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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - July, 2021

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• CORRECTED: Maxwell's Ex-Atty Put 'On Notice' After Cosby Op-Ed
• Calif. Fertility Clinic Can't Nix Google Employee's Privacy Suit
• Zurich, Gerdau End Fight Over Bridge Collapse Defense Costs
• Exxon Again Seeks Win In Indonesian Human Rights Suit
• Pa. Court Sends Nursing Home Death Claim To Arbitration
• Texas Pharmacist's FCA Suit Against Walgreens Thrown Out
• Lowe's Must Face NJ Suit Over Worker-Customer Skirmish
• Wynn Resorts Can't End Investors' Revived Suit Over Ex-CEO
• 5th Circ. Nixes Suit Against Railway Co. Over Severed Fingers
• Taco Bell Patron Says Tainted Nachos Left Her Paralyzed
• 11th Circ. Says VA Benefits Law Doesn't Nix Negligence Claim
• Imerys Ch. 11 Tort Group Delays J&J Talc Claim Spinoff Fight
• Lawmakers Unveil Overhaul Of Judiciary Workplace Rights
• Law360's Tort Report: Missouri's Med Mal Cap Stays Put
• Ex-MSC Cruises Crewman Fights Arbitration In Injury Suit
• Where Insurance Coverage For Condo Collapse Gets Murky
• Sen. Urges Review Of Nassar's Prison Account Spending
• 8th Circ. Won't Nix Deportation Under Child Abuse Rule
• Pa. Justices Take Up Case Over Workers' Comp Claim Limits
• Texas Court Denies Atty New Trial Over $6M Litigation Loan
• DeVos Sex Assault Rule Largely Upheld By Mass. Judge
• Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Settlement Clouded By Claimant Atty Issue
• Marilyn Manson Says Actress's Sex Assault Claims Too Late
• Bayer To Set Aside Another $4.5B For Future Roundup Claims
• Alaskan Tribe Urges 9th Circ. Not To Find Drill Suit Moot
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Woman Hurt In Rear-End Crash
• Marsh Inc. Escapes Claim Over Asbestos Coverage Advice
• Port Authority Loses Coverage Bid Over Worksite Slip, Fall
• NY Court Trims $3M Award In Suit Over Patient's Cancer Death
• House Subcommittee Asks J&J About Talc Bankruptcy Plans
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Imerys Seeks Talc Indemnification From Johnson & Johnson
• 7th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Against Nursing Home
• Insurer Eludes Coverage Of Sex-Trafficking Suit Against Pa. Inn
• DOJ Won't Defend GOP Rep. Mo Brooks In Capitol Riot Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Passengers' Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Monsanto Hit With $185M Verdict Over PCB Brain Damage
• Music Producer Can't Undo $15M Default In Rape Case
• NY Giants GC Rips 'Strangle' Threat Suit As Misleading
• LA Law Firm Slams Costco's 'Absurd' DQ Bid In Injury Suit
• Mich. Judge Who Guided Flint Water, UAW Cases Scales Back
• Fractured Texas Appeals Court Will Review $90M Verdict
• DC Circ. Says Turkey Can't Duck Protester Abuse Suit
• Ex-Bolivian President Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Suit Over Deaths
• Fla. Jury Awards $12M For 4 Women's Deaths In Car Crash
• U. Mich. Student Says Sex Assault Risk Justifies Class Suit
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Maine Medical Malpractice Panel's Secrecy Threatens Justice
• Remington Offers To Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families $33M
• Ga. Judge Facing Ethics Charges Over Facebook Comments
• Ex-Dallas Cowboy's Benefits Verdict Upended On Appeal
• Rappelling Death Suit Doomed By Waiver, 10th Circ. Finds
• Purdue Pharma Reports Glowing Vote Results For Ch. 11 Plan
• 5th Circ. Says United Can't Fly Away From $3.8M Jury Award
• McKinsey Sued For Opioid Effect On W. Virginia Addicts' Kids
• After Girardi, Calif. Bar Eyes Random Trust Account Audits
• Fire Cleanup Worker's Lung Injury Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Baylor Hits Back At Tennis Player's Title IX Retaliation Suit
• Mass. Court Won't Reinstate Botched Medical Procedure Suit
• Watchdog Says DOD Lagging On PFAS Study, Mitigation
• Massage Oil Co. Drops Indemnity Bid In Class Action Fight
• DuPont, Others Must Face Claims In Indiana Superfund Row
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Best Buy Wants 'Illegal' $1.9M Ga. Injury Judgment Wiped Out
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Juul Execs, Altria Trim — But Can't Nix — 18 Bellwether Suits
• SEC Settles With Hedge Fund At Center Of NFL Fraud Suit
• Utica Mutual Sues Reinsurer For $2.7 Million In Asbestos Bills
• Amazon Must Face Slip-And-Fall Case Over Icy Driveway in NJ
• Attys To Get $15.6M In Facebook Moderators' $52M PTSD Deal
• NJ Magnesium Maker Says Insurer Must Cover Explosion
• Kia Cleared In $104.5M Seat Belt Defect Trial
• Miss. High Court Gives Driver New Trial In Collision Suit
• Claimants, Insurers, Others Blast Boy Scout Abuse Deal
• Condo Collapse Litigation Leaders Talk Of Coming Challenges
• Biotech Investor Tells 2nd Circ. STAT Article Defamed Him
• Rock Crusher Maker Can't Slip Father's Wrongful Death Suit
• Travelers Must Pay For Construction Injury Suit, Lloyd's Says
• Hospital Keeps Win In Suit Over Man's Amputated Legs
• CR Bard Nets 2 Wins, 1 Loss In Faulty IVC Filter Suits
• Biden Names Victoria Kennedy, Other Attys As Ambassadors
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Pa. Justices Say Priest Sex Abuse Suit Was Filed Too Late
• Renter Can't Allege Age Bias Over Targeted Facebook Ads
• Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Calif. Rape Charges
• Boy Scouts Keep At Mediation In Hope Of Broader Ch. 11 Deal
• Pa. Justices Outline Use Of Veil-Piercing For Affiliated Entities
• Some Surfside Condo Owners Ask For Chance To Rebuild
• Another Ga. Sterilization Plant Sued Over Chemical Emissions
• Insurer Freed From Paying Blast Witness's $1M Injuries Claim
• Pharmacist Gets More Prison In Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
• House Dem Leaves Capitol Riot Suit Against Trump
• NXIVM Founder Must Pay Over $3.4 Million To Cult's Victims
• Bayer Gets Failure-To-Warn Claim Cut Ahead Of Roundup Trial
• 5th Circ. Mulls 'Employee' Definition In $3.8M Insurance Fight
• Sterilization Co. Hit With 150 Chemical Injury Suits In Ga.
• 3rd Circ. Judge Bows Out Of NFL Concussion Deal Fight
• Technicolor Insurers Dodge Defense Of Taiwan Class Suit
• Fla. Judge Trims Rape Suit Against Norwegian Cruise
• Harvey Weinstein Extradited To California Ahead Of LA Trial
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Clinic Patients Want Class Cert. In Leaked HIV Status Suit
• Athletes Slam Insurer For Trying To Stop Abuse Arbitration
• Paralyzed Man Can Revise Complaint In Med Mal Suit
• Gordon & Rees Adds Ex-Burnham Brown Litigator In Calif.
• Ex-NBA Star's Attacker Blames Atty For Separate Conviction
• Legal Services Biz Epiq Can't Dodge Data Breach Suit
• US Trustee Flags Sacklers' Release, Atty Fees In Purdue Plan
• Rioters Didn't Stop Congress On Jan. 6, Militia Says
• Ex-Girardi Keese Attys Can't Duck Stolen Settlement Claims
• Gag Order Issued On NFL Concussion Race-Norming Talks
• Garland Urged To Bring Charges After Nassar FBI Report
• Neb. Justices Say Workers' Comp Court Blew Amputee Suit
• Ghislaine Maxwell Owes NY $1.6M In Taxes, State Tax Dept. Says
• 10th Circ. Revives 1 Claim In Gynecologist Assault Suit
• Insurer Loses Bid To Escape Carbon Monoxide Coverage Suit
• Atty Beats $308K Judgment Over Referral Fee In Med Mal Case
• EEOC Wants Egg Farm's Atty DQ'd From Sexual Assault Suit
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Hacking Suit Against NFL Settlement Firm Sent To Pa.
• Fla. Condo Collapse Suits Get 'Right Judge At The Right Time'
• Bankruptcy Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2021
• NY Gun Law May Create Opioidlike Litigation For Insurers
• Mechanic Defends $2.2M Award In Offshore Rig Burn Suit
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Fla. Court Names Lead Attys In Surfside Condo Collapse Suits
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Injured Ship Worker Employment Ruling
• Conn. Catholic Diocese Hits Ch. 11 Over School Abuse Suits
• MGH's Double-Booked Surgeries An FCA 'Sin,' Doctor Says
• Pa. Resort Employee Sues Over Mauling By Captive Bear
• $59M Fine Slashed As Uber Inks Deal Over Sex Assault Data
• Opioid Cos. Defied FDA Promo Limits, Ex-Commissioner Says
• Litigation Funder Says DQ'd NFL Concussion Firm Owes $30M
• Naturopathic Doc Sold Fake COVID Vaccine Cards, Feds Say
• Va. High Court Bars Injury Suits Over Radio Frequency Signals
• DaVita Investor Attys Score $40.5M In Fees From Settlement
• Texas Jury Awards $1.1M To Houston Man Assaulted by Police
• Tenn. County Must Face Claims It Ignored Collapsed Highway
• Ga. Judges Say Hurt Worker Can Get Award For Slip On Break
• Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Ex-Judge's Role In Malpractice Suit
• How Law Firms Can Market To Growing Hispanic Community
• Girardi Firm Directed Fee Payments To His Wife, Trustee Says
• DOJ Report Says FBI Botched Nassar Sex Abuse Investigation
• Feds Swat Suit Over Immigrant Crime Hotline Caller Info Slip
• Parish Finances Fair Game In Long Island Diocese Ch. 11
• Electrician Training Program Wants Out Of Personal Injury Suit
• Wash. Judges Say New Trial Necessary For Stroke Patient
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Ore. Worker's Suit Revived Over Missing Jury Instruction
• Nationwide Can't Dodge Defending Man Accused Of Shooting
• Royal Caribbean Defeats Negligence Claims Over Infant Death
• Judge Plans To Move Quickly On Sale Of Surfside Property
• DuPont, Others Ink $50M Del. Deal Over 'Forever Chemicals'
• No Sanctions For Carnival Over Witness Delays In Death Suit
• NFL Concussion Deal Masters Say Atty Fabricated Evidence
• J&J Win In Asbestos-Talc Case Meets Skeptical Appeals Panel
• NJ Court Revives Coverage Suit Over Home Depot Amputation
• Doctors Were Engine Of Opioids' Rise, Cos. Tell Jury
• Crew Member's Family Can't Nix Award Favoring Cruise Line
• Chobani Hit With False 'Fair Trade' Ad Class Action
• 11th Circ. Revives Norwegian Cruise Rider's Dance Injury Suit
• Rail Execs Plead Guilty In Worker Safety Case After Explosion
• Gov't Oversight Could Reduce Fatal Medical Error Risks
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Pharma Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Opioid Coverage Dispute
• J&J, Rite Aid, CVS Talc Suit Remanded To NY State Court
• Insurer Fights USA Taekwondo Deal To Arbitrate Abuse Claims
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• 11th Circ. Denies Interest For Cruisegoer's Injury Award
• Quinn Emanuel Says Ex-Worker's Racism Suit Time-Barred
• USC To Pay $19M Atty Fees In Landmark Sex Abuse Deal
• Utah Justices Say 'Wilderness Therapy' Hits Med Mal Act
• Maxwell's Ex-Atty Says Cosby Op-Ed Didn't Break SDNY Rules
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• NFL Vow To End 'Race-Norming' Holds Civil Rights Lessons
• Ind. Appeals Court Says Ice Rink Isn't Liable For Hockey Jab
• Pilgrim's Pride Claims Immunity From COVID-19 Death Suits
• Ex-Ga. DA Seeks Immunity In Suit Over Slain Black Jogger
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Insurer Wants In On Kobe Bryant Death Suit After Settlement
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Restructuring Uncertainty To Continue Through 2021
• Judge Suggests Feds Target Doctors, Lawyers In Injury Scam
• Full Dallas Appellate Court To Consider ERCOT Immunity
• 5th Circ. Clears Some Waco Cops In Bikers' False Arrest Suits
• NFL Injury Fund Manager Probing If DQ'd Atty Still On Case
• Judge Shuts Door On NY Nightclub's Assault Coverage Suit   
• Kreindler Firm Accused Of Failing To Pay Atty For 9/11 Work
• Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• First Wrongful Death Suits Filed After Fla. Condo Collapse
• Texas Justices Won't Let Facebook Pause Sex Trafficking Suit
• Generics, Retailers Escape Zantac MDL With Preemption
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• UNC Doc Can't Slip Lawsuit Where Patient Beheaded Mother
• Pornhub Says Section 230 Bars Child Sex Trafficking Case
• 6th Circ. Affirms Arch's Ruling Over Criminal Coal Dust Claims
• Law Professors Say Trump Not Immune To Capitol Riot Suits
• Tire Shop Hit With $27M Verdict In Wrongful Death Suit
• Corrupt Ex-NYC Pain Doc Hammered With 17½ Years In Prison
• Exxon Disputes Atty Fee Bid In Sanctions Dispute
• Miami Law Firm Donates $1M To Surfside Victims
• Rochester Diocese Defends $35M Deal To Cover Abuse Claims
• Baker Donelson, Insurer Sued For $13B By Accident Victim
• 'Attorney Inadvertence' No Excuse For Late Crash Suit Filing
• 15 States Sign On To $4.5B Opioid Deal With Purdue
• NY Opioid Trial Dives Into History On 4th Day
• Still No Consensus On Abuse Claims In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• 3 COVID-19 Injury And Wrongful Death Cases To Watch
• Ga. Justices Take Up Insurer's $5M Policy Row In Death Suit
• Home For Disabled Wants $8M Verdict In Fire Suit Undone
• Condo Collapse A 'Wake-Up Call' For Fla. Regulatory Overhaul
• Ga. Justices To Review Snapchat Speed Filter Injury Suit
• Ga. Justices Take Up Bid For Higher Atty Fees In Accident Suit
• Pharmacist Linked To Deadly Outbreak Gets Extra 5 Years
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Air Force Ruled Liable For Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting
• Tom Girardi Victims OK'd To Go After Erika Girardi For Funds
• 8th Circ. Says Carrier Doesn't Owe $3M For Uninsured Crash
• Pentagon Chief Backs Changes To Sex Assault Prosecutions
• Judge Asks For Pro Bono Service For Condo Collapse Victims
• Ill. Firm Sues Info Co. Over Excessive Medical Record Fees
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Weinstein Accuser Can Recover Costs Of Ch. 11 Mediation
• DC Circ. Tosses FDA's Electric Shock Harnesses Ban
• 6th Circ. Says Time Ran Out On Newborn Brain Damage Claim
• DOJ Asked Whether It Should Defend GOP Rep. In Riot Case
• Fla. Man Gets $4.3M For Injuries From Car Accident
• NJ Firm Sues Ex-Managing Atty For Luring Away Clients
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• Georgia's Biggest Appellate Rulings Of 2021 So Far
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Top Pennsylvania Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Boy Scouts Oppose Delay In Ch. 11 Doc Approval Hearing
• NY Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Vision Loss
• High Court To Mull Emotional Distress In Civil Rights Row
• Woman Settles With AIG In Zip Line Fall Case, Fla. Court Told
• Ga. Court Tosses $22M Judgment Against Atlanta Transit
• Ga. Court Says Expert Wrongly Cut From Hospital Death Suit
• Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Rodan & Fields Skirted FDA On Eyelash Product, Insurer Says
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias Exits Hardee's Suit
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• 5th Circ. Revives Honduran's Asylum Bid Over Threats
• Feds Call Maxwell Atty's Op-Ed An Unfair Effort To Sway Jury
• Ga. Judges Revive Amputee's Suit Against Emergency Doctor
• Dem Reps. Say Trump, Giuliani Can't Escape Capitol Riot Suit
• Fla. Man Fights To Get Experts Admitted In Cancer Cluster Suit
• Akerman Partner Named Receiver For Collapsed Fla. Condo
• Justices Take Up Fla. Case On Recovering Medicaid Payments
• NY Asbestos Ruling Could Change Insurers' Approach
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Boy Scouts Ink Deal Worth Up To $850M With Abuse Victims
• Robinhood Settles Suit Over 20-Year-Old Trader's Suicide
• Weinstein Accuser Defends Bid For Ch. 11 Expenses
• Atty Says Claims Of Botched Med Mal Suit Are 'Speculation'
• Dem Seeks Default Judgment Against GOP Rep. In Riot Case
• Ind. Malpractice Law Covers Man Harmed By Opiate Patient
• Ga. Court OKs $5.2M Verdict In Case Of Falling Pipe
• Travelers Must Defend NYC In Central Park Injury Suit
• A New Era For FDA Regulation Of Cell And Tissue Products
• Texas Panel OKs $2.5M Sex Exploitation Award Against Imam
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias In Hardee's Suit
• Energy Transfer Sues To Keep Pipeline Risk Info Private
• Ga. Power Can't End Cancer Suit Over Nuclear Plant Asbestos
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Only $48M In Insurance For Collapsed Condo Worries Judge
• Consumers Claim Organic Tampons Unravel During Use
• Woman Sues Pittsburgh Judge Over Arrest In Parking Dispute
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Kentucky Pipeline Explosion Suit Settles Before July Trial
• Zip Line Injury Suit Revived By Iowa High Court