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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - October, 2018

214 articles

• Families Of Duck Boat Victims Fight Operator's Bid To Nix Suit
• Calif. Panel Tosses 'Desperate Housewives' Firing Row
• Insurer Suit Against Doc Paused For 5th Amendment Concern
• Mich. Hospital Roped Back Into Patient MRI Death Suit
• Ex-NFL Player Fights To Keep ERISA Suit In Play
• Ohio Justices Save Notre Dame Player's Brain Damage Claims
• Doc's Suicide Relevant To Med Mal Claim, Texas Panel Says
• Workers Comp Bars Rig Injury Suit, Texas Appeals Court Says
• Nichols Says No Conflict In MSU Suit Over Nassar Abuse
• $1M Cap Applies To Postal Worker's Injury, Ind. Court Says
• Morgan & Morgan Must Pay $5M For Bungling Med Mal Case
• Ill. AG Sues Sterigenics Alleging Pollution Problems
• Ohio Clinic Not Liable In Patient's Death After Sinus Surgery
• Houston Hospital Fights Doc's $6.4M Defamation Award
• Pa. Jury Finds Doctor Missed Kidney Disease, Awards $4.2M
• NJ Transit Not Immune From Retaliation Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Hertz Must Face Some Claims In Suit Over Worker's Death
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• The Uncertain Future Of Summary Judgment In California
• BNSF Can't Get Retrial Over $1.3M Accident Verdict
• 'Many Millions' Sought After Mandalay Bay Sign Pins Man
• $242M Toyota Crash Verdict Cut To Meet Texas Damages Cap
• Worker's $1.6M Asbestos Award Erased By Split Calif. Court
• Ex-Coach Looks To Escape Gymnast's Abuse Class Action
• Two Gymnasts Sue Sports Groups Over Nassar Sex Abuse
• Ex-USA Volleyball Coach Slams Cert. Bid In Cover-Up Suit
• 10th Circ. Won't Redo 'Unprecedented' Heart Surgery FCA Call
• Gov't Pays $21M To End Native Hospital Malpractice Suit
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• New UK Law Lays The Groundwork For Driverless Cars
• Oil Rig Worker Awarded $1M For Helicopter Crash Injuries
• Axalta Coating Must Pay $473K To Severely Injured Contractor
• La. Suit Reopened Over Death Of Patient Allegedly Left In Hall
• Doctor Must Face Own-Sperm Patient Insemination Suit
• Ex-Napoli Bern Atty Seals $4M Win In Fee Fight With Firm
• Driver Challenges Fla. PIP Statute In Class Action
• Med Mal Insurer Can't Get Hands On Atty-Client Documents
• Venue's Lost Value After Shooting Is Covered, Court Says
• Driver Can Sue For Work Comp As 'Employee,' NJ Court Says
• Doc Accused Of Causing Cancer To Spread Must Face Suit
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over Cancer Patient's Death
• Geico Doesn't Owe Coverage For ATV Crash, NJ Court Says
• NY Court Revives Med Mal Insurance Row Over $8.6M Award
• DOJ Unveils Appalachian Opioid Strike Force, $35M For Kids
• USC Sex Abuse Victims' Attys Blast $215M Class Suit Deal
• Pa. Suit Claims Rite-Aid Staff Blurted Out Man's HIV Status
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Insurer Needn't Cover Elevator Injury Suit, 5th Circ. Rules
• Caltrans Gets Retrial On How To Split $59M Crash Verdict
• Eastman Escapes Wrongful Death Suit In Factory Explosion
• Fire Suppressant Co. Not Liable For $2M Factory Damage
• Gymnastics Club Looks To Dodge Nassar Sexual Assault Suits
• Med Mal Time Limits Questioned Before Pa. Justices
• Fatal Sex Act Warrants Accidental Death Pay, 7th Circ. Told
• Jury Awards $2.8M To Man Injured By Underinsured Driver
• Trucking Co. XPO To Pay $8M To Driver T-Boned By Semi
• Pa. Hospital Calls Email To PR Firm Protected Work Product
• Oregon Med Mal Ruling May Affect Construction Cases
• From Medicine To Sexbots, AI Raises Liability Questions
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Gets 4 Years For 2nd Graft Conviction
• 9th Circ. Revives Children's Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit
• Calif. Panel OKs Retrial Over Fatal Greyhound Crash
• Ga. Wedding Venue Escapes Accidental Shooting Suit
• Penn-Star Wants Out Of $5M Hotel Shooting Coverage Row
• Don't Toss Concussion Suit, Former NFLer's Ex Tells Judge
• Risk Testimony Key To Med Mal Defenses, Pa. Justices Told
• Ex-USA Gymnastics Prez Wants Suits Halted After Arrest
• Chicago Hotel Sued By Couple Over Legionnaires' Outbreak
• Car Insurance Ruling Will 'Wreak Havoc,' NJ Justices Told
• Mother Of Minor Leaguer Who Died On Court Moves NBA Suit
• SoCalGas Reaches $46M Deal Amid Motorcycle Wreck Trial
• NECC Pharmacy Tech Testifies About Hijinks In Drug Lab
• Helicopter Co. Says No Evidence Backs Wrongful Death Claim
• Legal Settlement Cash Advances Aren't Loans: Ga. Justices
• Florida Supreme Court Aims To Expand Bad Faith Standards
• USA Gymnastics Says Safe Sport Act Abuse Suit Can't Stand
• Workers Acquitted Of Lying About Fatal Water Slide Accident
• Gov't Can't Shed Botched Birth Suit, But Can Limit Damages
• Walmart Not Negligent In Aerosol Death, 5th Circ. Says
• Mich. Hospital, Doc Must Face Unnecessary-Surgery Suit
• Atty Urges Justices To Hear Suit Over Defamatory Yelp Review
• Motorola Says AIG Unit Must Cover Birth Defect Settlement
• Bad Jury Charge Means New Piñata Injury Trial: NJ Court
• Fake Patient Names Take Center Stage At 3rd NECC Trial
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• NJ Trampoline Park Revives Bid To Arbitrate Injury Claims
• Asbestos Trusts Facing Heat As DOJ Ramps Up Oversight
• USC Inks $215M Deal To End Sex Abuse Class Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Gets Unjust Benefit With Ch. 11, Creditors Say
• Los Angeles Keeps Trial Win In Teen Pedestrian Death Suit
• Ark. Supreme Court Scraps Tort Reform Ballot Measure
• Pa. Justices Ease Burden For Firefighter Cancer Claims
• Jury Told Of Seized Drugs, Unsafe Workplace At NECC Trial
• Insurer Not Off Hook For $8.7M Car Crash Injury Award
• Cleaning Co. Not Liable For Fall In NJ Airport, Court Says
• Ex-USA Gymnastics CEO Charged With Evidence Tampering
• Four Seasons' Win Sticks In Suit Over Shatter-Prone Doors
• Royal Caribbean Can't Escape Suit Over Passenger's Death
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• 7th Circ. Upholds Conviction For Doc Who Ripped Off Insurers
• Pa. Justices Revive Suit Over Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis
• NJ Justices To Review Med Mal Ruling Over Doc's Testimony
• Redo Bid On Ill. Hospital's Med Mal Win Has 'No Merit': Panel
• Mass. MD Says FCA Case Over Surgeries Should Advance
• $75M Award In Asbestos Case 'Unreasonable,' Judge Rules
• Nassar Plaintiffs' Law Firm Has Conflict, Mich. State U Says
• Duck Boat Cos.' Inaction Caused Deadly Crash, Jury Told
• Strip Club Covered For $8M Fatal Crash Award, 6th Circ. Says
• Insurer Owes Hotel After Carbon Monoxide Leak: 10th Circ.
• Mo. Hospital Beats Patient's Excessive Morphine Suit
• Interim USA Gymnastics Prez Mary Bono Resigns
• Uber Gets Car Crash Negligence Suit Sent To NY
• Duck Boat Owner Says Law Limits Liability Over Fatal Sinking
• Florida Policy Won't Cover NJ Car Crash, Court Says
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Washington Pays $28M To Head Off Crash Survivor's Trial
• 6th Circ. Affirms Ex-Bemis Worker's ADA Jury Win
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Miami Dolphins Sued Over Stadium Injury
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Widower Asks High Court To Review Military Injury Suit Ban
• Feds Must Face Suit Over Diabetic's Death At IHS Hospital
• Uber's Negligence Led To Rider's Assault By Driver, Court Told
• Pa. Justices Reject Bus Injury Victims' Immunity Challenge
• Ex-NECC Workers Blame Boss In Fraud Case
• TSA Immunity At Stake As Full 3rd Circ. Weighs Abuse Case
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Ill. Lawyer's $25M Deal Was Misleading, Commission Says
• Jury Awards $6.3M In Fatal Farmers Market Auto Collision
• Ex-NY Senate Boss Asks For Light Sentence After Conviction
• Landowners' Counsel DQ'd In Okla. Pollution Suit
• Baylor Must Answer Inquiries Into Pepper Hamilton Report
• Pa. Firm Can't Split Legal, Medical Malpractice Cases
• State Farm Inks $18.5M Deal In Policyholder Class Suit
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Calif. Climbing Gym Dodges Woman's Spinal Injury Suit
• Ex-NECC Owner's Income Fair Game At Meningitis Trial
• Work Instruction Gaps Led To Gas Explosions, NTSB Says
• Sexual Assaults Occurred At WeWork Events, Ex-Worker Says
• Co. Has Duty To Asbestos Worker's Family, Va. Court Finds
• Jury Questions Can't Undo Verdict In Stroke Diagnosis Row
• Texas Court Says Expert Report OK In Botched Surgery Suit
• Chiropractor, Insurer End Row Over Injections Coverage
• Atty DQ'd For Being Client's Golf Buddy During Incident
• In High Court Row, BNSF Says Damages To Ex-Worker Taxable
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• 5 NY Docs Charged With Prescribing Opioids For Cash, Trips
• Twistars Gym, Owner Want Nassar Abuse Claims Dismissed
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• In Reversal, Injured Texas Worker Told He Can't Depose CEO
• Texas Widow Wants $2M Wrongful Death Verdict Reinstated
• Cruise Line Must Litigate Wrongful Death Suit, Court Told
• Expert's Noncompliance Dooms Appeal Of $1.5M Crash Award
• NJ Appeals Court Puts Doc Back On Hook After Tainted Trial
• Delta Likely To Evade $1M Suit Over Terminal Detention
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• What Jurors Think Of #MeToo: A Snapshot
• Amputee Wins $4M After Wyo. Hospital Missed Health Risks
• Ill. Jury Awards $50M For Child's Oxygen-Deprived Birth
• Covil Corp. Must Pay $32.7M Over Tire Plant Worker's Death
• Family Of Deceased Trucker Can Sue Missouri Co. In Mass.
• Texas Atty Flagged After 'Attacks' On Judges' Integrity
• Sports Medicine Doctors Get Wider Protection Under New Law
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Higher Bar Applies In Birth Injury Suit, Texas Justices Told
• Defamation In Litigation: A Primer On Privileges In NY
• Pirates' Net Installer Can't Escape Foul Ball Injury Suit
• Facebook Beats Suit Over Message Before Ohio Man's Killing
• Veteran Med Mal Atty Joins Grant & Eisenhofer In Chicago
• 5th Circ. Reverses Doc's Win In Records Seizure Row
• 6th Circ. Affirms Widow's Federal Black Lung Benefits
• Asbestos Trusts Come Under DOJ Civil Investigation
• Ala. Justices Say Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Death Suit
• Seau Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Against NFL
• What New Calif. Law Means For Connected Medical Devices
• Jury Clears Bard In Third IVC Bellwether Trial
• Fla. Justices Undo Attys' Fees Ruling Over Settlement Offer
• 8th Circ. Says Petco Off The Hook In Driver Injury Suit
• NJ Med Mal Firm Britcher Leone Adds 2 Attys, Opens Outpost
• Texas Hospital Says Patient Shot By Guard Can't Bring Suit
• Plumbing Co. Sues Allstate Over Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Gold Medal Bakery Defends Post-Surgery Firing
• MGM Can't Consolidate Vegas Shooting Suits, JPML Rules
• Bard Says Vein Filter Risks Reasonable As Trial Wraps
• Sheldon Silver Skirts Prison Ahead Of 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Fees Too Low In $18M Plane Crash Suit Deal, Court Says
• SafeSport 'Overwhelmed' With Sex Abuse Claims, Sens. Hear
• Ill. Wants Sterigenics Plant Closed Amid Cancer Concerns
• Claims Co. Can't Duck Row Over Lowball Offer, 1st Circ. Told
• Full 3rd Circ. To Rehear Flyer's TSA Screener Abuse Suit
• Airline Must Face Passenger's 'Severe Turbulence' Injury Suit
• Royal Caribbean Faces 6-Figure Verdict For Ice-Skating Injury
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Firm Beats $5M Malpractice Claim, Wins $150K For Fees
• Md. Court Restores $3.7M Jury Award In Suit Against EMTs
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Insurer's Win On $21M Assault Award
• Duck Boat Operator Blasts $100M Suit Over Deadly Sinking
• Pa. Doc Can't Escape Med Mal Suit Over Newborn's Death
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• Facebook Accused By Trafficking Survivor Of Aiding Abuse
• NJ Atty Suspended Over $16K Referral Fee Paid To Lawyer
• Colo. Jury Clears Docs In Patient Brain Damage Case
• Ill. Court Affirms ER Doc's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Grain Co. Must Pay BNSF's Defense Of Fatal Train Crash Suit
• NCAA Must Face Ex-Purdue Players' Concussion Claims
• Justices Won't Review Janssen's Liability For Risperdal Death
• McMaster's Family Sues Over Father's Nursing Home Death
• Improper Closing Prompts New Med Mal Trial, Ill. Court Says
• Uber Rider's Suit Over Driver Assault Still Fails, Court Told
• High Court Seeks Fed View On Tribal Immunity To Tort Suits