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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - June, 2021

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• Carnival Unit Passengers' Cert. Bid Sinks In COVID-19 Case
• James Franco Will Pay $2.2M To End Sexual Exploitation Suit
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News & Rulings: Midyear Report
• Texas Justices Let CenterPoint Energy Injury Suit Proceed
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• 'Smallville' Actress Gets 3 Years For Helping Run NXIVM Cult
• 10th Circ. Clears Insurer Of Coverage For Dumbbell Assault
• 7th Circ. Nixes EMTALA Malpractice Suit Over Hospital Death
• Resident Seeks Consolidation Of Collapsed Fla. Tower Suits
• Girardi Firm May Be Able To Pay Creditors, Erika Girardi Says
• Bus Maker Can't Duck Suit Over Foot Crushed By Bookmobile
• Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage In Cannabis Explosion Suit
• Texas Justices Told To Boot Kentucky Pipeline Explosion Suit
• Judge Blasts Leaks In U. Mich. Sex Assault Settlement Talks
• What COVID-19, Social Issues Mean For Pharma Case Juries
• LA Angels To Blame For Pitcher's Overdose Death, Suits Claim
• EPA's Stance On Roundup Is Shaky, 11th Circ. Told
• J&J Supplier Gets Talc Claims Tossed In Ga. Cancer Suit
• Latham Attorney DQ'd From Upcoming Fluor-Zurich Trial
• Tour Bus Co. Can't Dodge Brain Injury Suit Due To Filing Delay
• Ga. Judges Wipe $5M Verdict Against Atty In Malpractice Suit
• Consumers Want In On Monsanto Roundup Suit In Delaware
• Ill. Farm Secures Insurer's Defense Of Golf Cart Accident Suit
• Exxon Unit Wants Another Shot At Bad Faith Claims
• Ill. Jury Awards $3.35M Verdict In Brain Damage Med Mal Case
• Ga. Nursing Home Can't Force Arbitration Of Son's Death Suit
• Texas Justices Tell 5th Circ. Amazon Not A 'Seller'
• Ala. High Court Tosses $100K Verdict Against Hospital
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• 3rd Circ. Asks Pa. Justices To Take Up Device Liability Row
• Justices Nix Immunity For Cops Accused Of Suffocating Man
• NJ Rehab Center Ducks Suit Over Claims Aide Pushed Patient
• High Court Won't Hear Military Contractor Immunity Case
• Town Wants Out Of Suit Over Princeton Univ. Lake Drowning
• FCC Issues New Rules To Combat 911 Fee Diversion
• B. Braun Pushes For Dismissal In PA Cancer Emissions Cases
• Long Island Diocese Says Parish Fiscal Records Off Limits
• Texas Supreme Court Trims Facebook Sex Trafficking Suit
• Texas Law Could Curtail Huge Trucking Crash Verdicts
• NJ Storm Ruling Provides Needed Clarity For Property Owners
• Pa. Panel Says Civil Suits Can't Reduce Criminal Restitution
• Texas Justices Clear Firearm Seller In Mass Shooting Suits
• Texas Justices Limit Reach Of Public Utility Commission
• NJ Attorneys Urged To Avoid Paying For Client Referrals
• Miami Building Resident Files Suit Over Collapse
• NY Doc Slips Death Suit As Court Calls Polite Words Irrelevant
• Ford Ruling Affirms Basic Principles Of Personal Jurisdiction
• NJ Assembly Passes Real Estate COVID Immunity Bill
• Clint Eastwood Denied Default Win In CBD Endorsement Suit
• Polaris Can't Duck Claims Seat Paralyzed West Point Cadet
• 238 Deepwater Horizon Suits Tossed For Discovery Violations
• CBS Says Goldman Ruling Helps Its #MeToo Suit Cert. Fight
• Bailey Brauer Adds Ex-Locke Lord Corporate Litigator
• 4th Circ. Undoes $22M Defamation Verdict Against Biotech Co.
• Wis. Opioid Settlement Measure Clears State Legislature
• InterContinental Hotels Drops Out Of Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Abu Ghraib Contractor Presses Justices To Review Its Case
• Judge Trims Investors' Claims In Revamped Grenfell Fire Suit
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Fairfax's $400M CBS Defamation Suit
• Southwest Escapes Flight Attendant's COVID Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Questions Keeping Virus Suits In Federal Court
• Pa. Physical Therapist Seeks Immunity From COVID-19 Suit
• Social Media Mostly Immune In Terror Aid Suits, 9th Circ. Says
• Imerys Talc Says New Ch. 11 Acquisition Plan Lowers Risk
• No Bad Faith By Insurer In Crash Dispute, 4th Circ. Rules
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Conn. Atty Revives Claims McCarter & English Harmed Firm
• Fla. Appeals Court Admonishes Atty In Personal Injury Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Calif. Bill Would End Damages Injustice For Dead Plaintiffs
• Hospitals Can't Dodge Suicidal Patient's Malpractice Suit
• Pa. Justices Void Waiver, Restore Award To Cyclist
• Trump, Feds Escape Most Claims Over Lafayette Square Clash
• 11th Circ. Affirms $3.4M In Royal Caribbean Passenger's Death
• Insurer Questions Coverage In Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit
• Tenant Can't Sue Apartment Owner Under Ga. Gang Law
• Paramedic Drops Suit Against Astros For Foul Ball Injury
• Personal Injury Atty Who Copped To Mistrial Ducks Sanctions
• Mich. Clinic Workers Indicted In Alleged $6.6M Opioid Scheme
• Change To 'Negligence' Definition For NJ Benefits Thrown Out
• Ga. High Court Says Insurance Malpractice Suit Filed On Time
• High Court Won't Review Cop's Qualified Immunity Claim
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• Texas Justices Say Motorist Can Depose Insurer's Employees
• Jury To Decide Brain Damage Dispute, NY Appeals Court Says
• Insurers' Win Upheld In Bad-Faith Row Over Miner's Accident
• Texas Justices To Review Adding Pipeline Maker To Blast Suit
• Texas Justices To Weigh Energen's Liability For Well Blast
• Ex-Penguins Coach's Firing Dispute Headed For Arbitration
• How Attorneys Can Reach Claimants In Today's Comms Era
• Bard Hit With $3M Verdict In Vein Filter Suit
• 7th Circ. Blames 'Delinquent' Atty For Axed Home Depot Case
• Pa. Jury Awards $1.3M In Botched Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• Nestle Ruling Shows Supply Chain Human Rights Flaws
• Boy Scouts Pledge $250M For Ch. 11 Abuse Settlements
• GSK Gets Top Court Assist In MDL Victory 'Roadmap'
• Split 5th Circ. Annuls Atty's FOIA Helicopter Crash Docs Win
• Ky. Justices Say Crash Victim's 'Bad Faith' Claim Too Late
• Pa. Court Says Psych Center Not Covered For Sex Assault Suit
• Court Says Liberty Mutual Must Pay Full Asbestos Settlements
• Reddit Says Section 230 Shields It From Child Porn Suit
• Citgo To Pay Nearly $20M Over Louisiana Oil Spill Damage
• Texas Panel Told Venue Dooms $27M Verdict Against UPS
• Ga. Judges Revive Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Death
• Telehealth Must Contend With Compounded Medication Regs
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Supreme Court Rules For Nestle, Cargill In Child Labor Suit
• Marshals Need More Staff To Protect Judges, DOJ Report Says
• Panel Says Insurer Needn't Cover School District's Injury Suit
• Texas Nursing Home Can't Ditch COVID-19 Death Suits
• NYC Doc Gets Over 4½ Years For Taking Insys Kickbacks
• Insurance Language Lesson From An Opioid Ruling
• Shielding Corporate Execs From Depositions After GM Ruling
• Princess Cruises Ship Passenger Drops COVID-19 Suit
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Real Estate COVID Immunity Bill
• Jailed Maxwell Decries 'Raw Sewage,' Nosy Guards
• PF Chang's Wants DoorDash's Insurer To Cover Injury Suit
• OSHA Considerations For Preventing Workplace Violence
• Split Ga. Appeals Court Affirms FedEx Not Liable For Shooting
• Feds Urge 9th Circ. To Scrap $10M Failed Birth Control Award
• Assisted Living 'Bill Of Rights' Claims Not On Table In NJ
• Wendy's Franchisees Operating 139 Eateries Face ADA Suit
• NY Court Scraps $2.5M Award In Nursing Home Death Suit
• Texas Widower Gets $116M Verdict In Life Insurance Trial
• 11th Circ. Closes Ex-Doc's Conspiracy Claims Against Attys
• Harvey Weinstein's Challenge To LA Extradition Fails
• NJ Court Wrong To Ax Nursing Home Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Expected By End Of Summer
• Watchdog Questions Imerys Talc's Ch. 11 Asset Buy Plans
• Baby Food Contamination Cases Face Class Action Hurdles
• Gerdau Seeks Win In Miami Bridge Collapse Coverage Suit
• Insurer Wants Taylor English Off Fatal Ammonia Leak Defense
• Texas Justices Urged To Revise Responsible Third Party Rule
• Fla. Jury Adds $2M In Punitive Damages Against RJR
• Constangy Brooks Adds Workers' Comp Partner In Tampa, Fla.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Employer Challenges After New OSHA Virus Guidance
• Morgan & Morgan Launches Toxic Tort, Enviro Group
• W.Va. State Opioid Claims Will Be Heard By A Jury
• Monsanto To Pay Up To $45M To End Roundup Labeling Suits
• Biz Groups Back Monsanto In 11th Circ. Roundup Appeal
• $8M Awarded To Victims Of NJ Train Crash That Killed Atty
• NY Hospital Lobby Slams COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Suit
• Insurer Says Travelers Also On Hook For Fatal Golf Cart Crash
• Texas Panel Stops Shopping Cart Injury Trial Against Michaels
• After Ga. Ruling, Defense Must Aim To Limit Exec Depositions
• HBS Adds Med Mal Partner, Associate To Miami Office
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Oral Arguments On Player's Settlement Denial
• Texas High Court To Review $7M Gas Explosion Verdict
• No-Show Atty Ran Out Of 2nd Chances, Mass. Court Says
• Construction Co. Says Insurers Must Cover $32.5M Settlement
• Families Want Calif. Court To Make Feds Pay For Separation
• ERCOT Granted MDL For Texas Winter Storm Suits
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• Ex-Michigan Football Coach Ignored Abuse, Son Says
• Freezer Co. Hit With $15M Verdict Over Destroyed Embryos
• PG&E Beats Suit Over Worker's Rare Fungal Infection
• Virtual Voir Dire Devolved Into Circus, Texas Justices Hear
• Utility Can't Recoup Gas Accident Settlement Under Fla. Law
• State Farm Sued For $5M Over 'Ambiguous' Auto Injury Policy
• Split NJ High Court Adopts Ongoing Storm Liability Rule
• RJR Faces Punitive Damages After Verdict In Cigarette Case
• 5 Steps To Successful Mass Tort Management
• Transportation Trials Atty Joins Tyson & Mendes In Calif.
• Monsanto's PCBs Caused Brain Damage, Teachers Tell Jury
• Tom Girardi's Conservatorship Made Permanent
• Baylor Cleared In Former Athlete Sex Assault Trial
• NJ Justices Allow Disability Claim Without Adverse Job Action
• $5M Verdict Wiped, Retrial Ordered In Bubble Soccer Suit
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• MSP Recovery's Opioid Claims Consolidated With Ohio MDL
• Riot Suit Server Details Encounter Amid Rep. Trespass Claims
• DOJ Carries On Trump's Appeal In Rape Defamation Case
• Texas Justices Hit Pause On Virtual Jury Trial In $100M Suit
• JPML Won't Lump Baby Food Suits Together
• AGs Back Bid To Close Sackler Family's Liability Loophole
• Michael Best Expands In NC With Litigation Atty Pair
• Water Polo Club Settles Coach Sex Abuse Suit For $13.9M
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Monsanto Ducks Wrongful Death Claims In Ga. Cancer Suit
• NJ High Court To Mull Reach Of Med Mal Affidavit Rule
• Too Late To Change Hormone Pellet Complaint, Ill. Panel Says
• Calif. Survival Damages Bill Would Cost Cos., Consumers
• Airbnb Host Isn't Liable For Slaying, Mass. Justices Say
• Ill. Hospital Hit With $1.1M Verdict Over Patient Death
• Court Urged Against Finding Ryder Liable For Trucker
• 11th Circ. Says Policy Doesn't Cover Fla. Apartment For Killing
• Weight-Loss Surgery Doc Wants To Drop Fraud Indictment
• Rapid-American Files Asbestos Trust Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Panel Affirms $7M Verdict In Truck Driver's Injury Suit
• NFL Asks To Punt Class Cert. In Ex-Players' Painkiller Suit
• Opioid Bellwether Trials Against Pharmacies To Be Bifurcated
• NJ Justices Censure Atty Over Driveway Scuffle With Teen
• 10th Circ. Revives Suit Over Stabbing Outside Walmart
• Egg Farm Can't Escape EEOC's Sexual Assault Case
• Ga. Judges Say Insurer Is Liable For Off-The-Job Truck Crash
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• Hospital, US Hit With $10.8M Verdict Over Baby's Hypoxia
• US Group Aims To Advance COVID-19 Suit Against China
• Docs Show ICE Didn't Track Consent For Alleged Sterilization
• Celebrity Cruises Wants Coverage For 'Snuba' Death Suit
• Ex-Steelers Allowed To Join Race-Norming Settlement Talks
• $10M Settlement Didn't Damage Bike Tour Co., Court Finds
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Wrongly Denied Ship Pilot's Disability
• Senate Approves Bill To Nix DC Circ. Ruling On Crimes Abroad
• Dem Gets More Time To Serve GOP Legislator With Riot Suit
• Purdue Asks To Extend Opioid Suit Shield To End Of Summer
• 2nd Circ. Boots Judge From Case Over Sentencing Orders
• Suspended Florida Doc Can't Get Files From Hospital
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Pharmacist Says 8 Years Enough For Lab Outbreak Scandal
• Ex-Rep. Owes Daily Mail Atty Fees From Revenge Porn Suit
• Insurer Needn't Defend Firm In Suit Over Crash Report Data
• NFL Seeks To End Race-Based Concussion Tests After Outcry
• Costco Vendor's Insurer Says Costco Not Covered For Injury
• Ga. Hospital Can't Arbitrate Injury Suit Under Older Agreement
• State Farm, Pain Clinic Move To End Insurance RICO Suit
• Driver Defends $18M Verdict In Energy Co. Truck Collision Suit
• 11th Circ. Hands Progressive A Win In Fla. Bad-Faith Dispute
• 8th Circ. Revives Ex-Minn. Football Players' Title IX Claims
• Almond Farm Can Crush Most Claims Over Gas Explosion
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Insurer Escapes Coverage For 'My 600-lb Life' Suits
• 5 Steps Oil And Gas Cos. Can Take To Manage Cyber Risk
• Ga. Judges Sanction Atty Over 'Frivolous' Appeal No. 6
• Piping Repair Co. Hit With $222M Verdict Over Scalding Death
• Cos. Should Review Insurance Policies For PFAS Coverage
• Ga. Atty Accused Of Abandoning Personal Injury Suit
• Rig Worker Tells Court Devon Energy Must Face Injury Suit
• 5 Texas Legislative Measures Attys Should Know
• Dem Advisory Panel Backs 2 Northern Fla. US Atty Hopefuls
• Ill. Panel OKs $14M Med Mal Verdict Over Delayed Diagnosis
• Texas Justices Say Medical Providers' Rates Discoverable
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Feds Slammed For 'Appalling' Bid To Trim Wrongful Death Suit
• Calif. Doc Can't Force CVS To Fill Opioid Prescriptions
• High Court Won't Hear J&J Challenge To $2.1B Talc Verdict
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Fatal F-16 Crash In Gulf