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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - October, 2021

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• Mallinckrodt Votes Disputed On Eve Of Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Driver Ducks Liability For Moped Rider's Injuries
• Carnival Wins Florida Trial Over Passenger's Brain Injury
• 5th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Escape From Auto Death Settlement
• Couple's Legionnaires' Suit Tossed After 8 Mos. With No Attys
• GM Ex-Worker Can't Revive Suit Over Workplace Groin Injury
• Ill. Hospital Must Face Botched Hip Replacement Suit
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Hiding Info In Unpaid Alimony Case
• Dechert Attys Ask 11th Circ. To Undo Sanctions In 3M Trial
• Jury Awards Family Of Man Killed By LA Cop In Costco $17M
• $2.5M Deal On Table In Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Suits
• Ga. Appeals Court Dismisses 4 Talc Suits Against J&J
• Boy Scouts Say State Insurance Suits Should Stay On Hold
• Ex-Aegerion Rep Not 'Over The Law,' Gets 4 Years For Fraud
• Kreindler Consultant Can't Plead Fifth After 9/11 Depo Leak
• Walgreens, CVS Eye Prescription Data In Tribe's Opioid Row
• Policy Did Not Waive Ga. City's Immunity From Drowning Suit
• Texas Justices Mull Evidence In $6.4M Defamation Row
• Texas Panel Is Told Emergency Orders Should Revive Suit
• Ex-NY Gov. Cuomo Criminally Charged With Groping
• Ex-NFL Players Say Painkiller Suit Isn't Barred By Labor Law
• Feds Ink $88M Deal To End SC Church Shooting Suits
• Calif. School Immune From Suit Over Teen's Bullying Suicide
• Riddell Beats Suit Over Ex-High School Footballer's Suicide
• Ga. Panel OKs Nix Of Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Death
• Injured Texas Patients Challenge Med Mal Damages Cap
• Retired Judge To Serve As Long Island Diocese Claims Rep
• 25 States Want Justices To Hear Facebook Trafficking Case
• Parents Get New Trial In Death Suit Against Philly Hospital
• Spotlight On Human Factors Experts In Product Cases
• Insurer Aims To Kill Policy For Doc Facing Malpractice Suits
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Maryland Court Axes Personal Injury Claims Against USPS
• Blank Rome Snags Family Law Atty For Fort Lauderdale Office
• Jenner & Block Hired To Probe Alec Baldwin On-Set Shooting
• UPenn Hospital Escapes Suit Over Mishandling Records
• Pharmacy Exec Asks Full 1st Circ. To Toss Meningitis Case
• Judge Recommends Dismissing 28 Claimants In BP Spill Suit
• NHL Fines Blackhawks $2M After Jenner & Block Investigation
• NY Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Child's Ice Rink Injury
• Imerys Seeks Ch. 11 Mediator After Plan Process Stalls
• Kreindler Consultant Says He Will Plead Fifth In 9/11 Case
• 6th Circ. Frees Time Warner From Smoke Alarm Death Suit
• Judge Tosses Egyptian Torture Suit Against Libyan Officials
• Full Dallas Appeals Court Debates ERCOT Immunity Status
• NJ Atty Must Face Claims Case Mishandled Amid Pandemic
• Ill. High School Sex Abuse Suit Tossed As Too Late
• Feds Want 6 Years For Aegerion Rep's 'Sophisticated' Fraud
• Insys Execs Owe $48M For Duping Insurers 'All Day,' Feds Say
• J&J Unit Hit With Motion To Send Ch. 11 To New Jersey
• Parties In Zantac MDL Propose Path To 2023 Bellwether Trials
• Texas Jury Awards $353M To Airport Worker Struck By Van
• NJ Justices Won't Review Attorney's Late Filing Excuse
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Ga. Solar Worker's Injury Suit
• NJ Firms At Odds Over Sharing Blame In Malpractice Suit
• Insurer Wants 7th Circ. To Free It From $6M Menard Payout
• Beer Biz Says Language Barrier Can't Beat Arbitration Clause
• USA Gymnastics OK'd To Solicit Votes For $400M Ch. 11 Plan
• Insurance Coverage Vet Joins Miller Nash Cannabis Team
• Texas Church Shooting Survivors Win Hearing On DOJ Talks
• Pa. Justices Allow New Trial For Woman Denied Pain Damages
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• NJ Justices To Hear Home Depot Amputation Coverage Suit
• Saudis Say Kreindler Consultant Can't Plead Fifth In 9/11 Case
• Ga. Panel Reverses $100K Insurance Award Over Car Crash
• 7th Circ. Unsure Appeal In Coach's Abuse Suit Is Proper
• Purdue Opposes Requests To Delay Ch. 11 Plan For Appeals
• NY Diocese Says Firms Flouted Ch. 11 Stay With Abuse Suits
• 'Serial Litigator' Urges 11th Circ. To Rethink Sanctions
• Philly Family Gets $2.7M Over Missed Hep C Diagnosis
• Insurer On Hook For Cop Who Hit Fellow Officer With Car
• J&J Talc Suits Can Proceed For Now Despite Ch. 11 Filing
• Colo. Jury Awards $8.4M To Worker After Electric Shock
• LA Jury Awards $49.6M To State Trooper Injured In Crash
• Cruise Co. Wants Atty DQ'd From Personal Injury Suit
• Driver Shortage, Litigation Continue Commercial Auto's Woes
• NFL To Stop Concussion Race-Norming In Unsealed Deal
• 2 Texas Docs To Pay $3.9M To Settle False Claims Act Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes 'Fundamentally Unfair' Child Custody Trial
• Iowa Justices Say Med. Board Wrongly Published Probe Info
• Mansions, Lingerie And $1.8B: Girardi Trustees Hunt For Cash
• Ex-Insys CEO Gets 8 Months Shaved Off Prison Term
• NJ Appeals Court Orders New Trial In Suit Over Crash Injuries
• Insurance Considerations Amid Increased Use Of Drones
• Judge Says Boeing Stock Doesn't Mean Recusal In Crash Suit
• 9th Circ. Doubts Bids To Keep Virus Death Suits In Fed. Court
• Amazon Worker Calls Insurer's Denial 'Conflict Of Interest'
• Snapchat Tells Ga. Justices Speed Filter Safe Unless Misused
• NY Festival Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Attendee's Death
• Venue Change On Table For J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11
• NTSB Says Tesla Driver Behind Wheel At 67 MPH Before Crash
• Ghislaine Maxwell Judge To Screen Up To 600 People For Jury
• NY Litigation Financier Charged In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scheme
• Flint Council Can't Stop McLaren Settlement Payment
• Atty Accused Of 'Heinous Fraud' With Privileged Insys Docs
• Top Ga. Justice Hints Double Recovery Of Atty Fees Allowed
• Podiatrist Can't Escape Suit Over Toe Amputation Surgery
• Insurer Must Cover Deal Over Boy's Suffocation On NJ Beach
• Woman Keeps $1.2M Med Mal Verdict Over Spinal Surgery
• Pa. Justices Mull Damages Retrial In $6.3M Med Mal Case
• Bayer Will Have To Face Investor Suit Over Roundup Litigation
• MGM Casino Guest Wants $3M For Alleged Bedbug Infestation
• J&J, Ethicon Beat Pa. Woman's Untimely Hernia Mesh Suit
• State Farm Defeats Coverage Suit Linked To Child's Homicide
• Exclusion Bars Coverage For Man's Injuries From Drag Race
• Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Case Will Go To Arbitration
• Purdue Asks To Pay Ch. 11 Costs Of Government Committees
• Florida Man Awarded $15M Over Exploding E-Cig Battery
• How To Overcome Risks Of Virtual Expert Testimony
• Nursing Home Unlikely To Sway 9th Circ. In Virus Venue Fight
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Grocer Fights $6.4M Award In Watermelon Display Injury Case
• Ga. Justices To Review General Motors CEO Deposition Fight
• Mediation Breaks Down On Surfside Collapse Fund Split
• 5th Circ. Tosses 3 Deepwater Horizon Spill Injury Suits
• 3rd Circ. Keeps COVID Death Suits Out Of Federal Court
• Fla. Doctor Escapes Inmate's Amputation Suit
• Boy Scouts Judge Mulls If Mediation Talks Shielded In Ch. 11
• 6th Circ. Backs Trailer Co. In Welding Defect Suit
• Sanctions Nixed For Atty Who Missed Med Mal Deadline
• Lewis Brisbois Bolsters Trial Team With LA Injury Partner
• Ga. High Court Won't Take $8M 'Walking Dead' Stuntman Case
• Ga. Justices Leery That Insurance Waives Immunity For Cities
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• RJ Reynolds Hit With $2M In Punitive Damages In Death Suit
• Fla. Firm Won't Settle For Its Slogan On Rival's Billboards
• Weber Gallagher Botched Pa. Injury Claim Defense, Suit Says
• Delta Jury's $8.5M Public Humiliation Verdict Up In Air
• Psych Exams Sought In Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Suit
• Burned Sailor Wants 5th Circ. To Rehear Injury Claims
• J&J's Bankrupt Unit Says Ch. 11 Stay Extends To Parent Co.
