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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - March, 2021

253 articles

• DC Malpractice Firm Reps Police Suing Trump Over Riot
• Pa. Judge Doesn't Want Asbestos Coverage Row In Fed. Court
• Fla. Appeals Court Clears Southern Owners Of $1M Claim
• Distributors Can't Duck Nuisance Claim Ahead Of Opioid Trial
• Recent Developments Muddle Texas Auto Insurance Rule
• 5th Circ. Ruling Can't Keep Insys Exec Out Of Jail
• Suit Over Ford Truck Rollover Is Too Late, 5th Circ. Finds
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Neo-Nazi Group Sanctioned Again In Charlottesville Case
• VA Hospital Wrongful Death Verdict Raised To $3.9M
• OSHA Escapes Pa. Meatpackers' COVID-19 Protocols Suit
• NY Court Trims $11M Verdict Over Police-Motorist Shooting
• Wynn Resorts, Ex-Counsel Try To Sink Bribery Case
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Axed $40M Spinal Injury Award
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• NFL Players' Union Ducks Claim It Ruined Agent's Reputation
• Preventing Employee Brain Injury And Subsequent Litigation
• Pratt & Whitney Can't Exit $1B Radioactive Subdivision Suit
• ERCOT Says It Is Immune From Suit Over Texas Outage Death
• Murky World Of Mass Torts Left Clients At Girardi's Mercy
• Aviation Watch: FAA Must Take Action On Fan Blade Dangers
• Post & Schell Calls Crash Victim's Suit An Arbitration End Run
• Former Insys Exec Can Delay Prison To Get 2nd Vaccine Jab
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• Weinstein Accusers Get Case Paused To Attempt Mediation
• Fla. Gov. Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Liability Protection Law
• Ill. Court Upholds Doctor's Jury Trial Win In Birth Injury Suit
• Ghislaine Maxwell Hit With New Child Sex Trafficking Charges
• DHL Still Can't Cut $9.3M Award For Cyclist Hit By Truck
• Walmart Can't Hold Security Info From Texas Shooting Victims
• Idaho Helmet Co. Must Defend Product Liability Suit In Ill.
• 10th Circ. Says Experts Unreliable In Jet Ski Injury Suit
• Mass. AG Sues Over Sloppy Asbestos Work At YMCA
• Pa. Panel Won't Reinstate $2.9M Award Over Teen's Death
• Justices Reject US Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Case
• Insys Brass Knew Opioid Scripts Were Bogus, 1st Circ. Told
• Coca-Cola Sued Over 4D Movie Experience Injuries
• DuPont Entity's $50M Cancer Trial Loss Gets Cut To $40M
• Power Plant Contractor Can't Escape Pa. Fatal Gas Leak Suit
• NHL Skates By Ex-Players' Suit Over Fighting Concussions
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Fla. COVID-19 Biz Liability Shield Bill Sent To Gov.'s Desk
• Texas Justices Affirm Workers' Damages In Electrocution Suit
• Illinois Gov. Vetoes Injury Award Interest Bill
• Altria Urges Judge To Nix RICO Claims In Juul Vaping MDL
• Fla. Court Orders ICE To Release Social Distancing Data
• Appeals Court Upholds Verdict In Monster Heart Attack Case
• 11th Circ. Hints Late Notice Fatal To Murder Insurance Claims
• Insys Exec Says 5th Circ. Ruling Should Keep Her Out Of Jail
• Ex-Alabama Football Player Hits NCAA With Concussion Suit
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• NY Docs Can't Escape Suit Over Anal Cancer Death
• NY Judge Dismisses Case Because Atty Wouldn't Wear Mask
• Insurers May Have To Split Daimler Asbestos, Pollution Costs
• USC Reaches $852M Deal In Sex Abuse Claims Against Doctor
• Abuse Claimants Say Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Key Data
• Judge DQs 3 Experts From $1B Radioactive Subdivision Trial
• Homeowners Not Immune In Suit Over Death By Stray Bullet
• GM Sued For $100M Over Deadly Crash Tied To Tire Pressure
• Parent Cos. Can Expect More Suits Over Foreign Subsidiaries
• Demolition Co. Must Face Insurer's Suit Over Elevator Deaths
• NY Docs Pulled Back To Suit Over Child's In Utero Disabilities
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Chemical Co.'s Settlement Over Deadly Explosion Approved
• Fla. Jury Selection Bias Ruling Can't Nix $15M Med Mal Award
• Judge Calls ICE's Bid To Drop Injunction 'Revisionist History'
• Purdue, Sackler Opioid Suits Paused For Another Month
• Feds Get Claims Trimmed In Suit Over Infant's Death
• Nursing Home Chain Cuts $16M Financial Elder Abuse Deal
• NY Passes Bill To Strip Nursing Homes Of Legal Immunity
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Ariz. Hospital Escapes Post-Surgery Wrongful Death Suit
• Texans QB Taps Prominent White Collar Atty As Claims Mount
• Pa. Court OKs Trial Win For Doc, Hospital In Patient Death Suit
• St. Louis Blues Owner On Hook For $1.2M Fan Injury Award
• Sherwin-Williams Loses Judge DQ Bid In Lead Paint Row
• Migrants Allege Sex Bias In 1st N. American Trade Deal Row
• Mass. Panel Partially Revives Neurologist's Retaliation Suit
• Boston Scientific Can't Duck Implant Wrongful Death Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Seeger Weiss Slams Ex-Steelers' 'Race-Norming' Concerns
• Idaho Justices Scrap Med Mal Verdict Over Judge's Questions
• Law Firm Can't Make Insurer Pay For Sex Harassment Defense
• McKinsey To Pay Nevada $45M To End Opioid Marketing Case
• NY Hospitals Not Liable In Malpractice Suit Over Boy's Killing
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• Perdue Subsidiary Not Off Hook In Auto Collision Suit
• American Airlines Workers Aim To Save Heavy Metal Claims
• As AG Takes Wheel At HHS, Biden Faces Rocky Legal Road
• Allergan Must Face Breast Implant, Class Claims In MDL
• NM Pols Forge Deal After Justices Keep Med Mal Cap Intact
• Sackler Act Would Ban Release Of Nondebtor Gov't Claims
• Kidney Patient Gets New Trial That May Add To $4.2M Verdict
• Appeals Court Backs Clinic Worker's $2.8M Disability Bias Win
• Texas Justices Punt On Electric Grid Operator's Immunity
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Investors Launch Suit Over Reckitt's $1.4B Suboxone Deal
• Opioid Distributors Argue 'Nuisance' Trial Theory Is Nonstarter
• Ford Nears Partial Redo Of $25.5M Asbestos Verdict
• Calif. Agency Atty Beats Suit Alleging Courthouse Assault
• 2nd Circ. Orders New Trial In NYPD Excessive Force Case
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Can't Get Rid Of Flint Water Crisis Charges
• Colo. Court Urged Not To Pause Brain Injury Coverage Suit
• Ross Stores Entity Sues Insurer Over Scaffold Fall Coverage
• Bottled Water Co. Sued Over Liver Damage Amid FDA Probe
• Unvaccinated Insys Exec Asks For Another Prison Delay
• Allstate Wants Florida Justices' Input On Auto Injury Coverage
• COVID Suits Against Nursing Homes Belong In Federal Court
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover NY School's Bus Injury Suit
• NY Hospital, Doctors Escape Patient's Post-Op Stroke Suit
• Philly Suburb Residents Seek Cert. In Waste Incinerator Suit
• Calif. Court OKs $9.5M Award In Electrocution-Death Case
• NFL's Deshaun Watson Accused Of Sex Assault By 2 Women
• Anonymous Sex-Trafficking Victim Drops Hotel Co. Suit
• $3.4M Award Upheld For Health Aide Accidentally Shot By Gun
• Houston Civil Rights Atty Sanctioned For 'Judge Shopping'
• Split Ga. Court Nixes $12M Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Suit
• Abuse Claimants Call Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan 'Road To Nowhere'
• Retailer Can't Dodge Injury Claims Over Defective Gas Cans
• Fine Print Won't Save MLB, Cubs From Trial Over Fan Injury
• MyLife.com Can't Duck Challenge To Reputation Ratings
• A Changing Title IX Landscape Brings Challenges For Schools
• Davis Polk To Lead Cuomo Impeachment Investigation
• Objectors Denied Emergency Bid To Halt Weinstein Co. Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Backs LG Chem Wins In Exploding Battery Suits
• McKinsey Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved Amid Objections
• NHL Settles Suit Claiming Brain Injury Led To Player's Suicide
• Unhappy AGs Have Options In Latest Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Atty Must Face Suit Over Pushing Deal Amid Pandemic
• Md. Court Won't Undo $1.8M Award In Botched Surgery Suit
• Car Theft Victim Not Liable For Woman's Crash Death
• Ex-Attys Fight Edelson's Deposition Request In $2M Theft Suit
• Purdue's Ch. 11 Plan Hangs On Sackler Liability Question
• Fla. Judge Axes Insurer's Suit Over $25M Car Accident
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Pa. Hospital Escapes Suit Over Post-Surgery Infection
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Plan That Draws Criticism From State AGs
• Ex-Steelers Want Voices Heard On 'Race-Norming' Issue
• Fake Dementia Claims Fail To Move Girardi Probate Judge
• No Early Win For Trafficking Victims Against Hotel Insurer
• NM High Court Says Med Mal Damages Cap Is Constitutional
• Ga. Court Says Landlord Clear In Fatal Shooting
• NJ Doc Can't Escape Malpractice Suit Over Bowel Surgery
• Fraud Suit Is Really Med Mal, Exceeds Statute of Limitations
• Will Smith Body Double Sues 'Bad Boys' Cos. Over Leg Loss
• Minneapolis To Pay George Floyd's Family $27M To End Suit
• Ohio Time Limit Not Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Bar Questions Girardi's Dementia, Seeks Disbarment
• Girardi Victim Can Recover $11M From Personal Bankruptcy
• Calif. Insurance Agency Says Best Buy Fridge Causes Fires
• NY Defamation Ruling Seen As Win For Sex Assault Survivors
• 8th Circ. Splits Over BIA Evidence Handling In Asylum Case
• Kansas City Southern Railroad Co. Gets Texas Verdict Undone
• 7th Circ. Affirms $4M Chicago Judgment For Imprisoned Man
• Georgia Court Flips $8M Verdict For 'Walking Dead' Stuntman
• AC Repairman's Suit Renewal Not Too Late, 11th Circ. Finds
• Ga. Appeals Court Upholds $15 Million Verdict Against Track
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• FCA's $307M Emissions Deal Can't Help Opt-Outs, Judge Says
• The Defining Pandemic Moments For Health And Life Sci Attys
• Smoker's Wife Can't Collect $1.3M More From Philip Morris
• Amazon Says NY's COVID Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• Samsung Dodges State Farm's Battery Fire Damage Suit
• Ga. Judge Likely To Stay Insurance Bid Over Hotel Sex Cases
• Parents Ask Ill. Justices To OK Suit Over Aborted Fetus' Injury
• Washington Doc Keeps Trial Win In Knee Replacement Suit
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Harley, Goodyear Duck Defect Suit Over Motorcycle Crash
• Forest Service Must Face Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Claims
• Lone Star Laterals: Haynes And Boone, Yetter Coleman
• Houston Firm Must Face Defamation Suit Over Witness Ads
• NY Mall Must Face Suit From Man Hurt During Patrons' Panic
• 8th Circ. Won't Let Injured ND Worker Sue Manufacturer
• Ex-Rep. Katie Hill's Revenge Porn Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• 7th Circ. Says AIG Owes For $7M Med. Malpractice Settlement
• 5th Circ. Affirms Lockheed's Win In Asbestos Exposure Suit
• NY Doctor Can't Duck Suit Over Botched Birth Control Implant
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Attys Seek $202M Fees In $641M Flint Tainted-Water Deal
• Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Can't Sue Sexual Assault Accuser
• DC Circ. Unsure It Can Vacate Rule Because DOT Was Late
• SEC Settles With Investment Manager In NFL Fraud Suit
• Freezer Co. Denied Early Win In Suit Over Destroyed Embryos
• Farmers Insurance Beats $9.9M Bad Faith Verdict On Appeal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Venue Owner Must Face Suit Over Calif. Concertgoer's Injury
• Law360's Tort Report: Med Mal Damages Bill Fails In Virginia
• Texas Panel Reduces Truck Driver's Award To Match Verdict
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Rental Co.'s $5M Failure-To-Settle Suit
• JAMS Arbitrator Was Biased In Cruise Line Case, Suit Says
• Calif. Atty Disbarred After Deportation Threats
• Union Pacific Fights Order To Hand Over Claims Playbook
• Suit Claims Delta Flight Attendant Molested Girl On Flight
• Suit Over 'Race-Norming' In NFL Concussion Deal Gets Nixed
• Amazon Looks To Toss Race Bias Suit Over Virus Response
• A Tale Of Two Zoom Trials
• Ariz. High Court Allows Costco Privacy Suit To Proceed
• Late Paperwork Frees Union Pacific From Wrongful Death Suit
• Health Clinic Beats Suit Over Worker's Poisoning Of Husband
• Fed. Immunity Objection Denied In Nursing Home Virus Row
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Princeton Health Care Plan Wants Out Of ERISA Class Action
• House Democrat Accuses Trump Of Terrorism In Riot's Wake
• 10th Circ. Cancels Rehearing On Bump Stock Ban Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Atlantic City Pool Party Injury Suit Afloat
• Pa. Court Rules Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unfair
• COVID-19 Business Liability Shield Bill Passes Fla. House
• Royal Caribbean Passenger Nabs Partial Win In Assault Suit
• Restaurant Avoids Sanctions In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• COVID-19 Suit Against Carnival Sails Toward A 2022 Trial
• Dust Spray Maker Can't Dodge Suit Over DUI Death
• Ga. Panel Affirms Hospital's Trial Win In Med Mal Suit
• Product-Related ER Visits Down In Pandemic, Report Says
• Insurer Seeks $3M Aid In NJ Devils Arena Personal Injury Suit
• NJ Nursing Homes Want To Toss Claims Over Virus Protocol
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Mass. Justices' Med Mal Standard Repeal Stuns Plaintiff Attys
• Judge Who Lost Election Won't Be DQ'd From Harvey MDL
• Keep Amazon COVID-19 Suit In State Court, NY AG Tells Judge
• Bankruptcy Court's $1.2M Defective Tattoo Removal Suit Axed
• Post & Schell Failed To Disclose Docs In Arbitration, Suit Says
• Del. Justices Affirm Morris James' Softball Injury Suit Escape
• For Trucking Accident Plaintiffs, Access To Evidence Is Key
• 3rd Circ. Won't Vacate Woman's $1.2M Malpractice Settlement
• Doctor Not Liable For Holding Newborn By Neck, Court Agrees
• Husband Of Gov't Employee Must Face Wrongful Death Claims
• Mariah Carey's Brother Says Singer Defamed Him In Memoir
• J&J Blasts 'Tainted Process' In Imerys Ch. 11 Case
• Experts Properly Limited In Surgery Suit, Iowa Court Finds
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• 10th Circ. Says Nurse Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• Calif. Court Won't Let Chevron Worker Blame Veolia For Burns
• ACLU's Meatpacking Plant COVID-19 Safety Suit Tossed
• Judge Axes Construction Cos.' Miami Bridge Collapse Suit
• Mo. High Court OKs Punitive Damages In Patient Death Suit
• 10th Circ. Vacates Immunity Ruling In Inmate's Stillbirth Suit
• Pest Control Workers Say Starbucks Can't Ax Exposure Suit
• Insys Founder Says 'Spillover Prejudice' Warrants New Trial
• Stock Platform Accused of Anti-Semitism, Denying Wages
• Florida's Rush To Pass COVID-19 Liability Shield May Backfire
• Boy Scouts Propose $300M Sex Abuse Settlement Fund
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Juror's Notes Not Cause For Retrial In Oil Spill Suit
• JPMorgan Chase Defeats Iran Hostage Crisis Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Told To Revive $620M Montgomery McCracken Suit
• GE Urges High Court To Skip Sailors' $1B Fukushima Case
• Cooking Spray Can Maker's Insurer Won't Defend Conagra
• Wyndham Hotels Can't Get Sex Trafficking Suit Dismissed
• 5th Circ. Clears Insulation Cos. Of NASA Engineer's Death
• NY Attorney General Granted Power To Investigate Cuomo
• Mass. AG Says Doctor Kept Kids In Braces To Bilk Medicaid