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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2021

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• Calif. Panel Preserves Doctor's Win In Gastric Surgery Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Indian Woman's Asylum Request
• Wash. Justices Revive Nurse's Win Over Negligent Cop Raid
• MDL Sought For Harris County Plant-Explosion Suits
• Calif. Justices Urged To Adopt Med Mal Damages Cap Outlier
• Texas Justices Clarify Proof Burden In Workers' Comp Dispute
• Mass. High Court Tosses Suit Over Genzyme's Arthritis Device
• Partner Exits Firm Over Abuse Allegations Facing Colleague
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Atty In Miami To Lead PIP Work
• 3 More Federal Judges To Take Senior Status Under Biden
• Dershowitz Loses Bid To DQ Cooper & Kirk In Defamation Suit
• 3 Firms Look To Lead U. Mich. Sex Assault Litigation
• Insurers, Property Owner To End Suit Over Collapsed Hotel
• Liberty Can Recoup $1M Payout On Crash Deal, 5th Circ. Says
• Feds Say They Can't Intervene In Tribal Nurse's RICO Suit
• Ga. Law Firm Says Ex-Atty Used Offices For Rival Promo Pics
• NRA Says MDL Designation Is Needed For Litigation Efficiency
• Utah Justices Reinstate Suit Over Woman's Drowning
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Two Kline & Specter Partners Start New Litigation Firm In Pa.
• NY Health Officials Underreported COVID-19 Deaths, AG Finds
• 1st Circ. Backs Govt.'s Win In DEA Worker's Bias Suit
• Ark. Court Says Patient Paralysis Suit Properly Tossed
• NFL Concussion Deal Has OK'd $819M In Claims, So Far
• NJ Court Says Affidavit Rule Doesn't Apply In Med Mal Suit
• Insurer Can't Shake $4M Suit Over Sex Abuse Coverage
• Fatal Trucking Accident Case Must Be Retried Due To Hearsay
• Weedmaps, Vape Shop Sued Over Fatal Pot Delivery Shooting
• Girardi's Legacy In Shambles Amid 'Shakespearean' Scandal
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Defense Pro As Partner In Calif.
• ConMed Says Chubb Should Cover Chemical Exposure Claims
• Atty Accused Of Watching Porn At Work Against Dropping Suit
• Ill. Attys See Injury Award Interest Bill As Boon And Burden
• Princeton Must Face Suit Over Man's Drowning In Lake
• Atty Slams Mazie Slater 'Vendetta' In $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Ghislaine Maxwell Claims Grand Jury Wasn't Diverse Enough
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Do Virus Response Liability Protections Cover Vaccinations?
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Claims Cut Against Insurance Broker In Workers' Comp Suit
• Norfolk Southern Can't Sink FELA Claim Over Rail Yard Death
• COVID-19 Liability Shield Survives Salty Debate In Fla. Senate
• Weinstein Co. Ch. 11 Plan OK'd Over Some Victims' Objections
• Imerys Gets Nod On Updated Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Boy Scouts' Insurers Attack Massive Rise In Sex Abuse Claims
• 11th Circ. Lets Emory Seek Indemnity For Sleep Lab Death
• Ala. Man Cleared On Rape Sues Facebook For Negligence
• 5th Circ. Undoes Class Cert. In Arkema Explosion Suit
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Abraham Watkins Rebrands, Adds Managing Partner In Texas
• High Court Won't Review Sheldon Silver's Corruption Case
• Former Insys Execs Win 7th Virus-Induced Prison Delay
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Texas Supreme Court Won't End Alex Jones Defamation Suits
• Pa. Court Revives Surgery Patient's Nerve Damage Suit
• DuPont, Others Commit $4B To 'Forever Chemical' Liabilities
• Texas Justices Pass On Attempt To Ax Rig Worker's New Trial
• Insys Execs Safe In Prison With Biden Vaccine Plan, Feds Say
• Judge-Shopping Claim Muddies $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Q&A: Tracy Morgan's Crash Atty On Coronavirus, Zoom Trials
• Ill. Justices Clear Orthopedic Clinic Of Liability In Med Mal Suit
• Imerys Seeks Injunction To Stop Cyprus Talc Claims
• Court Questions NFL Insurers' Bid For Concussion Docs
• Insys Founder To Pay NJ $5M In Opioid Bribery Settlement
• Florio Perrucci Settles Malpractice Suit Over Severed Leg Row
• Steak 'N Shake Again Seeks To End Sex Assault Suit
• Army Corps Can't Duck Houston Flooding Suit
• As Superfund Turns 40, Courts Are Still Puzzling Over It
• Mich. Judge Gives Initial OK To $641M Flint Water Deal
• Hartford Can't Duck Coverage Of Man Run Over By Own Truck
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Goldberg Segalla Adds 4 Litigators In Orlando
• Uber Settles Benefits Suit With Driver Who Was Shot In Head
• Girardi Keese Co-Counsel Wants OK To Rep Gas Leak Clients
• Guess Inc. Enabled Co-Founder's Sexual Assaults, Suit Says
• Bellwether Trial Set For Fla. Deepwater Horizon Cases
• Improper 'Golden Rule' Argument Voids $30M Collision Verdict
• Canada Judge Waffles On Nygard Bail After 2 Days Of Args
• Seattle Times Beats Surgeon's Defamation Suit
• NRA Bankruptcy Judge Asks Parties To 'Ratchet Things Down'
• Franchisor Has No Duty To Employee Shot By Franchisee
• Indeed Can Arbitrate Employee's Hostile Workplace Claims
• En Banc 5th Circ. Questions Seaman Status For Oil Rig Welder
• Purdue Committees Get OK To Join Insurance Suits
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• No Pardon For Sheldon Silver As Trump Term Ends
• Girardi Doesn't Need Guardian In Bankruptcy, Edelson Says
• Nursing Home Sued Over Virus Blasted For 'Circular' Logic
• Cop Can't Dodge Counterclaims In Raptors Assault Suit
• 'Bad Faith' Questions May Overshadow The NRA's Ch. 11 Case
• Halliburton Hit With Defamation Suit By Ex-Senior Manager
• Purdue Insurer Says Committees Can't Bring Coverage Suits
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• DuPont, Ex-Worker Charged In Houston-Area Fatal Explosion
• Girardi Gained Their Trust, But Left Them With Regret
• YouTube Stream Of Ghislaine Maxwell Hearing Shut Down
• Fla. Construction Co. Must Face Suit Over Worker's Fall Injury
• Texas Doc Keeps Win In Suit Over Child's Fatal Asthma Attack
• Fla. Court Reverses $15.5M Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds
• Ex-Insys Manager Frets Over 'Prison Parenting' In Delay Bid
• Daly & Black Picks Up Catastrophic Injury Trial Pro Dao
• Texas Law Firm Blasts Allstate Experts In Proposed Class
• Ex-NFLer's Family Says Nursing Home On Hook For Fatal Fall
• Starbucks Slams 'Preposterous' Emotional Distress Claim
• US Figure Skating Pays $1.45M To End Sex Abuse Suit
• Princeton Not Immune To Lake Drowning Suit, Court Told
• NRA Files Ch. 11 To Move From NY To Texas
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• NY Court Revives Suit Over Botched Gallbladder Surgery
• Ex-NFL Player Must Pay Fees To Former Counsel
• Feds Tell 7th Circ. $30M Kidney Failure Award Still Unjustified
• 9th Circ. Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against San Diego Jail
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Deli Not Liable For Cook's Fatal Crash
• Flint Water Charges Will Test Limit Of Officials' Accountability
• Tribal Health Center Workers Claim Immunity From Firing Suit
• NY AG Sues NYPD For 'Brutal Force' Against Floyd Protesters
• Judge Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Tribe From Injury Suit
• Long Island Diocese Claims Deadline In Ch. 11 Set For August
• New Fla. Summary Judgment Rule Will Deter Forum Shopping
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• NYC Sues Insurer For Coverage In Workers' Asbestos Suits
• Tom Girardi's Brother Says Celeb Atty Mentally 'Incompetent'
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Snyder Charged Over Flint Water Crisis
• Liberty On The Hook For $7.5M In Wrongful Death Judgment
• Va. Atty, Lawmakers Seek To Abolish Med Mal Damages Cap
• NYT, WSJ Win Access To Report Of IHS Doctor's Sex Abuse
• Boston Strikes $3.3M Deal In Firefighter's Sex Assault Case
• Ga. Seafood Biz, Plaza Sued Over Motorcyclist's Decapitation
• Pa. High Court Restricts Liability Defense For Drivers
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Uber Appeals Calif. Regulator's $59M Fine Over Assault Probe
• Dems' Senate Win Sinks Insurers' Virus Liability Shield Hopes
• 4th Circ. Revives Detained Migrant Kids' Mental Health Claim
• USA Taekwondo Coach Seeks To Toss Sex Abuse Claims
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Snyder's Atty Blasts Flint Indictment Reports
• Insurer Wants Out Of Asphalt Slab Injury Suit
• Deepwater Horizon Volunteer Rescuers Can't Sue BP
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Insurer Ducks Coverage Of Exploding Vape Suit
• Fla. Private School Must Face Child's Gym Class Injury Suit
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Family Sues Over Houston Rockets Scout's Fatal Crash
• 5th Circ. Tosses $1M Injury Verdict Against La. Casino
• 9th Circ. Judge Worries Doc Wants Privacy Breach 'Free Pass'
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Law360's Tort Report: COVID-19 Biz Immunity Bills Floated
• $1M Suit Hits Chemical Co. Over Worker's Acid Burn Injuries
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Weinstein Accusers Voted For Ch. 11 Plan, Committee Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives Fee Bid In Gardasil Vaccine Injury Case
• Air Force Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting
• Calif. Physician Escapes Suit Over Newborn's Death
• Producer Wants At Least $1M From Venable Over Malpractice
• Hawaii Justices Say Benefits Board Was Rigid In Appeal Step
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Ex-College Athlete's Concussion Suit
• Scout Victims Sue To Tap $667M Asset Pool For Abuse Claims
• Massage Chain Can't Ditch Liability Over Sex Assault Claims
• Worker Keeps $1M Arbitration Win Despite Bias Claim
• 5 Major Drug And Medical Device Developments In 2020
• Convicted Insys Founder Wants Vaccine First, Prison Later
• Insurer Fights Coverage Over Poisonous Heating System Suit
• Penn National Seeks Repayment In Philly Building Collapse
• Engineering Firm Says Flint Proposed Class Too Large
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• Ill. Child Sex Abuse Victim Can Sue School 20 Years Later
• Security Co.'s Exit From Fla. Hospital Shooting Case Affirmed
• Brooklyn Building Owner Seeks Construction Injury Coverage
• Woman Injured By Screw-Tainted Nachos Keeps $350K Verdict
• PG&E Fire Victims Trustee Fights 'Catastrophic' Ch. 11 Appeal
• Butler Snow Hires Scott Douglass McConnico Trial Pro
• Fla. Court Says Student Athlete Signed Away Injury Suit Hopes
• Top NY Court Mulls Mike Bloomberg's Liability In Rape Suit
• Texas Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers Propose Raising Bar For COVID-19 Suits
• Texas Injury Firm Drops Claims Against Atty Referral Site
• Allstate Asks Texas Justices To Ax Fee Award In Crash Suit
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Insurer Needn't Cover Forklift Driver In $1M Injury Suit
• Wash. City Inks $8M Settlement Over Police Shooting
• Flawed Expert Report Thwarts Texas Patient Death Suit
• Texas Worker Crushed By Tractor Entitled To Lifetime Benefits
• W.Va. Opioid Distributor Bellwether Trial Set For May
• Vetoed Pa. Bill Offered COVID-19 Liability Relief State Needs
• Nygard Atty Sees Media 'Lynch Mob' As Mogul Remains Jailed
• Departing Attys Taking Files May Be Illegal, Mass. Court Says
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• USAA Wants No New Atty Fees For 'Unfounded Claims'
• Pa. Court Again Voids $2.3M Nursing Home Injury Verdict
• ICE Says It Protected Fla. Detainees In Bid To End Virus Suit
• USOC Asks Calif. Justices To Narrow Sex Abuse Liability Test
• Ind. Lawmakers Propose Coronavirus Liability Shield Bill
• NYPD Must Face Gay Ex-Cop's Bias Suit, Appeals Court Says
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Feds Not Liable Over Baby's Delayed Eye Cancer Diagnosis
• NL Industries Can Pursue Coverage Of $102M Lead Paint Deal
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Valero Unit Keeps Texas Trial Win In Suit Over Worker's Death
• Pa. Nursing Home Seeks Fed. Immunity From COVID-19 Suit
• 'Baseball Rule' Spikes Minor League Foul Ball Injury Suit
• Machine Maker Wants New Trial After $4M Worker Injury Award
• Turner Wants Insurer To Cover Worker's Injury At Time Inc. HQ
• OneBeacon Unit Needn't Defend NY Youth Club In Abuse Suit
• Calif. Grower Groups Say Cal/OSHA Can't Enforce Virus Rules
• Cruise Line Faces Fresh Sanctions Bid Over Assault Evidence
• Drilling Biz Sued Over Technician's Electrocution
• See's Candies Worker Sues Over Husband's COVID-19 Death
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Florida Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• Florida Litigation To Watch In 2021
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2021
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2021
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2021