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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2021

257 articles

• Texas Judge Rules Out Cash Damages For Killing At Border
• Helmet Evidence Wrongly Barred In Crash Suit, Ga. Court Says
• Boy Scouts Get OK To Send Ch. 11 Plan For Vote
• Trucker Gets $3M In Suit Over Defective Tire Treads
• Defense Counsel Need New Strategies In Spinal Fusion Cases
• Surfside Judge Asks For Options In Sharing Site Sale Revenue
• Full Pa. Panel OKs $10M Award In Surgery Patient's Death Suit
• Long Island Diocese Proposes Ch. 11 Future Claims Rep
• Texas Justices Mull Pipeline Builder's Liability In Explosion
• $27M Verdict Over UPS Crash Scrapped Due To Wrong Venue
• Geico Didn't Act In Bad Faith In $5M Auto Claim: 11th Circ.
• Aldrich Pump $545M Asbestos Deal Draws Claimant Criticism
• Wis. Court Revives Inmate's Undiagnosed Cancer Suit
• Judge Orders Mallinckrodt Trial On Acthar Antitrust Claims
• Boy Scouts Claimants' Atty Fees Will Get Separate Look
• Amtrak, BNSF Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Derailment
• 9th Circ. Revives Psychiatric Med Mal Suit Against VA Hospital
• 'Customer' Meaning Key In $7M Texas Gas Explosion Appeal
• Cubs Can't Pull Photographer's Injury Suit Into Arbitration
• Vein Filter Victim Calls On Pa. Justices For Tort Law Shake-Up
• Ill. Panel Affirms Class Cert. In Allstate Interest Dispute
• Royal Caribbean Can't End Suit Over Sex Assault Response
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Missourians Say Northrop Downplayed Toxic Water Pollution
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Admits Guilt On Day 4 Of Kickbacks Trial
• W.Va. Justices Back Norfolk Southern In Worker's Injury Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Malpractice Suit Over Leg Amputation
• Boy Scouts' Chapter 11 Plan To Get January Hearing
• Attorney Founder Of Litigation Finance Outfit Cops To Fraud
• Solar Co. Sues Insurer For Coverage Of Gas Explosion Suits
• Wash. Therapist Must Face Suit Over Client Sex Relationship
• J&J Wins Multiplaintiff Mo. Talc Trial After High Court Setback
• Ga. Appeals Court Revives Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Rail Biz
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• CBS Affiliate Dodges Defamation Suit Over Incorrect Mugshot
• Nationwide Owes Defense For Landlord In Personal Injury Suit
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Who Oversaw Purdue Ch. 11 Will Retire
• Couple Lose Bid At 8th Circ. To Revive Bayer Drug Claims
• 1st Circ. Backs Convictions Of NECC Execs In Meningitis Case
• Sempra, SoCalGas Cut $1.8B Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Deal
• Ala. High Court Revives Motor Vehicle Accident Coverage Suit
• NJ Justices To Hear Widow's Union Carbide Asbestos Case
• McKesson Tells 9th Circ. Opioid FCA Suit Correctly Dropped
• Texas Cops Sue Tesla Over Autopilot Crash At Traffic Stop
• ERCOT Asks Texas Justices To Decide Immunity Status
• Jury Didn't Need Hardcopy Photos Amid Virus, Pa. Court Says
• Insys Manager Asks Full 1st Circ. To Review 'Pill Mill' Guilt
• Defunct Airline Can Ask 3rd Circ. If Order's Wording Voids Suit
• Ex-Football Player Loses Penn State Hazing Suit For Good
• J&J Says Cyprus Can't Intervene In Imerys Coverage Fight
• 11th Circ. Affirms Pulse Shooting Suit Lacks Terrorism Ties
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Ga. County Escapes ADA Claims Over Woman's Sidewalk Fall
• Servicemembers Want Injunction Against DOD Vax Mandate
• Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty In $1.8M Rx Fraud Scheme
• Del. Hospital Can't Be Forced To Give Ivermectin For COVID-19
• Pa. Woman's Tetanus Vaccine Injury Suit Tossed On Appeal
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Worker's Head Injury
• Dubai Developer Revealed As Bidder On Surfside Condo Site
• California AG Announces Appeal Of Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• What Plaintiffs Can Do If J&J Succeeds In Bankruptcy Strategy
