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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2019

201 articles

• Minn. Court Revives BNSF Worker's Injury Suit
• Calif. Court Affirms $5.5M Verdict In Fatal Auto Collision Suit
• Juror's Revelation Doesn't Release Calif. From $9.5M Verdict
• Mets Fan Sues Team Over Alleged T-Shirt Cannon Concussion
• NJ Doctor Can't Escape Jury Verdict In Eye Surgery Suit
• Atty Malpractice Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Bid
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Chicago Must Pay $3.5M Over Death At School Hoops Game
• Calif. Group Seeks To Raise State's Med Mal Damages Cap
• Concussion Settlement Judge Disputes Lit Funder's Claims
• NBA Arena Looks To Exit Suit Over G-League Player's Death
• Washington To Ban Flavored Vape Products, Including THC
• Claims Trimmed In USA Taekwondo Sex Abuse Suit
• Insurer Not Liable For Bar's Death Suit Coverage
• Veterans Say UK Banks Clearly Linked To Terrorist Groups
• DOL Escapes Challenge To Workplace Injury Reporting Freeze
• Lieff Cabraser To Rep Class Suing Riddell In Concussion MDL
• Vaping Illnesses Tied To THC Cartridges, CDC Says
• Preparing Insurance For Revived Sexual Abuse Claims In NJ
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Pursuing Wellness
• $52M Award OK'd For Family Of Mom Killed By Drunken Driver
• No-Show Rap Producer Hit With $15M Sex Assault Judgment
• Pa. High Court Reinstates $2.4M Broken Leg Verdict
• Verdict Against Dentist Nixed In Suit Over Inhaled Drill Bit
• Smoke Shop Not Covered For E-Cig Death, Insurer Says
• Md. Judge Cuts Jury's $229M Verdict In Birth Injury Suit
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• Calif. Doc Keeps Trial Win In Unwanted Knee Surgery Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Botched Liposuction Suit
• La. Court Affirms Hospital's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Bloomberg Escapes $20M Harassment Suit Against His Co.
• 4th Circ. Judge Urges High Court To Take Amazon Assault Suit
• Truck Co. Can't Slash $54M Loss For Driver's Road Rage Past
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Washington Pot Cos. Targeted In Cop's Vaping Injury Suit
• Courts' Respect For Broad CDA Protections Is Here To Stay
• THC Vaping Health Issues Warrant Safety Standards
• Rising Star: Taylor & Ring's Natalie Weatherford
• Judging A Book
• Insurance Ruling Flouts Spirit Of The Law, NJ Justices Told
• Conagra Faces 17 More Suits Over Cooking Spray Cans
• New Dems On Texas Bench Made Courts More Jury-Friendly
• Texas Nurses Must Face Suit Over Child's Brain Damage
• Fire Victims Slam PG&E's 'Master-Mindey Cute' Ch. 11 Plan
• Rising Star: Lewis Brisbois' Brantley Rowlen
• Courtroom Tech Experts In High Demand For Injury Trials
• DOJ Charges More Doctors In Appalachia Opioid Sweep
• AIG Unit Says Zip Line Coverage Fight Belongs In Arbitration
• Mass. Vape Ban Draws Ire Of State Pot Commissioner
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• Levi & Korsinsky, Bernstein Vie For Lead In Karyopharm Suits
• Geico Says NJ Auto Insurance Ruling Flouts US Constitution
• Litigation Funder Turns Up Heat On Concussion Deal Judge
• Mass. Hospital Can't Nix Arbitrator's Reinstatement Of Nurse
• Privilege Can't Shield Divorce Files In Widow's Med Mal Case
• Gov't Wins Trial In Suit Over Texas VA Surgery
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• Texas High Court Won't Weigh Drunk-Driving Coverage Row
• Rising Star: Aldous/Walker's Brent Walker
• Nurse's Hospital Retaliation Suit Nixed By Ky. Appeals Court
• Insurer Can't Duck Allegation It Delayed Handling Injury Claim
• J&J Gets Woman's $20M Mesh Award Trimmed To $15M
• Building Owner Wants Insurer Suit Over Stabbings Tossed
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Ethicon Wants Court To Drop Pittsburgh Pelvic Mesh Suit
• FDCA Doesn't Apply To Convicted NECC Workers, Judge Told
• Atty Who Went AWOL On Injury Case Gets 2-Year Suspension
• Travelers Unit Files Counterclaim In Stage Dive Injury Suit
• NJ Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Claiming It Abandoned Client
• PG&E Bondholders, Wildfire Victims Propose $24B Reorg Plan
• Asylee With Ties To Ex-Liberian Dictator Sues ICE For Arrest
• Ill. High Court Nixes Contractor's Fight Against Rail Worker
• Ohio Justices Nix $1.3M Award In Supermarket Cart Injury Suit
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Suit Seeking Stay Of Opioid Litigation
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• Purdue Loses Bid To Toss Mass. Suit Amid Ch. 11 Stay Fight
• FDA Launches Criminal Probe Into Vaping Deaths, Illnesses
• Insys Ch. 11 Sale Of Controversial Drug OK'd With New Limits
• Odell Beckham Jr. Sheds Defamation Claim In Assault Suit
• Norfolk Southern Keeps Trial Win In Mich. Worker's Injury Suit
• E-Cig Industry Faces New Challenge, This Time From States
• Ill. Court Upholds Zero Damages Award In Allergy Mix-Up Trial
• Ill. Atty Offered Client $10K For Botching Suit, Board Says
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Carnival Was Treated Fairly In $1.3M Award Fight, Judge Says
• Atty Who Killed Self Not Covered Despite Med Use: 3rd Circ.
• Scrap Metal Co. Hit With $5.5M Verdict Over Fatal Truck Crash
• Terror Damages Apply Retroactively, Justices Told
• Blank Rome Says It's Not Liable In $9M Severed Leg Case
• Pharma Giants Can't Shake Ariz. Hospital's Opioid RICO Suit
• Longtime Plane Crash Atty Takes Lead In Ethiopian Air Suit
• Calif. Utility Beats Suit Over Pedestrian's Death
• Purdue Says 'Lives, Dollars' At Stake In Bankruptcy Case
• No Attorney Misconduct In Railroad Trial Win, Calif Court Says
• Arnold & Itkin Accuses Atty Of Stealing Reality TV Client
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Banks Escape Suit Linking Work With Iran Gov't To Terrorism
• Ill. Court Affirms Nix Of Fatal Restaurant Stabbing Suit
• Weil Was Upfront About Repping Insys In Ch. 11, Atty Says
• Bankrupt PG&E Trial With Elderly Fire Victims Gets 2020 Start
• Billionaire Won't Represent Self In New Sex Harassment Trial
• Pa. Diocese Asks Court To Rethink Sex Abuse Time-Bar Ruling
• First Trial From 2017 Amtrak Derailment Yields $17M Verdict
• Family Of Girl Who Died Riding Oil Well Pump Can't Sue
• Ala. Atty Didn't Commit Malpractice In Med Mal Suit He Left
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Pa. Panel Junks $2M Award In Wrongful Firing Case
• Purdue Pharma Seeks To Halt Opioid Suits With Ch. 11 Filing
• Christian TV Network Can't Avoid Rape Victim's $900K Award
• Md. Hospital Must Give Docs For Archbishop Sex Abuse Case
• Norwegian Settles Teen Passenger's Medical Negligence Claim
• Texas Panel OKs Nix Of Patient Death Suit For Faulty Notice
• TSA's 'Enormous Liability' Over 3rd Circ. Ruling Is Overblown
• Trip-And-Fall Suit Against Fla. Strip Mall Owner Gets Revived
• PG&E, Insurers Cut $11B Deal Over Calif. Wildfires
• USA Gymnastics Asks For 60 More Days To File Ch. 11 Plan
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• NFL Discipline Process Shouldn't Apply To Off-Field Conduct
• Avco Faces New Trial In Plane Crash With $28M Verdict
• Texas Ambulance Co. Must Face Suit Over Crash Injury
• 'Resident Evil' Stuntwoman Who Lost Arm During Scene Sues
• LA County Remains On Hook For $1.14M Bus Injury Award
• Mistrial Ordered In Amtrak Passenger's Suit Over Wash. Crash
• NHL Player's Widow Says CBA Doesn't Preempt Injury Claims
• Porn Studio Asks 9th Circ. To Revive HIV Suit Coverage Bid
• Ex-MoFo Partner Fairfax Hits CBS With $400M Defamation Suit
• Calif. Utility Regulator Focusing On Companies' Safety Culture
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• Parents Lose Class Cert. Bid In Pop Warner Concussion Suit
• Pa. Justice Questions Scope Of Mental Health Liability Waiver
• NY Hospital Must Face New Trial Over Man's Pneumonia Death
• Antonio Brown Suit Is Key Test For NFL's Conduct Policy
• 6th Circ. Won't Reinstate DQ'd BakerHostetler In Opioid MDL
• Canoe Race Host Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Coverage Battle
• Mass. Teen Can Sue Fence Owner After Friend Hit By Train
• Purdue To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Suits, File Bankruptcy
• Philly Chemical Co. Can't Escape Retaliatory Firing Suit
• 7th Circ. Probes Method Behind $31M Kidney Failure Verdict
• White House Prepares To Ban Flavored E-Cigs
• Viacom Sued Over Staffer's DUI Crash That Left 1 Dead
• Brooklyn Diocese Hit With Another 10 Sex Abuse Suits
• FDA Faces Free Speech Issues With Juul Warnings
• MIT Taps Goodwin To Investigate School's Epstein Ties
• Attys Behind $20M Amazon Deal Critical Of Ex-Firm's Fee Bid
• Judge Vows Not To Stiff Anyone In Gauging PG&E Liabilities
• Gov't Sued Over Premature Baby's Death At IHS Hospital
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Mull '8 Corners Rule' Limits
• Vegas Injury Atty Says Firm Stole His Catchphrase
• Weil Downplayed Atty Conflict, Convicted Insys Exec Says
• More Firms Pile Onto Seeger Weiss In Concussion Fee Fight
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Purdue, Opioid Distributors Can't Dodge RICO Claims In MDL
• PG&E Reorg Plan Includes $16.9B For Wildfire Claims
• Chris Brown Video Dancer Says Fake Blood Was Toxic
• Woman Wins $1.7M In Ill. Auto Crash Injury Trial
• Pa. Court Revives Suit Over Man's Foot Amputation Injury
• Feds Ask To Delay Proposed Subsys Sale
• 11th Circ. Tosses Cruise Line's Win In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Nixed $7.1M Baby Injury Award
• Travelers Must Face $3M Claim From Sailors Stranded In Cuba
• Juul Illegally Marketed E-Cigs As Safe To Youths, FDA Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NJ Atty Reprimanded Over Racial Slur In Med Mal Suit
• Pittsburgh Lawyer Calls Ex-Client's Bad Review Libel, Stalking
• Fla. Judge Ends 12 Bellwether Cases In Chiquita Murder MDL
• Exec Accused As Part Of $1.2B Fraud Scam Enters Guilty Plea
• Parent Hit With $66K In Fees After Nixing Deal In Cruise Death
• Bill To Help PG&E Pay Wildfire Claims Shelved In Calif.
• Victim Urges Pa. Justices To Revive Snow Tubing Injury Suit
• Residents Defend Standing In Uber E-Scooter Nuisance Suit
• A Win For Fla. Hospitals On Patient Safety Data Confidentiality
• After 34 Died In Blaze, Dive Boat Owner Seeks To Block Suits
• Mallinckrodt Pays $24M To Exit Opioid MDL Bellwethers
• Lyft Is Hiding 'Sexual Predator Crisis,' Passengers Say
• Zip Line Co. Says AIG Must Pay For Paralyzed Woman's Fall
• AmFam, Client Denied Coverage Wins Ahead Of Crash Retrial
• Power Co. Says Texas PUC Must Review Electrocution Suit
• Judge Recommends Sacking Ex-NFL Player's ERISA Suit
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• MSU To Pay Record $4.5M Fine For Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
• NXIVM Sex Cult Atty's Job App May Be A Conflict, Feds Say
• Pa. Hospital, Doc Not Liable For Infant's Death, Jury Finds
• Uber Says It's Not Liable For Fake Driver's Assault On Rider
• CBP Denying Medical Care To Sick Children, Advocates Say
• Geico Can't Escape Possible $35M Motorcycle Injury Award
• NRA Tells Justices Sandy Hook Ruling Would Ban Gun Sales
• Kodak Escapes Insurer's Claims Over Asbestos Suits
• El Paso Walmart Shooting Victims Press Co. For Security Info
• Risks To Avoid When Conducting Virtual Clinical Trials
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Maryland Asbestos Mediation Bill Deserved To Fail
• Pittsburgh Malpractice Trial Canceled After Sides Settle
• Pa. Justices To Mull UPMC Docs' Liability In Mass Shooting
• University Of Calif. Must Face Suit Over Unborn Twins' Deaths
• Jury Deadlocks In FilmOn Exec's Harassment Trial
• Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits Tossed
• TSA Can Be Sued For Officer Wrongdoing, 3rd Circ. Says
• Evaluating Section 230 Liability In The Sharing Economy
• Disney Hit With $3M Suit Over Space Mountain Injury
• Bankrupt Insys Plans Fentanyl Spray Sale To Competitor