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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2020

249 articles

• Chiquita Escapes Part Of Terror-Funding MDL
• Medical Expert's Vacation Dooms NYU Hospital Med Mal Suit
• Ex-Prisoner Keeps Trial Win Over Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
• CBP Spent Funds For Migrant Care On Toner, Watchdog Finds
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For Payments, Opioid Suit Shield
• Rider's Parents Fight To Preserve $15M Dirt Bike Injury Verdict
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Scouts Victims Seek Court Clout For Del. Ch. 11 Asset Probe
• EEOC Says Packaging Firms Allowed Rampant Racism
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Negligence Suit Over Costco Car Crash
• NFL Concussion Atty To Pay $386K To End SEC Fraud Claims
• Calif. County On Hook For $1.3M Award In Bicyclist Injury Suit
• Remington's Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over Sandy Hook Objections
• Coal Co. Owes Worker 5 Years Of Benefits For Mining Injury
• Firm-Pharmacy Referral Deal Raises Red Flags In Mass.
• Widow Accuses Consol Of Faulty Safety At Pa. Coal Mine
• Trial No-Show Can't Escape Entire $9M Abuse Verdict
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Jury Selection Implications Of Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Garmin Ducks Claims That Defective GPS Caused Plane Crash
• Ga. Justices Revive Claims In Sperm Bank Sham-Donor Suit
• VA Staffer Sexually Abused Marine, Kan. Judge Told
• Napolitano Traded Legal Help For Sex, 2nd Accuser Says
• Ga. Justices Ax Teen's Wrongful Death Suit Under Belize Law
• Golf Channel Workers Hit Lockheed With Pollution Suit
• Prince's Family Can't Sue Calif. Doctor Over His Death
• Ex-Saints Player Files Malpractice Suit Against Ex-Team Docs
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Arrest Ordered For Pa. Man Who Allegedly Threatened Judge
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits
• Ga. Justices Nix New Trial In $46M Brain Damage Suit
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Kan. Court Backs Docs' Trial Win In Botched Surgery Suit
• Ind. Court Backs Pest Control Co.'s Trial Win In Pesticide Suit
• Fla. Court Finds Firms' Deal Void, Tosses Fee-Splitting Order
• NC Justices Restore $6.5M Jury Award In Patient Death Suit
• Medical Science Co. Wants Hiscox To Foot False Ad Defense
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Wants Firm DQ'd In Defamation Suit
• Chicago Chef Wins Knee Injury Fight At Ill. High Court
• Mass. Vet Home Leaders Charged Over Deadly Virus Outbreak
• Patients Say Suit Over Faulty Embryo Tank Not Too Verbose
• Suit Over 'Jolly Trolley' Crash Ends In $4.8M Judgment
• Fla. High Court Limits State's Liability In Parkland Shooting
• Judge Says Tesla Autopilot Death Suit Belongs In Japan
• Texas Cop Can't Exit Suit With Qualified Immunity
• Aviation Watch: Controllers' Liability In Kobe Bryant Crash
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Cop Must Face Shooting Death Suit
• Facebook, Militias Incited Kenosha Shooting, Protesters Say
• Family Of Dead Atty Can't Sue Cop Over Arrest, 5th Circ. Says
• Iowa Panel Won't Order New Trial In Go-Kart Injury Suit
• Princess Cruise Passengers See COVID-19 Suit Slashed
• Detainee Who Contracted Virus In ICE Facility Can't Go Home
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• 11th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Lower Qualified Immunity Bar
• Lessons From An In-Court Jury Trial During The Pandemic
• NBA Player Hit Photog With Champagne Bottle, Suit Says
• Stull Bids For Lead In Carnival Investor Suit Over Virus
• Weil Conflict Tainted Insys Exec's Conviction, 1st Circ. Told
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• NFL, Union Seek To Toss Suit Over Changes To CBA Benefits
• Chubb Must Defend Rite Aid In Opioid Suits, Del. Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Suit Brought Over Philly Family Killed In Fire
• Parents Say Flight School's Bias Led To Student's Suicide
• Fla. Court Axes $8.2M Jury Award In Truck Collision Suit
• Watchdog Says Nuclear Cleanup Masks Improperly Maintained
• Kobe Bryant's Widow Says LA Sheriff Hid Crash Photos Leak
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas Injury Firms' Referral Site Fight Kicked To State Court
• More Ill. Sterilization Cos. Face Residents' Air Pollution Suits
• Va. Cos. Must Know The Limits Of COVID-19 Liability Waivers
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Detainee Suing ICE Reports Getting Virus, Asks To Go Home
• ICE Detainees Get Cert., Denied Early Bail In COVID-19 Fight
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Judge Must Explain Facebook Friendship In Patient Death Suit
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• 3 Key Developments As US Coronavirus Deaths Near 200,000
• Cruise Lines Propose COVID-19 Safety Practices To CDC
• Helicopter Co. Forum Shopping Kobe Bryant Suit, Widow Says
• House Committee Report Blasts ICE's Detainee Neglect
• Calif. Insurer Appeals $21M Judgment In Wrongful Death Suit
• Power Plant Designer Can't Slip Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Leak
• Insurers Must Cover $34M Explosion, Pipeline Says
• New ICE Complaints Show Need To Save Records, Groups Say
• Roy Moore's Defamation Suit Over 'Molester' Claims Trimmed
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Chiquita Worker's Claims Axed From Pesticide Injury Suit
• Journey Guitarist Loses Appeal Over Wife's Concert Injury
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• Texas Panel Tosses $900K Verdict Over Bad Foam Insulation
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Liability Debate Belies Low COVID-19 Litigation Numbers
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Texas Court Undoes Order For New Trial In Suit Against Doc
• Widow Slams Pretrial Gag-Order Bid In Wrongful Death Case
• Travelers Escapes Full Coverage Duty In NJ Car Crash Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Liberty, Hartford, Others Need Not Cover Toxic Exposure Fight
• Hagens Berman Inks Deal To End Pa. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Farmers Urges Texas Justices To End Crash Settlement Row
• DHS To Probe Forced Hysterectomy Claims At Ga. ICE Facility
• Firms Told To Stop Running 'Misleading' Ads In Scouts' Ch. 11
• Underage Hosts In NJ May Be Liable To Drunk Driving Victims
• OSHA's Wave Of Virus Fines Fails To Win Over Skeptics
• Sewage-Doused Delta Worker Tries To Revive Airport Suit
• Uber Says Driver Who Was Shot In Head Must Arbitrate
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• SEC Calls Bid To Ditch NFL Player Fraud Suit An 'Utter Failure'
• Centene Says Jay-Z Is Force Behind Chancery Records Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For Excluded Trampoline Injury
• Fox News Personality Aims To Fight Sex Assault Suit In NJ
• Passengers Slam Celebrity's Bid To Duck COVID-19 Class Suit
• Contractor's Insurer Must Cover FirstEnergy In Gas Leak Suits
• Lawmakers Want Medical Abuse Claims At ICE Facility Probed
• Grenfell Tower Fire Case Moves From Pa. To UK
• NY Doctor Must Face Suit Over Nursing Home Patient's Death
• Northwestern To Face Nurse's COVID-19 Mask Retaliation Suit
• House Panel Blames Boeing, FAA For 737 Max Crashes
• Texas Justices Question If Utility Injury Suit Ended Too Soon
• Pa. Justices To Again Weigh Doctors' Peer Review Protections
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Nursing Home Calls Out Racial Bias In Black Man's $7M Award
• Pa. Justice Doubts Waiver Lets Philly Dodge Race Injury Claim
• Texas High Court Asked To Clarify Intent Test In Injury Suit
• Pa. Court Reinstates Hospital's Med Mal Trial Win
• Texas Judge Needs Safety Plan For In-Person Deposition
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Ex-Times Journalist Wins Case Over Seizure-Inducing Tweet
• Wilkie Farr Sues Agencies For Info On Iran-Backed US Deaths
• South Dakota AG Kills Pedestrian In Saturday-Night Collision
• Whistleblower Reports Poor Medical Care At Ga. ICE Facility
• Ohio Enacts COVID-19 Liability Shield For Businesses, Others
• Chubb Sued For Not Paying $60M Haiti Sex Abuse Settlement
• NJ Justices Chafe At School's Bid To Dump Job Bias Claims
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Ill. Honda Dealership To Pay $16M Over Intersection Crash
• 12 Tips For Presenting Evidence In Remote Trials
• Judge Slams Hagens Berman's Pause Bid As Stalling Tactic
• Ill. Doc Keeps Trial Win In Suit Over Double Amputations
• Ex-Judge Turned Fox Personality Faces $10M Sex Assault Suit
• Calif. Court Won't Cut $9.3M Award In Unwanted-Surgery Suit
• Pa. Hospital Seeks Gag Order Before Wrongful Death Trial
• Coronavirus Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Health Care Chair
• Victims Say U. Mich. Knew Of Doctor's Sex Assaults In '79
• Insys Boss Tells 1st Circ. Feds Made Him Opioid 'Scapegoat'
• Landry's Sued For Racial Discrimination After COVID-19 Brawl
• Gov't Again Appeals $30M Award In Kidney Failure Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Rethink 'Upended' Discovery Rules
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 11th Circ. Resurrects Carnival Passenger's Trip-And-Fall Suit
• Motorcyclist Can't Get New Trial Over Judge's Question
• Epstein Accuser, Media Slam Maxwell's Bid To Shield Docs
• Calif. Frozen Food Co. Hit With $200K In COVID-19 Fines
• Guggenheim Exec Wants Boat Crash Allegations Tossed
• Injured Rider Sues Revel Over Moped Crash, Lax Safety
• Family Wants Late Housekeeper's Virus Suit In State Court
• Shot In The Head, Hit By A Car: Uber Drivers Sue For Benefits
• GOP's 'Skinny' COVID-19 Relief Bill Fails To Advance In Senate
• Kevin Spacey Sued By 'Rent' Actor Over Alleged Sex Assault
• Barr Calls DOJ's New Role In Trump Defamation Suit 'Routine'
• Ill. Appellate Court Cuts $10M Award For Maimed Truck Driver
• 3rd Circ. Won't Slash Podhurst's Fee In NFL Concussion Deal
• Victims Coalition Told To Release Docs In Boy Scouts' Ch. 11
• 10th Circ. Denies Immunity To Cop In Excessive Force Suit
• Phillips 66 Owed Coverage Of Suit Over Truck Driver's Death
• 2nd Circ. Tosses WWE Injury Suits After 'Fatal' Inaction
• Football Is Back. Football Litigation Never Left.
• Cruise Line Can't Appeal In Injury Suit Returned To State Court
• Pa. Court Revives Woman's Mall Trip-And-Fall Suit
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• DOJ Steps In To Defend Trump In Rape Defamation Suit
• Ind. Justices Quash New Trial Over Transportation Co. Crash
• Boy Scouts Insurer Blasts Victim Coalition's Ch. 11 Claims
• Costco Can't Duck Falling Prosecco Injury Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• NJ Nursing Facilities Sued Over Dozens Of COVID-19 Deaths
• Jury Says Insurer Owes $4.5M Over Delayed OK To Surgery
• 5th Circ. Clears Chemical Co. In Gulf War Mustard Gas Suit
• Senate GOP Unveils 'Targeted' COVID-19 Relief Package
• Family Of Japanese Man Struck By Tesla Fights To Sue In US
• Industry Reps Say Pa.'s Study On Med Mal Rules Falls Short
• Minn. Court Reinstates $2.5M Brain Damage Award
• Ex-Insys Execs Cite Virus, Family In Bid To Delay Sentences
• Legal Advertiser Can't Escape Firm's 'Heavy Hitter' TM Suit
• Feds Slam Victims' Bid To Pin Church Shooting On Air Force
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Common Virus-Related Employment Claims To Know
• Princess Says Cruisers' COVID-19 Injuries Too Varied For Cert.
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Ill. Panel Upholds $21.5M Verdict Over 6-Year-Old's Drowning
• 1st Circ. Sides With US Postal Service In Bus Crash Suit
• Attys Say Abusive Ex-Boss Won't Pay After Nasty Firm Split
• Law Firm Launches TM Fight Over NYC-HURT Phone Number
• Lockheed, Others Accused Of Covering Up Nuclear Exposure
• 2 FCA Defenses Can Address Vague Pandemic-Related Rules
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Top OSHA Issues For Health Care Employers During COVID-19
• 11th Circ. Says No Immunity For Ala. Cop in Fatal Shooting
• Nats Catcher Drops MLB Drug Suspension Challenge
• COVID-19 Liability Shield Fizzles In Va. Legislature
• Flap Over Married Jurors Can't Undo Med Mal Defense Verdict
• Trucking Co. Says New Orleans Atty Paid For Staged Crashes
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Judge Calls For Civility In Tesla Libel And Fraud Case
• T-Mobile's Bad Service Caused Tragedy, Justices Told
• Southwest Airlines Sued Over Midair Sex Assault Of Teen Girl
• Texas Panel Won't End Organ Harvesting Suit Against Doc
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Judge Orders Iran To Pay $567M For Terrorist Bombings
• Deputy Who Sued Raptors Prez Denies 'Racial Animus'
• Yahoo Helped China Torture Democracy Activist, Suit Says
• Jury Selection Claims Can't Revive Suit Over Child's Death
• J&J's South Carolina Appeal Ends After Plaintiffs Drop Cases
• Hotels Unlikely To Dodge Sex Trafficking Claims, Judge Says
• Challenge To DeVos Sex Assault Rules Heading For Fast Trial
• Pa. Power Plant Says Contractor Can't Escape Gas Leak Suit
• Taco Bell Toxic Container Suit Stays In Federal Court
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• Princess Cruise Passengers Want Cert. In Virus Exposure Suit
• Panish Shea Gets Litigation Funder's Arbitration Award Axed
• Toyota's Thai Business Is 'Corrupt,' Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says
• Pioneer Escapes Some Discovery In Wrongful Death Suit
• Hedge Fund Seeks Exit From SEC Suit Over NFL Player Fraud
• Texas Court Says 1/2 Hour Long Enough To Uncover Jury Bias
• Weinstein Accusers Label New Ch. 11 Deal As 'More Offensive'
• Health Providers Need COVID-19 Biz Immunity Law
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Judge Won't Alter $318M Judgment Against Colombia's FARC
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases