Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » January, 2019

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2019

212 articles

• Phoenix Beats Suit Over Ariz. Teen's Bus Stop Injuries
• 9th Circ. Rules FTCA Claims Not Tolled For Minors
• Trucking Co. Hit With $11M Verdict Over Fatal Freeway Crash
• 6th Circ. Won't DQ Ohio Judge In Fraudulent Surgeries Case
• 1st Circ. Says German Co. Must Face Injury Claims In Mass.
• Hospital Tells Texas Justices Misdiagnosis Suit Needs Expert
• NYC Housing Authority Must Face Lead Poisoning Suit
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Purdue Loses Bid To Keep Mass. Allegations Under Wraps
• 'Inside Edition,' Golf Course Accused Of Putting Man In Coma
• Ill. Nursing Home Co. Beats Suit Over Patient's Sepsis Death
• Rams Ex-Cheerleader's Accident Suit Blocked By Mo. Law
• Protesters Want To Make Trump Testify In Assault Suit
• CSX Settles Suit Over Film Worker's Death After $4M Award
• Hunton Andrews Beats Disqualification Bid In Crash Suit
• U-Haul, Employee Plead Guilty In Fatal Truck Explosion Case
• Ill. Court OKs Gym, Trainer's Trial Win Over Back Injury
• Letter Carrier Sees $844K Default Judgment Reinstated
• Volleyball Coach Wants Class Revised In Abuse Cover-Up Suit
• Expert's 'Barebones' Opinion Dooms Calif. Med Mal Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says NJ Transit Immune From Injury Verdict
• NJ Justices Order Panel To Rethink Sky Zone Arbitration Bid
• Full Fed. Circ. OKs Benefits For 'Blue Water' Vietnam Vets
• J&J Pushed Risperdal Despite Breast-Growth Risk, Jury Hears
• NJ Panel Bails Insurer Out Of Paying Surgical Centers' Awards
• Ch. 11 Filing Gives PG&E Chance To Douse Future Fire Claims
• Ill. Hospital To Pay $19.5M After Botched Throat Procedure
• Verizon Didn't Help Crash Victim Who Froze To Death: Suit
• Clients Suing Attys Must Prove Lost Damages: Colo. Court
• Doc Added To Cancer Death Suit Too Late, Ga. Court Says
• 'Embarrassing' Purdue Info To Come Out In Mass. Opioid Suit
• Porn Actors' HIV Suits Excluded From Insurance: 9th Circ.
• Ex-Insys Execs Driven By Greed To Bribe Doctors, Jury Hears
• Drivers Win Class Cert. In Privacy Fight With Injury Firm
• 114 Nassar Accusers Demand Congress Reform USOC
• 2018 FDA Enforcement Review: Drugs, Biologics And Devices
• Fairfield U., Others Agree To $60M Haiti Sex Abuse Settlement
• NCAA Will Likely Face Over 200 New Concussion Suits
• Lloyd's Wants Former Pro Boxer's Disability Suit Tossed
• Presuit Experts Must Share Specialty In Fla. Med Mal Cases
• Ill. High Court OKs Photo Use, Reinstates Car Crash Verdict
• More Mass. Claims Against Purdue To Come Out, Judge Says
• Md. High Court Reinstates Injured Patient's Trial Win
• Texas Justices Undo Nix Of $2M Wrongful Death Verdict
• Navy To Deny All Claims For NC Base Water Contamination
• Plastic Surgeons Sue Cynosure Over Fat Reduction Device
• Yelp, Defamation And The Mischief Wrought By Section 230
• Clearing Up Personal Jurisdiction Consent Questions In NY
• Gordon & Rees Adds 20 From Hawkins Parnell & Young
• Miss. Justices Won't Nix 'Loss-Of-Chance' Med Mal Standard
• Calif. Court Denies Attys' Fees After Wheelchair-Injury Deal
• Allstate Can't Keep Auto-Wreck Bad Faith Claim In Fed. Court
• NJ Transit Ducks 'Litigation Nightmare' In Bus Injury Suit
• Insys Trial A Salvo In 'Militaristic' Gov't Attack On Opioids
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Pa. Justices To Weigh If Juror DQ Led To Unfair Med Mal Trial
• Aviation Watch: 'The Sporty Game' In 2019
• USOC Tries To Dodge Taekwondo Sex Abuse Class Action
• Juror Bias Claim Can't Undo Pa. Docs' Med Mal Trial Win
• Dexcom Defective Device Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Paternity Test Ordered In Doc-Patient Insemination Suit
• Grassley Seeks Answers From USOC After Nassar Report
• 5 NY Doctors Denounce DOJ Charges Of Insys Kickbacks
• NFL Concussion Judge Can't Nix Funding Deals, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Panel OKs Consolidation In Elliott Greenleaf Fee Dispute
• Navigating The Many Risks Of PFAS In M&A Transactions
• Insurer Must Face $2.75M Claim Over Wrongful Death Deal
• Univ. Of Md. Hospital Beats Suit Over Negligent MRSA Care
• Nurse Can't Revive Age, Gender Bias Suit At 1st Circ.
• Geico Beats Coverage Over NJ Motorcycle Crash On Appeal
• Ex-NFL Player's Estate Slams Recommended Fee To Podhurst
• British Airways Set Up Dangerous Disembarkment, Suit Says
• U-Haul Doesn't Have To Cover Auto Crash Scammers In Mo.
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• High Court Won't Hear Attorney's Yelp Defamation Suit
• Virginia Is Latest State To Find Employer 'Take Home' Duty
• Volleyball Players Win Cert. In Sex Abuse Cover-Up Suit
• BNSF Worker Wins $3.5M In Rail Yard Injury Suit
• Trucking Broker, Texas Cucumber Co. Escape Legal Pickle
• Officials Flout Constitution By Blocking Twitter Critics: Court
• Injured Plaintiffs, Families Hurt Again By Gov't Shutdown
• Grandmother Hits Ballpark With Suit Over 'Unsafe' Stairs
• Driver Slams State Farm's Bid To Toss Fla. PIP Statute Suit
• Faulty Notice Sinks NJ Couple's Heart Attack Suit
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• Royal Caribbean Death Suit Nixed After Plaintiff Rejects Deal
• Construction Cos. Not Liable For Fatal Crash, NJ Court Says
• Liberty's Win In Crash Suit Was Legit, NJ Panel Says
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Iberia Avoids Major Damages In Trial Over Turbulence Injury
• Vegas Casinos Avoid Suit In Texas Over Gambler's Suicide
• NFL Wants Former Players' Revived Painkiller Suit Dismissed
• Clinic Has No Grounds For DQ In Surgery Suit, Patient Says
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Ironworker's Negligence Suit Trimmed
• Slippery Rock U. Must Face Ex-Student's Retaliation Suit
• Mich. Atty Granted New Trial In Injury Referral Fee Fight
• Mo. Supreme Court OKs $29M Med Mal Award, Adds Interest
• NFL Concussion Firms Awarded Another $9.4M In Fees, Costs
• Opioid User Testimony To Be Key Factor In Mass. Insys Trial
• ER Doc Tells Texas Justices Retrial Order A 'Clear Abuse'
• Ex-NFL Player's Bid For Injury Benefits Denied By Fla. Judge
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Firm Tries 3rd Time To Toss Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Aly Raisman's Nassar Suit Paused Pending USAG Ch. 11
• Youth Football Coach Sues NFL Charity Over Lightning Strike
• Del. Hospital Must Face Death Suit Over Hip Surgery
• Hunton Andrews DQ Bid Under Fire In Crash Coverage Suit
• Minn. Construction Co. Still On Hook For $4.7M Injury Award
• 11th Circ. Jettisons NASA Worker's Army Base Injury Award
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• NJ High Court Probes 'Step-Down' Clause In Fatal Crash Row
• Lewis Brisbois Lands Segal McCambridge Team In Philly
• Former Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Join Head Injuries Suit
• Supreme Court Skeptical Of TVA's Injury Immunity
• 10th Circ. Affirms Liberty's Win In Black Lung Coverage Row
• United Airlines Staff Dropped, Hurt Disabled Flyer, Jury Told
• NJ Firm Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over Lost $102M Verdict
• Justices Urged To Hear Navajo Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Exhibit List Ordered Trimmed After Insys Execs Blast Gov't
• Hunton Faces DQ Bid In Fatal Crash Coverage Suit
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Doc Who Shared Teen Patient Info With Drug Co. Avoids Jail
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Colo. Panel Nixes $940K Injury Verdict Against Taxi Co.
• GrayRobinson Forms Religious Organizations Practice Group
• Store Chain Not Covered In Sex Assault Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Gov't To Pay $18.7M To End Its $25M Med Mal Award Appeal
• Widower Who Fired Atty After Witness Flip Can't Revive Suit
• Athlete Fights To Keep American U. On Hook In Injury Suit
• State Lawmakers Grapple With Proliferation Of E-Scooters
• 2nd Circ. Says No Damages For Some 9/11 Victims' Families
• NFL Concussion Firms Seek $3.2M From Common Fund
• Texas Aviation Co. Wins Transfer Of Fatal Crash Suit
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Sandusky Victim Tells Court To Allow Penn State Fraud Trial
• NJ Chiropractor Ducks Bid To Revive Suit Over Atty Remarks
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Geico Must Face New Trial In NJ Over Car Crash Injuries
• Trade Show Co. Pays $19.5M In Vet's Forklift Injury Suit
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Loses Bid To Split From Upcoming Trial
• Geico Sues Gov't For Damages After Postal Service Car Crash
• NCAA, U. Of Ore. Hit With $12M Suit Over 'Extreme' Workouts
• Texas Doc Loses Fight Over Expert Report In Patient's Death
• Boston Globe Defends Birth Records Bid To Mass. Justices
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• More Fla. Docs Face Med Mal Risk After Appeals Court Ruling
• Patient Who Beat Fla. Med Mal Cap Loses Appeal On Interest
• Norwegian Cruise Gets Award OK'd In Ex-Worker Dispute
• NFL Pulls 'Cynical' Concussion Appeal Just Before Hearing
• Ohio Court Revives Suit Over Unsterilized Surgery Equipment
• Cryotherapy Co. Sued Over Texas Woman's 2nd-Degree Burns
• Ex-Insys CEO Pleads Guilty, May Testify In Bribery Trial
• NY Hospital Gets New Med Mal Trial, Negating $2.6M Award
• Insys Founder Need Not Comply With Subpoena, Judge Rules
• RI Law May Force Atty To Face Malpractice Suit, Judges Say
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• 3 Atty Lien Disputes In NFL Concussion Case Resolved
• Sporting Goods Co. Tries To Undo Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Judge Skeptical Royal Caribbean Caused Passenger's Injuries
• $2M Too Low, Too Late In Nursing Home Death, 1st Circ. Told
• Ford Can't Slip Former Mechanic's Asbestos Exposure Suit
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Immigrant Parents Aren't Owed Mental Health Care, Feds Say
• Justices Won't Review VA Suit Over Veteran's Lupus Death
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dismiss Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Atty's Words Downed Award Against Supermarket, Panel Says
• Judiciary Pushes Back Day It Will Go Broke Over Shutdown
• Samsung Phone Caught Fire And Injured Family, Suit Claims
• Mass. Court Says Nursing Home Must Face Patient Death Suit
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2018 In Review
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Johns Hopkins, Others Lose Bid To Kill Syphilis Study Suit
• 6th Circ. Keeps Flint Water Suit Alive, Cutting Some Claims
• LA Fitness Beats Suit Over Employee Who Killed Bicyclist
• Pa. Court Sends Nursing Home Death Claims To Arbitration
• Hospital Denied Win In Negligence Coverage Fight With Pa.
• Carnival Found Not Liable For Passenger's Overboard Death
• Deceased Minor Leaguer's Mom Wants Suit In Eastern Mich.
• Anyone Served In Mass. Can Be Sued In Mass., Justices Rule
• Aspiring Atty Can't Add $2.3M To Botched Surgery Verdict
• Ex-NHL Player Slams NJ Devils With Head Injury Suit
• Clinic Wants Judge DQ'd In Suit Alleging Botched Surgery
• Insurer Needn't Cover Fracking Well Fire Suits, Judge Says
• Va. Prison Ordered To Heed Health Settlement After 4 Deaths
• Former KC Chiefs Player's Ex-Wife Can't Exit Concussion Deal
• Oil Recycling Co. Must Face Suit Over Highway Spill
• Doctor Fights Pill Mill 'Impostor's' Bid To Ax TM Suit
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Olympian Maroney Stays Nassar Case For USAG's Ch. 11
• NJ Justices Weigh If School Is Shielded In Concert Injury Suit
• Clinical Trials: 2018 Litigation And Guidance Roundup
• Trump Campaign Not Liable In Staffer's Gun Assault Suit
• Co.'s Own Expert Sunk Case In Bike Death: Appeals Court
• Ind. Court Tosses Med Mal Suit Over Woman's Blood Clot
• Boeing Hit With Wrongful Death Suit In Fatal Lion Air Crash
• UPMC Docs Cleared In Suit Over Fatal Psych Ward Shooting
• Injured Driver Sues GM, Dealer Over Faulty Ignition Switch
• NFL's 'Cynical' Appeals Could Gut Concussion Settlement
• Bar Says Insurer, Atty Botched Fatal Tent Collapse Case
• Tech Giants Skirt Claims They Aided 2015 Calif. Terror Attack
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• NJ Med Mal Suit Axed For Filing One Birthday Too Late
• Former Insys CEO Will Plead Guilty In Opioid Kickback Case
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2019
• Health Care Cases To Watch In 2019
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2019
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2019
• Construction Cases To Watch In 2019