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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2020

192 articles

• House OKs Ban On Flavored Tobacco, Online Vape Sales
• Conn. Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Robot Surgery Injury
• Weinstein's Juror Investigation Shows Few Limits On Probes
• Fired Atty Waited Too Long To Get Cut Of $575K Settlement
• Lone Star Laterals: New Trial Boutiques In Dallas, Houston
• Insurer Wins Coverage Row Over Horse-Drawn Buggy Crash
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Insurer Can't Split Coverage Of Fracking Site Blast Suit
• Tenn. High Court Upholds State's Injury Damages Cap
• Texas Court Says Hospital Must Face Breast Cancer Suit
• Firm Ducks Malpractice Bid Over Garbage Truck Accident
• Justices Shut Courthouse Doors On Border Patrol Victims
• Controversial Concussion Deal Redo Bid Teed Up For Ruling
• UPMC Says No To Identifying Tuberculosis-Infected Nurse
• Amtrak Defends Arbitration Policy For Passengers In DC Suit
• Justices Seem Poised To Increase Cos.' Liability Overseas
• Fla. Hospital Can't Put Off Sexual Assault Suit
• AIG Unit Can't Ax Coverage Of $3M Oil Rig Injury Deal
• Weinstein Drops Bail Appeal To Await Sentencing In Jail
• USC's Landmark $215M Sex Abuse Deal Gains Final Nod
• Texas Justices Question 'Intent' In Overworked Trucker Suit
• Mass. Court Affirms $2.5M Punitive Award In Hernia Death Suit
• Fort Worth Air Traffic Center Ducks Claims In Fatal Crash Suit
• Nursing Home Can't Force Arbitration Amid Signature Mystery
• Motorist Who Walked From $750K Deal Can't Ax $182K Verdict
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Split NJ High Court Upholds Geico Auto Coverage Ruling
• Cellino & Barnes Feud Sparks Bias Suit From Girlfriend
• Columbia Gas Parent Agrees To $53M Fine After Deadly Blasts
• Ariz. High Court Says Tribe's Rafting Co. Can't Share Immunity
• OSU Not Handling Sex Abuse Talks In Good Faith, Judge Told
• Travelers Must Face Textron Asbestos Coverage Suit In Calif.
• NTSB Blames Deadly Tesla Crash On Autopilot, Video Game
• Texas Court Yanks New Trial In Med Mal Death Case
• Boy Scouts Victims Fear Delay Tactics Are Driving Ch. 11
• Texas PI Firm Says Referral Website Violates Trademarks
• Texas Justices Question Liability Bar In Public Transit Injuries
• Feds Raid Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard's NY, Calif. Offices
• Feds Say Insys' Kapoor Should Be On Hook For $60M Tab
• Sens. Want Report On IHS Sex Abuse Scandal Made Public
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• US Trustee Asks For Ch. 11 Probe Into Owens-Illinois Spinoff
• Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits
• High Court Bars Damages In Fatal Cross-Border Shooting
• High Court Could Add $4.3B To Terror Ruling Against Sudan
• Navy Asbestos Case Leads 5th Circ. To Reset Removal Test
• USA Taekwondo Looks To Permanently Ax Abuse Claims
• Physician's Aide Must Face Opioid Charges; Doc Ducks Them
• Justices Won't Review Reversal Of $7M Baby Injury Award
• Genzyme Medical Device Suit Heads To Mass. High Court
• Truck Leasing Co. Must Face Motorcyclist's Negligence Suit
• Weinstein Verdict May Signal Big Step Forward For #MeToo
• Effective Employee Reporting Systems After Weinstein Verdict
• Royal Caribbean $3.4M Death Award Is Valid, 11th Circ. Told
• Kobe Bryant's Widow Sues Helicopter Co. Over Fatal Crash
• Ill. Court Affirms Midtrial Win In Patient Internal Bleeding Suit
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Insys Should Pay Half Of $57M Restitution, Founder Says
• Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Assault In Mixed Verdict
• Purdue Picks Ex-USDA Head As Monitor In Bankruptcy
• State Farm Unit Accused Of Routinely Denying Auto Benefits
• Ind. Hospital, Doc Keep Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Texas Justices Say Time Ran Out In Gun Range Shooting Suit
