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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - July, 2020

279 articles

• GOP's Coronavirus Biz Liability Shield Plan Raises Eyebrows
• NJ Atty Freed From Malpractice Suit Over Botched Surgery
• Nats Catcher Can't Block His 80-Game Drug Use Suspension
• Longtime U. Mich. Football Coach Knew Of Abuse, Suit Says
• Tyson Says Suit Doesn't Tie Worker's COVID-19 Death To Plant
• Calif. Appeals Court Keeps TIAA Win In Worker's Death Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Surgeon's Suit Over Travel Magazine Story
• Ghislaine Maxwell's Ability To Name Names Curbed By Judge
• Farmers Must Pay For Landlords' Atty In Lead Paint Suit
• COVID-19 Liability Considerations For Nonmedical Businesses
• Health Hires: McDermott, Goodwin, Gordon Rees
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• PG&E Names Old Legal Hand To Take Over As GC
• Maxwell Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Epstein Docs Sealed
• Sens. Advance Bill Allowing Suits Against China Over COVID
• Texas Court Affirms $10.3M Verdict In Cerebral Palsy Birth Suit
• Juror Misconduct Claim Can't Void Med Mal Defense Verdict
• Mich. High Court Allows Flint Water Litigation To Proceed
• MLB Offers Test Case For Leagues Handling Virus Outbreak
• McGuireWoods Chair Among 5 To Investigate Ft. Hood Culture
• Hagens Berman Wants Thalidomide Client's Suit Out Of Pa.
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• COVID-19 And Design Defect Jurors' Risk Evaluations: Part 3
• Pa. Firm Accuses Ex-Attys, Ill. Firm Of Mass Tort Fee Theft
• Ex-NFLers Blast Seeger Weiss For Concussion Holdback Fees
• West Bend Liable For Transit Co.'s Full $3M Fatal Crash Deal
• Maxwell Loses 11th-Hour Bid To Keep Epstein Docs Sealed
• Ex-Pitcher Keeps $1.5M Win For Injury By Naked Man On LSD
• 10th Circ. Orders Recalculation Of IHS Brain Injury Award
• Delaware Court Denies Medical Pot Coverage Over Work Injury
• SC Judge Won't Dismiss Soldier's Bombing Suit Against Fluor
• Nursing Home Must Face Suit Over Patient Killed By Alligator
• House Passes Safety Bill In Honor Of Slain Uber Rider
• COVID-19 And Design Defect Jurors' Risk Evaluations: Part 2
• Weinstein Debtors Try Deal Again After District Judge Pans It
• OSHA Looks To Ax Pa. Meatpackers' Suit Over Virus Safety
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Federal Judge Axes Suit Over NY Courts Reopening Plan
• Live Nation Gets $102M Award Reduced In Worker Injury Case
• Pa. Power Co. Wants Out Of Suits Over Fatal Gas Explosion
• 9th Circ. Revives State Claims In Honda Brake Defect Suit
• Ex-UT Track Coach Says Sexual Assault Claims Filed Too Late
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Pa. Justices Urged To Let Jury Decide Clergy Abuse Time Bar
• AIG Tells 7th Circ. It's Not Liable For $6M Settlement
• COVID-19 And Design Defect Jurors' Risk Evaluations: Part 1
• Contractor Dodges Suit Over Subcontracting Worker's Injury
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• Bayer Wants Shareholder Suit Separate From Roundup MDL
• Amazon Faces Virus-Related Probes At San Francisco Facility
• Debevoise, Perkins Coie Rep Portland Moms Suing Feds
• Nats Catcher Says MLB Uses 'Junk Science' Drug Tests
• GOP Sets Sights On COVID-19 Biz Immunity In Relief Bill
• Senate GOP Unveils $1T Virus Relief Package
• Fla. Court Backs $844M Deal In Soccer Club Plane Crash
• Trip-And-Fall Injury Scammer Hit With 6 Years In Prison
• Lloyd's Insurers Needn't Cover $2.2M Hunting Injury Award
• Neb. Justices Uphold BNSF's Trial Win In Worker Injury Suit
• Ex-Equinox Member Can't Get Sex Assault Suit Revived
• Texan Slams Tribe's Bid To Stay Suit Over Bingo Hall Injury
• Feds Must Pay $16M Verdict Over IHS-Caused Brain Damage
• NJ Doctor Beats Suit Over Patient's Fatal Opioid Overdose
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Sheldon Silver Asks High Court To Take Up Graft Case
• Pa. Law Firm Accuses Ex-Attys Of Botching Ad Case Damages
• Top General Escapes Colonel's Sex Assault Suit For Now
• Mich. Court Tosses Suit Over Unwanted Ovary Removal
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Trucker's Rear-End Collision
• Univ. Of Md. Hospital Beats Suit Over Boy Killed By Patient
• Judge Says Fed Agents Can't Arrest Portland Legal Observers
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Drivers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Crash Report Fishing Suit
• Juror's Remorse Can't Upend Doc's Win In Ohio Med Mal Case
• NY Court Revives Bad Birth Suit Against Manhattan Hospital
• Judge To Wait On Claim Talks Result For Purdue Class Call
• GOP Virus Aid Plan Stalls Despite Deal On PPP, Taxes, Checks
• New Epstein Docs Unsealed As Maxwell Fails To Gag Boies
• Law Firm Can't Trim Claims In Data Breach Suit
• Tribe Can't Toss Houston Man's Suit Over Bingo Hall Fall
• Pa. Meatpackers Sue OSHA To Compel COVID-19 Safety
• Building Debris Is Excluded In Insurance Row, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Jury Selection Success Shows Viability Of Remote Trials
• Virus Suit Immunity Would Likely Not Totally Shield Cos.
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Children's Claims Tossed In Fla. Mother's Med Mal Suit
• Special Master Rips Hagens Berman's Privilege Arguments
• Ill. Court Revives Temp Worker's Suit Over Injury At Candy Co.
• Bleichmar Fonti Can't Join Honeywell Asbestos Suit For Now
• Fla. Court Gives Woman Her Win Back In Trolley Fall Suit
• Depositions Videotaped By Lawyer's Son OK, Court Says
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Md. Cop Roped Back Into Suit Over Car Chase That Killed Kid
• Coronavirus Q&A: Baker Donelson Health Care Chairs
• OSHA Will Fork Over Reams Of Data To End Watchdog's Suit
• Pa. Justices Rein In Trial Courts' Power To Grant Mistrials
• Ind. Court Tosses Suit Over Alteration Of Medical Records
• NY Courts Urge Federal Judge To Stay Out Of Reopening Plan
• Johns Hopkins Sued For Negligence In Toddler's Death
• Celebrity Cruises Workers Drop COVID-19 Exposure Suit
• Actresses Want Weinstein Co. Liquidated, Rip 'Deathtrap' Deal
• Cruise Lines Say Dancer's Injury Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• State Farm Must Defend Fatal ATV Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Punt NFL Concussion Deal Appeal To Pa.
• Delaware Federal Court Won't Suspend Sandusky Prosecutor
• Divided Pa. Panel Orders New Trial For Surgery Stroke Case
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Jurors Should Get A Pay Raise
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• PE Co. Says Travelers Still Dodging Coverage Of Heparin Deal
• Amazon Workers Suing Over Virus May Have To Turn To OSHA
• Snap Removal Still A Good Option For Defendants — For Now
• Texas Panel OKs Expert Report In Sterilization Suit
• Pa. Court Says Hospital Had Duty To Warn Of Patient's Threats
• Groups Slam 'Reprehensible' GOP Bid For Virus Biz Immunity
• Attys Stuck With Slashed Fees After USAA Bad Faith Trial Win
• USC Can't Force Insurer To Arbitrate $215M Sex Abuse Deal
• Gun-Toting St. Louis Attys Charged Over Anti-Protest Standoff
• 7th Circ. Says Fund Entitled To $1.5M Malpractice Settlement
• Montgomery McCracken To Probe Philly PD Protest Response
• Calif. Hiker Can Proceed With Injury Suit Over Unleashed Dog
• Texas Panel Cuts $1M Jury Award Over Limit In Initial Filing
• Mazie Slater Settles Referral Fight Over $125M Verizon Deal
• Sheldon Silver Winds Up With 6½-Year Prison Term
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• 7th Circ. Backs FedEx Win In ADA Suit Over Lifting Duties
• Oakland To Pay $32.7M To End Some 'Ghost Ship' Fire Claims
• 10th Circ. Flips Ex-Olympic Coach's $6.3M Med Mal Verdict
• WilmerHale Staffing Agency Beats Atty's $20M Countersuit
• Sheldon Silver Raises COVID-19 Fears Ahead Of Resentencing
• Flawed Verdict Form Voids Fla. Doc's Med Mal Trial Win
• Congress Returns To DC To Forge Virus Relief Deal — Quickly
• Judicial Conflict Claim Doesn't Land New Malpractice Trial
• Insurer Launches Bid To DQ Firm In $35M Coverage Fight
• Judge Doubts Independence Of WilmerHale's U. Mich. Probe
• Colombians' Anonymity Axed In Chiquita Terror-Funding MDL
• Strip Club Escapes $800K Verdict In Alcohol Overserving Case
• Texas Atty Can't Change Venue In Expert Witness Fee Suit
• Emergency Bid To Halt Criminal Court Reopening In NYC Fails
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• NCAA Student-Athlete COVID-19 Claims May Be Limited
• Mass. Soldiers' Home Sued Over Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak
• NY Docs Roped Back Into Suit Over Newborn's Brain Damage
• Purdue Asks Court To Say No To New Classes In Ch. 11 Case
• Pa. Panel Wipes Out $40M Award For Baby's Spinal Injury
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Okla. Pharmacy Board Fines CVS $125K For Understaffing
• 11th Circ. Rejects Asbestos Claim Against Navy Suppliers
• CoreCivic Says Asylee's Miscarriage Case Doesn't Apply To It
• Biggest Illinois Decisions So Far In 2020: Midyear Report
• Shipper Liability Ruling Aligns Mich. With Federal Safety Reg
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• George Floyd's Family Sues Minneapolis, Officers Over Killing
• Injury Attys Undaunted By COVID-19 Nursing Home Immunity
• Amazon Workers End Bid To Get Immediate Virus Safety Order
• 5th Circ. Upholds Dallas Pill Mill Operators' Sentences
• GAO Says CBP Lacks Consistent Medical Care For Detainees
• Insurer Blames Degan Blanchard For Losing Accident Suit
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Chief Oil Can't Escape Frac Tank Inspector's Injury Suit
• PNC Bank Strikes Deal In Ex-Worker's Sex Assault Case
• Legal Aid Sues To Stop Criminal Courts Reopening In NYC
• Princess Cruise Lines Faces Lawsuit Over March Outbreak
• Many LGBTQ, Disabled Attys Face Unconscious Bias At Work
• Lloyd's Pushes 9th Circ. For Arb. In $6.3M Boxer Dispute
• Va. Judge Cites Cop Nephew In Exiting Statue Protest Suit
• Princess Cruise Lines Escapes Passengers' COVID-19 Suits
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Improper Testimony Won Pa. Mesh Case For J&J, Panel Told
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• 6 Recent Insurance Decisions You May Have Overlooked
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ex-Associate Says PI Firm Skimped On $5M Crash Case Fee
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Day Care's Wrongful Death Suit
• Ariz. Nursing Home Must Face Trial In Patient Death Suit
• Philly Sued For Using 'Military Style Munitions' On Protesters
• Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail In Sex Abuse Case
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Judge Rejects 'Phony' $19M Weinstein Class Settlement
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• 6th Circ. Won't Overturn Pill Mill Operator's Conviction
• Gibson Dunn Reps Journalist In BLM Protest Assault Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Decision In Wyndham Inn Fall Suit
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Weinstein Accusers Call $19M Class Deal 'A Cruel Hoax'
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• 9th Circ. Affirms DQ'ing Of Larry Klayman From Berkeley Suit
• Net Installer Has No Duty To Pirates Fan Injured By Foul Ball
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Client Says Hagen Berman Pulled Fast One On Special Master
• 11th Circ. Affirms Bulk Of Ala. Doctors' 'Pill Mill' Convictions
• $850K Not Too Much For Boy Attacked By Dog, Court Says
• Mental Health Care Giant Inks $122M Deal To End FCA Suits
• Lax Safety At Mont. Oil Processing Plant Gets Ex-Prez 18 Mos.
• NFL Players Union Hit With Suit Over Disability Cuts In CBA
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks $5M Bail In Epstein Sex Abuse Case
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Trump Rape Accuser Says High Court Tax Ruling Boosts Case
• Harrah's Must Face Patron's Suit Over Fall In Pool Area
• Ore. Justices Revoke State's Pain And Suffering Damages Cap
• Feds Win 2nd Claims Court Pass On Tribal Death Suit
• Paramedic Hit By Foul Ball In Playoffs Sues Astros For $1M
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• 8th Circ. Restores Qualified Immunity To 'Unreasonable' Cop
• Seattle Times Wants Suspended Doc's Defamation Suit Nixed
• Tyson, JBS Accused Of Putting Minority Workers At Virus Risk
• Coronavirus Q&A: Holland & Knight Health Team Leader
• No Expert Report Needed In Esthetician Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Ind. Justices Say Juror Flub Voids Doc's Malpractice Trial Win
• NY Judge Invoked Police Ties Seeking To Avert Wife's Arrest
• Fashion Mogul Wants 52 Women Cut From Sex Trafficking Suit
• Tech Tools Can Boost Auto Accident Claim Recovery
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Missed Discovery Deadline Dooms Patient's Med Mal Suit
• OSU Says Sex Assault Claims Against Doctor Are Too Old
• Anesthesiology Group Keeps Win In Trial Over Patient's Death
• '11th-Hour PTSD Diagnosis' Found Rightly Barred From Trial
• Marriott Sues To Pull Franchisees Into Sex Trafficking Suit
• Fla. Court Urges Instant Appeals Of Punitive Damages Orders
• Tesla Wants 'Autopilot' Pedestrian Death Suit Moved To Japan
• DA Slams Judge's 'Childish' Street Fight But Forgoes Charges
• Amazon Says Workers Aim To 'Exploit' Pandemic For Reforms
• Workers' Comp Can't Sink Virus Death Suit, Court Told
• Aviation Watch: The Pilot's Liability In The Kobe Bryant Crash
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Coal Workers' Attys Beat Sanctions Bid Over Settlement Leak
• NY Agency Says Nursing Homes Not At Fault For Virus Deaths
• Boeing Says 90% Of Claims Settled In Lion Air Crash Suit
• Calif. Jury Reconvenes To Award $10.5M In Virus-Delayed Trial
• DOL Can't Shield Amazon Worker Injury Docs From News Org
• Ill. Hospital Can't Appeal Spine Surgery Suit's Timeliness
• Texas Panel Says Incomplete Appeal Sinks Prozac Death Suit
• Texas Panel Clears KBR Of Duty In Tunnel Death Suit
• U. Mich. Sex Assault Victims Want Info On WilmerHale Probe
• Wildfire Victims Can't Get New Look At PG&E Ch. 11 Vote
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ill. Court Revives Mother's Claims Over Son's Eye Injury
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• 8th Circ. OKs Feds' Win In Trial Over VA Patient's Fatal Fall
• 'No Evidence of Bias' In Malpractice Trial, Pa. Panel Says
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020
• Texas PI Firm Turns To State Court In Referral Site Fight
• Epstein's Ex Awaits Bail Hearing From Brooklyn Jail Cell
• Tips For Presenting A Credible Witness By Videoconference
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Conn. Worker Covered By Mass. Injury Law, Court Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Md. Court Says $38M Police Shooting Award Wrongly Tossed
• NJ Catering Biz Owners Not Liable For Drunken Party Fight
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Coronavirus Q&A: Texas Hospital Association's GC
• Top Pennsylvania Cases Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• The Remote Jury Trial Is Not A Bad Idea
• High Court To Review Nestlé, Cargill Child Slavery Suits
• Epstein Ex Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex Crimes
• Insys Execs Can't Dodge Prison During Appeal, Seek Delay
• Cook Chastises Firm For 'No-Injury' Vein Filter Bellwether
• Firm Defends Retaining Credit For Former Atty's Work
• Calif. Court Affirms Docs, Med Center Win In Jaw Surgery Suit
• Sailors Run Out Of Options At 9th Circ. In Fukushima Suit
• Want Workers To Sign COVID-19 Waivers? Don't Go There.
• Texas Court Frees US From Widow's Family Separation Suit
• Bus Shooting Victim Sues Greyhound For Negligence
• Lloyd's Best Buy Death Policy Dispute Sent To Arbitrator
• Ex-Tinder VP Asks 9th Circ. Not To Silence Sex Assault Claims
• Senate Dems Tackle Coronavirus Waivers For College Athletes
• Security Officer Must Face Parkland Shooting Victim's Suit
• Pa. Nursing Home Sued Over Housekeeper's COVID-19 Death
• NY Court Tosses $1.1M Med Mal Verdict In Sinus Surgery Suit
• Houston Firms Sued By Dropped Client In Wrongful Death Suit
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• Hilton Not Liable For Man's Drowning, 1st Circ. Affirms