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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - April, 2020

248 articles

• Contractors Say No Basis For Taliban Terror Support Suit
• Cubs, MLB Have Inadequate Netting, Woman Hit In Face Says
• Workers Blame Royal Caribbean For Virus' Spread On Ships
• 10th Circ. Shields Progressive From $6.7M Crash Award
• Fla. Blood Bank Donor Gets Slip-And-Fall Suit Reinstated
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• TV Crime Show Not Liable For Police Witness's Shooting
• Calif. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit
• Wendy's Beats Suit Over Mom, Daughter Being Pinned By Car
• 7th Circ. Tosses $8M Jury Award Over Court Errors
• COVID-19 Negligence Claims Looming For Hospitality Industry
• Lax Regs, COVID-19 Impacts May Mean More Asbestos Suits
• Interest On $1.5M Ill. Trial Win Starts At Appellate Victory
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Travelers Must Cover NJ Landlord In Ice Slip Injury Suit
• Pa. Panel Orders New Trial Against Surgeon In Death Case
• Facebook Can't End Trio Of Sex Trafficking Suits
• Airgas To Pay $257K To End Pollution Suit Over Texas Plants
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Coal Workers Blamed For Dishing On $10M Settlement Offer
• Recently Elected NY Judge Dies Of COVID-19
• 8th Circ. Won't Revise Fee Award In Fatal Toyota Crash Suit
• Injury Attys Seething Over COVID-19 Medical Immunity Push
• Pa. Faces Suit Over Nursing Home's COVID-19 Drug Studies
• Texas Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Advice
• Disbarment Too Harsh For Atty's Misconduct, Ill. Panel Says
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• 11th Circ. Ruling Deepens 'Event Or Occurrence' Circuit Split
• Pa. Shooting Case Ruling May Widen Insurers' Defense Duty
• High Court Revives Palestinian Terrorism Liability Cases
• Sherwin-Williams Wants Judge DQed Over His Writings
• McConnell Wants Broad Liability Shield In Next COVID-19 Bill
• AkinMears Name Partner Called 'Shyster' In Unpaid Fees Suit
• Genetic 'Fingerprinting' May Be Key In Virus Exposure Suits
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Insurers Must Disclose Potential Exclusions, Pa. Panel Says
• Insys Founder's Prison Report Date Pushed Back Amid Virus
• Wis. Justices Reinstate Defense Win In Birth Defect Suit
• Mass. Hospital, Surgeon Can't Escape $2.8M Med Mal Verdict
• Norwegian Cruise Line Can't Ax Reckless Sailing Claims
• NY Court Trims Surgeon's Med Mal Damages Verdict To $9M
• Workers' Comp May Not Be 1st Choice For Virus Claims
• Interlocutory Appeals In MDLs Would Burden Litigants, Courts
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Epstein's Ex Plans Bid To Dismiss Sex Case Despite Warning
• FDA Warns Trump-Touted Drugs Have Dangerous Side Effects
• Lewis Brisbois Picks Up Health Care Partner In Baltimore
• Insys Prosecutors To Appeal Part Of Landmark Guilty Verdict
• 'Life Is Too Short' So Atty Cedes Clients In Chiquita DQ Fight
• Geico Can't Reverse $900K Coverage Ruling, 3rd Circ. Says
• Georgia Man Claims Zantac Caused His Stage 3 Colon Cancer
• Boy Scouts Reach Deal To Keep Girl Scouts' TM Suit At Bay
• Liability For Employees' COVID-19 Exposure Is Hard To Gauge
• Ill. Judge Won't Stop Trump's Ban On Firearm Bump Stocks
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Insys Exec Tells 1st Circ. Weil Conflict Should Delay Jail Term
• Ill. Patient Keeps $30M Award In Kidney Failure Suit
• Insurer Fights Remand Bid In Suit Over $29M Verdict
• Trampoline Park Visitors Fight Arbitration In NJ Injury Suits
