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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2021

239 articles

• Mass. High Court Streamlines Med Mal Standard In Death Case
• 1st Circ. Upholds 3 Ex-NECC Workers' Drug Fraud Convictions
• Home Rental Co. Can't Shake $9.6M Fire Verdict
• ERISA Suit Says Princeton Illegally Took Parts Of Settlements
• Insurer Says Brain Injury Coverage Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Wistful Trial Lawyers Miss The Jury Most Of All
• Texas Court To Take Up Discovery Dispute In Death Suit
• ERCOT Ruling Won't Stop Suits Over Texas Power Outages
• Steak 'N Shake Must Face Trial In Sex Assault Suit
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Texas Panel Revives Suit Over Ex-Judge's Alleged Sex Abuse
• Feds Ask 2nd Circ. To Block Report On IHS Doctor Abuse
• Texas Court Wipes Out $7M From Pipeline Explosion Verdict
• Burn Suit Against French Press Coffeemaker Trimmed
• Energy Cos. Must Face Suit Over Crash After Oil Spill
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Ex-US Gymnastics Coach Dies By Suicide After Charges
• Essential Strategies For Representing Brain Injury Plaintiffs
• MSU Escapes Title IX Suit Over Handling Of Assault Reports
• Insurer Needn't Cover Roofer's $2M Car Accident Settlement
• Hinshaw Adds Seasoned Insurance Partner In New Orleans
• High Court Finds FTCA Judgment Bars Police Brutality Suit
• Texas Justices Mull Facebook's Immunity In Trafficking Suits
• Past PG&E Leadership To Blame For Wildfires, Victims Say
• Toyota Stamps Out Bid To Unseal Ex-WilmerHale Temp's Case
• New Evidence Allowed To Bolster UPMC Tuberculosis Case
• Airbnb Accused Of Negligence In Atlanta Porch Collapse
• Texas Bunker Co., Others Sued After 3 Die In Gas Explosion
• Boeing Crash Victims Claim Attys Tried To Poach Clients
• Ex-NFLer Owes $500K In Arbitration Tied To Concussion Case
• NJ Baking Co. Must Face Amputation Claims Despite Sale
• Ga. DA Accused Of Covering Up Black Man's Killing
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Delta Says Federal Safety Rules Justify LAX Jet Fuel Dump
• Tyson Asks 8th Circ. To Keep COVID-19 Suits In Fed. Court
• American Airlines Aims To Trim Heavy Metal Claims Again
• Whole Foods Must Face Suit From NY Shopper Hit By Sign
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Ex-Mich. Governor Says Flint Case Filed In Wrong Court
• Texas Justices Told Contractor Suit Should Be Revived
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Doc Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over Terminated Pregnancy
• 'Lack Of Diligence' Sinks NJ Hospital Shower Chair Claims
• Wife Can't Blame Husband's Co. For Her COVID-19 Infection
• Olympic Abuse Attys Don't Trust SafeSport. Can That Change?
• Pensacola Shooting Victims Say Saudi Arabia Backed Attack
• Old Jets Face New Scrutiny After United Engine Failure
• 3 Developments As America's Virus Death Toll Hits 500,000
• Cal State To Settle Student's Heatstroke Suit For $39.5M
• Knicks Owner Calls Ex-Player's Updated Assault Suit PR Stunt
• Insurer Says Construction Co. Owes Over $3.8M In Premiums
• Boeing Renews Bid To Dodge Part Of Toxic Cabin Air Suit
• ERCOT Hit With $100M Suit Over Outage Related Death
• Allstate Wants Firm's Fraud Suit Over Expert Witnesses Axed
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Support For Now, Lenders Say
• US Trustee Says No New Creditors For NRA Committee
• Insurer Can't Ditch McDonald's Bid For Virus Suit Coverage
• 'Rocket Docket' For NYC Protesters Claiming Police Brutality
• Liberty Mutual Says Town's Lead Water Battle Not Covered
• Suit Says Late Lawyer's Firm Missed Deadline For Injury Claim
• Worker Wants Full 10th Circ. To Clarify Disability Standard
• Kaufman Dolowich Adds Health Care Litigator In Orlando
• High Court Vacates Immunity In Prison Guard Mace Case
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Ex-NFL Players Can Move Forward In Painkiller Suit
• Court Won't Revive Claims Towel Left In Patient For 17 Years
• Guardianship Bid By Tom Girardi's Brother Denied As Moot
• Appeals Too Late To Save Chemical Suit, Pa. Panel Finds
• RJR Cleared By Jury In Oregon Smoker's Fraud Trial
• Med Mal Cap Challenge To Decide Mo. Lawmakers' Power
• Transocean Sued By 2 More Seamen Left In Path Of Hurricane
• Ex-Assistant Accuses LA Immigration Firm Of Disability Bias
• Messer Hit With 5 More Suits Over Ga. Chicken Plant Deaths
• Kroger Holds Win In Suit Over Shopper's Fatal Scooter Fall
• Lenders Must Watch Nursing Home COVID-19 Litigation
• Philly Can Hold Gritty But Not Slip-And-Fall Suit, Judge Says
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• RJR's Lies Soothed Smokers Amid Harm Warnings, Jury Told
• Paul Weiss Reps Parents In Preschool Child Sex Abuse Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Judgment In Nerve Damage Case
• NJ Lab Sues Supplier Over False COVID-19 Test Results
• AIG Says HK Tribunal Freed It From $66M Zip Line Fall Award
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ind. Gov. Signs Law Shielding Businesses From Virus Liability
• Texas Doc Must Face Post-Surgery Malpractice Claim
• Judges Blast Atty For Flint Client Solicitation Efforts
• ICE Agent Says Sig Sauer Pistol Fired Itself Into His Leg
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says White House Atty Lied For Toyota
• Boeing Sued By Estate Of Ethiopian Pilot Over 737 Max Crash
• Defunct Shipyard Trying To Avoid Asbestos Deal, Court Told
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• RJ Reynolds Says Co. Strove For Less-Harmful Cigarettes
• Boy Scouts Insurers Say Ch. 11 Claim Process Needs Probe
• Fla. Doctor Under Investigation Can Resume Certain Surgeries
• Texas Judge Sends NRA Suit Against Ad Agency To Mediation
• Intel Owes Worker Over $1.1M In Toxic Gas Suit, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Wipes Away BJ's Win In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• NFL Asks Judge To Punt Ex-Players' Painkiller Suit
• EPA Settles Lead Paint Claims With Home Renovation Show
• Sackler Family Can't Keep Names Of Its Businesses Secret
• Bodybuilder Gets Win Back In Car Crash Injury Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• McKesson Whistleblowers' Opioid FCA Suit Sunk By Escobar
• Widow Says Gas Co. Liable For 6 Deaths At Ga. Poultry Plant
• NY AG Sues Amazon Over COVID-19 Worker Protections
• Mo. High Court Asked To Decide Validity Of Med Mal Cap
• Suit Over British Teen Cyclist's Death In England To Stay In US
• BNP Paribas Can't Shed Sudan Refugees' Sanctions Suit
• Texas Court Says Deficient Expert Report Sinks Med Mal Suit
• Biomet Seeks Judgment, New Trial In $3.5M Implant Suit
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Ga. Panel Says Injury Case Against Electric Co. Must Get Trial
• Civil Trial Lessons From Trump Impeachment
• Kroger Insurer's Trial Gamble Blamed For 'Runaway' Verdict
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Seeks Out Of Settlement Theft Suit
• Pornhub Faces Class Action Over Child Sex Trafficking Videos
• Pratt & Whitney Want Experts DQ'd In $1B Soil Toxins Suit
• NY Court Revives Suit Over Botched Teeth Implants
• Ala. Gov. Signs Law Shielding Businesses From Virus Liability
• Quick End Unlikely In Kobe Bryant Case Despite NTSB Report
• Sorin Group Granted Win In Heart Valve Death Suit
• Texas Off-Road Park Sued Over Man's Drowning Death
• LG Chem Unit Must Face Exploding Battery Suit In NJ
• Teens Were RJR's Targets, Cancer Patient Says In Fraud Trial
• Royal Caribbean Dodges Sanctions Bid In Assault Suit
• 5th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Liberty $1M Recoup Judgment
• 5th Circ. Ponders Diligence In Taxotere Hair Loss Suits
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Bloom's Civil Rights Firm Accused Of Operating Unlawfully
• COVID-19 Suit Against Carnival Tossed Overboard For Now
• 7th Circ. Rules Home Depot Must Face Tool Rental Injury Suit
• Appeals Court Backs Indiana Doc In Suit Over Teen's Death
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Top NY Court Says Mike Bloomberg Not Liable In Rape Suit
• Brain Damage Suit Can Go Forward, Texas Panel Says
• NJ Firm Added Millions To Landmark Verizon Deal, Court Told
• Texas Court Says Higher Standard Applies To Med Mal Suit
• Trucking Co. CR England Sues La. Firm Over Faked Crashes
• Cop Drops Assault Suit Against Toronto Raptors President
• NRA Delays Ch. 11 Matters To Allow Committee To Catch Up
• 5th Circ. Revives 3 Late BP Oil Spill Injury Claims
• Motorcyclist Awarded $24M After Catastrophic LA Crash
• Atlanta's Chief Judge Plans To Take Senior Status In May
• Imerys Can't Serve Only Law Firms On Talc Claims
• Atlanta Transit System Fights $22M Judgment Over Bus Injury
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Quarry Worker Blames Stone Crusher Design For Injuries
• Indivior Investor Wants OK For $2M Deal In Suboxone Dispute
• StarKist Off The Hook In Suit Alleging Tuna Was Tainted
• The Cook Group Adds 2 Litigation Heavyweights In Chicago
• Telemundo, Host Move $35M Defamation Suit To Federal Court
• Lung Cancer Patient Tells Jury RJR Committed Fraud
• Delta Jet Fuel Dump Claims Aren't Preempted, Court Told
• Pa. Zinc Co. To Pay $3.3M To Settle EPA Pollution Suit
• 11th Circ. Gives DHS Worker 2nd Chance At Race Bias Suit
• NTSB Faults Pilot, Helicopter Co. In Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash
• Boy Scouts' Insurer Wants Sidley Austin Off Ch. 11 Case
• Hospital Dodges Records Request Over Deaths, For Now
• Ex-Pot Shop Lab Tech Says On-Job Injury Led To His Firing
• Texas Atty Arrested On Telephone Harassment Charge
• Ex-Client Fights To Revive Botched IUD Malpractice Case
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• 6th Circ. Upholds Tossing Suit Against Gun Makers
• Family Wants Win In Wrongful Death Suit Against Cruise
• Robinhood Sued Over 20-Year-Old Trader's Suicide
• Appeal Of PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Tossed Over Stay Failure
• NY Court Revives Botched Cervical Fusion Surgeries Suit
• NFL, Rams Sued Over Player's Concussion-Related Death
• NJ Justices OK Workers' Comp Award Over Volunteer Time
• Judge Blocks 'Improper' Communications In Flint Lead Case
• Pa. Court Orders Retrial Of Portion Of $6.3M Med Mal Verdict
• Texas Auto Dealer Fights New Trial Order After $4M Verdict
• NRA Board Member Calls For Examiner In Ch. 11 Case
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• Cruise Line Says Couple Can't Prove Virus Caught On Ship
• Kroger Drops Appeal Over $70M Shooting Verdict
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive ADA Case For Ex-Marketing Worker
• Fla. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Patient's Infection
• Gerber, Beech-Nut Baby Food Contain Toxic Metals, Suits Say
• Settlement Ends Maritime Suit Over Deckhand's Virus Death
• Roger Clemens' Son, Godson Get $3.2M In Bar Assault Trial
• NJ Firm Slams Tax Fraud Fear In $125M Verizon Deal Fee Row
• Fla. Judge Won't Ax Suit Over Publix Worker's COVID-19 Death
• Law360's Tort Report: Record $205M Birth Injury Award Nixed
• Toyota Can't Seal Exhibits From $209M Crash Suit
• Girardi's Companies Default In Suit Over Boeing Settlements
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• NJ Nursing Home Escapes Negligence Suit Over Senior's Fall
• Nygard Denied Bail, To Remain Jailed In US Sex-Abuse Case
• BofA Client Says Ex-Worker Tricked Her To Steal Nude Pics
• McKinsey Deal Renews Friction Among AGs And Opioid Attys
• 'The Doctors' Producer Must Face Botched Surgery Suit In Fla.
• Edelson Moves For Default In Girardi Boeing Theft Case
• Vale Strikes $7B Deal To Settle Deadly Dam Collapse Claims
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 5th Circ. Ponders Jurisdiction In $287M Navy Collision Suit
• 3 Firms Tapped To Lead U. Of Mich. Sex Abuse Suit
• Former Patients Say Rockefeller U. Knew About Sex Abuse
• Flint Plaintiffs Say Atty Interfering With $641M Deal
• Crash Victim Says Atty's Closings Shouldn't Kill $18M Verdict
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• McKinsey To Pay $573M To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims
• 'Vicious' Messages Revealed In $125M Verizon Deal Fee Spat
• COVID-19 Liability Shield Forges Ahead In Fla. House
• Ga. Justices Dubious Of Geico's Bid To Ax $2.8M Award
• Ga. Court Revives Suit Over Massage Therapist Sex Assault
• Fla. Detainees Say Lack Of Vaccine Plan Exposes ICE Failings
• NY Ordered To Release COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Data
• NJ Doctors Beat Back Appeal In Post-Surgery Med Mal Suit
• Girardi's Pasadena Mansion Burglarized, Police Say
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• Insurer Fights Coverage After Deadly Hay Baling Accident
• 9th Circ. Affirms $1M Patient Privacy Breach Award
• Don't Let Riddell Escape Helmet Injury Suit, Ex-Players Plead
• Women Say Ga. City Ignored Harassment By Police Chief
• RISD Owes Student $2.5M Over Study-Abroad Attack
• NY Court Partly Reinstates Slashed $6M Harassment Award
• Montana Doctor Fined $150K Over Pre-Signed Prescriptions
• NJ Firm Deserves Huge Fee In $125M Verizon Deal, Court Told
• Houston Firm Sues Life Care Planner Over Failed Mediation
• Ga. Air Force Vet's Fatal Fire Ant Attack Sparks VA Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Consulting Co. McKinsey Sued For Promoting OxyContin
• Cheerleader Says Northwestern Exploited Team For Donors
• Ill. Court Affirms Surgeon's Win In Bowel Obstruction Suit
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Ongoing Storm Liability Rule
• Insurer Freed From Covering Tattoo Supply Co.'s Injury Suit
• Meatpacking Co. Can't Keep Virus Death Suit In Federal Court
• Dow, Shell Want Banana Plantation Pesticide Claims Tossed
• Idaho Lawmakers Push To Make Legal Pot Unconstitutional
• Roger Clemens' Son, Godson Want $5M In Bar Assault Trial
• High-Speed Chase Claim Against Sheriff May Be Too Old
• Purdue Sues In Ch. 11 To Access $3.3B Insurance Funds
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Should Not Be Criminally Liable For Flint Crisis
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges