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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - May, 2018

226 articles

• Negotiations Didn't Stop Clock For W.Va. Sepsis Death Suit
• Ill. Court OKs Doc's Win In Botched Tonsillectomy Trial
• NJ County, Town Escape Suit Over Pedestrian Crash
• Seeger Weiss Says Don't Delay $85.6M Atty Fees In NFL Deal
• La. Firm Escapes Malpractice Suit Over $8.25M Settlement
• Issue Of Worker Control Revives Pa. Snack Co. Injury Row
• BigLaw Blogs In A Post-GDPR Marketing Universe
• Calif. Appeals Panel Revives Jury Award For Injured Teen
• Ex-Bolivian Prez Shakes $10M Verdict Over Protest Deaths
• Doc's Questionable Record-Keeping Can't Save Patient's Suit
• Insurer Can Sue Hired Atty For Malpractice, SC Justices Say
• NFL Asks For Investigator To Probe Concussion Claim Fraud
• Pa. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Patient Negligence Suit
• Revive HIV Suit Coverage Claims, Porn Studios Tell 9th Circ.
• David Copperfield, MGM Found Not Liable For Guest's Injury
• 11th Circ. Resets Imperial Sugar Blast Insurance Row
• Hospital Gets 2nd Shot To Shield Patient Docs In Med Mal Suit
• NBA Sued By Mother Of Minor Leaguer Who Died On Court
• Penn State Frat Wants Out Of Alcohol-Related Death Suit
• Tribe Can't Shake $9.3M Verdict Over Fatal Bus Accident
• Calif. High Court Told Workers' Comp Is Sole Med Mal Remedy
• Destroyed Video Prompts Mo. Hospital Slip-And-Fall Retrial
• Suits Show Conflict Even At BigLaw's Best Places For Women
• Reform Or Retreat? UK Firms Eye Next Steps On Pay Data
• How Women Are Changing The Law Firms They Lead
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• NFL Settlement Cheating Claims Put Class Counsel In Bind
• Doc's Testimony Of Past Deliveries Inadmissible, Court Says
• Atty Wants Conrad & Scherer Barred From Chiquita MDL
• Pa. Police Can't Recoup Trooper's Benefits After $1M Deal
• Texas Atty Drops United From Airport Shoving Suit
• Firm Gets Pushback On 25% Fee Bid In NFL Concussion MDL
• Insurer Says Contractor Injury Not Covered Under Policy
• The 2018 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report
• US Soccer Failed To Cut Concussion Risk, Youth Players Say
• Texas Doctor Must Face Suit Over Baby's Brain Damage
• Group Home Can't Use Mental Health Law To Nix Death Suit
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report, By The Numbers
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How We Got Here: A Look Back At Trailblazing Women In Law
• What Does Gender Parity In The Legal Industry Look Like?
• Law360's Pro Say: Why Are All The Partners Still Men?
• Jury Awards $1.2M Over Vein Perforated By Medical Device
• Bad Jury Charge Nixes $1.9M Med Mal Award: Texas Justices
• 7th Circ. Nixes Suit Over NHL Player's Death
• Feds Ordered To Pay $4.4M For Md. Patient's Kidney Disease
• MD's Suspension For Dispensing Drugs To Girlfriend Is Upheld
• 4 Tips To Overcome Hidden Juror Bias In Injury Trials
• Laffey Bucci Snags Cosby Prosecutor For Injury Practice
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Convicted Of Wife's Murder Faces Civil Suit
• Saudis Must Cough Up Documents In 9/11 Victims Suit
• Insurers Use Calif. Fraud Law Against Health Providers
• J&J Claims $70M Award In Surgical Stapler Case Is Unjustified
• Ambulance Co. Beats Med Mal Suit Over Crash Victim's Death
• Seeger Weiss Gets $52M Of $85M NFL Concussion Suit Fees
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Nursing Home Death
• Boston Jury Awards Nurse $28M In Hospital Retaliation Suit
• NJ Justices To Review Atty Role In Turnpike Suit Notice
• Judge Backs Settlement In Wage Suit Against Fla. Law Firm
• Ga. Doctor Must Face Surgery Suit, Panel Rules
• Patient Wants Sanctions For Gov't Atty's Depo 'Coaching'
• Ill. Hospital Keeps Trial Win Over Patient's Stroke, Death
• NY Doc Convicted For Distributing Opioids That Killed 2
• Ex-NFLer Dodges Arbitration Over $500K Settlement Advance
• Railcar Owner Denies Liability In Tater Tot Injury Suit
• Houston Attys Argue Over Fees In $53.8M Wrongful Death Row
• Landowners Fight Kinder Morgan DQ Bid In Pollution Suit
• Jamba Juice Operator Wants Coverage For Sex Assault Case
• Firm Gets $3.2M For Work On Woman's Deceased Inmate Case
• RI High Court Revives Slip-And-Fall Suit Against PriceRite
• Woman Says R. Kelly Trapped Her In Rooms, Gave Her Herpes
• TV Station, Helicopter Co. To Pay $40M To End Crash Suit
• Feds Escape Ill. Woman's Suit Over Botched Hysterectomy
• GPS Monitoring Cos. Cut Loose From Suit Over Man's Murder
• Ex-Insys Execs Rail Against 'Inflammatory' RICO Indictment
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Can't Duck Near-Drowning Suit
• Workers Hurt In Texas Plant Blast Sue For Over $1M
• Vacant Churches Free Of Commercial Liability, NJ Court Says
• NJ Rehab Center Loses Bid To Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit
• Olympic Swimmer Says US Coach Hid Sex Abuse For Decade
• 5 Women Sue USC Claiming Sexual Abuse By Gynecologist
• Minn. Hospital Preserves Trial Win In Patient Stroke Suit
• Md. Atty Disbarred For Bungling Personal Injury Cases
• Pa. Atty Wants Litigation Fund's Repayment Claim Axed
• Dentons Nabs Selman Breitman's Product Liability Partner
• High Court Won't Revive Oil Rig Indemnity Claim
• Pa. Hospital Gets Partial Win In Patient Death Case
• AT&T To Pay Cell Tower Technician $30M Over 50-Ft. Fall
• Introducing The Legal Industry To Millennial Business Owners
• Personal Injury Legal Funder Accuses Atty Of Faking Cases
• Axis Win In $2M Truck Crash Coverage Row Upheld In 5th Circ.
• Houston Jury Awards $90M To Family In Trucking Death Case
• Skeloses Get Docs That Could Undermine Developer Witness
• Ala. Justices Nix $10M Med Mal Award For Blind, Deaf Baby
• XTO Energy Gets Oilfield Injury Suit Booted From Texas
• Trump Admin. Stonewalling Attys' Probes Into Elder Abuse
• Judge Limits Order Barring $200M Pa. Malpractice Fund Grab
• College Athlete's Injury Suit Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Mismatched Expert Dooms Med Mal Claim, Fla. Court Says
• Expert Was Qualified In Ear Med Mal Case, NJ Panel Finds
• Mass. Court Backs School's Sovereign Immunity In Injury Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Deal Extension Bids Don't Toll Deadline
• LA Jury Awards $6.3M To Pedestrian Hit By Tour Bus
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Nurse's Retaliation Lawsuit
• Mass. Doctor's Kickback Convictions Are Fair, Judge Says
• Judge Married To Doc Won't Step Out Of VA Med Mal Row
• A Chat With Perkins Practice Management Chief Toby Brown
• Fla. Ruling Expands Menu Of Claims For Injured Patients
• Bridal Shop's Suit Over Ebola Stigma Tossed By Texas Panel
• Texas Energy Co. Negligent In Home Explosion, Suit Says
• Jury Awards Mother $4M For Baby's Whooping Cough Death
• NY Hospital Must Face Patient's Suit Over Post-Op Care
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Anti-SLAPP Law In Planned Parenthood Row
• Calif. Court OKs $6.2M Award For Woman's Childbirth Death
• Family Of Man Electrocuted After Hurricane Sues CenterPoint
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Nursing Home False Ad Suit
• Tennis Org Wants $10M Blood Test Injury Suit Arbitrated
• Fake Naturopathic Doctor Gets Over 6 Years For Fraud
• Steward Must Convince Jury Doc Fired For HIPAA Violation
• No Smoke But Alarms Are Ringing: Insurance For E-Cigarettes
• Why Won't Judicial Nominees Affirm Brown V. Board Of Ed?
• Demanding Fairness In Evaluating Past Medical Damages
• Michigan State To Pay $500M To Larry Nassar Victims
• The Lawyers' Guide To Cloud Computing
• Uber's Move Away From Arbitration Falls Short, Attys Say
• Surgery Patient Can't Advance Atty 'Collusion' Suit
• Insurer Says It Was Pulled In Too Late In Injured Worker's Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling In Contractor Fall Fight
• Drilling Co. Must Face Mechanic's Chemical Burn Suit
• Volleyball Coach Wants 'Unsupported' Sex Abuse Suit Tossed
• Baylor Doc Can't Ditch Suit Alleging Misdiagnosed Tumor
• Pa. Justices Question Widow's Claims Over Triathlon Death
• Riddell Says Ex-NFLers' Concussion Claims Covered By CBAs
• Calif. Appeals Panel Revives UC Prof's Whistleblower Case
• White House Toilet Tumble Suit Heads To Mediation
• Uber, Lyft Vow Not To Push Arbitration For Sex Assault Claims
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fertilizer Co.'s Win In Toxic Tort Suit
• Attys Clash Over Plaintiffs In Chiquita Terrorism Suit
• Hospital's Med Mal Win Nixed Due To Potential Juror Bias
• Minn. Hospital Beats Patient's Suit Over Privacy Violations
• Legal Malpractice Suit Was Tossed Too Soon, NJ Court Says
• Texas Doc Charged With Faking Diagnoses In $240M Scheme
• Inadequate Expert Credentials Doom Botched Surgery Suit
• 50 Cent Seeks Sanctions Against Concertgoers In Injury Suits
• Recovering Lawyers' Lost Position Of Independence
• Texas Pipe Leak Explosion Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Hospital Says Fla. Justices' Ruling Leaves It With No Defense
• Domino's Gets New Trial Of Widow's $8M Wrongful Death Suit
• Grocery Chain Gets $1.2M Punitives Cut In Cart-Injury Suit
• Ex-NHL Enforcer Claims New Evidence In Concussion Suit
• US Escapes Marine's Sex Abuse Suit Over VA Psychologist
• Ex-Nurse Gets 6 Years For Hiring Phony Therapists
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Pa. Doctor's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Md. Atty Again Disciplined For Hiding Previous Suspension
• Ind. Doctor Can't Dodge Med Mal Suit Under Free Speech Law
• 7th Circ. Undoes $1M CVS Verdict In 'Pill Mill' Doc Case
• Philly Nurse Charged In Death Of H.R. McMaster's Father
• Pa. Athletic Assoc. Can't Nix Student Concussion Duty Claims
• Sheldon Silver, Feds Make Final Case To Jury In 2nd Graft Trial
• 8 Reasons To Take A Fresh Look At Your Law Office Lease
• NFL Teams Tell 9th Circ. RICO Painkiller Claim Is Too Old
• RI Justices Revive Hockey Player's Injury Suit Against Arena
• Ind. Hotel-Casino Not Liable For Guest's Rape, Court Says
• A General Counsel's Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• $5M Award For Baby Bowel Injury 'Excessive,' NY Court Says
• Patient's Expert Sinks Suit Against Plastic Surgeon: NJ Court
• Court Asked To Force Investment Firms To Repay Ex-NFLers
• 2nd Circ. Orders Fresh Look At Reinsurer's Asbestos Costs
• Snowboarder's Injury Suit Against Pa. Resort Sent To Trial
• Ex-Pharmacist Denied Meningitis Acquittal Bid Amid Appeal
• Food Contamination: When Responsible Parties Are Identified
• Sandy Hook Parents' Suit Over Security Failures Tossed
• Chiquita Can't Escape Claims Under Anti-Terrorism Act
• Litigation Funder Tries To Recover Advance To NFL Player
• NY Doc's Legionnaires' Outbreak-Linked Firing Suit Revived
• 9th Circ. 'Regretfully' Bars Navy Officer Widower's Suit
• Pa. College Wants Ex-Baseball Player's Injury Suit Rejected
• 50 Cent Concert Injury Liability May Be Unreviewable: Court
• Landlord Says Insurer Must Cover Suits Over Stabbings
• Pa. Justices Urged To Ax Time Bar In Liver Transplant Case
• NBC Must Face Suge Knight Killing Suit, Appeals Court Told
• Scrapped Big Rig Sends Accident Injury Suit To The Junk Yard
• Calif. Panel Reverses Contractor's $4.2M Personal Injury Loss
• Travelers Needn't Cover Diving Death Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Calif. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Patient's Sex Assault
• Insurer Needn't Cover Ride Injury, 11th Circ. Affirms
• 7th Circ. Revives Man's Suit Over Attack At VA Hospital
• Judging A Book: Berzon Reviews 'We The Corporations'
• NJ Bill May Expose Cos. To Bigger Wrongful Death Verdicts
• Mass. Top Court Clears MIT Of Fault In Student Suicide
• What ABA's Position On Harassment Means For Employers
• Why NJ Supreme Court OK'd Allotting Fault To Phantom Foes
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Hip Surgery Patient's Eye Injury Suit Revived By NY Court
• Potential Juror's Bias Over Firm Ads Prompts Med Mal Retrial
• Excess Insurer Prevails In Fight Over $2.3M Crash Judgment
• Pa. Judge OKs Redo In Flaherty Fardo Malpractice Row
• Wis. Ruling Cramps Immunity Arguments For Gun Websites
• 5th Circ. Says Kin Can't Prove Plot In Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurer's Win In Building Injury Suit Upheld By NY Court
• Practical Considerations For Litigating Proportionality
• Ill. Hotel's Dismissal From Rape Case Reversed By Panel
• No Racial Motive For Nurse's Demotion, Texas Court Says
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds 2 Attys In San Diego
• Contractor Dodges $17M Verdict Over Worker's Death
• Ex-NFL Attys Ask Judge To Rethink $112M Fees Order
• Litigation Funder's Arbitration With Ex-NFLer Is Held Up
• Atty, Clients Owe Over $1M, Surgical Funding Co. Says
• Supporting Nontraditional Data Types In E-Discovery
• Patient's Head Trauma Death Suit Revived By La. Court
• Remand of NJ Hysterectomy Suit Was Right, 3rd Circ. Says
• Starbucks Pays Settlement, Tuition To Men Arrested In Philly
• UPDATED: Viacom, Execs Hit With $100M Suit Alleging Rape, IP Theft
• Botched Gastric Bypass Surgery Suit Tossed Over Expert
• Karolyi Ranch Wants Coverage Of Nassar Defense Costs
• Dow Chemical Sued Over Deadly Cyanide Leak In Texas
• A Key Rhode Island Ruling On Take-Home Asbestos Exposure
• Kinder Morgan Wants Firm DQ'd From Refinery Pollution Suit
• Ohio Doc's Move To Fla. Revives Untimely Paraplegia Suit
• Calif. Fertility Clinic Faces Combined Suit Over Lost Embryos
• NC Panel Backs Duke Health's Win In Unneeded-Surgery Suit
• Ill. Appellate Court Lets Chicago Out Of Club Stampede Case
• Sony Should Face Toxic Exposure Suit, Calif. High Court Told
• Iran Ordered To Pay $6.27B To 9/11 Victims' Families
• Nursing Home Gets Trial Win Restored In Sepsis Suit
• Pa. Panel Nixes $35M Award In Crash That Killed 6-Year-Old