• Atlanta Escapes Woman's $1.4M Verdict Over Manhole Crash
• Weinstein Jury Appears Split On Top Sexual Assault Charge
• Texas Justices Say Ebola Closure Suit Is Med Mal Claim
• Firm Immune In Destroyed Evidence Case, Texas Justices Say
• Texas Justices Give Obstetrician New Trial In Malpractice Suit
• Feds Want 1st Circ. To Back Convictions Of Ex-NECC Execs
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• ​​​​​​​Morgan Lewis, SoCalGas Sanctioned $525K In Gas Leak Case
• Pa. Justices Could Shake Up Medical Peer Review Protections
• 1st Circ. Won't Nix Fraud Scheme Conviction Over Google Info
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive RICO Suit Over Atty Referral Scheme
• Noble Drilling Can't Slip Injured Worker's $250K Jury Award
• Lender Says Insurer Should Cover $15M Fatal Fire Settlement
• Seeger Weiss Bashed For 'Excessive' Fee In Concussion Deal
• No Sanctions For GSK, But Both Sides Told To 'Dial It Back'
• Olympic Committee Urges Court To Nix Coverage Dispute
• Ariz. Court Voids U-Haul's Win In Tow Crash Paralysis Suit
• Utah Justices Revive Suits Alleging Needless Heart Surgeries
• Weinstein Jury Asks To Rehear Accuser's Testimony On Day 2
• Boy Scouts Aim To Emerge Quickly From Ch. 11
• Pa. Justices Rule Out Immunity For Clinic In Rehab Death
• Boeing Hit With Wrongful Death Suit After Pegasus Air Crash
• Texas Jailers Must Face Suit In Migrant's Suicide, Wife Says
• Calif. Court Says US Baseball Must Face Foul Ball Injury Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms $12M Verdict Over Motel Guest's Murder
• Remington Seeks Sandy Hook Shooter's Mental Health Docs
• 5th Circ. Says Chevron Off Hook For Mesothelioma Deal
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Asbestos Claims In EFH Ch. 11 Dispute
• Insurer Needn't Cover $4M Award In Day Care Abuse Case
• Ga. Court OKs $125K Verdict In Postal Worker Dog Bite Suit
• Gag Order For Weinstein Attys As Jury Begins Deliberations
• Gov't Defends Air Traffic Tower's Actions In Fatal Plane Crash
• NFL Battles Controversial Redo Request In Concussion Deal
• Pirates' Net Installers Dropped Ball On Warning, Hurt Fan Says
• Insurer Won't Cover Nathan's Franchisee Over Fatal Crash
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Boy Scouts Of America Driven To Ch. 11 By Sex Abuse Claims
• Fashion Mogul Accused Of Rape And Orchestrating Cover-Up
• Medicare Repayment Suits Aren't Time-Barred, 11th Circ. Says
• Walmart Customer's Security Guard Beating Suit Revived
• Chemical Co. Plans To Fight $700K Jury Tampering Sanction
• Insys Execs Owe $57M To Insurers And Victims, Judge Rules
• Rental Websites Didn't Inspect Cabin, Poisoned Guests Say
• Ga. Surgeon Keeps Midtrial Win In Suit Over Facial Burns
• SmithAmundsen Attys Sanctioned $72K In Med. Mal. Case
• In Weinstein Rape Trial Closing, DA Depicts 'Abusive Rapist'
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Weinstein Says DA 'Script' Demeans Women In 5-Hour Closing
• ​​​​​​​Sudan Reaches $70M Deal With USS Cole Attack Victims' Kin
• Va. Justices Void Docs' Midtrial Win In Childbirth Death Suit
• Feds Want $10M Suit Over ICE Arrest In NY Tossed
• NJ Appeals Court Gives Newark New Trial In Car Crash Suit
• Uber's Arbitration Bid Will Get Another Look In Injury Suit
• Progressive Accused Of Skimping On Personal Injury Payouts
• Doctor's Own Testimony Voids Trial Win Over Patient Death
• Judge Ends Kansas Atty's Suit Over Inflated Recovery Ads
• Purdue Wants To Make New Opioid Overdose Drug
• Med Mal Trial Halted After Defense Firm Accused Of Fraud
• Fla. Court Revives Hospital Volunteer's MRSA Infection Suit
• Pa. Justices Won't Review $3.5M Missed Heart Disease Award
• Pa. Hospital Loses Records Fight In Botched Surgeries Suit
• Amtrak Owes $10M To Man Injured In Wash. Derailment
• Boies Denies He Defamed Dershowitz With Epstein Remarks
• 'Stop' Is Enough For Hospital Battery Suit, Mass. Court Says
• 9th Circ. Halts Teen Suicide Suit Against Allergan
• Customer Most Likely Slipped On Old Banana, Judge Says
• Dershowitz Says Boies Defamed Him With Epstein Remarks
• Vietnam Vet Goes To Trial Against Doctor Over Ear Loss
• Salvi Schostok Atty, 32, Dies In Wisconsin Auto Collision
• Trusting Morgan Lewis Attys 'A Mistake,' Gas Leak Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurer's Challenge To Crash Suit Coverage
• Doctor To Face Revived Suit Over Missed Cancer Diagnosis
• Pa. Justices' Ruling May Rein In Grand Jury Report Releases
• Weinstein Declines To Testify And Rests His Case In Rape Trial
• Frito-Lay Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Factory Toxins
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Weinstein Accusers' Ex-Pals Cast Doubt On Assault Claims
• NY Court Reinstates Suit Over Minor Surgery Patient's Death
• Apple Bid To End IPhone Safety Suit Prompts Discovery Order
• Ga. Justices Put Olympic Athlete's $2M Crash Award In Doubt
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Ill. Court Upholds Doc's Trial Win Over Perforated Esophagus
• Raptors President Punched Guard At NBA Finals, Suit Says
• Calif. Insurer Hit With $21M Jury Verdict In Pedestrian's Death
• USAG Bankruptcy Pulls Abuse Victims Into Insurance Fight
• Weinstein Expert Testifies 'Post-Event' Info Can Alter Memory
• JPML Won't Combine Hotel Sex Trafficking Suits
• Fla. High Court Appeal Dropped In Med Mal Death Law Fight
• Olympic Committee Insurer Aims To Salvage Coverage Suit
• NJ Golfer Gets Second Chance At Grisly Leg Injury Suit
• LIRR Ex-Conductor Wins $2M In Trial Over Train Injury
• What Employers Must Consider Before Allowing Weed At Work
• Windy City Shuffle: McDonald Hopkins, Clark Hill, Steptoe
• Weinstein's Lead Witness Undercut By His Own Harsh Texts
• Resort's Escape From $1M Damages In Skier's Death Upheld
• Insurer Fights Tire Maker's Escape From Fatal Rollover Suit
• Surgeons Must Face Suit Over Clamp Left Inside Patient
• Pa. Nursing Home Co. Can't Arbitrate Patient Death Suit
• CORRECTION: Alsup Laments Apple's Reading Of FCC Cellphone Rule
• Former USOPC Exec Says He Was Fired For Reporting Abuse
• Judge OKs $5.8M Deal For Family Over Baby's Coffee Burn
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Worker Injured In Hotel Build
• 6th Weinstein Accuser Testifies With Dress In Tow
• Wrong Legal Standard Voids Calif. Worker's $2.5M Injury Win
• Fla. Injury Defense Attys Hope To Thwart 'Phantom Damages'
• Ronaldo Rape Suit Recommended For Arbitration, Not Court
• Actor's Parking Spat Highlights Line Between Fact, Opinion
• Jaguar Unit, Parent Co. Dismissed From Thumb Injury Suit
• Trump Taps BigLaw Alums With Latest Judicial Nominations
• No Follow-Ups For Weinstein Rape Accuser After 3-Day Cross
• Both Sides Claim Win After Inconclusive Med Mal Venue Study
• Paralyzed Vet Gets Suffering Damages Raised To $18M
• Cyclist Says DHL Wants Unconstitutional Cap On $9.3M Award
• USAA's Win In Assault Case Curbs 'Intentional Acts' Coverage
• Watchdog To Probe Use Of 'Forever Chemicals' At DOD Sites
• New Trial Granted In NJ Fall Suit After Surprise Testimony
• Walmart Win In Grape Slip & Fall Can't Nix $35K Deal Offer
• Walgreens To Pay $7.5M To End Suit Over Fake Pharmacist
• Insys Execs Say Assumptions Don't Equal $300M Restitution
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Minn. Injury Atty Cops To Client Referral Kickback Scheme
• Weinstein Cross Over Alleged Abuse Leaves Accuser In Tears
• NY Court Saves Suit Over Child's Allegedly Poor Medical Care
• Marriott Vacations Settles Suit Over Waterslide Injury
• Impossible Impartiality In The Trump And Weinstein Trials
• Pa. Med Mal Venue Limit's Impact On Health Care Unclear
• NY Physicians Must Face Suit Over Patient's Death
• Insurance Broker Can't Make Law Firm Share $1.8M Failure
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm