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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - October, 2020

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• 'Project Runway' Weinstein Survivor Files Damages Suit
• Ga. Judges Affirm Snapchat's Win In Speed Filter Injury Suit
• Investors Say Norwegian Cruise Liable For Virus Sales Fraud
• Cop-Shoving Judge Gets Buffalo Cases Cut From Docket
• Attorney Wins Bid to End Mother's Fraud Suit
• Girardi Keese Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Share
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive EPA Worker's Discrimination Suit
• New Trial Ordered After Fla. Doc's $1.35M Whistleblower Win
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Man With Epilepsy Accuses Detention Facilities Of Neglect
• DirecTV, AT&T Allowed Out Of Sex Assault Case
• Gov't To Pay $1M To End Suit Over VA Patient's Death
• Pa. Widow Seeks Med Mal Retrial After 14-Minute Jury Verdict
• Texas Jury Awards $4M In Injury Suit Over Fallen Machine
• ICE Hit With FOIA Suit For Docs On Alleged Sterilization
• NHL Widow Says Text Dispute 'Not Worthy' Of Court's Time
• Texas Panel Told Missing Info Can't End Patient Death Suit
• Officials Back Portland Protesters' Challenge To Fed Agents
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Coca-Cola Need Not Face $800K Crash Award
• Montgomery McCracken Malpractice Row Dismissal Upheld
• Fla. Court Says Univ. Of Miami Immune To Med Mal Suit
• Dershowitz May Seek DQ Of Attys In Defamation Suit
• Rig Maker Can't Shield Docs Prepared After Worker's Death
• Cop Says Raptors Prez Could Have Used 'Fancy Suit' As Ruse
• Louisiana Court Reinstates Suit Over Infant's Heart Injury
• Texas Justices Weigh Whether Injured Worker Was Contractor
• Courts Shouldn't Consider Bodily Injury Claims In Opioid Suits
• DJ Khaled's Label Must Face Retrial Over Worker's Fall
• Veil-Piercing Defense Lessons From Kumho Tire Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Arbitration Bid In Zip Line Accident Fight
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Florida Developer Accused Of Driving Boat Into Swimmer
• Calif. Restaurant Insurer Partly On Hook For $837K Crash Deal
• Royal Caribbean Investors Sue Over COVID-19 Response
• NXIVM Founder Gets 120-Year Sentence In Sex Cult Case
• Mass. High Court Says Pot Patients Cannot Get Reimbursed
• Boarding School Can't Arbitrate Student Skiing Death Suit
• Ex-NFLer Questions Settlement Denial After Race Bias Claims
• Purdue Creditors Object To Sackler Part Of $8B DOJ Deal
• New Trial Nixed In Notre Dame Basketball Game Injury Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Princess Cruise Passengers Fight Bid To Ditch COVID-19 Suit
• Cruise Co. Settles Ex-Worker's Onboard Injury Suit
• Uber Can't Escape NM Family's Wrongful Death Suit
• DOJ Can't Intervene For Trump In Writer's Defamation Suit
• Insurer Fights Coverage of Electric Co.'s $1M Injury Suit
• Live Nation Must Face Suit Over Festivalgoer's Fatal Overdose
• Lloyd's Can't Get Scouts Coverage Fight Out Of Arbitration
• Insurers Must Defend NYC In Subway Worker Injury, Suit Says
• NJ Ruling Heightens Landowners' Winter Storm Liability Risk
• Alleged Airbnb Home Invader Victims Fight Arbitration Bid
• Vanessa Bryant Accuses Helicopter Co. Of Forum Shopping
• YouTube Video Moderator Files Class Action Over Trauma
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• Domino's Still On Hook For $9M For Driver-Caused Crash
• Med Mal Atty Suspended Following Federal Extortion Charge
• Border Agents Beat Veteran's Excessive Force Suit At 5th Circ.
• NY Court Revives Dick's Sporting Goods Crossbow Injury Suit
• U. Of Utah Settles Suit Over Athlete's Killing For $13.5M
• Ex-NFLer's Estate May Settle $2M Concussion Malpractice Suit
• Ga. Court Says Tougher Standard Applies To Birth Injury Suit
• Samsung Sued Over Exploding E-Cigarette Battery
• Judge Won't DQ Furman Kornfeld Over Atty 'Switching Sides'
• Health Hires: Polsinelli, Akerman
• Insurer Denies Liability For $2.6M Award Over Mud-Run Injury
• Buffalo Police Surprised Cop-Shoving Judge Wasn't Charged
• EEOC Hits Colo. Nursing Facility With Sexual Harassment Suit
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• Mich. Law Gives Employers Immunity From COVID-19 Suits
• Mississippi Atty Must Face Malpractice Suit In NJ
• Calif. City Accused Of Rushing Housing Approval In Fire Zone
• 9th Circ. Told To Hear Justice Thomas On Big Tech Immunity
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Vaping And COVID-19: Plausibility And Causality
• 'Habit' Instructions Void Doctors' Trial Win In Heart Attack Suit
• 11th Circ. May Call On Ga. Justices In Emory Indemnity Suit
• 5 Tips For Overcoming Online Jury Selection Challenges
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 'Walking Dead' Producers Want $8M Stuntman Verdict Tossed
• Ill. Justices Boot Case Over Ohio Collision From Cook County
• Doc's Guilty Plea Bars Insurance Coverage, 9th Circ. Says
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Nonprofits Tell Justices Nestle, Cargill Liable For Child Slavery
• 3 False Claims Act Takeaways From Purdue's Opioid Deal
• Pa. Nursing Home Hit With Suit Over COVID-19 Deaths
• Meet The Attys Guiding Purdue On $8B DOJ Opioid Plea Deal
• Sackler Factor Could Sink Purdue's $8B Opioid Deal With DOJ
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fox News Personality Can Fight Sex Assault Claims In NJ
• Trump Args Canceled After DOJ Atty Denied Courthouse Entry
• 11th Circ. Orders Jurors Questioned 2 Years After Crash Trial
• Michael Jackson's Cos. Escape Revived Sex Abuse Suit
• Cuomo Could Probe Judge Brawl After Neighbors Say FBI Did
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Princess Cruise Passengers Denied Cert. In COVID-19 Suit
• Compliance Pointers On Calif. COVID-19 Workers' Comp Law
• Purdue To Pay $8B In Penalties In DOJ Opioid Plea Deal
• LA County DA, Husband Sued Over BLM Gun Incident
• 11th Circ. Says Ala. Police Aren't Immune To Brutality Suit
• Ga. Court Affirms $3M Verdict In Fatal Auto Crash Suit
• Texas Judge Calls For Trim Of Suit Over Tribal Bingo Hall Fall
• Pa. Hospital Beats Med Mal Trial Over Patient Death
• Houston Restaurant Settles Mayer Brown Atty's Rape Claim
• Feds Want Out Of Suit Over Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Reviving Old Priest Abuse Claim
• 11th Circ. Judge Sees Holes In $66.5M AIG Arbitration Fight
• Uber, Driver Shot In Head Debate Benefits Suit's Next Stop
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• USC Law Grad Says School Rigged Rape Investigation
• Idaho Supreme Court Revives Late Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• NJ Panel Says 2 Judges Erred, Revives Med Mal Suit
• National General Unit Owes Policyholder $950K For Crash
• Ga. Justices Affirm $6M Award In Suzuki Brake Defect Case
• Uber Driver's Family Blames Poor Rider Screening For Killing
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Ghislaine Maxwell's Effort To Seal Depo Fails In 2nd Circ.
• Texas Justices To Weigh Church's Liability In Flash Fire Suit
• Man Who Fell Into Chevron's Unmarked Well Wants $1M
• Hotel Cos. Urge 11th Circ. To Sink Sex Trafficking Cases
• 6 Employment Considerations For M&A Deals Amid Pandemic
• Wilkinson Walsh Helps Mo. Inmates Get Lifesaving Treatment
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Boy Claims Sex Abuse After Border Separation, Seeks Millions
• Settlement OK'd For Contractor Killed By F-16 Trainee Pilot
• Former Angels Staffer Indicted Over Pitcher's Overdose Death
• Texas Cotton Farmers Get Pesticide Drift Suit Partially Revived
• Victim Coalition Can Take Part In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Talks
• Texas Court Says Expert Report Flawed In Spinal Surgery Suit
• Federal Law Can't Shield Pa. Nursing Home For Lack Of Masks
• What Ohio COVID-19 Liability Shield Means For Employers
• 4th Circ. Won't Delay $30M Asbestos Verdict For Co.'s Appeal
• Ark. Justices Say Bench Trial As Sanction Goes Too Far
• NJ Woman Bitten By Own Cat Can't Undo Trial Loss
• Milo Yiannopoulos Needn't Out Va. Rally Source, Judge Says
• Parkland Victims Rip FBI's Bid To Get Suit Tossed
• Cop-Shoving Judge Recuses Himself In Buffalo Police Cases
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Sailor's Arbitration Award OK'd, Ending 'Quixotic' Injury Suit
• State AGs Bash DOJ's Proposed Opioid Deal With Purdue
• Full Texas Court Mostly Affirms $14.1M Med Mal Verdict
• Gun-Wielding Attys Plead Not Guilty In Protest Confrontation
• Ex-NFLers Say Plan Had Duty To Warn Of CBA Disability Cuts
• Dems Slam OSHA's Virus Reporting Guidance As Unscientific
• Victims' Coalition Seeks Expanded Role In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• NY Court Dismantles Suit Over Patient's Paralysis And Death
• Ex-Soldier Blames PTSD On Rapper's Viral Video Of Her
• COVID-19 Litigation Filings Hit Small Summer Slump
• Zurich Can't Weigh In On $33M Asbestos Verdict
• Firm Wants To Ax Malpractice Suit Over Truck Fire Insurance
• 5th Circ. Says Prisoners' Pre-Suit Flub Sinks Pandemic Plan
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• Target Beats Suit Over Pharmacy Prescription Flub
• Ghislaine Maxwell's Bid To Seal Depo Resonates In 2nd Circ.
• Covil Wants High Court's Opinion On $33M Asbestos Verdict
• Ex-NFL Player Resists Giving Fees To Atty Accused Of Fraud
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• How Nursing Homes Can Defend COVID-19 Criminal Charges
• Coach Fights Sanction Fees For Edelson In Hidden-Abuse Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 'Intoxicated' NY Judge Shoved Officer, Invoked Ties To Power
• Firm Says Malpractice Suit Too Late Over Severed Leg Case
• Calif. Court Affirms $2.7M Auto Collision Verdict
• Colo. Court Affirms $54M Verdict In Bicyclist Crash Suit
• Advocates Say ICE Coercing Detainees Into Deportation
• Uber Says Wounded Driver's Claims Don't Belong In Court
• Drug Cos. Fight Class Cert. For 'Opioid Babies' In MDL
• 5 Barrett Med Mal And Injury Rulings Attys Should Know
• Is OSHA's Virus Reporting Plan Failing Workers?
• Mass. Court Doubts Liability For Airbnb Rental Party Murder
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Tangled Up Over Claims, Depositions
• Injured Cruisegoer Wins $1.4M In Federal Zoom Jury Trial
• Facebook's Win Upheld In Suit Over Ohio Man's Murder
• Liberty Mutual Escapes $3.2M For Reimbursement Suit
• Stryker's Trial Win Over Surgery Death Upheld On Appeal
• McDonald's Not Covered For Virus Safety Suit, Insurer Says
• Fla. High Court Looks At Change To Summary Judgment Rule
• Unions, Green Groups Sue Feds Over PPE Shortage
• Texas High Court Ponders Reach Of Public Utility Commission
• Car Conversion Co. Blamed For Fatal Gas Cylinder Explosion
• Ex-Judge To Mediate Law Firm Data Breach Fight
• Takata Gets Some Ch. 11 Air Bag Claims Tossed
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• Key Takeaways From Groundbreaking Virtual Civil Jury Trial
• Fla. Jury Awards $412M In Zoom Trial Over Highway Crash
• Chase, Wells Fargo Held Roles In Flint Water Crisis, Suit Says
• NJ Trampoline Park Gets 2nd Chance To Force Arbitration
• Sports Bar Not Covered In Injury Suit Over Patron's Crash
• Sobo, Ex-Atty Told Not To Harass Accuser In Harassment Suit
• NJ Medical Providers Can't Pursue Workers' Comp Claims
• Gun-Toting St. Louis Attys Indicted Over Anti-Protest Standoff
• Mom Who Lost Fraud Suit Against Coach Fights Sanctions Bid
• Insurer Says Auto Policies Didn't Include Race Cars
• Mass Shooting Victims' Kin Ask Texas Justices To OK Suits
• Cop Cites Qualified Immunity In Raptors Prez's Countersuit
• Day Care Co. Sued Over Death Says Insurer Distorted Policy
• Insurer Fights Coverage Of Trucking Co. Wrongful Death Suit
• Parents Of Teen Hurt At Trampoline Park Can Avoid Arbitration
• Trump Accuser Wants DOJ Ejected From Defamation Case
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fight Heats Up To Lead Carnival Investors' Suit Over Virus
• Texas Justices Urged To Undo Injured Repairman's $15M Win
• Storage Tank Co. Can't Nix Destroyed Embryo Suit
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Feds Charge Baltimore Atty With $25M Hospital Extortion Plan
• Pandemic-Era Civil Jury Trials Require Constitutional Scrutiny
• NJ Appeals Court Quizzes Juror Charges In Tractor Death Suit
• Insurer Must Face Suit Over Electrocution Suit Coverage
• Ill. Law Firm Wants 'Law Tigers' TM Suit Scratched
• Medical Expert Rule Voids Jury's $911K Malpractice Verdict
• Uber Driver Shot In Head Fights To Keep Suit From Arbitration
• Carnival Says Passenger Never Alleged She Got Virus On Ship
• Penn State, Coach Cut From Ex-Football Player's Hazing Suit
• Feds Owe $1.1M Over Clinic's Neglect Of Cancer Patient
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• A Primer On Objecting To Virtual OSHA Trials
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Blank Rome Reps Family In Gun Website Wrongful Death Suit
• Alki David Accused Of Rape By Former CBD Biz Employee
• Botched Arkema Trial Shows Enviro Crimes A Tough Sell
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• Mass. Nursing Home COVID-19 Criminal Case Stuns Attys
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Camden Catholic Diocese Hits Ch. 11 Over Sex Abuse Claims
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Princess Cruise Line Seeks Out Of COVID-19 Death Suit
• Personal Injury Atty Steve Barnes Dies In Plane Crash
• Texas Justices Take Facebook Appeal In Sex Trafficking Suits
• Weinstein Hit With New Rape Charges In Los Angeles Case
• Leery Sports Leagues Tamp Down COVID-19 Legal Risks
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Fla. Hotels Must Face Victim's Sex Trafficking Claims
• 11th Circ. Revives $50M Bad Faith Suit Against Progressive
• Ill. Court Affirms Taxi Assault Liability Can't Apply In Lyft Suit
• 3rd Circ. Judges' Call To Limit Gov't Torts Raises Eyebrows
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Lodged By Woman Kicked By Horse
• Sbarro Exec Gets Worker's Attys Penalized For 'False' Claims
• Lyft Hit With Derivative Action After IPO Suit Survives Nix Bid
• Taco Bell Escapes Claim Of Toxic Food Container
• Long Island Catholic Diocese Hits Ch. 11 Over Abuse Suits
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition
• OSHA Says Employers Must Report Virus Deaths Quickly