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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - August, 2018

238 articles

• Ex-Chicago Bears Player Sues NFL Over Head Trauma Risks
• Stryker Must Face Suit Over Rep's Alleged Assault Of Nurse
• Insurer Can't Escape Liability In Staples Delivery Crash
• EA Donates $1M To Fla. Shooting Victims In Face Of Lawsuit
• Gwen Stefani Not Negligent In Concert Stampede, Court Hears
• Texas Justices To Hear UT Cancer Center Patient Death Case
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• North Korea A No-Show In Otto Warmbier Wrongful Death Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hospital Gets Texas High Court Review Of Misdiagnosis Claim
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• 5 Key Defenses For Autonomous Vehicle Litigation
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage For Sports Bar Shooting
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Texas Court OKs Expert Reports In Patient Paralysis Suit
• 11th Circ. Dumps Carnival Passengers' Suit Over 'Poop Cruise'
• Engineer's Injury Suit Against NJ Railroad Put Back On Track
• Ford Hit With $4.8M Jury Award In Explorer Defect Case
• Ex-Supermodel Loses Appeal In Parking Gate Head Bonking
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Hospital Seeks Arbitration Flip To Fire Nurse In Abuse Of Teen
• Ohio Jury Awards $7.4M In Patient Brain Damage Suit
• Fla. High Court Weighs Causation Question In Med Mal Case
• Doc Says RICO Suit Was FCA Retaliation, Wants Sanctions
• $15M Cancer Misdiagnosis Award Not Excessive, Judge Rules
• Doc Can't Escape Med Mal Verdict Over Amputated Hand
• NY Court Revives Basketball Player's Malpractice Suit
• NJ Insurance Broker Sued Over Dump Truck Worker Policy
• Alaska Native Clinic On Hook For $22M Award, 9th Circ. Says
• How Kavanaugh Helped Shape Bush-Era Tort Reform
• Allstate To Pay $30M After Mo. Court OKs Auto Wreck Award
• Guatemalan Says Poor Medical Care At ICE Site Killed Child
• Houston Can't Dodge Car Crash Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Texas Man Can't Revive Claim Atty Erred In Stolen Semen Row
• Pa. Church Abuse Suit Seeks To Expand Statute Of Limitations
• 5th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Over Worker's Fall From Roof
• Locks Law Firm Can't Stop NFL Concussion Award Objection
• Chargers Player's Widow Sues NCAA Over Concussion Policy
• NJ Ruling On Same-Sex Couple Could Reignite Old Claims
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• Landlords Can Be Liable For Tenants' Discrimination: 7th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Frees Truck Manufacturer From Suit Over Crash
• Ky. Court Affirms Doc's Trial Win In Botched Surgery Suit
• Woman Drops Claims Against MLB In Park Injury Suit
• NJ Court Won't Revive Suit Over Alcoholism Diagnosis
• Coverage Suit Over Fatal Buggy Crash Reinstated
• Nationwide Auto Crash Deal Voided Over Later Changes
• Baylor Fights 'Irrelevant' Discovery In Sex Assault Suit
• $5M Crash Settlement Belongs To Bankruptcy Estate: 5th Circ.
• Intermountain Assails 10th Circ. Ruling On FCA Pleading
• Massage Envy Hid Sexual Assault Problems, Fla. Suit Claims
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Kan. Justices Affirm ER Doc's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Prince's Family Launches Wrongful Death Suit In Minn.
• Cheerleading Injury Suit Revived By Conn. Appeals Court
• NM Jury Awards $73M In Baby Brain Damage Suit
• Fla. Hospital Can Verify Records Request In Med Mal Suit
• Wilson Elser Adds Med Mal Defense Trial Veteran In NJ
• NHL Teams, Insurers Escape Ex-Player's Concussion Suit
• Ex-Insys Execs Press Gov't For RICO Indictment Details
• Trucking Co. Avoids Retrial Over Atty's Immigration Remark
• Rail Car Cleaning Co., Owners Charged After Worker Deaths
• Vegas Shooting Victims Bash MGM's 'Reprehensible' MDL Bid
• Calif. Justices Say Comp Docs Can't Be Sued For Med Mal
• Ex-MSU Coach Accused Of Lying To Nassar Investigator
• Detroit Mayor Says Mich. Insurance Law Is Unconstitutional
• Texas Doc Can't Ax Ex-Patient's Suit Over Crutches Injury
• Houston Texans Denied Arbitration In Player's Injury Suit
• Greenberg Snags Husch Blackwell Team For Health Group
• Eagles Concert Arena Not Liable In Injury Suit, Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against Eatery Over Drunken Crash
• MDs Liable In Psych Ward Shooting, Pa. Court Hears
• Del. Justices Say Faulty Daubert Ruling Saves Med Mal Suit
• Military Service Halts Deadline In Fatal Tire Explosion Suit
• CBS Opioid Segments Didn't Defame Pharmacist, Judge Rules
• Longshoreman's Widow Wins $4.2M After Wrongful Death Trial
• Camper's Family Wins A Shot At Damages In Appendix Suit
• Lyft Responsible For Kicked-Out Passenger's Death, Suit Says
• 10th Circ. Urged To Revisit Ruling On Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 2
• Calif. Bus District On Hook For Rider's $15.3M Injury Award
• Judge Orders Deadly FIU Bridge Collapse Records Released
• Expert's Potential Bias Erases Mo. Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• Sherwin-Williams Ducks Class Action Over NJ Pollution
• Tenn. Doc's Med Mal Trial Win Nixed Over ACA Evidence
• Feds Ordered To Hand Over Insys Docs From 10 Agencies
• Cruise Line Can't Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit, Widow Says
• Pa. Immunity Waiver For Crashes Applies To Empty Vehicles
• Employer Can't Duck Claims He Enslaved Pakistani Immigrant
• $1.3M Fender-Bender Award Isn't Excessive, Ind. Court Says
• Policing Bad Claims In Consolidated Litigation: Part 1
• Texas Panel Revives Suit Over Ranch Hand Killed By Cattle
• Proposed Jury Charge Can't Salvage Appeal, Pa. Justices Say
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• MSU Seeks To Pause Nassar Claims After 51 New Accusations
• Ex-Napoli Bern Atty Wants $4M Award Against Firm Confirmed
• Insys Execs Say Expert Witness Switched Sides
• $3.5M Injury Verdict Against Sam's Club Axed By Md. Court
• 5th Circ. Dismisses Doctor's Suit Against VA Over Firing
• Contractors Off The Hook For Illinois Roof Worker's Fall
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Suit Over Reduced Payments For Birth Injury
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of Firefighters' Siren Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Revives FedEx Driver's Slip-And-Fall Suit
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Toyota At Fault In $242M Verdict Over Kids' Crash Injuries
• Feds Can't Recoup From $33M Award If Child Dies: 11th Circ.
• Jury Clears Airport-Adjacent Co. In Fatal Jet Crash Case
• Jefferson Airplane Singer Says NY Hospital Ended His Career
• Despite Abuse Horrors, Attys Feel Duty To Defend The Church
• Feds Fire Back At Sheldon Silver's Post-Conviction Bail Bid
• PG&E Fire Liability Has Calif. Considering Ch. 11 Alternative
• Anderson Kill Woos Back Insurance Pro From Lowenstein
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Legal Funder Wants Fraud Suit Stayed After CFPB Ruling
• Feds Settle Woman's Suit Over Undisclosed Pregnancy's Loss
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• Texas Court Revives Patient's Liver Biopsy Injury Suit
• NY Appeals Court Halts New York Islanders Asbestos Claims
• Texas Court Says Stroke Misdiagnosis Suit Can Proceed
• Wisconsin Injury Firm Gingras Cates Adds 3 Attys
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Atty Asks Ill. Justices To Disbar Him For Faking $4M Deal
• City Solicitor Slammed In Pa. AG's Clergy Abuse Report
• NJ Damages Cap Applies To Clinic Sued In Death Of Newborn
• Insurer Off Hook In Texas Employment Appeal
• Tenn. Atty Suspended For Accusing Appellate Judges Of Bias
• Ford Should Escape Punitives In Asbestos Suit, Judge Says
• Johns Hopkins Ducks Suit Over Misdiagnosis Of Rare Disease
• 3rd Circ. Won't Boost Man's $500 Award Over Conrail Spill
• 9th Circ. Seeks Wash. Justices' Help In Ferry Liability Row
• Pa. Justice Rejects Recusal Bid In Bus Injury Appeals
• Penn National Must Cover Defense In Construction Death Suit
• Fla. Woman Wins $4.6M In Sex Abuse Suit Against Her Parents
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Ill. Appellate Judge Reprimanded For Pushing Speaking Gigs
• Chiquita MDL Judge Narrows Claims Against Executives
• Harvey Weinstein Must Face Actress' Sex Trafficking Claims
• Pa. Court Nixes Quadriplegic Man's Snow Tubing Injury Suit
• Cruise Ship Not Liable For Trivia Game Accident: 11th Circ.
• Jury Awards $5.4M To Trucking Co. Worker For Crushed Leg
• Nassar Denied New Sentencing Judge After Bias Allegation
• W.R. Grace Insurers May Be Directly Liable For Asbestos
• Privilege Bars Divorce Files In Death Case, Pa. Panel Told
• Mass. Top Court Clears Hospital In Ex-Patient Stabbing Suit
• Asbestos Depo Doc Isn't A Court Record, Texas Court Says
• Rising Star: Salvi Schostok's Patrick Salvi II
• Why A Hoverboard Suit Against Amazon Went Up In Flames
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• Cruise Line Partly Escapes Suit Over Child's Sex Assault
• Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Suit, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• NJ Doc's Trial Win OK'd In Suit Over Sponge Left In Patient
• 9th Circ. Affirms $5M Ferry Crash Award Clearing Boat Owner
• Construction Worker's Asbestos Suit Revived By Ill. Court
• Risk Mitigation Strategies For Gene Therapy Developers
• Rising Star: Panish Shea's Robert Glassman
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Doctors Can't Avoid Trial Over Inmate's Death, 7th Circ. Says
• Conn. Justices Say Hospital Can't Duck $12M Med Mal Award
• Crash Victims Slam Bid To Ax Pa. Justice From Immunity Case
• Ky. Court Nixes $21M Award In Unnecessary Pacemaker Suit
• NJ Landscaping Biz Beats Appeal In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• A Right To Carry Everywhere, On A Road To Nowhere
• Needless Heart Surgery Case Continues With Fewer Patients
• Houston Atty Drops United Airport Shoving Suit
• Rising Star: Grant & Eisenhofer's Lisa Weinstein
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Goodyear Seeks New Trial After $40M Asbestos Verdict
• Feds To Pay $775K To Resolve Infant Brain Damage Suit
• Midtrial Toss Of Pa. Patient's Acid Spill Suit Affirmed
• Ind. Panel Upholds Refusal To Allow Witness In Med Mal Trial
• Marriott Dodges Suit Over Spanish Resort Injury
• Doc Says Imitator Busted For Pill Mill Wrecked His Career
• Tennis Federation Wants Doping Test Suit Tried In England
• NJ Hospital Must Face Revived Suit Over Boy's Death
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Calif. Courts Say Schools Must Protect Students
• Judge Slashes Jury Award By $2M After Victim's Father Dies
• 4th Circ. Says Hartford Off Hook For Ambulance-Chasing Suits
• SoCalGas Reaches $119.5M Deal In Calif. Gas Leak Litigation
• Hospital Says Past Deal Might Trim $6.3M Med Mal Award
• Looking Forward To Oral Argument In BNSF V. Loos
• NJ-NY Train System Knocks Down Conductor's Injury Suit
• Insys To Pay $150M To End DOJ Scrutiny Of Opioid-Rx Bribes
• Va. Power Co. Wants Insurers To Defend It In Injury Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• 4 Tips For Addressing Electronic Health Record Claims
• Woman Wins $35K After TSA Dog Knocked Her Down
• Misplaced Power Pole Caused Fatal Jet Crash, Jury Told
• Alleged Atty Killer On Hook For $5.75M Shooting Verdict
• Cabela's Sued Over Sale Of Murder Weapon To Felon
• Silver Again Seeks Bail During Appeal Of 2nd Conviction
• Google Pix Exclusion OK'd In Texas Inflatable Man Injury Trial
• Fumes Seeping Into Boeing Plane Cabin Hurt Pilot, Suit Says
• Law Firm's Site Covered By Fair Report Privilege, Panel Says
• 5th Circ. Told Bankruptcy Can't Touch $5M Crash Settlement
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• NJ Firm Ducks Malpractice Action Over Fall Case
• Media Outlets Want Expedited Appeal In Parkland Video Fight
• Minn. Court Reinstates $1.5M Award To Injured BNSF Worker
• Insurer Says It Has No Duty To Cover Go-Kart Accident
• Plaintiffs Bar Is Steering Truck Crash Cases To Mega Verdicts
• Journalist Hits CenterPoint With $1M Suit Over Electric Shock
• Travelers Sues Hospital's Insurer Over Sex Abuse Coverage
• WWE Seeks Attys' Fees After Sanctions In Concussion Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Wrongful Death Suit Against Marlins Pitcher's Estate Is Settled
• Ind. Court Tosses Surgery-Privacy Suit Against Stryker
• Jury Awards $473.5M In Nuisance Suit Over Hog Farm
• Gov't Can't Shake Negligence Suit Over Crash On BW Parkway
• Texas Atty Can't Send Malpractice Suit To Arbitration
• Cuisinart Hit With Suit Over Exploding Pressure Cooker
• 11th Circ. Revives Row With Hospital Over ASL Interpreter
• USOC, Trainers Must Sit For Depositions In Nassar Suits
• Chicago Man Files Suit Over Aeromexico Crash
• Liberty Mutual Can't Escape Doc's Suit Yet, 1st Circ. Says
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Casino Ruling May Take Bargaining Chip Away From Tribes
• Mich., Gov. Dropped From Bias Suit Over Flint Water Crisis
• 4th Circ. Restores $2M Punitives In Nursing Home Deaths Suit
• Injury Firm Owes $86K Fees In Paralegal's Late Wages Row
• Financial Firms Accused Of Flouting Court Order In NFL Suit
• Ill. High Court Revives Slip-And-Fall Suit Against City
• Calif. Court Revives Golfer's Suit Over Wasp Swarm Attack
• Locks Law Appeals NFL Concussion Deal Fees Breakdown
• CACI Can't Toss Ex-Abu Ghraib Detainee From Abuse Suit
• 10th Circ. Ruling Is A Win For Tribal Jurisdiction
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Surfer Will Keep $1.7M For Severed Arm, Appeals Court Says
• Private Docs' Immunity Not Unconstitutional, Fla. Court Says
• Hurricane Excuse Ripped As La. Court Dumps Med Mal Suit
• Calif. Court Says Yoga Injury Suit Too Much Of A Stretch
• Pa. High Court To Weigh How Asbestos Liability Is Divided
• Apple Hit With Suit Over SC Man's Exploding IPhone
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons