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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - June, 2018

226 articles

• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Pa. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Murder By Patient
• Texas Justices Asked To Hear Bridal Shop's Ebola Stigma Suit
• Military Base Dog Bite Suit Can't Be Heard In Texas Courts
• Vaccine Skeptic Doctor Put On Probation By Calif. Board
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Pa. Doc, Hospital Say $47M Baby Injury Award Was Punitive
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• Nursing Home Can Seek Arbitration Again In Resident's Death
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• Fireworks Co. On Hook For OSHA Penalties, 10th Circ. Says
• Ill. Court Restores $3M Punitives For Man's Forklift Injury
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• 8th Circ. Says Random July 4th Shooting Is 'Gross Negligence'
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• Insurer's Policy Is Too Ambiguous, Forklift Operator Says
• Worker Slams NJ Transit Immunity Claim In Injury Suit
• Facebook Photos Allowed In Car Crash Case, NJ Court Says
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Drowning At Fla. Park
• Bus Accident Victims Push Pa. Justices To Ax Gov't Immunity
• Wis. Justices Uphold Med Mal Noneconomic Damages Cap
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• DaVita Hit With $375M Punitive Damages In Colo. Verdict
• Sessions, HHS Unveil $2B Health Care Fraud Takedown
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Rutgers Doc Escapes Med Mal Suit Over Absent Claim Notice
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• PG&E, Others Settle Family's Toppled-Tree Suit For $47.5M
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Miami Bridge Collapse
• Texas Chemical Plant Wants Injured Workers' Suits In MDL
• Del. Justices Reverse Nixed 'Take-Home' Asbestos Claim
• Ill. Court Affirms $1.3M Award In Med Mal Referral
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• Ohio Atty Suspended 1 Year For 'Sloppy Office Practices'
• Facebook, Twitter, Google Reject Blame For Pulse Shooting
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• $160M Deal Ends Fatal Philly Food Truck Explosion Cases
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• NJ Law Firm Not Liable For 'Negligent Referral,' Panel Says
• Ga. City Gets $10.6M Award Nixed In Nightclub Murder Suit
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over New Nursing Home Death Trial
• Ala. Tribe Says Justices Should Weigh Immunity To Tort Suits
• $21M Pizzeria Sex Assault Award Not Covered, 5th Circ. Says
• Tennis Player Must Arbitrate Injury Claims Against WTA
• 7th Circ. Stands By Toss Of NHL Overdose Death Suit
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Calif. Justices Affirm Revival Of Vicarious Negligence Claim
• 6th Circ. Says Cardiologist Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
• CACI Can't Toss Abu Ghraib Suit Under High Court Ruling
• Ohio Court Revives Suit Over Cardio Patient's Death
• 11th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Against Royal Caribbean
• 4 Recent Personal Injury Rulings That Matter For Tech Cos.
• 5th Circ. Agrees Booze Not Banned From Fishing Vessel Crew
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• Md. Justices Suspend Injury Atty For Road Rage Conviction
• CACI Sanctions Bid Says Abu Ghraib Prisoner Withheld Info
• Ex-NHL Players Hit League With Concussion Suit
• Jury Awards Slain Woman's Family $42M Over Hotel Stabbing
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dodge Boy's Sex Assault Suit
• Plastic Surgeon Loses Appeal In Bid To Restore License
• NCAA Avoids Adverse Verdict By Settling CTE Case Mid-Trial
• Gov't Denies Asst. US Atty Coached Nurse's Testimony
• Wash. Justices Say TB Misdiagnosis Alone Can't Sustain Suit
• Ex-NFLer Seeks Testimony Of Texans Owner In Injury Suit
• Abused Gymnast Brings Class Action Against USOC, Others
• Calif. Court Affirms Doc's Win In Baby Brain Damage Suit
• Texas Patient Shot By Hospital Guards Gets Claim Trimmed
• Ga. Atty Beats Defamation Suit Over Snapchat Accident Row
• Immigrant Kids Are Forcibly Medicated At Shelters, Suit Says
• Expert Report Warrants Cancer Death Trial, Texas Court Says
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Fla. Nursing Home's Suspension For Irma Failures Affirmed
• Okla. Justices Affirm $10.7M BNSF Train Accident Award
• Fla. Appeals Court Gives Bechtel Win In Asbestos Dispute
• No-Cause Payout Subject To Workers' Comp Lien, Court Says
• Texas Justices Won't Let Walmart Ax $1.4M Injury Verdict
• Bard Can't Get New Trial After $3.6M Vein Filter Verdict
• Pa. High Court Rules Insurer Can't Get Maimed Worker's Cash
• NJ County Loses Fee Bid In Fatal Construction Accident Row
• ConEd Wins Appeal Over Electrocution During Sandy
• Robins Kaplan Helps Transgender Inmate Receive Treatment
• K. Hov Unit Not Liable For Worker Death, Texas Court Says
• Former Aegerion Execs Say FDA Approval Negates FCA Case
• Reggie Bush Injury Award Likely To Spur Pro-Athlete PI Suits
• NBA Player Sterling Brown Sues Milwaukee Over Taser Arrest
• Doctor Can't Shake Convictions In Motorcycle Gang Drug Ring
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• SC Judge Grudgingly Tosses Church Shooting Victims' Suits
• Texas Doc Accused Of $240M Fraud Says Charges Too Old
• Mo. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Deaths Of 5 Patients
• Pa. Justices OK Suit Over Worker's Past Drug Theft
• Merck Implant Suit Barred By Wrongful Birth Law: 1st Circ.
• 5th Circ. Revives Texas Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Mass. Jury Awards HIV Victim $18.4M In Malpractice Suit
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• LA County Not Liable For Atty's $13.9M Crash, Panel Says
• Attys' Fee Dispute Must Go To Trial, Judge Rules
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• Ohio Court Tosses Botched Catheter Removal Suit
• NJ Court Finds No Negligence In Priest's Fall At Hospital
• Pa. Injury Firm Inks Deal With Feds For Medicare Repayments
• NFL, Texans Want To Arbitrate Ex-Eagles Player's Injury Suit
• An Anti-SLAPP Motion In Name Only
• Bristol-Myers Squibb: 1 Year Later
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Ky. High Court Decision Nixes $18M Nursing Home Suit Award
• Kan. Panel Upholds Law Barring Wrongful Birth Claims
• New NLRB Memos Touch On Solo Strikes, Facebook Posts
• Iowa High Court Revives Heart Surgery Consent Claims
• Repairman Gets Texas Justices To Take Up Electrocution Suit
• Texas Justices Uphold $9.6M Brain Injury Verdict
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Insurers Fight Over Coverage For Man's Spine Injuries
• NCAA Settles Suit Over Football Player's CTE Death Mid-Trial
• NCAA Put Profits Over Player Safety, Jury Told In CTE Trial
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Rehearing Bid In Pa. Patient Death Suit
• Heirless Estate Can't Get Certain Wrongful Death Damages
• Calif. High Court Lets Nursing Home Neglect Suit Proceed
• Man Sues 'Fox & Friends' Host After Being Hit by Ax On Set
• Chipotle Beats Customer's Bacterial Infection Suit
• Texas Panel Grants New Trial Over Atty Immigration Reference
• 4th Circ. Asks SC Justices If Suicide A Wrongful Death
• Faulty Sprinklers Let Pa. Nursing Home Burn Down, Suit Says
• Pre-Mediation Caucuses May Improve Mediation Efficiency
• Model Sues Hilton Hotels After Bedbug 'Massacre'
• Jury Awards $29.5M For Woman's Death From CT Scan Dye
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Jury Sides With Red Sox In $9.5M Foul Ball Injury Suit
• J&J Gets $70M Punitives Slashed In Surgical Stapler Case
• Walgreens On Hook For La. Employee's Auto Accident
• Mich. Panel OKs Med Mal Settlement Order's Use Of NDA
• Airline Can't Bring Security Co. Into Passenger Injury Suit
• Pa. Justices Urged To Preserve Time Bar In Med Mal Cases
• 5th Circ. Rejects Pill Mill Doc's Challenge To 5-Year Sentence
• Rafting Center Designer Can't Duck Suit Over Infection Death
• Nursing Home Buyer's Quick Win Nixed In Liability Suit
• Product Liability Meets The Internet Of Things At The CPSC
• Penn State Alumnus Defends Suit Over Frat Member's Death
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Rams Must Pay Reggie Bush $12.5M For Injury, Jury Finds
• Colo. Justices Say Nursing Home Arbitration Clause OK
• Concertgoers Object To 50 Cent's Sanction Bid In Bankruptcy
• HIV Exposure Can't Justify Distress Claims, Ariz. Court Says
• Ill. Doctor Beats Stroke Patient's Negligence Suit
• Pa. Panel Upholds Hospital Win In Patient Death Suit
• Ex-Insys Execs Can't Get More Info On Charges, Feds Say
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Conflict In Campus Sex Assault Case
• Dermatology Malpractice Suit Filed Too Late, Ga. Panel Rules
• Boxing Suit Against Ringside Doctor Sent Back To DC Court
• Insurer Must Defend Property Mgr. In Elevator Injury Suit
• Texas Inmates' Settlement, $4.5M In Fees OK'd In Heat Suit
• Ex-Walmart Atty Beats DQ Bid In Slip-And-Fall Row
• Wheelabrator, Honeywell Settle Pa. Asbestos Coverage Row
• How Courts Apply Contact-Sports Exception To Nonplayers
• Conn. Court Tosses $935K Award In Legal Malpractice Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Exxon Radiation Exposure Ruling
• Hospital Docs Shielded In Wrongful Death Row, Court Says
• Texas Mass Shooting Victim's Parents Sue US Gov't For $50M
• Amtrak, Union Pacific Slip Most Of Suit Over Pedestrian Death
• Ala. Tribe Must Face Drunk Driving Suit, Justices Told
• Dead NHL Player's Parents Look To 7th Circ. For Redo
• Texas Justices To Review Nixed Evidence In $1.4M Death Suit
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Tennis Player Wants $10M Injury Suit Back In State Court
• Negligent Hiring And Supervision Can Be An 'Accident'
• Texas High Court Allows Suit Over Tractor Death In Miss.
• NY Court Tweaks Rule For Med Mal Expert Witness Disclosure
• Pulse Shooting Survivors Sue Club Security, Orlando Police
• Nestle, Cargill 'In Bed' With Slave Owners, 9th Circ. Hears
• Atty Closing Rightly Nixed $1.6M Injury Award, Panel Says
• UPenn Hospital Settles Brain Damage Suit Prior To Trial
• Presuit Notice Goof Ends Med Mal Suit, Tenn. High Court Says
• Mass. Justices Place Duty To Get Docs' OK On Pharmacies
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• Conrad & Scherer Says Atty Perjured Himself In Chiquita MDL
• W.Va. Justices Revive Insurer's Bid To Nix Doc's Policy
• No Third-Party Content Means Snapchat Must Face Suit: Court
• Texas Ruling Gives Appellate Weapon To Injury Defense Bar
• Ex-Amtrak Worker Says Railway Caused His Cancer
• Jury Clears Wrestlers In WWE Doctor's $8M Defamation Suit
• $20M Cumberland Farms Award Upheld In Massachusetts
• NJ Court Must Rethink Arbitration Over Amusement Park Fall
• Aviation Watch: Keeping Turbines Spinning, Passengers Safe
• Calif. Employers Get Coverage Relief On Negligent Hire Suits
• Judge's Errors Negate Brain Damage Award, Ohio Court Says
• Kindred Doesn't Sink NJ Arbitration Standards, Court Says
• Sens. Blast Olympic Orgs For Nassar Abuse Failures
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For Suit Over Boat Propeller Injury
• Insurer Can't Duck Bad-Faith Claims In $5M Med Mal Suit
• Los Angeles To Pay $14M To Beach Rampage Victims, Family
• Fee Objectors In NFL Concussion Deal Denied Do-Over Bid
• Moving Toward A Standard Of Care For Medical Marijuana
• Omni Hotel Sued Over Basement Drowning During Harvey
• Ohio Panel Affirms Atty DQ In Back Surgery Negligence Case
• Negligent Hiring Claims Covered By Policy: Calif. Justices
• USC Failed To Stop 'Creepy' OBGYN, Former Students Say
• Doubts Over Warning Sufficiency Revive Pa. Tree Fall Case
• College Aims To Move Wrongful Death Suit By Athlete's Family
• Injured Royal Caribbean Worker Wins $20M Verdict
• Texas Hospital Can't Nix Bill Fight Under Free Speech Law
• Hearsay Sinks Wrongful Death Suit Against NJ ShopRite
• Bridge Collapses Unrelated In Insurance Row, 4th Circ. Told
• The Brave New World Of Autonomous Vehicle Litigation
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Texas Justices Take Up Row Over Med Mal Expert Testimony
• Expert's Deposition Testimony Sinks Dental Malpractice Suit
• Texas High Court Eyes Pension Cut, Workers' Comp. Rows
• Twitter User Must Face Battery Claim Over Journo's Seizure
• Ga. Doc Must Face Suit Over Botched Gynecological Surgery
• Maryland Court Affirms OB-GYN's License Revocation
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'