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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - November, 2021

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• 'Jane' Tells Jury Maxwell Was Part Of Epstein's Sex Abuse
• Justices Open To Emotional Distress Damages In Bias Row
• Texas Justices Query Insurer's Safety Duty In Fatal Crash
• Amazon Keeps Win In 3rd-Party Electric Bike Injury Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms BP's Win In Oil Worker's Injury Suit
• Travis Scott Hires O'Melveny Litigator For Astroworld Defense
• 11th Circ. Sends Drug Effect Questions To Ala. High Court
• 1st Circ. Sends Shipwreck Suit Back To US From Greece
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Maxwell Is Being Blamed For Epstein's Conduct, Jury Hears
• J&J's Bankruptcy Move To NJ Cracks Door For Dismissal Bid
• Judge Unsure About Letter As Fix For Boy Scout Email Row
• Mallinckrodt Gets Ch. 11 Stay Of Acthar Suits Extended
• 4th Circ. Says NC Cop Got Off Too Easy In Brutality Case
• AmFam Says Injury Settlement Bars $13B Surveillance Suit
• Trucking, Security Cos. Freed From Exploding Truck Suit
• COVID And Workers' Comp: A Guide For Federal Employers
• Ex-Knicks Star, Wigdor Atty Accused Of 'Lies' In Assault Suit
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Hagens Berman Stalling Thalidomide Suits Probe, Clients Say
• CORRECTED: Ex-NFL Players Reveal Alleged Drug System
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Ex-NFLer's Concussion Settlement Bid
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Ruling That Talc Claims Were Late
• Texas Panel Won't Send Refinery Death Suit To Louisiana
• Airport Insurer Says $26M Gas Poisoning Verdict Not Covered
• Mich. Store Chain Must Face Claims Over Shoppers' Fight
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Atty Impostor's Conviction For Cosby Filing
• 7th Circ. Tosses Iraq War Vet's VA Suit As Duplication
• Count Misdirected Ch. 11 Plan Votes, Boy Scout Claimants Say
• Convicted Ex-Insys Execs Must Pay $48.3M To Victims
• Gordon & Rees Snaps Up Veteran Litigator In Nevada
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Pharma Biz Hits Back At Contractors In Contamination Row
• Jury Says White Supremacists Owe $26M For 'Unite The Right'
• Jury Awards $730M To Kin Of Driver Killed In Wide-Load Crash
• Kobe Bryant's Widow Hits LA County For Crash Pics Defense
• Insurer Says Policy Didn't Cover Driver Delivering For Amazon
• Amtrak Hit With $6.9M Verdict In Suit Over Derailment
• Texas Panel Lets Infant Death Suit Proceed Against Docs
• Ga. Judge Orders Cardi B Medical Records In Libel Case
• Del. Chemical Plant Escapes Toxic Waste Suit, For Now
• US Gun Makers Slam Mexico's Suit Over Cartel Violence
• Ex-Fox Pundit Rips Bid To Question Mediator In Assault Case
• Monsanto Tells Justices $25M Roundup Verdict Must Fall
• Judge Discharges Hospital's Suit Over Botched Settlement
• Philly Firm Says Ex-Associate Poached Cases, $8M Settlement
• 14 States Urge High Court To Back Fla. In Medicaid Dispute
• Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Parkland Victims
• Kevin Spacey Owes 'House Of Cards' Makers $31M: Arbitrator
• NY Hospital Gets Win Affirmed In Suit Over Rare Disorder
• Mass. Vets Home Operators Avoid Charges Over Virus Deaths
• Judge Rejects Probe Of Asbestos Votes In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11
• Medical Service Co. Hit With $27M Verdict Over Amputated Leg
• Deion Sanders' $2.9M Defamation Win Is Tossed On Appeal
• Insurer Says It's Off The Hook For $32M Kraft Heinz Verdict
• PruittHealth Will Pay $4.2M To End In-Home Care FCA Suit
• No Redo For Death Suit Over Knee Replacement Surgery
• Davis Polk Report Finds Further Cuomo Misconduct
• Doc Says Exposing Hospital's 'Patient Dumping' Led To Firing
• NJ Justices Won't Revisit Erased Med Mal Ruling Against Atty
• Coverage In Baldwin Shooting May Be Wanting, Experts Say
• Supreme Court Won't Review Kodak Injury Claims From Ch. 11
• Acthar Claimants Seek Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Vote Probe
• 3rd Circ. Says Penn National Must Cover Wrongful Death Suit
• Delta Can't Escape Claims In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Kreindler Must Reveal Who Attended Leaked 9/11 MDL Depo
• Weber Gallagher Adds 3 Litigation Attys In New York
• Texas Justices Side With ExxonMobil On Explosion Discovery
• Pachulski Founder Takes Reins After Scouts Ch. 11 Email Row
• Ill. Justices Restore $8M Award In Sex Abuse Suit
• Instagram Faces Multistate Probe Into Engagement With Kids
• Purdue Cleared To Pay Gov't Groups Over $12M In Ch. 11 Fees
• Ill. Justices Nix New Trial In Med Mal Wrongful Death Suit
• Philadelphia Gas Works Sued Over Fatal 2019 Explosion
• Texas Panel Orders New Trial In $400K Kolache Sickness Row
• Walmart Hit With $2M Verdict In Orlando Slip-And-Fall Suit
• NJ Panel Won't Revive Suit Over Fall From Operating Table
• 'Robust' Process Picked Imerys Claims Rep, Trustee Says
• Ex-Girardi Attys' Contempt Hearing Set For Early Dec.
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Won't Restart Monday
• 'Rust' Script Supervisor Files Latest Suit Over Fatal Shooting
• Surfside Victims Hit Adjacent Project, Law Firm With Claims
• R. Kelly Friend Gets 8 Years For Torching Car Tied To Victim
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Leaked Brief Can't Undo Aviation Co.'s LAX Injury Trial Win
• Insurer Ducks Coverage Of Fatal Bus Repair Accident
• Ga. Atty Ordered Jailed For No-Shows In Settlement Fee Spat
• Skadden's Allison Brown On J&J's Talc Trial Win In Mo.
• Pachulski Atty Accused Of Helping Taint Scouts' Ch. 11 Vote
• Teva, Cooper Cos. Must Face All Claims In Paragard IUD MDL
• Insurer Escapes Coverage For Penske Over Deadly Crash
• Kobe Bryant's Widow Must Share Therapy Files In Photos Suit
• Walmart Seeks Early Win Over Trucker's Bias Suit
• Purdue Claimants Say Ch. 11 Appeals Threaten Recoveries
• Texas Home Care Co. Must Face Sex Assault Claims
• Ill. Neurologist Must Face Patient's Brain Infection Suit
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Insurers Should Honor Astroworld Coverage Obligations
• 8th Circ. Won't Touch $3.2M Atty Fees In Foster Kids' Suit
• Muslim Workers Claim Pa. Food Co. Disrupted Daily Prayers
• Kreindler, Saudis Continue Fight Over 9/11 Deposition Hearing
• Ill. Jury Awards $15M In Med Mal Suit Alleging Brain Damage
• Texas Oil Driller Escapes Liability In Rig Worker's Stroke Suit
• Detention Officers Want Out Of Ex-Detainee's Neglect Suit
• Alex Jones Must Pay Damages In Conn. Sandy Hook Suits
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Exxon Says High Court Ruling Voids $14M Pollution Award
• Imerys Judge Won't OK Mediation Without Clear Rules
• NJ Hospital Wins Another Look At Late Med Mal Notice
• GM Asks Ga. High Court To Shield Its CEO From Deposition
• Jury Awards $800K In Tractor-Trailer Collision With Pickup
• Ohio AG Hits Facebook With Fraud Suit Tied To Whistleblower
• Ind. Health Providers Must Face Suit Over Murder By Patient
• Military's Handling Of Sex Crimes Failed Victims, Report Finds
• 'Apprentice' Contestant Drops Defamation Suit Against Trump
• Messer Sanctioned For Hiding Evidence In Factory Death Suits
• Ex-Raiders Coach Sues NFL, Commissioner Over Emails
• 3rd Circ. Risks Twisting COVID Immunity Law Into Pretzel
• Insurers Say Mallinckrodt Sales Strategy Cost Them $320M
• Fed. Law Doesn't Let Railroad Beat Worker's Asbestos Suit
• Philly Jury Awards $9.7M In Med Mal Trial Over Brain Injury
• Atty Referral Co. Owner Gets 1 Year For Bribing Police
• Girardi Keese Trustee Swaps Out Attorney Amid Squabbling
• Fla. Court Slashes $4M Judgment For Disney Cruise Worker
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Coal Plant Neighbors Say Georgia Power Pollutes Community
• Hall Booth Nabs In-House Counsel For Health Care Team
• 7th Circ. Nixes $8M Verdict In Ex-Prisoner's Med Mal Suit
• LG Wins Another Look At Exploding Battery Suit In NJ
• $626M Flint Water Deal OK'd, $202M Atty Fee Addressed Later
• 'Rust' Crew Member Hits Alec Baldwin With Negligence Suit
• 11th Circ. Told PREP Act Preempts COVID Death Suit
• Saudis Want Kreindler To Say Who Attended 9/11 Deposition
• NY Court Reinstates Claims In Nursing Home Death Suit
• X-Ray Co. Can't Escape Its Part Of $2.5M Collision Verdict
• Shake Shack, Insurer Say Different Carrier Must Offer Defense
• Boeing, Ethiopian Crash Families Reach Deal On Damages
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• Texas Energy Co. Beats Harvey Electric Shock Claims
• J&J Talc Liability Unit's Ch. 11 Transferred To NJ
• Boy Scouts Judge Worried Rogue Email Tainted Ch. 11 Vote
• BMX Star Mat Hoffman Says Volvo Defect Caused Brain Injury
• LA Fitness Must Face Ex-Worker's Sex Bias Suit Again
• Eon, Sandoz Escape Claims Over Generic Heart Drug
• Erika Girardi, GK Trustee Colluded In 'Shakedown,' Firm Says
• UK Bank Tells Justices To Drop Terror Victims' Liability Claims
• Gun Website Escapes Wrongful Death Suit Over Shooting
• Ammo Maker Wants To Void $7.5M Metal Warning Jury Verdict
• Freezer Maker Can't Get Redo Of $15M Verdict Over Embryos
• Maxwell Denied Bail As 'Hannibal Lecter' Comparison Flops
• Angels Defeat 'Fishing Expedition' Subpoena In Fatal OD Case
• Jury Awards Boxer $1.2M Over Atlanta Police Car Crash
• Purdue Agrees Not To Finalize Ch. 11 Plan Until Appeals Done
• Union Pacific Argues Free Speech Should End Cancer Suits
• Wis. Clinic Must Face Suit Over 12-Year-Old's Crushed Toe
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Penguins Settle Claim Coach Was Fired For Reporting Assault
• Baker Donelson, Insurer Can't Block $13B Ga. Privacy Suit
• Harris County Must Face Injury Suit Over Sheriff Car Crash
• Travis Scott Concert Disaster Mobilizes Texas Plaintiffs Attys
• Fertility Lab Sued Over Switched-Embryo 'Nightmare'
• Insurers Claim Mallinckrodt Inflated Acthar Price By $300M
• Cuomo Atty Asks NY AG To Probe Alleged Grand Jury Leak
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of 'Inconsistent' Crash Theory
• Ex-Knicks Star Shut Out In Assault Suit Against MSG
• Sanctions Sought Over PI Hired By Doctor In Med Mal Case
• Insurer Says Texas Marina Must Pay For Party Barge Incident
• Video Evidence Revives NJ ShopRite Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Crash Victim Accuses Atty Of Botching Case Against Atlanta
• Travis Scott, Live Nation Sued Over Fatal Astroworld Concert
• J&J's Ch. 11 Talc Stay Deferred Until Case Venue Is Decided
• Eataly Must Face Yoko Ono Publicist's Suit Over Ejection
• Pa. Judge Keeps Tyson COVID-19 Death Suit In Fed. Court
• Coke Bottler Wants Distributor To Cover Forklift Injury Suit
• Utah Justices Punt On Bullet Maker's Lead Poisoning Suit
• Mallinckrodt Cleared On $94M Ch. 11 Bond Penalty
• J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Committee Approved Over Venue Concerns
• Law360's Tort Report: Pa. Justices Weigh Key Med Mal Issue
• Nev. Lawmaker And Atty Joins State Cannabis Advisory Board
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• Justices To Take Up Retaliation Claim Against Border Agent
• US Supreme Court To Hear Ala. 'Pill Mill' Conviction Case
• Cancer Patient Urges High Court To Ignore Monsanto Appeal
• Pain Doctor DQ'd As Expert In Post-Op Nerve Block Suit
• Albany DA Says Cuomo Sex-Crime Charge May Be 'Defective'
• MLS Hires Firm To Probe Team's Handling Of Abuse Claims
• Texas Clinic Beats Trooper's Suit Over Hemorrhoids Rumor
• Reynolds Responsible For Lung Cancer Death, Fla. Jury Hears
• Hogan Lovells Says Its Client Afghan Gov't 'No Longer Exists'
• Cherokee Nation Bashes Pharmacies' Prescription Data Bid
• 7th Circ. Affirms VA's Win In UTI Heart Attack Case
• La. Court Affirms Toss Of Med Mal Suit Over Hip Fracture
• Mallinckrodt Can Duck Acthar Royalties In Chapter 11
• Mo. Court Revives Worker's Carpal Tunnel Disability Claim
• Claim-Sharing Talks To Continue In New York Diocese Ch. 11
• Md. Attys Escape Claims Of Botched Med Mal Settlement
• How NYC Property Owners Can Manage Snow And Ice Liability
• Ill. Court Says Airbnb Fire Suit Should Proceed In Maine
• General Jurisdiction Trend Grows With NY High Court's Ruling
• Princess Cruise Lines Settles COVID-19 Death Suit
• NJ AG Can't Look To Insurance To Cover Tort Judgments
• Faulty Dirt Bike Caused Maryland Tween's Amputated Finger
• Atlanta Attys Say COVID-19 Test Site Forced Their Relocation
• Pizza Hut Escapes Delivery Driver Sex Assault Claims
• 'Rust' On-Set Shooting Victim's Husband Taps Panish Shea
• Ghislaine Maxwell Atty Likens Jail To 'Silence Of The Lambs'
• J&J Unit Says Ch. 11 Stay Extension Needed To Handle Claims
• Energy Co. Tells 5th Circ. $3M Indemnity Ruling Can't Stand
• Ga. Judges Void 'Too Harsh' Sanction Against Trucking Co.
• Walmart Beats Worker's Fatal Freezer Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Uber Faces Suit Claiming Driver Chased Passenger With Gun
• Progressive Can't Force MetLife To Cover Water Scooter Crash
• Iowa Hospital Must Face Patient's Slip-And-Fall Claims
• NJ Dunkin' Donuts Keeps Win In Customer's Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Erika Girardi Calls Edelson's Fee Agreement 'Illegal'
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Justices Appear Open To Curtailing NY Gun Law
• Surfside Victims' Attys Ask To Defer Mediation On Fund Split
• Antitrust Group Says Mallinckrodt Plan Lacks Sufficient Votes
• Kreindler Consultant Reiterates Responsibility For 9/11 Leak
• LA County OKs $2.5M Payout Over Kobe Bryant Crash Photos
• Teligent's Creditors Decry 'Skewed' Bankruptcy Financing
• 11th Circ. Says Immigrant Sponsors Can't Cut Cord For Abuse
• City Of Austin Appeals $2.4M Verdict To Texas High Court
• Calif. Court Affirms Hospital Fall Suit Filed Too Late
• J&J Unit Blasts Bid To Shield Marketing Info In Mesh Row
• NJ Firms Blast Fraud Claims Tied To $125M Verizon Deal Suit
• Aviation Watch: Dealing With Air Rage In The COVID-19 Era
• Ariz. Justices Reinstate Strip Club Drunk-Driving Death Suit
• Feds Decry Ex-MLB Staffer's Bid To Delay Fatal Overdose Trial
• Insurers Told To Split $2.7M Damages Award In Poisoning Suit
• Pa. Worker Says Trump's Election Claims Defamed Him
• Law Firm Seeks To Boot TM Suit Over 'Heavy Hitters' Brand
• Hotel Must Face Claims Over Condom Found In Room
• Recology, MoFo Attys Drove Worker To Suicide, Family Says
• Kreindler Partner Denies Any Role In 9/11 Doc Leak
• COVID-19 Origins Inconclusive, US Intelligence Report Says
• Ghislaine Maxwell Accusers OK'd To Use Pseudonyms At Trial
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Curb Is Obvious Hazard, Even To Blind, Ala. Justices Find
• 4th Circ. Revives El Salvador Family's MS-13 Asylum Bid
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Hearing Starts With Valuation Questions
• Ga. Judges Affirm Shooting Victim's $45M Verdict Against CVS
• Employer, Tire Maker Share $1.2M Verdict In Explosion Suit
• 11th Circ. Frees Marriott Over Allergic Patron's Seafood Meal
• Judge Sinks Bribery Claims Against Wynn Resorts, Ex-GC
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking