Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » April, 2019

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - April, 2019

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• Gun Website Not Liable In Mass Shooting: Wis. High Court
• Wynn Resorts Fined $35M But Can Still Open Mass. Casino
• Late Notice To Doc Ends Med Mal Claim: Tenn. Appeals Court
• Patient Sues Docs, Hospital For Fall Off Operating Table
• CSX Fails To Nix Worker's $1.8M Injury Award At 11th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Orders Rare New Trial In Krispy Kreme Crash Suit
• Montreal Hotel Ads Draw Marriott Into Mass. Drowning Suit
• Nassar Accusers Seek To Subpoena US Olympic Committee
• No 'Jury,' No Problem In Enforcing Arbitration, Court Told
• Columbia Gas Settles Suit With Mass. Family Hurt In Disaster
• 7th Circ. Splits With 2nd, 9th On Fatal Sex Act's Death Pay
• Endo Not Liable In Pa. For Defective Mesh Made By Subsidiary
• Md. Justices Toss Med Mal Suit As Duplicating Earlier Case
• Gambler's $2.2M Award Over Down-The-Hatch Tumble OK'd
• Rejected USC Sex Abuse Deal Leaves Victims With Options
• Pa. Panel OKs $5M Award In Greyhound Bus Crash Suit
• NECC Pharmacists Not At Fault For Fake Orders, Jury Hears
• Olympic Committee Hid Sex Assault Allegations, Insurer Says
• Filing For Bankruptcy To Manage Opioid Suits Is No Magic Pill
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• High Court Limits Gov't Utility's Immunity From Injury Suit
• Parents Say Okla. High Court Ruling Supports Damages Redo
• Texas Justices Nix Convict's Hospital Suit For Lack Of Expert
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives NFL Concussion Funding Dispute
• ​​​​​​​Man Who Fell From 'Lebowski' House Scores New Trial
• Feds Likely To Try Again If Insys Jury Deadlocks
• FilmOn Exec Hit With $8M Punitives Verdict For Sexual Battery
• LA County Is Latest To Blame SoCal Edison For Woolsey Fire
• Texas Justices Toss Driver's Sanctions For Pretrial Bluffs
• Vets Suing Dentist For Virus Scare Fail To Win Class Cert.
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Ex-NFL Players Seek Rethink Of Concussion Deal Changes
• 7th Circ. OKs Insurer's Win In $5M Med Mal Coverage Suit
• Former Calif. Democratic Party Boss Accused Of Sex Assault
• Nursing Home Must Face Bedsore Death Suit, Court Says
• FilmOn, Exec Hit With $4.6M Verdict After Sex Case Outburst
• NJ Woman Can Sue Hospital Over Childbirth Infection
• Honeywell Aims To Exit Investors' Asbestos Stock-Drop Suit
• Amusement Park Ride Owner Can't Escape Damages Claim
• Duck Boat Cos. Pay $7M To End Crash Trial On Day One
• 10th Circ. Affirms Energy Co.'s Win In Worker Injury Suit
• Texas Funeral Home Can't Arbitrate Switched-Bodies Suit
• Car Equipment Co. Flips Ruling Capping Asbestos Coverage
• Family Wins $4.4M In Honeywell Asbestos Bowling Balls Suit
• NJ Man's Car Injury Award Upheld Against Insurer
• Judge Huffs At BNSF's Protest Of $2M Verdict, Adds $1M Fees
• After 10 Days Of Jury Silence, Insys Exec Asks To Go Home
• Insurer Must Defend Killer's Mother In Wrongful Death Suit
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Amazon Gets Customer's Walker Injury Suit Trimmed
• Okla. Justices Strike Down State's Injury Damages Cap
• $5.1M For NYC Bus Crash A Tad Too High, Appeals Court Says
• Med Mal Insurer On Hook For $2M In Bad Birth Suit
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Wandering Patient's $4.3M Injury Award Upheld In Wash. State
• DuPont, Chemours To Face Trimmed Cape Fear Dumping Suit
• Ill. Court Revives $4M Award In Police Chase Death Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds $2.9M Injury Award For Rig Worker
• Sanctions Upheld For 'Pervasive' BNSF Discovery Misconduct
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Insurer's Loss In H-2A Worker Row
• Insurers Seek To Lift Stay Amid J&J Talc Injury Suits
• Cruise Line Tells 11th Circ. It's Not A Travel Safety Insurer
• Psychiatrist Facing $1M Privacy Verdict Seeks New Trial
• Justices Pass On Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Navajo Casino
• Judge Rejects 'Inadequate' $215M USC Abuse Settlement
• $15M IHS Baby Brain Injury Award Won't Be Altered
• Flint Residents Can Sue Feds Over Water Debacle
• Med Mal Suit Filed 1 Day Late Nixed By Kan. Supreme Court
• Pepper Hamilton Faces Sanctions Push Over Baylor Docs
• Live Nation Not Responsible For Concertgoer's Broken Ankle
• 6th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For Social Media Terrorism Suits
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• Takeaways From DOJ Action Against Telemedicine Fraud
• Q&A With 'Queen Of Torts' Sheila Birnbaum
• Doc Linked To Insys Denies New Charges In Patient's Death
• PG&E Using Ch. 11 To Elude Rate-Gouging Claims, City Says
• Rafting Center Settles Suit Over Brain-Eating-Amoeba Death
• Weinstein, But Not His Film Cos., To Face Sex Trafficking Case
• Ex-NFLers' Painkiller Claims Against League Fall Short Again
• Eagles Guitarist's Fame Doesn't Warrant Sealed Tax Records
• Feds Beat Suit Blaming Army Hospital For Man's Death
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Hospital Sued After Secretly Recording 1,800 Surgeries
• Docs To Pay $24.5M To Family Of Mother Who Died In Labor
• Fla. Judge Didn't Review Discovery In Airlines Suit: Court
• Displaced Pa. Resident Files New Suit Over CSX Derailment
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Philly Hotel Says Sex Trafficking Claims Are Too Broad
• Atty Posted Confidential Info In Face Of DQ Bid, Rival Says
• 8th Circ. Urged To Rethink Tribal Immunity In Abuse Suit
• Justice Dept. Charges 60 In Appalachia Opioid Sweep
• High Court Asked To Weigh IPhone Addiction In Deadly Crash
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Carnival Cruise Passenger's Injury Suit Trimmed
• NFL Moved Goal Posts With New Concussion Rules, Attys Say
• DC Preschool Accused Of Enabling Sexual Abuse Of Children
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• Wash. Legislators Widen Avenues For Wrongful Death Suits
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Judge In Baylor Case Warns Attys About Playing To Media
• Google, Facebook, Twitter Beat Appeal In Pulse Nightclub Suit
• Jury Was Misinstructed In Baby Delivery Trial, Wis. Court Says
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• PG&E Creditors' Banker Has Murky Connections, Trustee Says
• Miss. Insurers Should Beware The Voluntary Payment Doctrine
• Lloyd's Should Foot Bill For Scaffold Injury Suit, Insurer Says
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Jointly Liable Employers Can't Split Interest, Ill. Court Says
• Carnival Cruise Line Must Face Personal Injury Suit
• Calif. Nursing Home Denied Arbitration In Patient Death Suit
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• High Court Passes Up Ex-Hostage's Case Against JPMorgan
• 5th Circ. Upholds 3-Year Medicaid Ban For 2 Texas Docs
• Mass. Judge Upholds Convictions For 2 NECC Pharmacists
• Texas Justices Say Utility Is Shielded From Drowning Suit
• Liberty Needn't Cover School District's Assault Suit Defense
• Misplaced Modifier Ends 11th Circ. Black Lung Benefits Case
• Insurer Must Defend Fla. Shopping Center In Stabbing Suit
• Ohio Appeals Court Agrees Jury Wrongly Cleared Radiologist
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Cracking Down On Legal Ads
• Expert's Deferral Revives Harris Worker's Head Injury Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• Greyhound Must Pay $28M To Bus Passenger Injured In Crash
• Texas Doctor Can't Duck Claims Over Hernia Repair
• Pa. Justices Impatient With Insurer In Murder-Suicide Case
• Remington Can't Escape Gun Defect Suit Over Teen's Death
• DOJ's Pretrial Detainee Death Docs Must Be Released
• Port Liable In $16M Injured Ferry Worker Row: Wash. Justices
• Parents Of Teens Killed By Elderly Driver Win $10M Judgment
• $20M Botched Baby Delivery Award Too High, NY Court Rules
• Calif. Panel Orders Retrial In Hertz Truck Death Suit
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• United Fire, Cable Co. On Hook For Pipe Explosion, Suit Says
• VA Hospital's Neglect Caused Veteran's Leg Amputation: OSC
• Mayo Clinic Doc Cleared For Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis
• NYC Transit Hit With Record $110M Verdict In Injury Suit
• Jacoby & Meyers Loses Fee Fight Over $3M Injury Settlement
• Johns Hopkins, Bristol-Myers Want Sanctions In Syphilis Suit
• Faulty Jury Instruction Derails Wis. Fire Escape Award
• Remington Asks Supreme Court To Take Up Sandy Hook Suit
• Ill. Hospital To Pay $15M To Blood Clot Patient Who Went Blind
• Penn State Greeks Want Claims Tossed In Party Death Suit
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Hospital Wants Split Damages For 2 Nurses In Med Mal Retrial
• Faulty Tire-Changing Tool Led To Serious Injury, Worker Says
• Swanson Martin Picks Up Med Mal Pro In Chicago
• Ill. Hospital Needn't Turn Over Doc's File In Med Mal Case
• Pa. Docs Can Keep Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Pa. Nursing Home Not Needed In Del. Wrongful Death Suit
• Pa. Court OKs New Trial For Girl Struck By Car
• Del. Justices Restore Suit Over Patient's Tumor Death
• Royal Caribbean Seeks To Sink $3.4M Passenger Death Award
• Hot Soup Suit Should Be Iced, Hospital Tells Texas Justices
• Time For More Interlocutory Review Of MDL Court Decisions
• 'Massive Scheme' Or 'Big Lie'? Insys Execs In Jury's Hands
• Texas Surgeon Preserves Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Patient's Hand Amputation Suit Revived By Ky. Court
• Two Firms To Split Fees From NFL Player's Settlement
• NJ Justices Won't Review Referring Firm's Malpractice Victory
• Lawyer-Turned-Doctor Loses Suit Over Hospital Suspension
• Texas High Court Revives Lawsuits Filed In Wrong Courts
• Petland's Sick Puppies Put Thousands At Risk, Suit Says
• Co. Can Appeal Immunity Denial In Abu Ghraib Torture Case
• Insys Wants Anthem Fentanyl Suit Sent To Ohio Opioid MDL
• Insys Execs Put 'Profits Over Patients,' Feds Tell Jury
• Ore. High Court Says New Trial OK In Patient Death Suit
• Atty Says Colleague Bilked Him Of $700K Fee In Med Mal Case
• OSHA Sets Sights On Remington After Worker Severs Finger
• Workers, Harris County Sue KMCO After Deadly Fire
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Judge Says Ex-NFLer's Concussion Deal Protected In Ch. 7
• Calif. Medical Board Loses Another Bid For Patient Records
• Feds Reach $550K Deal With Wife Of W.Va. Mine Victim
• Insurer, Engineering Co. Close Out Collapsed Bridge Dispute
• Long Island Power Authority Can't Shake $100M Sandy Suit
• Booze Testimony Sinks Pa. Motorist's Win Against Pedestrian
• Insys Judge Says Part Of Gov't Racketeering Case Is 'Thin'
• Miss. Doc's Trial Win Affirmed In Botched Spine Surgery Case
• Purdue's Sackler Family Wants 'Divisive' Mass. Suit Tossed
• Uber Hit With $10M Suit By Rider Who Was Sexually Assaulted
• 'Reprehensible' Med Mal Atty Ditched Client, Pa. Judge Says
• BNSF Urges High Court To Hear $10.7M Death Award Appeal
• Romanucci & Blandin Scoops Up Small Chicago Injury Firm
• Texas Dentist Must Face Suit Over Patient's Disfigurement
• Insys Judge Unmoved So Far By Midnight Acquittal Bid
• 11th Circ. Revives Norwegian Cruise Passenger's Injury Suit
• Wynn Execs Hid Abuse Allegations, Mass. Probe Reveals
• Wyndham Unit Must Face Walkway Injury Suit, Ill. Court Rules
• Duro Dyne, Asbestos Claimants Say DOJ Attack On Rep Unfair
• Surprise-Witness Claim Can't Upend Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• AIG Unit Dodges Suit Over Worker's $7.5M Trial Win
• Insys Drug Was 'Amazing' For Pain, Patient Tells Jury
• Calif. Hospital To Pay $3.8M To End Suit Over Woman's Coma
• Chipotle Shakes Stock-Drop Suit Over Norovirus Outbreaks
• A National Counsel Model For Vehicle Fleet Accident Cases