Of Defamation
• Texas Doctor Charged With Trading Xanax For Favors
• Sprinkler Co. Slams Claims Over Deadly Nursing Home Fire
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• Kelley Drye Disposes Of Maintenance Worker's Injury Suit
• Air Force To Review Non-Fatal Aviation Incidents
• Boston To Pay $5M To End Suit Over Boy's Drowning Death
• Atty Ducks Suit Alleging Withheld Jury Note Led To $25M Deal
• Insurer Must Defend NJ Atty Against Allstate's Fraud Claims
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Product Liability Atty For Philly Office
• Latent Onset Of CTE Doesn't Stop Claims, Ohio Justices Hear
• USA Gymnastics Sues Insurers Over Nassar Coverage
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Ohio High Court To Tackle CTE Onset In NCAA Injury Suit
• Calif. Court Rejects Bid To Arbitrate Suit Over Patient's Death
• Texas Court Tosses Chemical Peel Burn Claims
• Baylor Doc Effectively Immune To Patient Assault Suit: Panel
• Macy's Must Face Injury Suit Over Shoe Rack Slip-And-Fall
• Former Surgeon Charged With Impersonating Doctor
• Pa. Justices Question If Jury's Note Warranted $2M Verdict Ax
• TD Bank Not Liable For Wrong Suspect ID, Court Says
• Royal Caribbean Gets Harvey Class Claims Nixed
• Chicago Officer Who Dragged Man Off Plane Sues United, City
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Courts Remain Skeptical Of FCA Statistical Arguments
• Title IX Suit Claims MSU Discouraged Reporting Rape
• Amputee's Botched-Surgery Suit Reinstated By Minn. Court
• Orlando Venue Can't Avoid Slain Singer's Suit Over Security
• Punitive Damages Bid OK'd In Patient Bedsore Death Suit
• Carnival Trims Suit Alleging Ship Docs Misdiagnosed Illness
• NJ Justices Probe Atty Fees Bid After $1M Med Mal Deal
• Fees In NFL Concussion Settlement Add To Payout Concerns
• Pro Tennis Orgs Hit With Player's $10M Blood Draw Injury Suit
• NJ Biz Beats Widow's Suit Over Worker's Electrocution Death
• Patient Had Right To Testify At Med Mal Trial, NJ Panel Says
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• La. Hospital's Trial Win Restored In Patient Choking Suit
• Widow Says Mine Safety Agency Breached Duty In Explosion
• Colo. Court Nixes $1M Recovery For Excess Med Mal Insurer
• UnitedHealth Must Face Wrongful Death Claim In State Court
• Nurse Fired In Kidney-Tossing Gaffe Gets Suit Revived
• Monsanto Can't Dodge Water Contamination Suit, Judge Says
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• 3 Key Concussion Issues To Be Decided By Ohio High Court
• New Trial OK'd In SEPTA Train Worker's Electrocution Suit
• Whistleblower Nurse Asks 1st Circ. For Lower Burden Of Proof
• Ranch Owners Off Hook For Child's Horseback Riding Injury
• Child Abuse Plaintiffs Denied Quick Win In $4M Coverage Row
• NFL Concussion Class Attys Get $107M Fees Amid Scrutiny
• Insurance Defense Atty Switches Sides To Join Clifford Law
• BP Negligence Suit Governed By State, Not Maritime, Law
• Engineering Firm Can't Dodge Flint Water Crisis Bias Suit
• Dodgers Fan Injured By Security Guards Has Award Cut
• Injured NYC Worker Needn't Prove Lack Of Fault, Court Says
• Mich. Court Says 'Reptile Theory' No Bar To Med Mal Award
• 10th Circ. Says Baker Hughes Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• MTA Owed Coverage In Battery Death Defense, 2nd Circ. Says
• Home Depot Subcontract Worker Gets $6.6M In Injury Suit
• Pa. Ruling Equips Med Mal Patients With New Discovery Tool
• NFL Players' Firms Back Concussion Suit Settlement Counsel
• 'Malpractice' By A Computerized Decision-Support Tool?
• Rush Hospital, Staff Hit With Med Mal Suit Over Birth Defects
• Uber Settlement Marks Turning Point For Crash Litigation
• JPMorgan Caused Suicide, Wall Street Mogul's Estate Claims
• Mo. Court OKs $5.2M Award Over Fatal Tent Collapse
• Yelp Says Bad Atty Review Ruling Will Hurt Web Publishers
• Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Reject Atty Fees In Fall Case
• Insurer Ducks Coverage In Boy Scout Campground Injury Row
• Court Clips Near-Fatal Penicillin Case Against Minn. Hospital
• SEPTA Fatal Bus Crash Suit Sent Back To State Court
• NJ Construction Worker Can't Revive Suit After Atty Errors
• Fla. Jury Blames Ex-Bolivian Prez For Civilian Deaths
• Pa. Bill Would Return Asbestos Claims To Workers' Comp
• Vindication Of Employers' Jones Act Rights At 5th Circ.
• AIG, CNA Can't Prorate Ship Interior Co.'s Asbestos Coverage
• Pa. Court Affirms Customer's Injury Award Against Limo Co.
• Dentists Get Expert Report Wiped In Heart Valve Case
• U-Haul Hit With $17M Jury Award For Motorcyclist's Injury
• Del. Court Says Law Firm Off Hook For Softball Injury
• Doc Inseminated Patient With His Own Sperm, Lawsuit Claims
• Cisco Not Liable For Worker's Crash On Own Time, Court Says
• 11th Circ. Says Sales Rep Is An Employee In Fall Fight
• Google, Facebook, Twitter Beat Suit Over Pulse Shooting