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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2018

164 articles

• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• $4.5M Award Affirmed In Paraplegic Man's Suit Against Doctor
• In Redo, Woman Gets $1.2M For Injuries In Cruise Ship Fall
• Liberty Can't Shift Slip-And-Fall Coverage To Selective
• Ala. High Court Wipes Out $20M Award In Patient Death Suit
• Docs, Atty To Try Settling After $18M Malpractice Verdict
• 7th Circ. Says Concert Organizers Off Hook In Suit Over Attack
• MGM Faces Skepticism On Moving Shooting Suits To Calif.
• Texas Man Still Barred From Selling 'Miracle' Supplement
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Alleged Rape At NYC Nightclub
• Atty's Withdrawal Revives Birth Injury Suit, Ky. Justices Say
• NJ Transit Worker Can't Punt Immunity Ruling, 3rd Circ. Told
• Justices To Weigh Tenn. Valley Authority's Immunity To Suits
• 3rd Circ. Fee Fracas A Warning: Not All Billing Is Equal
• Panel Nixes $420K Award In 'Hummer Mom' Sex Assault Case
• Ga. Doc's Win In Hunter's Paralysis Suit Overturned
• NJ Concertgoer Aims To Revive Live Nation Injury Suit
• Ohio Justices Reduce IP Atty's Misconduct Suspension
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Horse Riders' Injury Suits
• Feds Agree To Pay $6M To End Baby Brain Injury Case
• Doctor DQ'd From Testifying About Opioids In Insys Case
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Ill. Court OKs Nix Of $272K Verdict In School Fight Suit
• Pa. House OKs 2-Year Window For Older Sex Abuse Suits
• NY Firefighters Can Sue Over Sirens In Pa., Says Split Panel
• Pa. Court Affirms $4.5M Award In Bacterial Infection Suit
• Pa. High Court Revives AG's Nursing Home Marketing Suit
• Michigan Jury Awards $130M In Baby Brain Damage Suit
• Tech Co. Denies Ties To Robot In Deadly Auto Plant Accident
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• Clerical Error Gives Pa. Kidney Cancer Suit Another Chance
• Fla. High Court Bolsters Policyholders In Bad Faith Cases
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Suits Over Fla. Bridge Collapse
• Colo. Justices Rule On 'Dead Man's Statute' In Med Mal Row
• Ga. Jury Awards $31M In Botched Circumcision Suit
• Prosecutors Can Tell 3rd NECC Jury About Meningitis Pain
• Pa. Camp Seeks To Bar Negligence Claims For Burst Appendix
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• Conn. Justices Revive Cancer Patient Death Suit
• Jury Awards $9.1M In Cyclist's Crash Suit Against LA, Caltrans
• Calif. Gov. Signs Wildfire Bills, Limiting PG&E Liability
• Patient Drops Blood-Clot Suit Against Gov't, Army Hospital
• Texas Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Botched Surgery Suit
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Telemedicine — The Next Frontier For DOJ Scrutiny?
• Blink-182 Drummer Sues Over Crash, Injury That Halted Gigs
• Immigrants, Feds Face Off Over Mental Health Care Injunction
• 11th Circ. Asked To Reconsider 'Poop Cruise' Suit Dismissal
• Fla. Justices Restore Bad Faith Finding Against Geico
• Reality Show HIPAA Lapses Spawn $1M In Hospital Payouts
• Houston Pill Mill Doc, Clinic Chief Each Get 35 Years In Prison
• 6th Circ. Says Contractor Must Face Nursing Home Death Suit
• Eckert Seamans Adds To Philly Mass Tort, Litigation Groups
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• NY Court Tosses Gas Blast Suit Against National Grid Unit
• Nursing Home Takes Death Suit To Texas Justices
• 11th Circ. Puts A Lid On Appeal In Starbucks Hot Coffee Suit
• Mass. Doc Dodges Prison After Giving Patient Info To Drug Co.
• La. Panel Revives Suit Over LSU Med School Prof''s Firing
• Texas Employer Beats Suit From Worker Who Suffered Stroke
• 2nd Circ. Gives Church, Insurer Partial Wins In Abuse Row
• Calif. Surgeon, Girlfriend Charged With Sexual Assault
• Lawyer Group Tells Justices Taxing Lost Rail Wages Unfair
• Protecting Florida Medical Plaintiffs' Access To Courts
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• 2 Important Takeaways From 7th Circ.'s FHA Ruling
• Catholic Orgs To Pay $27.5M For Reported Abuse, Attys Say
• OSHA Fines Contractors For Deadly Fla. Bridge Collapse
• Carnival Wants Claim Cut From Passenger's Misdiagnosis Suit
• Labor Union Says Lost Wages Not Taxable Under Railroad Law
• Parents' Suit Over Child Born With Cystic Fibrosis Revived
• Mass. Utility Hit With $50M Suit After Deadly Gas Explosions
• Mass. Hospital Rips FCA Claims Med Students Not Supervised
• Freight Co. Hit With $3.5M Verdict Over Semi-Truck Pileup
• Insurer's Bid For Docs In Brain Damage Case Mostly Denied
• Judge To Sheldon Silver: Your 'Day Of Reckoning' Is Nigh
• Feds Can Still Seek Settlement Of Miss. 'Patient Dumping' Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Suit, Says Worker's Injury Is Disability
• Insys Wants Out Of Off-Label Fentanyl Prescription Suit
• Pa. Pol Proposes Commission To Address Clergy Abuse
• UNH Law Hit With $5.3M Due Process Suit By Ex-Student
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• ConAgra Must Cover $109M Factory Explosion Settlements
• Railroad Must Face Claims Over Tanker Explosions: 8th Circ.
• Fla. Hospital Must Produce Records Of Employee Sex Assault
• NJ Doc's Med Mal Win Nixed Over Conflict Of Atty On Jury
• Hospital Not Negligent In Cracked Femur Suit, Says Panel
• Weitz & Luxenberg Can't Toss Woman's $25M Fraud Suit
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Dockless Scooter Cos. Rewarded For Bad Behavior
• Clarifying The Scope Of Bankruptcy Code 3rd-Party Injunction
• Oregon High Court Puts Fence Around Doctor-Patient Talks
• Intoxication Exclusion Applies To Snowmobile In Benefit Suit
• Member Fights Gold's Gym Bid To Nix Broken Equipment Suit
• Walmart Asks NJ Justices To Nix Rule Barring Medical Terms
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Austin, SXSW Immune In Fatal Crash
• Boston Joins In Suing Purdue, Others Over Opioid Epidemic
• Illinois Court Won't Order New Trial Over Botched Diagnosis
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• DOJ Is Getting Creative, And Aggressive, On Opioids
• Medline's Docs Not False, Judge Says In Catheter Design Row
• NCAA Concussion MDL Nears End Of Direct Notice Phase
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Appeal To Transfer Toddler Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Joins Harsh Critique Of $900K Fee Request
• Insurer Gets Edge In Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Atty's Benefits Suit
• Gov't Can't Limit Damages In $1M VA Amputation Suit
• Mo. Duck Boat Operators Slam AG's Suit Over 17 Deaths
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• Appeals Court Clears Honeywell In Asbestos Cancer Suit
• Insurer Keeps Hidden-Camera Pic Coverage Suit In Fed. Court
• Acquainted With Crash Victims, Judge Bows Out Of Case
• Insurer Owes $1.2M Atty Fees In Construction Suit: 11th Circ.
• Care Worker Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Immigrant Teens
• VA Hospital Isn't Liable In Shrimp Allergy Death, Judge Says
• Fla. Doc Gets 20 Years For 'Hospice-Level' Opioid Scripts
• Co. Seeks To Nix Trucker's Death Suit In Texas High Court
• Employee Interviews Ruled Privileged In TVA Injury Suit
• Insurer Must Cover Plane Crash Death Suit, Judge Says
• Bloomberg Must Face $20M Harassment Suit Against His Co.
• Vermonters Want Dechert DQ'd In Alleged Witness Obstruction
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• NJ Doc Loses License Over Opioid Prescriptions, Insys Pay
• Severson & Werson Adds 3 Partners To Trial Practice
• Baylor Wants 'No-Holds-Barred' Sex-Assault Inquiry Limited
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Chicago Health Workers Win $10M In Abuse Case
• Cigarettes And Asbestos Gave Man Fatal Cancer, Jury Told
• Nassar Accusers Allowed To Refile Claims Going Back To '96
• Atty Referral Co. Owner Accused Of Paying Cops For Leads
• FirstEnergy, NRG Escape Pa. Families' Coal-Dumping Suit
• Power Co. Owed Defense Of $35M Fraud Suit, Judge Rules
• Ohio Court Orders New Trial For Docs In Brain Damage Suit
• Why The 3rd Circ. Allowed Removal In Encompass
• St. Jude Ditches Patient's Defective Heart Valve Suit
• Fla. High Court Addresses Med Mal Presuit Challenges
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-NFL Players' Painkiller Class Action
• U-Haul Equipment Didn't Cause Truck Crash, Jury Finds
• Caterpillar Says Couple Is Forum Shopping In Injury Row
• Calif. Surgeon Keeps Arbitration Win In Nerve Damage Suit
• 3 Risk Management Options For Autonomous Vehicle Makers
• Lenders Say Ex-Ill. Atty Pocketed Client Settlement Cash
• Hospital Can't Duck Med Mal Suit Over Missing Affidavit
• Utah Driver Sues Tesla After Car Crashes In Autopilot
• Roy Moore Hits Sacha Baron Cohen With $95M Defamation Suit
• Parents Seek $71M Award From IHS In Baby Brain Injury Suit
• South Florida Fair Has Immunity Against Man's Injury Suit
• FDA Ordered To Finish Overdue Graphics For Tobacco Labels
• Jimmy John's Store Sued Over Salmonella Outbreak
• Jury Awards Wife $9.5M In Calif. Electrocution-Death Case
• J&J, Janssen Win Mass. Risperdal Suit On Teen's Weight Gain
• Parents Of Penn State Hazing Victim Settle With Fraternity
• NJ Construction Co. Must Face Accident Suit, Court Says
• Resort Avoids Suit Over Woman's Ski Patrol Injury
• Feds Fight Claim That Expert Witness Double-Crossed Insys
• U-Haul Must Pay $30M For Causing Truck Crash, Jury Told
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over Knee Replacement Infection
• Ohio Hospital Hit With Suit Over Destroyed Birth Records
• Texas Panel Tosses Deceased Judge's Asbestos Lawsuit
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• BNSF Railway Hit With $1.3M Verdict For Engineer's Injuries
• MSU Seeks Good Faith Determination In $500M Nassar Deal