• NY Giants Must Face Suit Claiming GC Made Strangle Threat
• Boy Scouts Will Create Board Seat For An Abuse Survivor
• FedEx Freight Hit With $30M Verdict For Fatal Truck Crash
• Philadelphia Child Abuse Case Settles For $10.6 Million
• Ga. Judges Find Daughter Can't Sue Over Father's Death
• Ill. Copper Plant Hit With $72M Pollution Verdict
• Truck Driver's Estate Loses Subrogation Action Appeal
• OSHA Virus Citation Highlights Key Compliance Challenges
• Boat Club Can't Arbitrate After Filing Own Federal Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. Revives Pollution Claims Against DuPont
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• NJ Dentist Gets $1.4M Verdict Pulled In Suit Over Surgery
• Texas Justices To Review SandRidge Electric Shock Suit
• DOJ Lands 1st Indictment Of Many Expected In 737 Max Probe
• Imminent NFL Race-Norming Deal To Be Sealed, For Now
• Ill. Death Suit Not Doomed By Late Expert Disclosure
• Resistance To J&J's Bankruptcy Gambit May Be Futile
• Hockey Fan Hit By Puck At MSG Can't Sue NHL, Rangers
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit PUC Purview In Injury Suit
• Maxwell Says NYC Jail's 'Incompetence' Hurting Trial Prep
• Mallinckrodt Ch.11 Plan Under Fire From Multiple Angles
• Ex-Boeing Chief Technical Pilot Indicted Over 737 Max Probe
• Nursing Home Arbitration Not Unfair, Fla. Court Says
• Prof Says Navy Employment Can't Excuse Harassment
• Cosby Facing More Sex Abuse Claims After Axed Conviction
• Otis Elevator Must Face Suit In NY Over Woman's Injury
• Kevin Spacey's PR Emails To Be Admitted In Sex Abuse Suit
• Johnson & Johnson Puts Talc Spinoff Into Ch. 11
• La. Appeals Court Says Patient's Slip And Fall Not Malpractice
• Fla. High Court Passes On Discovery Disparity Question
• Ga. Hotel Seeks Jury In Sex-Trafficking Coverage Row
• MyPhillyLawyer Boss Slams Ex-Staffer's Harassment Claims
• Purdue Ch. 11 Plan Challenges Won't Hit 2nd Circ. Right Away
• Minn. High Court Blocks Payment For Worker's Medical Pot
• Task Force Suggests Sweeping Changes To Fla. Condo Law
• VA Says Bill's Proposed Medical Pot Study Is Too Broad
• Judge Tosses 16K Talc Claimant Votes In Imerys Ch. 11
• E-Cig Co. Hit With $2.5M Jury Verdict Over Defective Batteries
• Ex-Silvers Langsam Staffer Slams 'Demeaning' Office Conduct
• Driver's Family Gets $7.6M In Tractor-Trailer Death Suit
• H-E-B Gets Baker's Injury Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Rhode Island Balks At Mallinckrodt Ch. 11's CEO Release
• Nursing Homes May See Litigation Spike After 7th Circ. Ruling
• NJ Firm Can't Beat Malpractice Ruling Over Insurance Claim
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• Insurer Owes No Duty To Bar Over Shooting Of Patron
• Fla. Court Orders Review Of $30M Med-Mal Damages Verdict
• Civil Suit Over Arbery Death Paused Due To Criminal Cases
• Hospital Gets Infant Death Suit Tossed Over Expert Report
• Sex Abuse Victims Target NJ Diocese's Trust, Parish Funds
• Financial Analyst Sues Insurers Over Disability Benefits Denial
• Rental Co. Can't Slip Injury Suit By Man Crushed By Trailer
• Insurer Tees Off Golfing Injury Coverage Suits In Va.