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• SC Jury Awards $32M In Kraft Heinz Asbestos Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive NJ Worker's Power Plant Injury Suit
• Philadelphia Jury Clears J&J In Talc Cancer Case
• How OSHA's 5 Cooperative Programs Can Benefit Employers
• Linda Evangelista Files $50M Suit Over 'Disfiguring' Procedure
• Firms Can Send Group Votes On Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan
• 8th Circ. Probes Tyson Bid To Keep COVID Suits In Fed. Court
• Pa. Justice Casts Appeal As Bid To Limit Med Mal Theories
• Mich. Doctor Convicted In $100M Injections-For-Pills Scheme
• Calif. Panel Preserves Doc's Win In Fatal Plastic Surgery Suit
• Ch. 11 Toss Of $619M Malpractice Suit Gets 2nd Circ. Review
• Texas County Escapes Suit Over Deaths On Flooded Road
• Judge Says OSU 'Failed' Abuse Victims But Suits Are Too Late
• Judge Cautions About Harming Surfside Site's Value
• Rockville Diocese Insurers Can Get Ch. 11 Abuse Claim Info
• Non-Atty's Med Mal Work Required Warning, Pa. Justice Says
• Texas COVID-19 Biz Immunity Law Cooks Tyson Workers' Suit
• Insurer Says No-Show In $66M Crash Trial Negates Coverage
• Insurer Wants 3M To Pay Up For Warming Device Defense
• Ex-Cruise Worker Says She Didn't Hide Preexisting Conditions
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Atty To Expanding Insurance Practice
• Indiana Justices Clear Tyson Meats In Motorcycle Crash Suit
• Chubb Slams Sweep Of Opioid Defense Order For Rite Aid
• Claimants, Insurers Say Too Little Info On BSA Ch. 11 Plan
• Minn. Justices Revive Suit Over Woman's Fatal Fall At Lodge
• Providers Get Class Certification In Geico Underpayment Suit
• Tyson Faces Longer Odds At 8th Circ. Over COVID-19 Deaths
• US Trustee Challenges Constitutionality Of Purdue Releases
• NYPD Cops Set To Plead Out In Crash Corruption Case
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Taekwondo Olympic Medalist Can't Escape Sex Abuse Claims
• Actor Faked Emails In $50M Viacom Sex Abuse Suit, Feds Say
• Car Crash Victim Tells 1st Circ. Claim Against Geico Is Timely
• Ill. Justices Weigh Ex-NFL Star's Bid To ID Alleged Defamers
• 8th Circ. Says No Immunity In Suit Over Handcuffed Driver
• Del. Judge Rejects Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Disclosure Delay
• Ill. Justices Mull If Workers' Comp Deal Bars Further Damages
• San José State Univ. Pays $1.6M In DOJ Title IX Settlement
• Army Housing Contractors Can't Shield Docs In Mold Dispute
• Full 5th Circ. Reconsiders Allowing $287M Navy Crash Suit
• Ga. Justices Revive Auto Injury Case Sunk By Gov't Notice
• Exxon Can't Tap Excess Policies In $20M Injury Coverage Row
• Fla. Hospital Wants Out Of $30M Fatal Broken Ankle Verdict
• NJ Court Won't Stop J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' In Talc Suits
• Pa. Justices Split Over Whether Two Words Warrant Retrial
• Video Properly Used To Impeach Witness, NC Court Finds
• Ga. High Court Won't Drop Rule On Foreign Co. Jurisdiction
• Honeywell Fights Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust Over $2.3B Liability
• Pa. Justices Ask If Biz Can Duck Registration, Jurisdiction
• Paragard IUD Maker Wants 'Shotgun' MDL Claims Tossed
• Feds Settle Terminally Ill Vet's Burn Pit Med Mal Suit For $3M
• J&J May Court Trouble With 'Texas Two-Step' Talc Gambit
• Attys Sort Out Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL
• Imerys Ch. 11 Vote Change Challenged By Del. Judge
• Insurer Can't Dodge Coverage For Teacher Assault Suit
• Auto Parts Maker Escapes Suit Over Fatal Factory Accident
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Release From Ga. ICE Facility Moots Women's Habeas Claim
• Juul, Altria Fight Investors' Class Certification Bid
• Ex-Athletes Seek Judge's Recusal In Ohio State Abuse Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Hospital's Med Mal Suit Defense
• Pittsburgh Water Utility Sued Over Bus-Swallowing Sinkhole
• Woman Gets Partial Win Against Amtrak Over Derailment
• Fla. Court Allows Challenge Of $1M Loose Dog Injury Award
• Pa. Court Is Asked For Hearing On 14-Minute Med Mal Verdict
• Family of Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfire Sues Helicopter Maker
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm Opioid Coverage Dispute Win
• Wall Street Contractor Seeks Coverage For Losses After Death
• DePuy Escapes Implant Suit After Expert Is Limited
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Med Mal Suit Tossed Over Failure To Tell Bankruptcy Court
• Judge OKs $2M Preliminary Deal in Indivior Stock Drop Suit
• Prince Andrew Accuser Gets OK To Serve Royal's US Atty
• Netflix Sued For 'Grossly Sexist' Portrayal In 'Queen's Gambit'
• Ga. Judges Deny LG Chem's Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• Ill. Justices Urged To Restore Abuse Suit's Slashed $8M Award
• Baker Donelson Wants $13B Surveillance Suit Dismissed
• Chubb Says Coke Not Covered For Texas Worker's Injuries
• Imerys Tort Claimants Want To Change Ch. 11 Vote To 'Yes'
• Indiana Hospital Must Face Suit Over Contractor's Surgery
• Patient Says Removal Of Ethicon Mesh Didn't Tip Her To Injury
• Insurer Should Defend Fraternity Brothers In Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Erred By Nixing $3M From Verdict, 1st Circ. Finds
• NJ Transit Must Face Suit Over Bus Accident On Snowy Road
• US Trustee To Appeal Sackler Releases In Purdue Ch. 11
• Lawmakers, Gymnasts Rip FBI For Handling Of Nassar Case
• Mass. AG Deal Can't Save Philip Morris From $10M Punitives
• Fla. Doctor Inks $6.75M Deal Over Unnecessary Procedures
• Feds Get Partial Win In Suit Over Child's Hip Injury
• College Football Exec Sues Army Over Cannon Shot At Game
• Ex-Quinn Emanuel Worker Says Racism Suit Isn't Time-Barred
• Hawaiian Airlines Sued Over Cover-Up Of Violations
• Old Republic's Liability Policy Not 'Draconian,' Ill. Court Says
• NJ Justices Won't Suspend Atty Who Shot Son By Accident
• Arbitration OK'd In Ill. Nursing Home Death Suit
• Hartford Ups Offer To $787M To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
• Texas Justices Weigh '8 Corners' Rule In Insurance Fights
• Insurer Does Not Owe Coverage In Trampoline Park Injury
• Texas Justices Debate Extent Of Political Question Doctrine
• Mallinckrodt Aims To Push Back Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Until Oct.
• Munsch Hardt Adds Ex-Fee Smith Trial Pro In Dallas
• Formosa Plastics To Pay $2.8M For Texas Fires, Explosions
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Prince Andrew Tees Up Fight In Epstein-Tied Sex Abuse Suit
• 28 Deepwater Claimants Hid Workers' Compensation, BP Says
• Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Suit Sent Back To Texas Court
• FDA Asks Full DC Circ. To Consider Electric Shock Device Ban
• Starbucks Stomps Out Pest Control Chemical Exposure Suit
• Cop Not Fully Immune In Detention Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Chamber Of Commerce Wants Worker's COVID Suit Tossed
• Cyprus Mines Asks To Join Imerys Ch. 11 J&J Suit
• Mallinckrodt Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Understates Revenues
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For $7.1M In Exec Incentives
• Pop Warner Wins 9th Circ. Concussion Case With Girardi Ties
• NY Diocese Creditors Agree To Share Ch. 11 Claims Info
• XL Unit Must Cover Spirits Maker In Chemical Release Suits
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Conagra Must Face Suit Over Cooking Spray Explosion
• Chiquita Says Evidence Fails To Back Terror-Funding Claims
• Boies Says Prince Andrew Has Been Served In Assault Suit
• J&J Targeted Overweight Women For Talc Sales, Jury Hears
• NJ Supreme Court Preview: Teacher Bias Suit, New Biz Rule
• Mass. COVID Tolling Rule Could Affect Thousands Of Suits
• Surfside Rejects Land Swap With Collapsed Condo Site
• Ga. Judges Reject Messer Appeals In Chicken Factory Cases
• Bucknell Had No Duty To Prevent Frat Hazing, Pa. Judge Says
• Ariz. Court Affirms $2.2M Verdict In Fatal Taxi Crash Suit
• Calif. High Court Frees Qualcomm From $6M Burn Verdict
• NY Giants, Ex-Staffer Fight For 'Last Word' In 'Strangle' Suit
• Pro Bono Attys Still Helping 9/11 Survivors 20 Years Later
• J&J Courted 'Death And Destruction' With Talc, Jury Hears
• Craigslist Dismissed In Calif. Hotel Sex-Trafficking Case
• Ex-Student Athlete Says Doc Wrongly Ruled Out Concussion
• Insurer Needn't Defend Motel In Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Spacey Attys Dispute Sex-Abuse Accuser's Long Witness List
• Lloyd's Can't Deny Coverage For Shootings, NY Court Told
• Ethan Allen Benefits Manager Can't Escape Bias Suit
• Ga. Justices Won't Review $32M Judgment Against Driver
• Ga. Justices Won't Review $15M Verdict Against Bike Track
• Unvaccinated Aegerion Rep Can't Delay Prison, Feds Say
• Rapid-American Wraps 8-Year Ch. 11 With Asbestos Trust
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Boat Maker Wants Judgment Or New Trial After $200M Verdict
• Angels Rip Feds' 'Baseless' Privilege Fight In Fatal OD Case
• NXIVM Co-Founder Gets 3½ Years For Sex Cult Crimes
• Ind. Man Sues Over Pic As Minor Used In PeopleConnect Ads
• Ga. Sterilizer Says Alleged Cancer-Causing Emissions Legal
• NFL Says NJ High Court Ruling Can't Save Ex-Player's Suit
• Insurer Says Tour Boat's Lack Of Waiver Dooms Coverage Bid
• Mallinckrodt Pushes Back Ch. 11 Plan Vote After $583M Deal
• Texas Firm Drops Class Action Over Allstate Experts
• NJ Atty Wins Bid To Toss Award In Malpractice Suit
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Litigation Partner In Los Angeles
• Girardi Saga Shows Why Calif. Attys Don't 'Snitch'
• NXIVM Sex Cult Co-Founder Seeks 2 Years Home Confinement
• Texas Justices Skip Houston Firm's Bid To Ax Defamation Suit
• Judge Turns Down Sanctions Bid In Toxic Release Row
• Ex-NHLer Hits American Airlines With Battery Suit
• NJ Panel Puts ShopRite On Hook Over Worker's Injury
• Pa. Man Says He Was Hurt Helping Understaffed Contractor
• Texas Justices To Review $6.4M Hospital Defamation Verdict
• Texas Panel Halts Trial Judge's Ivermectin Treatment Order
• Section 230 Won't Shield PornHub From Child Porn Suit
• 11th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Escape Bid For HVAC Death Suit
• Suit Says Walmart Allowed Theft From Comatose Worker
• Laugh Framed As Survival Move In NY Giants 'Strangle' Suit
• Mass. Justices OK COVID-19 Deadline Tolling In Injury Case
• Purdue's 'Bitter' Pill For Victim Recoveries Here To Stay
• Texas Justices To Mull 'Employee' Meaning In Insurance Law
• Top Florida Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2021
• BP Says Some Deepwater Suits Not Supported By Diagnoses
• No Excuse To Delay Discovery, Mallinckrodt Claimants Say
• Newell Unit Hit With $1M Verdict In Defective Heater Trial
• Berkshire Unit Fights Nursing Home's Coverage For $3.4M Tab
• Texas Nurse 'Humiliated' During Surgery Sees Suit Axed
• NY Appeals Court Reduces $600K Brooklyn Dog Bite Verdict
• Sandy Hook Families Fight Remington's School Records Bid
• Coast Guard Hit With Suit Over Boat Fire That Killed 34
• Travelers Owes Builder Defense In Job Site Injury Suit
• Talc Users Want To Bar J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' Ploy In NJ
• 8th Circ. Affirms Pipe-Marking Co.'s Win In Explosion Suit
• Former Ga. DA Indicted For Handling Of Ahmaud Arbery Case
• Ill. Officer Wins $7.5M For Ammo Maker's Metal Warning Fail
• NY Judge Consolidates Nurture Baby Food Heavy Metal Suits
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Union Pacific Can't Use Anti-SLAPP Law To End Cancer Suit
• Calif. Cos. Face Tricky Hurdle In Workers' Comp. Recovery
• Ammo Maker Tells Ill. Jury Misjudgments Led To Cop's Injury
• Ark. Nursing Home's Med Mal Trial Win Nixed On Appeal
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• Purdue Pharma Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK With Sackler Releases
• Court Says Land Swap May Be 'Win-Win' For Surfside Victims
• Attys Flagged For Possible Discipline Over Settlement Clause
• USA Gymnastics Floats $425M Ch. 11 Plan For Abuse Victims