Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » May, 2019

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - May, 2019

225 articles

• Ex-Players Sue UCLA, Coaches, NCAA For Injuries, Abuse
• Big Rig Cos. Must Redo Collision Trial After $19M Verdict
• Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From SoCal Edison Woolsey Fire Cases
• PwC Can Recoup Payments Made For Worker's Medical Bills
• High Court Border Shooting Case May Turn On Swing Vote
• Pa. Justices Close Book On Armstrong Workers' Illness Suits
• NJ Plaintiffs Denied Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding Case
• NJ Bill Leaves Attys In Dark On Scope Of PIP Payment Rule
• Geico Says Chiropractic Centers Bilked It Out Of $20M
• Conn. Justices Say $5.7M Med Mal Verdict Should Be Slashed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Va. Atty's Reprimand For Fudging HIPAA Wording Affirmed
• UPMC Should Pay For Murder By Patient, Pa. Justices Told
• VA Doctor Wins Bench Trial Over Veteran's Leg Amputation
• Subcontractor Can't Duck $8.7M Home Depot Damages Award
• Cheerleader Can't Sue School For Head Injuries, Court Finds
• 'Ashamed' NECC Pharmacist Spared Prison In Meningitis Case
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Fla. Accident Victim Wins Award For Past Pain, But Not Future
• Pa. Panel Says Indiana Man's FELA Case Can Stay In Philly
• Concrete Co. Insurer Owes For Injury Settlement: 11th Circ.
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Ex-NECC Pharmacist Gets 2.5 Years For Role In Drug Fraud
• Volleyball Coach Wants Out Of Sex Abuse Fraud Suit
• Parents Lose $1.25M Award Over Child's Chemo-Linked Death
• Jury Convicts Three For Running $31.8M Trip-And-Fall Scam
• Judge Rejects Call For Ratepayer Committee In PG&E Ch. 11
• Late Filing Ends Malpractice Claim Against NJ Firm
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Appeals Court OKs Surgery Patient's $3.2M Lost-Eye Verdict
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• Dick's Faulty Tree-Stand Straps Caused Fall, Hunter Says
• Insurer Loses $1.9M Fee Bid After Defeating Rival's Suit
• Wynn Resorts Skips Appeal, Pays $35M To Mass. Regulator
• Players Seek Sanctions In Volleyball Coach Sex-Abuse Case
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Over Attack At NJ Apartment
• Justices Pass On Case Tying IPhone Addiction To Fatal Crash
• Attys Behind Syphilis Study Suit Fight Sanctions Bid
• Justices Will Weigh Damages Claim In Cross-Border Shooting
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• No New Arbitration Over Boy Scout Claims, Underwriters Say
• Ala. Justices Reinstate Wrongful Death Suit Against Insurer
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Leech-Using Doc Loses Appeal Of Patient's $309K Award
• Actresses Say They're Not In Any Weinstein Sex Abuse Deal
• Seeger Stands Alone: 5 Firms Tossed From NFL Settlement
• Texas Justices Pass On Hospital's Bid To Duck Hot-Soup Suit
• Mom Who Had Stroke After Birth Wins $15M In Arbitration
• Doctor, Consultant Charged In Pelvic Mesh Removal Scheme
• DOD Not Immune From Suit Over Ex-Airman Church Shooting
• Rutgers Must Face Claims Pair Of Surgeries Was Botched
• FCA Suit Against Ex-Aegerion Execs Is Likely To Live On
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Fla. High Court Adopts Daubert Standard For Evidence
• Ford Can't Escape Mechanic's Asbestos Claims Under La. Law
• NJ Atty Can't Keep Enhanced Fee In Personal Injury Suit
• Ohio Court Revives Suit Against Doc Over Foreign Object
• Ex-NFL Player Wants Cash Advance Contract Tossed
• Lack Of Evidence Dooms Asbestos Death Suit, Judge Rules
• Chicago Broadcaster Joins Salvi Schostok In Outreach Role
• Liberty Mutual Wins Bid To Arbitrate NJ Auto Crash Claims
• Weinstein Co. Must Wait On Bid To Hire More Counsel
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• New Views On Statistical Significance Affect Expert Testimony
• Foster Wheeler On Hook For $2.25M Asbestos Award
• US Tells Justices Immunity Case Turns On Tribal Law Change
• Ga. Court Revives Doc-Turned-Atty's Suit Against Ex-Firm
• Unqualified Expert Witness Sinks NJ Med Mal Suit
• Doctor Can't Sue Medical Expert Over Testimony, Panel Says
• Insurer Wants Full 4th Circ. Review Of $1M Med Mal Award
• Family Gets Extra $850K After Okla. High Court Ruling
• OSU Sex Abuse Victims Could Be In Thousands, Attys Say
• Ga. Hospital, Doctor To Pay $2.75M To End Baby Injury Suit
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Defend Fake Therapist: 11th Circ.
• Insurers' Battle Over $31M Med Mal Deal Headed To Jury
• Zurich Can't Split Coverage Of $1.5M Mesothelioma Deal
• DC Circ. Says Terror Distress Claims Don't Require Presence
• 'Loss Of Chance' Med Mal Claim Not Recognized In NC
• Weinstein Co. Demands Say In Sex Abuse Settlement Talks
• Smuggler Behind Wheel In Fatal Crash Gets 22 Years
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• High Court Won't Review Military Injury Suit Ban
• Minn. Jury's $2.5M Brain Damage Award Nixed
• USC, Sex Abuse Victims Renew Bid For $215M Deal Approval
• SoCalGas Failures Caused Aliso Canyon Leak, Study Says
• Insurer Needn't Cover Bar For Patron's Truck Attack
• Pa. Firm Sued For Waiting Too Long In Road Rage Case
• Ex-NHL Player's Head Injury Suit Against Devils Is Tossed
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling On Tribal Police Immunity
• Pa. Court Says Dockworker Death Suit Belongs Elsewhere
• Fla. Justices Urged To Keep Hospital In Fatal 'Butt Lift' Case
• High Court Doesn't Bite At Royal Caribbean Injury Dispute
• Nev. Judge To Mediate USA Gymnastics' Nassar Abuse Claims
• Geico Can't Escape Driver's $1M Punitive Damages Award
• ​​​​​​​Fla. Motorcyclist Scores $3.8M Verdict Over Debilitating Crash
• Inconsistent Jury Answers Nix Conn. Town's Injury Trial Win
• Military Medical Malpractice Legislation Gives Victims Hope
• Ohio State Doctor's Abuse Was 'Open Secret,' Report Says
• The Law Firms Making Millions Off The PG&E Cases
• IRS Should Use Tax Law To Combat The Opioid Epidemic
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Royal Caribbean's Win In Injury Case
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Skechers Light-Up Shoes Burn Kids, Mother's Suit Says
• MGM Estimates $800M To End Las Vegas Shooting Suits
• Ala. Hospital, Doc Owe $30M After Gunshot Victim Waits, Dies
• Full 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Flint Contaminated Water Suit
• Insurer Must Face Suit Over Tree Crush Death, 3rd Circ. Says
• Atty-Client Conduct Derailed Train Yard Injury Suit: Panel
• Calif. Gov., Fire Victims Slam PG&E's Request To Delay Ch. 11
• Ex-NFLers Lose Bid To Overturn Tighter Concussion Rules
• Tesla's Autopilot Was On During Fatal Crash, NTSB Says
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Fights Her Estate's Civil Suit
• Staffing Agency Settles Birth Injury Case Jury Tagged At $31M
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Wigdor's Douglas H. Wigdor
• Calif. Officially Names PG&E As Cause Of Deadly Camp Fire
• NJ Docs Must Face New Trial Over Botched Achilles Surgery
• Ex-SEC Chief Accountant Wins $41M Verdict For Bike Crash
• Nassar Accusers Say Nat'l Gymnastics Org Can't Elude Probe
• Ill. Appellate Court Mulls Revival Of NFL Players' Helmet Suit
• Interest Groups Slam Pa. Ruling Over Cancer-Pesticide Link
• NY Hospital Corp., Others Must Face Suit Over Patient's Death
• Injuries In Crash Spur Suit Against Ill. Resort, Carriage Maker
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Pa. Justice Presses Insurers To Defend Forced Medical Exams
• NFL Players Want Claims Revived Against Helmet Co. Riddell
• Bill Looks To Sidestep Pa. Justices With Med Mal Venue Law
• Insurer Faces Pushback In Bid For Asbestos Victims' Info
• Feds Escape Suit Over Iraq War Veteran's Suicide
• Expanded Time Limit Prompts Priest Sex Abuse Suit In NJ
• Pa. Justices Favor Benefits For Injuries In Worker Parking Lot
• Md. Jury Awards $2M In Botched Spinal Surgery Suit
• Texas Aircraft Co. Must Face Suit Over Deadly Ill. Crash
• NJ Construction Cos. Must Face Suit Over Teen's Amputation
• AIG Unit Can't Force Arbitration Of Zip Line Accident Suit
• Tiger Woods Sued Over Alcoholic Bartender's Deadly Crash
• Ga. Trucking Co. Hit With $21.6M Verdict In Crash Suit
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• VA Not Liable For Transplant Recipient's Death
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Extending Time Limit For Sex Abuse Suits
• Tesla, Subcontractor Settle Janitor's Injury Suit For $13M
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Kan. Atty's Suit Over Inflated Recovery Ads Can Proceed
• Truckers Hit With $27M Verdict Over Fatal Road Rage Crash
• Gov't Can't Duck C-Section Suit, But Damages Capped
• Heart Attack Victim Slams Cruise Co.'s Retrial Bid
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Weinstein Atty Drops Out, Citing Harvard Teaching Conflict
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Panish Shea's Brian Panish
• Magistrate Denies Lloyd's KO Bid In $6.3M Boxer Policy Suit
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• $1M Medical Expenses Award Reinstated In La. Asbestos Case
• DC Circ. Revives 6 Iran Terror Liability Suits
• Med Mal Suit Revived After Atty's 'Excusable Neglect'
• Expert Report Falls Short In Texas Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Allstate Says It's Not Liable To Cover Md. Lead Paint Claims
• Ky. State-Hired Nonprofit Not Immune In Transit Injury Suit
• Sex Trafficking Survivor Sues Texas Hotels For Negligence
• Claims Handler Not Liable For Bad Faith, Iowa Justices Say
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Texas Hospital Must Face Suit Over Transplant Patient's Death
• Pharmacy Owner, Others Charged Over $11M Medicaid Fraud
• NY High Court Says Gunshot Victim Can't Sue Ohio Dealer
• Addiction Doc Pleads Guilty In Pa. Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Texas Panel Says Jury Verdict Didn't Jibe With Evidence
• Former Red Sox Pitcher Scores $5.1M In Med Mal Settlement
• Valve Co. Can't Get Sanctions Over Injured Worker's Affidavit
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• San Francisco City Atty Subpoenas Anti-Vaccine Doctor
• Doc's Deal With Rail Worker Isn't In Good Faith, Ill. Court Says
• NY Court Revives Med Mal Suit Axed For Discovery Violations
• Lanier Firm Accused Of Flubbing Deepwater Claim
• Doc Charged With Manslaughter After Patient's Opioid Death
• Ill. Workers' Comp Bill Should Not Apply Retroactively
• New Trial Ordered Over Too-Low Jury Award In Car-Crash Row
• Insurer Can't Escape Heart Attack Award In Doc's Absence
• Murray Energy Rule Stepped On Miners' Rights, DC Circ. Says
• Monmouth U Not Liable For Martina McBride Concert Injuries
• USA Gymnastics Wants To Mediate Nassar Abuse Claims
• Calif. Lawmakers Should Stay Out Of USC Sex Abuse Case
• Fraud May Merit New NFL Concussion Rules, Judge Says
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Effective Hospital Policies Can Shield Nurses From Liability
• Insys Jurors Say They Thought Execs Were Guilty Early On
• 7th Circ. Wants New Trial In Injury Suit After Evidence Row
• Patient Privacy Suit Against Ind. Hospital, Doctor Revived
• Vet Says Doc's Bid To Escape $1M Verdict Is One Day Late
• 7th Circ. Urged To Preserve $31M Kidney Injury Award
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Mishandling Clients' Cases
• Firm Can't Nix Pulse Shooting Survivors' Harassment Claims
• NJ Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Medical Disclosure
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Hilton Hotel Spa Can't Nix Child Sexual Assault Suit
• Conviction Of Insys Execs Will Embolden Gov't In Opioid Fight
• Customer Group Wants Ratepayer Committee In PG&E Ch. 11
• NFL Concussion Deal Financing Decision Ends Battle, Not War
• Texas Justices Side With Energy Co. In Negligent-Hiring Row
• Pepper Hamilton Seeks To Avoid Sanctions In Baylor Suit
• New Federal Judge Says His Error Calls For Coverage U-Turn
• Feds Pay $1.25M To End Baby Brain Damage And Death Suit
• Liberty Mutual Keeps $1M Lien On NJ Personal Injury Award
• Deadline Won't Stop Med Mal Suit Against Quest Diagnostics
• $11M Forklift Injury Award Upheld Against LA County
• Ex-NECC Pharmacists Guilty Of Role In Fake Shipments
• Ex-Insys Execs Found Guilty In RICO Opioid Bribe Scheme
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• New Bill Would Let Military Members Sue Gov't For Med Mal
• Pa. Township Avoids Blame For Cop's Fatal Drunken Driving
• Costco Must Face Privacy Suit Over Erectile Dysfunction Meds
• Atty Says Suspension Violates Free Speech, Antitrust Law
• Court Won't Ax Covil's $33M Asbestos Verdict
• NHL Exploited Dead Player's CTE Misdiagnosis, Widow Says
• Insys Jury Question Could Indicate Conviction On The Way
• Apple Engineer's Family Sues Tesla Over Death In Car Crash