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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - November, 2020

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• NFL Hall Of Famer Can Pursue Identities Of Alleged Defamers
• Labor Dept. Beats Challenge To Injury Reporting Rollback
• Colo. Justices Asked To Reinstate $7M Med Mal Award
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Expanded Coronavirus Liability Protections
• Pa. Nurse Says Flagging Bad Circumcisions Led To Firing
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Ex-Stryker Salesperson
• NJ Court Won't Alter Negligence Rule In Elevator Injury Row
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Fla. Health Clinics Get Atty Fee Award Tossed In Injury Case
• NY Court Says Special Needs Patient's Injury Claims Barred
• Up Next At High Court: Census Fight, Child Slavery Claims
• Ill. Cab Biz Isn't Covered In Fatal Carjacking Suit, Insurer Says 
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• Union Pacific Must Face Suit Over Train Crossing Collision
• NY Justices Say Insurer Can Escape Some Injury Award Costs
• Jury Awards $3.5M In Iowa Artificial Hip Trial
• Samsung Says Expert Ruined Batteries In Vape Explosion Suit
• Amazon Workers Turn To 2nd Circ. In COVID-19 Safety Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Doctor's Prescription Kickback Conviction
• Purdue Pleads Guilty In NJ To Criminal Opioid Conspiracy
• Biomet To Pay $21M In Hip Implant Defect Suit Verdict
• NHL Blocks Father's Suit Over Son's Brain Trauma Death
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Baylor Prez Avoids Deposition In Campus Sex Assault Suit
• Worker's Family Blames Publix Mask Ban For COVID-19 Death
• Texas Hospital Keeps Win In Patient Nerve Damage Suit
• Insurer Eyes Early Win Over 'My 600-lb. Life' Policy Row
• Shipbuilder Says Kinder Morgan Owes Asbestos Coverage
• Md. Court Reinstates $2.6M Award In Cancer Death Suit
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Ill. Builders To Pay $370K In Toxic Dust Cloud Suit
• Weinstein Wants Depo Halted Over Poor Health, Criminal Case
• Texas Ex-Atty Loses Fee Fight Over $4.7M Sex Assault Award
• Women Suing Baylor Say 'Enough Is Enough' In Docs Fight
• How Seattle's Federal Court Has Pioneered Zoom Jury Trials
• Texas Justices Clear Utility Of Liability In Injury Suit
• Pa. Lawmakers OK Expanded COVID-19 Liability Protections
• Texas Justices Say Lack Of Intent Dooms Injury Suit Retrial
• Airbnb Home Invasion Suit Sent To Arkansas, Not Arbitration
• ADA Claims Are Cut From American Airlines Heavy Metals Suit
• Health Hires: Epstein Becker, Lewis Brisbois, Taylor English
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• ​​​​​​​Tyson Iowa Managers Bet On Plant COVID Cases, Suits Allege
• Injured Concertgoer Sues Ga. Venue Over Drunken Attack
• Colo. Court Adds $3.6M Interest To $2.9M Ford Injury Award
• NHTSA Seeks Input On Self-Driving Car Safety Rules
• Hospital Can't Escape Suit Over Surgery With Recalled Laser
• Ill. Justices Say Hospital Can't Have Consultant's Test Results
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• AmerisourceBergen Held In Contempt In Wash. Opioid Suit
• Dershowitz Seeks DQ Of Cooper & Kirk In Defamation Suit
• COVID-19 Tort Cases Aimed Largely At Cruise Lines
• Judge Refuses To Halt Biomet Trial After Juror Caught Virus
• Pa. Justices Limit Ability To Order New Damage Trials
• Napolitano Says 'Lenient' Sentence Due To Plea Deal, Not Sex
• Pa. Court Denies Arbitration In Nursing Home Death Suit
• Baylor Calls Sanctions Bid In Title IX Suit 'Shocking'
• 'Glee' Star's Family Blames Ventura County For Her Drowning
• NFL Union Pushes Back On Ex-Player's Benefit Changes Suit
• Wrongful Death Awards Driven By Evidence, Pa. Justices Rule
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Courts Are Not Confused About Opioid Insurance Suits
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Former Insys Execs Win Another COVID-19 Prison Delay
• 11th Circ. Blasts Precedent In Tossing Fatal F-16 Crash Suit
• Purdue Pharma Gets Court Approval For $8B Deal With Feds
• Trampoline Park's Arbitration Bid Revived In Injury Suit
• Railroad Worker Sues Over Racially-Charged Safety Violations
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• University Of Calif. Inks $73M Deal To End Sex Abuse Claims
• Insurer Agrees To Partial Stay In $215M USC Settlement Suit
• Mo. Lawmakers Float COVID-19 Biz Liability Shield Bill
• Ill. Jury Awards Family $9M Over Fatal Car Crash
• Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Claims Surpass 88K At Ch. 11 Deadline
• Hagens Berman Partner Tony Shapiro Dies At 62
• Axed Fox Host Says New Sex Harassment Claims Are False
• 2nd Circ. Reopens Ex-NY Knick's Assault Case Against MSG
• NY Doctors Beat Suit Over Brain Tumor Patient's Death
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Magistrate Judge Says Ex-NFL Player Should Pay Atty Fees
• Jackson Lewis Lures Workplace Safety Pro From DOL
• Convict Wants Execution Paused While Attys Fight COVID-19
• NJ Dentist Must Face Claims He Caused Man's Addiction
• FDA Can't Fully Ditch Challenge To Menthol Ban 'Delay'
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Trial Of Ex-MLB Staffer Delayed After Atty Gets COVID-19
• Pa. Frat Can't Depose Debilitated Member In Brain Injury Suit
• Lawmakers Urge ICE To Halt Deportations In Ga. Facility Probe
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty Can't DQ Wigdor In Defamation Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Insys Exec Who Flipped Seeks COVID-19 Prison Delay
• Amazon's Virus Response Allegedly Harmed Minority Workers
• NY Court Reinstates Target's Trial Loss In Worker Injury Suit
• Gov't Hit With $10.4M Verdict In Failed Birth Control Suit
• Legal Services Biz Can't Skip Out On Data Breach Suit Yet
• DOJ Says Acosta Used 'Poor Judgment' In Epstein Deal
• La. Court Affirms $1.1M Verdict In BNSF Auto Crash Suit
• Judge Says DeVos' Sex Assault Rule May Bar Too Much Proof
• What Amazon's Workplace Safety Win Means For Employers
• Tesla Ruling Leaves Self-Driving Liability Questions Open
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• NYU Hospital, Doctor Must Face Patient's Bowel Injury Suit
• ICE Deporting Witnesses In Probe Into Ga. Doctor, Attys Say
• GSK Says FDA Rejected Zofran Label Change
• Speculative Testimony Voids Defense Win In Birth Injury Trial
• Ex-SF Giants Player Blames Ballpark For Severe Concussion
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Firm Committed Malpractice In Severed Leg Row, Insurer Says
• Justices May Clarify Personal Jurisdiction Online In Ford Suits
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Grocer Secures Defense Coverage In Opioid Injury Suits
• FAMU Must Go To Trial In Law Student's Sex Assault Suit
• 3M Wins Trial Over Ship Worker's Faulty Respirator Claims
• 11th Circ. Frees Excess Insurer In $15M Gas Explosion Case
• Fox Host's Sexual Misconduct An 'Open Secret,' Accuser Says
• Tenn. Court Reinstates Deadly Trench Collapse Suit
• VA Must Pay 'Blue Water' Vets For Agent Orange Exposure
• What Really Caused Carnival's COVID-19 Stock Drop?
• 4th Circ. Says 'Unfair' Va. Law Forces It To Nix Black Lung Suit
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. It Has No Duty To Defend Nassar Suits
• USA Diving Looks To Escape Suit Over Coach's Sex Abuse
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Law360's Tort Report: Whitey Bulger's Kin Sue Over His Death
• Pioneer Asks Texas Justices To Bar Discovery Of OSHA Docs
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Morgan & Morgan Gets $5M Legal Malpractice Verdict Slashed
• Deal In Dallas Malpractice Suit Ends State High Court Bid
• Another Case Raises Fla. Medical Expert Pay Disclosure Issue
• Ex-MLB Staffer's Atty Wants Trial Pushed After Getting Virus
• Consulting Firm Must Face Construction Worker's Injury Suit
• FDA Must Face Trial In Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Professor's 'Self-Defamation' Suit Unlikely To Succeed
• Busy Process Server Not At Fault In Axed Texas Med Mal Suit
• Takata Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Insurer Over Air Bag Claim Denials
• Mass. Top Court Chews Over Mistrial In Bad Burger Case
• FDA Likely Can't Snuff Out Challenge To Menthol Ban 'Delay'
• New Orleans Jury Awards $10.3M In Asbestos Cancer Case
• Atty Charged In Scheme To Pay For Fake Accidents
• Women Say Baylor's Discovery Fails Continue In Assault Case
• Four Seasons Holds Off Widow's Appeal Over Tablecloth Trip
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive State Farm Medicare Suit
• Weinstein Co. Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan Vote
• NY Doctors Escape Suit Alleging Unwanted Medical Procedure
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Ga. Justices Query Sheriff Defense In $2M Fatal Crash Suit
• Iowa Campground Must Face Retrial Over Stabbings
• Disgraced NFLers' Atty, Litigation Funder Settle Fraud Suit
• Travelers' Paying Of 124 Food Poisoning Cases Held To $1M
• University Of Texas Can't Claim Immunity In Patient Fall Suit
• BP Gets Win In Oil Spill Florida Injury Cases
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• W.Va. Justices Say First Energy Not Immune In Injury Suit
• Weinstein Co. Defends Ch. 11 Plan Against Victim Challenges
• NY Court Affirms Reduced $46M Verdict In Birth Injury Suit
• McKesson Whistleblowers Fight Bid To Toss Opioid FCA Suit
• Insurer Keeps Win In Suit Over NJ Construction Site Injury
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Florio Perrucci Malpractice Suit Not Time-Barred, Insurer Says
• Helicopter Co. Fights Feds' Bid To Exit Kobe Bryant Crash Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 9th Circ. Urged To Undo 'Pyrrhic' Win In USAA Bad Faith Trial
• Texas Tribe Wants Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Tossed, Not Pared
• NFL Blasts 'Improper' Challenge To Concussion Settlement
• Ga. Judges Say City's Insurer On Hook For $5M In Death Suit
• Ross Stores Escapes Verdict Over Workers' Stockroom Brawl
• Minn. Litigants May Soon Have Clarity On Jurisdiction
• A Study Of Virtual Reality's Courtroom Applications
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• $10M ICE Suit From Migrant With Ties To Warlord Nixed
• Complying With NJ's New Workplace Virus Safety Protocols
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Ga. Court Ends Beef Over Car-Cow Collision
• Insys Founder Wants Another Prison Delay Due To COVID-19
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Sheldon Silver Graft Case
• Justices Revive BLM Activist's Bid To End Cop Injury Suit
• Ill. Town Accused Of Providing Lead-Heavy Water
• Trial Set For Former LA Angels Staffer Tied To Pitcher's Death
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Carnival COVID-19 Investor Suit
• 5th Circ. To Rehear Welder's Jones Act Injury Suit
• COVID-19 Is Changing Enviro Due Diligence For Real Estate
• Mass. Court Sets High Bar For Sports Practice Injury Suits
• Ga. Justices Ax Employer Defense In Reviving Negligence Suit
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• NY Judge Shoots Down COVID-19 Safety Suit Against Amazon