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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - August, 2020

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• 8th Circ. Says Traveler Can Sue TSA Officers For Battery
• Nestle, Cargill Deny Liability For Child Slavery At High Court
• Free Speech Tensions Tangle Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Ad Dispute
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Judge Won't Dismiss Parkland Victims' Suit Against FBI
• Pa. Day Care Keeps Trial Win In Suit Over Near-Drowning
• Princess Cruises Wants Out Of Suit Over COVID-19 Outbreak
• Chicago Firm Says Ex-Managing Partner Took Clients In Exit
• How NY Businesses Should Approach COVID-19 Waivers
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Texas Panel Says Psychiatrist Office Fall Isn't Med Mal
• 'ER' Actress' Mom Says Calif. Police Killed Her Sick Daughter
• Trump's 9th Circ. Picks Block Portland Observers' Protections
• Kilpatrick Townsend Gains Native American Atty In Seattle
• Sens. Want Nursing Home Probe Over Hydroxychloroquine
• Idaho Gives COVID-19 Civil Immunity To Businesses, Schools
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide $10M Equity Insurance Row
• Texas Justices Pass On Ex-NFL Star's Injury Fight With Texans
• Get Cracking On Discovery, Judge Tells Weinstein's New Atty
• Health Workers Need Better COVID-19 Liability Protections
• Crash Victim Can't Put Texas City On Hook For $17.4M Verdict
• Litigation Funder Wants NFL Players Atty Sanctioned
• McDonald's Sues For Coverage In Workers' Virus Safety Suit
• Pa. Jury Awards $10.8M In Med Mal Trial Over Brain Injury
• Texas Panel Wipes Out $31.6M Trucking Crash Verdict
• Dr. Facing Fraud Charges Wants Judge Ousted From Civil Suit
• Hagens Berman Must Face Legal Malpractice Suit In Pa.
• Contractor's Insurer Must Defend In Injury Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Sandy Hook Families Can Peek At Bankrupt Remington's Docs
• ICE Agent Who Pushed Atty Says Netflix 'Pressurized' Handoff
• Gov't Urges High Court To Take Contractor Immunity Case
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Texas Justices Urged To Toss Suit Over Atty Advice To Settle
• Random House Atty Slams Avenatti's Book Defamation Claims
• Amazon Workers Bash OSHA Remedy In Virus Safety Fight
• DOJ Virus Probe Of Dem-Led States Called 'Nakedly Partisan'
• Split 8th Circ. Dismisses Union Pacific Negligence Suit
• Fla. Man Needn't Produce Cellphone Data In Fatal Crash Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Affidavit Ruling Doesn't Apply To Med Mal Suit
• New Orleans Says Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Cost Public $12M
• Deceptive Meeting Voids Texas Law Firm's Arbitration Clause
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Boy Scouts Seek To Curtail 'Misleading' Abuse Claim Notices
• Helicopter Co. Blames FAA For Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash
• Marriott Strikes Deal To End Sex Trafficking Suit
• Ex-DOJ Civil Chief, Back In BigLaw, Dishes On Hot FCA Topics
• Strip Club Can't Arbitrate Suit Over Dancer's Death In Crash
• NFL Accused Of Using Race To Deny Concussion Benefits
• Ghislaine Maxwell's Bid For New Detention Terms Fails
• Transforming Witnesses Into Master Storytellers Remotely
• Ex-College Athlete Seeks To Revive NCAA Concussion Suit
• Royal Caribbean Fights Ex-Crew Member's $20M Injury Award
• Widower Sues NYC, Building Owner Over Fatal Falling Debris
• Texas Panel Won't End Suit Over Infant Twin's Death
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Pa. Panel Asks How Specialized Damages Experts Must Be
• Del. Croda Plant Hit With Toxic Chemical Release Suit
• Md. Justices Say Lack Of Expert Testimony Voids Docs' Win
• Calif. Court Affirms $827K Verdict in CHP Death Suit
• Lawsuits Mount Against Marine Biz In Fatal Pipeline Explosion
• Rail Co. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Cancer Cluster
• Feds Say They Couldn't Foresee Mass Shooting By Ex-Airman
• 7th Circ. Revives $15M Laundromat Fire Coverage Battle
• 9th Circ. Cans Couple's Injury Claims Against Walmart
• 4th Circ. Upholds $33M Asbestos Verdict Against Covil
• Nursing Home Admin Says He Was Fired Over Virus Concerns
• COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Shield Laws Endanger Patients
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Ill. Appeals Court Overturns $50M Birth Injury Verdict
• Kobe Bryant Wrongful Death Cases Won't Be Transferred
• Feds Appeal Order Protecting Portland Legal Observers
• LA Blast That Injured Firefighters Sparks Criminal Charges
• Feds Say Maxwell Can't Use Criminal Discovery In Civil Suits
• Insurer Must Pay $21M Jury Verdict, $6M Attorney Fee Award
• Princess Cruises Beats COVID-19 Negligence Suits For Now
• Calif. Atty Says Lewis Brisbois Cheated Him Of $1M Fee Award
• Pa. Court Greenlights New Trial In Truck Driver Injury Suit
• Ill. Doctors With Same Name Agree To End Trademark Fight
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• 6th Circ. Axes 'Death Penalty' Sanction In Worker Injury Suit
• NJ Court Says Dog-Bite Liability Should've Been Left To Jury
• Guggenheim Exec Charged Over Fla. Boat Crash
• Pa. Atty Charged With Stealing Insurance Settlement Funds
• Cubs, MLB Face Another Head Injury Suit Over Fly Balls
• 'Law Tigers' Go After 'TigerLaw' In Law Firm TM Catfight
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Michigan To Pay $600M To Settle Flint Water Litigation
• Vaughan Baio Grows Amid Virus With 3 New Attys
• Harvey Weinstein Swaps Counsel In Sex Abuse Class Action
• Insurer Resists Covering Hotel For Bar Taker Filmed In Shower
• Fla. Court Won't Enforce Flubbed Crash Settlement Offer
• Pa. Cancer Center's Trial Win OK'd In Patient Death Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Fee Bid In Gardasil Vaccine Act Case
• 6th Circ. Says EMS Capt. Fired For Tamir Rice Posts Can Sue
• Texas Judge Says Panel Ignored Race Bias In $2.7M Trial
• Electric Scooter Co. Lime Hit With Suit Over Rider Injuries
• Raptors Prez Countersues Over NBA Finals Cop Altercation
• Calif. Court Denies Appeal In Starbucks Hot Tea Suit
• Ga. College Not Liable For Student's Fall From Dorm Bed
• McKesson Gets FCA Suit Over Opioids Tossed, For Now
• Olympic Committee Escapes Sex Abuse Insurance Dispute
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Insulation Firm Pushes To Move Grenfell Tower Case To UK
• Dow Dropped From Suit Linking Pesticides To Man's Cancer
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Doc's $2.8M Stalking Verdict Not Covered
• Calif. Vape Store Keeps Trial Win In Exploding Device Suit
• Travel Agent Must Face Duty To Warn Claim For Alleged Rapes
• Gov't To Pay $850K To End Suit Over Patient's Fatal Surgery
• Patients Want 2nd Circ. To Revive Pfizer Lipitor Suit
• St. Louis Atty Who Aimed Gun At Protesters To Speak At RNC
• 11th Circ. Lets Fla. A&M Student Stay Anonymous In Rape Suit
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• MGM Casino Gets Most Claims Cut From Wrongful Death Suit
• Lessons From Asbestos Can Help Resolve Opioid Liabilities
• Purdue And Sacklers Caused $2.16T In Damage, NY Says
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Calif. Justices Give Nursing Home Win In Patients' Rights Row
• Sons Of Fashion Mogul Nygard Accuse Him Of Sex Trafficking
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Tourist's Suit Over Resort Attack
• Walmart Hit With $450K Jury Verdict In Missouri Injury Trial
• Salas Shooting Sparks NJ Bid To Make Impersonation A Crime
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• How GOP Pandemic Liability Bill Would Protect Businesses
• Ex-Client Fights Hagens Berman Bid To End Malpractice Suit
• 11th Circ. Reinstates Cruise Passenger's Award Over Fall
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Evades Prison Over Opioid Bribe Ploy
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Fires Back In Sex Assault Suit
• 5th Circ. Reluctantly Rules Oil Rig Welder Counts As Seaman
• Constitutional Right To Prescribe Pot Hazy, 6th Circ. Says
• Weinstein May Ask Cuomo To Stop Extradition To LA
• Biz Immunity In GOP Virus Relief Bill Flouts Social Compact
• Mich. Doctor Keeps Win In Suit Over Patient's Fertility Loss
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Title IX Sex Assault Rules Won't Be Halted Before Enactment
• 6th Circ. Won't Overturn Ohio's Health Care Solicitation Rule
• 6th Circ. Won't Grant New Trial Over Stranded Student's Injury
• Pa. Firm Beats Ex-Client's Suit Over $700K Injury Settlement
• NYC Student's $59M Award Affirmed In 'Horrific' Burn Case
• Law360's Tort Report: GOP Pols Blast Gun-Toting Attys' Case
• NJ Hospital Escapes Injury Suit Filed After Woman's Death
• Barr Asserts Qualified Immunity In Suit Over Photo-Op Clash
• Proposed Vaccine Injury Rule Raises COVID-19 Concerns
• Self-Styled R. Kelly Friend Gets Bail After Stalking Arrest
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Workers' Comp Will Cover Most Virus Claims In Calif., Texas
• Maxwell Loses Another Bid To Keep New Epstein Docs Sealed
• Shipping Cos. Seek End To Decades-Old Personal Injury Claim
• New Law Shields Nev. Businesses From Virus Injury Suits
• Feds Say R. Kelly's Friends Threatened Victims, Torched Car
• An Alternative Approach To Civil Claims Against Gov't Agents
• Amazon Says Virus Safety Claims Are OSHA's Domain
• Brooklyn Federal Inmates' Virus Relief Effort Over For Now
• Tips For Effective Witness Cross-Examination In Remote Trials
• Dentist Owes Over $16.5M For Fraudulent Medicaid Billings
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• 'My 600-lb Life' Maker Says Insurer Breached Contract
• British Airways Says Passenger's Tumble Was Her Own Fault
• Strip Club Hit With $354K Verdict In Pioneering Zoom Trial
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive J&J Mesh Patient's Injury Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Fired Amtrak Foreman's Race Bias Suit
• W.Va. Doctor Illegally Prescribed Opioids, Jury Finds
• ICE Aims To Dodge Liability Over Asylee's Miscarriage
• Feds Drop Appeal Of $15M Brain Injury Verdict, Ink $10M Deal
• Builder's $3M Deal In Worker Death Not Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• Fears Of Virus And Distracted Jury Won't Stop Asbestos Trial
• Fluoride Risk Question Headed Back To EPA After Trial
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Gordon Rees Lands Ex-Beveridge Enviro And Cannabis Atty
• Arbitration Denied In Calif. Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
• Victims Say Boy Scout Council Sheltered Funds From Ch. 11
• Chubb Unit Says It Doesn't Owe $8M For Settlement Refusal
• Google Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Win In Pulse Shooting Suit
• Cos. Can Sell Future Asbestos Liabilities To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Tyson Worker's Family Vows To Press 'Stronger' COVID Suit
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Trump's Payroll Tax Order Throws Wrench Into Virus Talks
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Ohio Court Upholds $50M Verdict In Police Brutality Case
• Md. Doc Must Face Retrial In Unwanted Genital Exam Suit
• Ex-NFL Players' Painkiller Suit Revived By 9th Circ.
• 11th Circ. To Rehear Epstein Victims' Lawsuit
• Harvard Prof Sues New York Magazine Over Unflattering Piece
• Honeywell Must Face Asbestos Suit, Ohio Appeals Court Says
• Judge Hems In WilmerHale U. Mich. Abuse Investigation
• Red State AGs Lobby For COVID-19 Business Immunity
• Former Angels Staffer Gave Tyler Skaggs Fentanyl, Feds Say
• Trump Rape Accuser's Suit Greenlighted After Justices' Ruling
• MD Who Gave Patient Info To Drug Rep Can't Nix Conviction
• Son Of COVID-19 Victim Quietly Drops Princess Cruise Suit
• 4 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Bayer, Merck Can't Be Pulled Back In Leg Amputation Suit
• Ex-Fox Rothschild Aide Blasts 'Revisionist' Denial Of Assault
• Covington Reps Calif. Patients In COVID-19 Outbreak Suit
• LA Clothing Co. With Virus Cases To Provide Sick Leave Info
• Royal Caribbean Sued By Parents Of Infant Amputee
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Sued Over Sex Assault Allegations
• Holistic Texas Biz Offered Bogus COVID-19 Tests, Feds Say
• Sandy Hook Families Can't Get Into Remington Ch. 11 Yet
• Ga. Businesses Now Shielded From COVID-19 Injury Suits
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Arkema Tells 5th Circ. To Undo Certification In Explosion Suit
• Judge Blasts Qualified Immunity As He Reluctantly Grants It 
• Walmart Faces Verdict As Trials Resume In Kansas Fed. Court
• Sandy Hook Families Say Remington Snubbing Them In Ch. 11
• Airbnb Says Alleged Home Invader Victims Agreed To Arbitrate
• Kobe's Fame Doesn't 'Evaporate' Outside Of LA, Widow Says
• Pan Am Can't Peel Away Worker's Tater Tot Injury Suit
• Ex-NCAA Coach Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Fatal Punch
• Ex-Reed Smith Atty Says Firm Canned Him After Concussion
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Insurer Beats Worker's Untimely Pollution Claim At 8th Circ.
• Jury Hits Wash. State With $98M Verdict Over Slain Boys
• NY Nursing Home Virus Immunity Shrinks As First Suits Filed
• Texas Panel Sends Steak 'N Shake Sex Assault Case To Trial
• NY Doc Must Face Consumer Fraud Claim In Med Mal Suit
• Atty's Potential Testimony DQ's Him From Malpractice Case
• Exploding E-Cig Victim Says LG Launders Bad Batteries
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ex-Bolivian President Must Face New US Trial Over '03 Killings
• Lack Of Evidence Dooms Nurse's Whistleblower Jury Win
• NM Family Says Uber Can't Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix Fine For Worker Electrocutions
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• 5th Circ. Keeps Chevron On Hook For $2M Over Worker Death
• Uber Must Face 'Toxic-Male Culture' Sex Assault Suit In Calif.
• 4th Circ. Backs CBS In Pharmacist's Opioid Defamation Suit
• Ill. Court OKs Hospital's Win In Botched-Procedure Trial
• High Court Won't Pause $53M FARC Securities Liquidation
• Amtrak Riders' Lack Of Injury Dooms Arbitration Policy Suit
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• McDonald's Franchise Insurer Claims No Virus Suit Coverage
• 8th Circ. Urged To Uphold Block On CMS Arbitration Rule
• BigLaw Brings Brawn To Racial Justice Protest Suits