• GAO Releases Report Detailing Pregnant Migrant Mistreatment
• Arkema Wants Texas MDL For Chemical Release Litigation
• Pa. Justices Ax Appeal Over Judge's Role In Juror Bias Fight
• Don't Arbitrate Claims NFLPA Ruined His Rep, Agent Says
• Liability Insurance Outlook For Opioid Public Nuisance Claims
• Cardinals QB Brett Hundley Hit With Domestic Abuse Suit
• Pa. Justices Say Erie Must Cover Killer's 'Accidental' Shooting
• Decision To Include Purdue In NY Opioid Trial Not Yet Ripe
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• NC Hospital, Docs Must Face Suit Over Patient's Death
• Ariz. Court OKs Retrial Over $4M Patient OD Death Verdict
• Accuser Fights Dismissal Of Hotels From Sex Trafficking Suit
• NY Hospital Wants Out Of Union's COVID-19 Safety Suit
• Parents Say School Board Let Aide Abuse Disabled Students
• Apple, AT&T Hit With Suit Over Exploding iPhone Injury
• Chipotle To Pay $25M Fine Over Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
• Texas Court Reverses Pedestrian's Win Against State DOT
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Minn. Resort Beats Suit Over Man's Shallow-Water Dive
• Doc Can't Testify As Expert In Tenn. Patient Death Suit
• NY Nurses Union Sues State, Hospitals Over COVID-19 Safety
• High Court Won't Touch $3.3M Barge Injury Fight
• Insys Founder Says Feds Singling Him Out On Prison Delay
• Families Sue Helicopter Co. Over Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash
• Ill. Firm Says Lion Air Attys Skirting Co-Counsel Fee Deal
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• 6 States With COVID-19 Medical Immunity, And 2 Without
• Texas Wins Stay Of Order Mandating Masks, Soap For Inmates
• 'Inhumane' Hospital Accused Of Botching COVID-19 Response
• NY Immunity Law Shields Nursing Homes As Virus Toll Soars
• Feds Cleared In Trial Over Newborn's Delivery Injury
• Employers Seek Liability Shield From COVID-19 Worker Suits
• Legal Aid, Kasowitz Sue For Release Of At-Risk NY Prisoners
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• No New Trial For AIG In $6M Settlement Coverage Suit
• Pa. Court OKs Nursing Home Arbitration Pact In Injury Case
• Purdue Says Ch. 11 Stay Can't Be Lifted For NY Opioid Trial
• Inmates Seeking COVID-19 Release Face Uneven Legal Terrain
• Chicagoans Say Demolition Covered Neighbors In Toxic Dust
• 5 Ways Attys Can Help Expert Witnesses Thrive During Trial
• How Courts Are Shaping Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Allstate Escapes New Crash Injury Trial Order On Appeal
• Epstein's Ex Not Likely To Toss Battery Suit, Judge Says
• Inmates Say Philly Prison 'Dangerously Slow' In Virus Prep
• 5th Circ. OKs Toss Of Suit Over Home Depot Worker's Death
• 5th Circ. Says Maritime Co. Can't Escape $1M Injury Verdict
• 11th Circ. Revives Carnival Cruise Injury Suit
• Princess Cruise's Negligence Led To Virus Death, Suit Says
• Boy Scouts Get More Time To Try To Stall Girl Scouts' TM Suit
• Southwest Wants Fatal Engine Failure Suit In Federal Court
• NJ Panel Blasts Atty's 'Comedy Of Errors' In Abuse Case
• Last Doctor Charged In $5M Opioid Ring Will Plead Guilty
• Health Workers Need Protection From Virus Malpractice Suits
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Celebrity Cruises Hit With COVID-19 Class Suit By Worker
• DC Circ. Ends Terror Bombing Case Against Palestinians
• MTA To Pay Death Benefits For COVID-19 Transit Victims
• Calif. Car Crash Victim Must Pay Some Fees Despite Trial Win
• Split Pa. Appeals Court Revives Ex-NFL Player's Med Mal Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• NJ Atty Suspended Over Paralegal Wife's Lies
• PG&E Gets OK On Manslaughter Plea Deal For Paradise Fire
• 11th Circ. Says Epstein Victim's Rights Weren't Squashed
• Gunmakers Must Face Suit Over Las Vegas Mass Shooting
• Insurer Wants Out Of Assault Suit Against Punk Rocker
• Insurer Sues To Escape Ga. Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit
• The New Gov't Policies Easing Deployment Of Health Workers
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Fireman's Rule Could Guard Against COVID-19 Product Claims
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Life Care Nursing Home Hit With COVID-19 Death Suit
• PG&E Nears OK Of Deal Over Deadly Wildfire In Paradise
• NJ Lawmakers OK Shielding Virus Health Workers From Suits
• In Novel Case, Insurer Sues Own Law Firm After Data Breach
• Supermarket Not Liable For Patron's Murder, 1st Circ. Affirms
• Insurer Can't Intervene In Ohio Hotel Sex Trafficking Suits
• Where High Court May Land On 'Defense Preclusion' Question
• Minn. Atty Beats Malpractice Claim Over Botched Surgery Suit
• Upping Hospitals' Liability Defenses For COVID Measures
• Insys Execs Should Stay In Jail During Appeal, Gov't Says
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Expect More Malpractice Claims After COVID-Fueled Slump
• EEOC Roundup: Sexual Harassment Focus Of Suits And Deals
• Tribal Court No Option In Bingo Hall Fall Suit, Texas Man Says
• Ohio Court Restores Defense Verdict Over Truck Crash
• Weinstein Faces 5th Sexual Assault Charge In LA
• Underwriters Want False Imprisonment Deal Fight Arbitrated
• No Fees For Attys Who Bungled Toyota Suit, 8th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Force Insurer To Defend Ambulance Crash Suit
• NJ Bill Would Shield COVID-19 Health Workers From Suits
• MDLs Need A New Path To Interlocutory Appeals
• Pelosi Seeks Probe Into Abuse Of Pregnant Migrant Women
• 1st Circ. Needs Proof To OK Ch. 11 Train Derailment Claim
• Virus-Related Workers' Comp Claims May Have Potential In NY
• DaVita Beats FCA Suit Over Allegedly Unneeded Treatments
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• DOJ To Probe COVID-19 Deaths At Mass. Veterans Home
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• 9th Circ. Rolls Back Union Pacific Worker's $5M Injury Award
• Fla. Health Workers Say China Is Hoarding Protective Supplies
• Va. Justices Order New Trial In Fatal Opioid Overdose Suit
• 'Walking Dead' Theme Park Actor Sues Universal Over Assault
• Texas Court Says Evidence Backs $1.7M Sex Assault Award
• Fan Says Tiger Woods' Caddie Shoved Him During Selfie
• Play Ball? Attys Say Starting MLB Season Amid Virus Is Risky
• Calif. Insurer Fights $21M Jury Verdict, $6M Fee Award
• Mass. Gov. Sponsors COVID-19 Medical Worker Immunity Bill
• Panel Axes $10M Award In Surgery Patient's Drug Death Suit
• Beware COVID-Driven Lowball Offers From Insurers
• PG&E Touts Erin Brockovich's Support Of Reorganization Plan
• Virus Class Actions Against Chinese Gov't Face Uphill Battle
• Inmates Say Pittsburgh Jail Not Following COVID-19 Guidance
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Lieff Cabraser Joins COVID-19 Cruise War With Carnival Suit
• State Claims Dropped From U. of Mich. Doc Sex Abuse Suit
• Bad Jury Instructions Prompt NJ Bicyclist Injury Retrial
• Barstool Says Insults Thrown At Rapaport Not Defamatory
• Fla. Woman Claims Fast-Food Chains' Containers Made Her Ill
• Woman In CBP Custody Gave Birth Standing, ACLU Says
• Fla. Judge DQ'd From Publix Fatal Auto Crash Suit For Bias
• PG&E Tort Claimants Object To How Utility Plans To Pay Fine
• Ex-Cosby DA Joins Saltz Mongeluzzi's New Sex Crimes Unit
• Miss. Choctaws Claim Immunity In $1.4M Car Crash Suit
• Ill. City Is Immune From Some Claims In Train Crash Suit
• Texas Panel Orders Redo On Atty Fee Award In Med Mal Case
• Atty Gets Redo Of $8M Malicious Prosecution Award To Doc
• US Not Responsible For Pa. Newborn's Hospital Death
• Suit Faults Carnival Unit For 'Ticking Coronavirus Time Bomb'
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• PG&E Judge Won't OK COVID-19 Letter Co. Atty Called 'Silly'
• Pfizer Dodges Suit Claiming Lipitor Causes Diabetes
• Kuraray Wants Cellphone Data Order Axed In Explosion MDL
• Texas Home Rental Co. Keeps Win In Toxic Mold Suit
• Railway Co. Hit With $676K Judgment After Slip-And-Fall Trial
• COVID-19 Kicks Owens-Illinois Ch. 11 Probe Back A Month
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Prepare For Personal Injury Litigation In The Age Of COVID-19
• Ex-Walmart Worker's Death Spurs 'First' Ill. COVID Death Suit
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• NM High Court Says Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Death Suit
• COVID-19 Med Mal Suits Uniquely Difficult For Trial Attys
• Lloyd's Wants Boy Scouts' Arbitration Approval Reconsidered
• $13.5B PG&E Deal With Wildfire Victims Loses Some Support
• Blank Rome Must Face Firm's Claims Over Severed Leg Suit
• Volleyball Coach Says Sanctions Improper In Sex Abuse Suit
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• 3rd Circ. Revives Immigration Review For Gay Salvadoran
• Fla. Property Owners Drop Mining Co. From Soil Pollution Suit
• Texas Justices To Hear Insurer's Bid To End Settlement Suit
• Seattle Nursing Home At Epicenter Of Pandemic Fined $600K
• Injured Cheerleader's $2.6M Trial Win Scrapped On Appeal
• Texas Justices To Hear Gun Seller's Bid To Nix Shooting Suits
• Sbarro Settles Wage Claims As Sex Abuse Suit Heads To Trial
• Windy City Shuffle: Paul Hastings, Katten, Duane Morris
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Hospital Security Guard Barred From Wearing Mask, Suit Says
• Iowa Court OKs New Damages Trial Over Fatal Crash
• Ex-Boxing Champ Challenges Calif.'s Med Mal Damages Cap
• Ill. Justices Keep Doctor's Negligence Win In Birth Injury Suit
• Fla. Court Ends Suit Blaming Social Media For Pulse Shooting
• Weinstein Suit's Bankruptcy Link Ties It To SDNY, Court Told
• Norwegian Cruise Line Looks To Ax Reckless Sailing Claims
• Judge Weighs Elderly Prisoners' Bid For Relief Amid COVID-19
• Pa. Attorney Wins Meat Grinder Injury Malpractice Suit
• Families Say Faulty Helicopter Part Led To Marines' Deaths
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Litigation Funder Blasts Atty's Bid To Skirt $6M Loan
• Ex-Sobo Atty Watched Porn Of Himself At Work, Suit Says
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Ex-Students Can't Force Baylor Sex Assault Policy Changes
• Ex-Dolphins Player's 3rd Trial Bid Against Team Doctor Axed
• Napoli Shkolnik Seeks To Duck Negligence Bid
• Security Co. Not To Blame For Pulse Shooter, Fla. Court Says
• Family Pushes 11th Circ. To Revive Cancer Suit Against UTC
• Ill. Atty Sees 'Excessive' 18-Month Ban For Missed Suit Halved
• 3rd Circ. Gives Gay Ghanaian Man New Shot At Asylum Bid
• Boy Scouts Say Fighting Girl Scouts' IP Suit Would Hurt Ch. 11
• Ill. Docs Must Face Suit Over Surgery That Led To Abortion
• Pa. Justices To Consider Complaint Service Requirements
• Telehealth During COVID-19: New Rules And Considerations
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Ex-NFL Player Sees ERISA Suit Sacked For Good
• McDermott Atty To Probe COVID-19 Deaths At Veterans Home