• Ga. Judges Affirm $4.3M Verdict Over Tree Felling Injury
• NJ Firm May Be Able To Share Liability Over Legal Malpractice
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• Purdue Ch. 11 Appeals To Be Heard Before Plan Effective Date
• Bankrupt NJ Diocese Eyes $26M Fund For Sex Abuse Victims
• Amtrak Can't Get Juvenile Med Docs In Employee Injury Suit
• Pfizer Sold Carcinogen-Tainted Chantix, Buyers Claim
• RJ Reynolds' 'Legacy' Should Be Punished, Fla. Jury Hears
• 5th Circ. Told PREP Act Doesn't Apply To COVID-19 Death Suit
• $200M Verdict Winners Rip New Trial Bid In Fatal Boating Case
• Live Nation Denied Early Win In DMX Roadie's Injury Suit
• Texas Justices Deny Walmart Stay In Shooting Discovery Row
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• 9th Circ. Says Breadth Of Wash. Law Doesn't Bar Deportation
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover $17M Verdict For Texas Shooting
• Texas Justices Won't Halt Virtual Medical Malpractice Trial
• 2 Cases Will Help Shape Opioid Litigation Insurance Coverage
• Green Groups Blast Exxon's 'Tortured' Appeal Of $14M Award
• Canadian Creditors Seek Direct Appeal Of Purdue Ch. 11 Plan
• Ronaldo Rape Suit Recommended For Toss Over Stolen Docs
• Marilyn Manson Must Face Sex Abuse Claims, Judge Rules
• Pa. Hotel Insurer Wrongly Excluded From Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Eagles Guitarist's Widow Fights Earnings Information Order
• HHS Issues Report On Doctor's Sexual Abuse Of Native Boys
• SC Doctor Keeps Trial Win In Birth Injury Suit
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• NFL Wants Players' Painkiller Suit Thrown Out
• Doc Can Subpoena Yelp User Info In Botox Defamation Suit
• Insurer Sues To Escape Medical Pot Producer's Assault Suit
• Drug Cos. Can't Nix Monitoring Class In Zantac MDL
• Iowa Court Says Fraud Claim Revives Med Mal Suit
• Fla. Court Backs Insurer Payment Reduction For Chiropractor
• Home Health Aide Biz Must Face Burn Suit, Mo. Court Says
• Calif. Restaurant's Insurer On Hook For $960K Injury Verdict
• Mallinckrodt Facing $93M Drug Royalty Claim In Ch. 11
• 2nd Circ. Revives Bladder Cancer Suit Against DuPont
• Maxwell Jury May Be Asked To Sit During Holiday Season
• Calif. Jury Awards Nearly $50M In Ambulance Ride Injury Suit
• Mediator To Help Surfside Victims Agree On Splitting Funds
• Cyclist Keeps $3.9M Verdict In NYC Bus Crash Suit
• Monsanto Snags Its 1st Jury Win In A Roundup Trial
• DOJ Says It's Reviewing FBI's Conduct In Larry Nassar Case
• Cruise Co. Can't Escape Suit Over Employee's Death
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Ariz. Seizure Law Unconstitutional
• Pa. Lawmakers Must Save Medical Liability Venue Rule
• Ga. Court Skeptical Of Harsh Sanction In Malpractice Case
• Insurer Wants Out Of Pumpkin Patch E. Coli Coverage
• Ga. Justices Reject Uber's Appeal In Wrongful Death Case
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds 2 Florida Partners
• Kreindler Firm Must Explain Consultant's Breach In 9/11 MDL
• Law360's Tort Report: Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Suit Lingers
• Supreme Court Won't Hear 'Rosemary's Baby,' Illumina Cases
• Texas City Sued Over Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
• 4 Georgia Cases To Watch This Fall
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Timely Removal Of Suits In Boeing Case
• Drugmakers In Zantac MDL Try To Trim Claims
• Justices Want Feds' Take On Freight Broker Negligence Suit
• Ex-NFLer Settles Suit Over Disability Benefits Denial
• Trump To Be Deposed In Defamation Suit Over Groping Claim
• Firm Accused Of Using 'Heavy Hitters' TM After Deal Expired
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• Yates, Ex-SDNY Atty To Probe Women's Soccer Abuse Claims
• Clint Eastwood Nets $6.1M Default Win Over CBD Promo
• 8th Circ. Backs HHS In Nursing Home Arbitration Rule Fight
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• Investors Say Former Juul Director Won't Sit For Deposition
• 5th Circ. Affirms Arbitration Award For Ship Worker's '99 Injury
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• NY AG Sues Syracuse Landlord Over Lead Paint Exposures
• NJ Justices Skeptical Of Settlement Credit In Med Mal Case
• NFL 'Race Norming' Settlement Imminent, Judge Says
• Ill. Court Says Nursing Home Suit Wrongly Sent To Arbitration
• Feds Must Release IHS Doctor Abuse Report, 2nd Circ. Says
• Walgreens Can't Escape Infant Overdose Death Suit
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• Ky. Homeowners Owed Duty To Drowned Child, Justices Find
• Ga. Attys Seek To End $13B 'Abusive Litigation' Suit
• Ky. Justices Upend DQ Of Attys In Medical Malpractice Battle
• Alex Jones Loses Sandy Hook Parents' Defamation Cases
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms