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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - July, 2018

232 articles

• Mud-Race Spectator Denied New Trial In Injury Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Against VA Over Veteran's Lupus Death
• Mother's Depo Dooms Suit Over Daughter's Fatal Brain Injury
• NFL Concussion Settlement Pays Out Over $502M In Claims
• Mass. Court Affirms $32.5M Award For Forgotten Medical Note
• Doc Gets Prison For Defrauding VA Over Bogus Procedures
• Utah Justices Toss $2.75M Distress Award In Malpractice Case
• Feds Can't Medicate Immigrant Kids Without Consent
• Ore. Farm Co. Let Out Of Suit Over Texas Truck Driver's Death
• Uber Dodges Rider's Suit Over Driver Assault, For Now
• Atty Owes Doctor $8M In Malicious Prosecution Case
• Feds To Pay $2.4M To Exit Sepsis Suit Against NY Hospital
• Drowning Victims' Kin File $100M Suit Over Duck Boat Sinking
• Texas Court Revives Suit Over Trucker's Accident Death
• Ill. Court Affirms Builder's Win In Injured Worker's Suit
• Gov't Must Pay $31M In Kidney Failure Suit, Judge Says
• Houston Firm Asks Court To End Dead Firefighter Benefit Row
• For Self-Driving Car Makers, Industry Standards Matter
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• $47M Baby Injury Award Slashed By Pa. Judge To $19M
• Malpractice Suit Against Atty Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• Md. Repair Cos. Must Face Suit Over Carbon Monoxide Deaths
• Hospital On Hook For $4.9M Medicaid Payments, Court Says
• 50 Cent Wins Sanctions Bid Against Concertgoers
• Ex-Insys Execs Say Feds' Bid To Redo RICO Case Is Futile
• Auto-Owners Insurers Want Out Of $14.5M Accident Claim
• BNP Paribas Not Liable For '98 Embassy Attacks: DC Circ.
• OSHA Moves To Rescind Part Of Electronic Records Rule
• Insurer Can Bring Suit Over Construction Accident Defense
• Innovator Liability Flunks The Dormant Commerce Clause
• Victim In Chicago Police Beating Case Gets $310K In Fees
• NY Atty Beats Suit Over Unsuccessful Med Mal Case
• 3rd-Party Funder Recovers From Ex-NFLer's Injury Payout
• Pa. Firm Sued For Targeting Wrong Party In Salon Injury Case
• NJ Condo Group Can't Shake Sidewalk Slip-And-Fall Action
• Texas Doc's Misspelled Name Dooms Med Mal Suit
• NJ Says Slew Of Railroad Injury Suits Must Wait For 3rd Circ.
• Factory Dust System Makers Can't Ditch $33M Injury Verdict
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Feds Knock Texas Doc's Bid To Torpedo $240M Fraud Case
• NBC, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube Escape Suge Knight Killing Suit
• Verizon Says Pa. Firm Bungled Settlement With Injured Worker
• Ex-NHLers Won't Appeal Head Trauma Cert. Denial For Now
• Ex-Amtrak Cop In Slip-And-Fall Suit Ducks Jail For Fraud
• Parkland Shooting Footage Must Be Released, Court Says
• Ex-Calif. State Judge To Oversee MSU Nassar Settlement
• Foster Agency Not Liable For Infant's Death, W.Va. Judge Says
• Fla. Doc Gets Retrial In Suit Over Detox Patient's Death
• Skier Asks 1st Circ. To Saddle Resort For Pole Collision
• Tennis Org., Doping Firm Serve Player's Suit To Fed. Court
• Objectors Slam $9.5M Fee Request By NFL Class Counsel
• Pa. Jury Must Decide If Insurer Pays For Roofer's Fatal Fall
• NJ Justices Uphold Hospital's Privilege Over Care Report
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Minn. Tribe Sues Drugmakers, Distributors Over Opioid Crisis
• Xcel Can't Get Out Of Paying $4.5M Wis. Cattle Injury Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Late FTCA Suit Over Mail Truck Crash
• Doc's Alleged Drug Use Irrelevant To Med Mal Case: NJ Court
• Patient Says Army Hospital Removed Organ Without Consent
• Feds Try To Clear Up Ex-Insys Execs' RICO Charge For Judge
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• Texas DOT Can't Avoid 3rd-Party Claim In Deadly Crash Suit
• Texas Firm Dodges Claims It Fumbled Oxygen Tank Suit
• Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Belongs In Navajo Court: 10th Circ.
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Bayer Can't Keep 16 Suits Over Essure Injuries In Fed. Court
• Ill. Court Revives One Direction Concert Venue Injury Suit
• Feds, Silver Take Familiar Tacks Before Graft Sentencing
• Mich. Justices Say Hospital Must Face Patient Fall Suit
• Court OKs Sanction On Atty In WWE Concussion Suit
• How Texas' Anti-SLAPP Law Applies To Medical Peer Review
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• FTS International Must Pay $101M For Texas Truck Accident
• USA Gymnastics Says It Isn't Liable In Nassar Abuse Suit
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• MGM Wants Las Vegas Mass Shooting Suits In MDL
• Ohio State Sexual Misconduct Probe Reveals Over 100 Claims
• Norwegian Cruise Line Looks To Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit
• Seattle Airport Worker's $40M Injury Award Slashed To $10M
• DC Circ. Partially Revives Terrorist Attack Liability Case
• Uncertain Clauses Revive Insurer's Bid To Ditch NJ Mold Suit
• JB Hunt Owes $4.8M Interest In Indiana Negligence Suit
• Litigation Funder Seeks Bond For Ex-NFLer's $500K Advance
• NH High Court Affirms $750K Verdict For Applebee's Patron
• Philly Atty, Firm Must Pay Client $656K For Malpractice
• Hernandez Team Seeks To Return CTE Case To State Court
• MGM's Bid To Dodge Vegas Shooting Liability Seen As Gamble
• Immigrants Ask Court To Hasten Care For Separated Families
• Security Co. Not Owed Defense In Waffle House Shooting Suit
• Ex-CBS Radio Worker Says WFAN Let Host Harass Her
• High-Low Deal Blocks Fees In Med Mal Row, NJ Justices Say
• Dismissal After Theft Of Atty's Files Too Harsh, Court Rules
• A Lawyer's Guide To Genomics In Toxic Tort Cases: Part 3
• Pa. Panel Urged To Revive Atty's Sanction Abuse Suit
• NFL Can't Get Probe For Concussion Settlement, For Now
• MGM Sues More Las Vegas Shooting Victims
• Razor Wants Dad DQ'd As Child's Atty In Scooter Injury Suit
• Insurer Needn't Defend Bar In Fatal Stabbing Suit
• Survival Claim Over Patients' Bedsores Revived
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe Coverage For Fatal Parade Crash
• A Lawyer's Guide To Genomics In Toxic Tort Cases: Part 2
• A Big Verdict Highlights Hazardous Trucking Practices
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• Floyd Mayweather Can't Duck All Of Ex's Defamation Case
• NJ High Court Revives Negligence Suit Over Elevator Injury
• Subcontractor At Fault In Worker's Fatal Fall: 8th Circ.
• Suit Against Insurer In Plane Crash Row Partially Revived
• Suit Over Child's Treatment At Philly Hospital Nixed, For Now
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Ill. Couple's Med Mal Claims Revived Despite Blown Deadline
• A Lawyer's Guide To Genomics In Toxic Tort Cases: Part 1
• Ohio Chiropractor Patient's Suit Over Stroke Came Too Late
• Ex-NY Senate Boss, Son Again Convicted On Graft Charges
• RICO Indictment Against Ex-Insys Execs Perplexes Judge
• USOC Should Have Selected Ethics Expert As New CEO
• Ind. Court Says Foreign Object Med Mal Suit Filed Too Late
• NHL Gains Upper Hand In Concussion Litigation
• Porn Studios Not Covered For HIV Suits, Insurer Tells 9th Circ.
• NCAA Says NJ Law Shields It In Wrongful Death Suit
• Firm Off The Hook In Pa. Couple's Malpractice Suit
• Vegas Shooting Victims Can't Hold Resort Liable, MGM Says
• Del. Justices Reverse $13.7M Travelers Coverage Judgment
• Calif. Court Affirms $1M Award In Unnecessary-Surgery Suit
• NJ Med Mal Suit Over Worker's Spinal Surgery Revived
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Pa. Court Rules Workers Can't Sue Fla.-Based CSX In Philly
• Ex-Abu Ghraib Detainee Fights CACI's Sanctions Bid
• Tucker Law Looks To Escape Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Calif. Court OKs Nix Of $1.6M Award In Choking Death Suit
• Separated Immigrants Want Feds To Pay For Mental Health
• Failure-To-Warn Suit Against St. Jude Not Preempted
• Asbestos Transparency Laws Can Stop Double Recovery
• NHL Players Denied Class Certification In Concussion MDL
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• 1st Circ. Upholds Marine Corps Win In Recruit's Injury Suit
• Md. High Court Nixes $2.3M Award Over Patient's Suicide
• NJ Justices Will Review Dealership Liability In Fatal Crash
• The Biggest Pa. Appellate Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• US Golf Exec To Take Over USOC Amid Sex Abuse Scandals
• Texas Court Sides With Plastic Surgeon In Expert Report Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against Ship Owners
• Hospital Asks Texas Justices To Nix Medical Bill Fight
• Jury Confusion Prompts New UPenn Med Mal Trial, Court Says
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Parkland Shooting Survivors Sue County, Law Enforcement
• Auditor Tapped To Help Wrap Up NCAA Concussion Deal
• FisherBroyles Adds Litigators in Florida, Philadelphia
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• Doc's Care Fell Short But Didn't Lead To Infection, Court Says
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• 3rd Circ. Says TSA Screeners Immune To Flyer Abuse Claims
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Pa. Justices To Hear Coverage Dispute Over Shooting
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Jury Hears Of 'Skelos Family Shakedown' As Trial Nears End
• Expert Report OK In Nursing Home Death Suit: Texas Panel
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Heart Transplant Surgeon Sues Houston Chronicle, ProPublica
• White Nationalists Can't Nix Charlottesville Violence Suit
• Mass. Doctor Sues Delta For $1M Over 'False Imprisonment'
• Financial Guardian Must Face Ward's Claims: Ill. Court
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Hospital Can't Dodge Botched Surgery Suit: Ariz. High Court
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• Pulse Shooting Victims' Families Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Suit
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Johnny Depp Punched, Yelled At Film Crew Member, Suit Says
• Skelos Admits He Helped Son Get Work, Denies Corruption
• Docs Escape Suit Over Not Telling Worker About Bad X-Ray
• Buffalo Bills Escape Dolphins Fan's Stadium Assault Suit
• 10th Circ. Calls Medical Judgment Fair Game In FCA Cases
• Attys Missed Window To File $10M Suit, Ill. Woman Says
• Man Can Sue DC Courts Over Payout Delay In RNC Injury Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Texas Pill Mill Doc's Conviction Appeal
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Md. Medical Bill Law Not Federally Preempted, Court Rules
• Ex-NY Senate Boss Takes Stand At Retrial, Denies Graft
• Ariz. Panel Won't Revive Wrongful-Death Suit Against Eatery
• Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• NY Appeals Court Frees Eye Doctor From Med Mal Suit
• Feds To Pay $900K In VA Hospital Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Travelers, Others Must Cover Hospital Sex Abuse: 2nd Circ.
• Subpoenas Of Google, Twitter In Reporter's Assault Suit OK'd
• Ariz. Patient's 'Unsound Mind' Appeal Fails, Court Says
• Calif. Justices Revive Sony Prenatal Toxic Exposure Suit
• DOJ Touts 6th Circ. Medical-Need Ruling To Boost FCA Cases
• Negligence Award Over Assault Victims' Landlord Reversed
• Texas A&M Immune In Student's Death From Chemical Use
• Lax Regulations Make Scooters A Perfect Liability Storm
• Hersheypark Sued By Man Accused Of Snapping Girls' Pix
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• Insurer Witness In Skelos Trial Grilled Over NY Sanction
• Tressler LLP Boosts Litigation Presence In Four Cities
• Less Talk, More Walk In Volleyball Sex Abuse Suit: Judge
• Duke University Doc Must Face Brain Tumor Misdiagnosis Suit
• Atty Sanctioned In $1M Gym Class Wrongful Death Case
• Mass. Appeals Court Revives Part Of Skydiver's Injury Suit
• NCAA Concussion Deal Needs Audit On Notice, Class Says
• Injured Oil Worker's $2.8M Award Overturned By Texas Court
• Pa. Judge Exits Med Mal Case After Relative Treated By Doc
• NCAA Wants Wrongful Death Suit Sent Back To State Court
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Yelp Needn't Delete Defamatory Atty Reviews: Calif. Justices
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Mich. Jury Awards $135M For Botched Spinal Surgery
• Skelos Cleared To Grill Key Witness Over Alleged Misconduct
• Injured Worker Must Arbitrate Claims, Princess Cruise Says
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Ex-Yankee Player Gets Injury Suit Sent Down To State Court
• Insurer Needn't Defend Bars Sued For Fatal Hit-And-Run
• Atty's Win In Fraud Case Over Injury Suit Nixed On Appeal
• Mental Health Questions Clear Pa. Rehab Center In Death Suit
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term