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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Allergan Unit Says Linda Evangelista's $50M Suit Time-Barred
• 8th Circ. Affirms Tree Trim Co.'s Win In Heat Stroke Death Suit
• Man's Fentanyl Abuse Absolves Pharmacy, Pa. Justices Say
• 11th Circ. Vacates Insurer's Win Over Chemical Spill Injury Suit
• House Committee Seeks Answers In Astroworld Tragedy
• Law360's Tort Report: Dismissal Bid In Glenn Frey Death Suit
• Pot Shop Accused Of Firing Delivery Driver After Robbery
• New Year's Eve Countdown Of Insurance Litigation
• Ind. Justices Allow Parental Distress Claims For Child Abuse
• Texas Panel Revives Stroke Patient's Malpractice Suit
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Pa. Justices Say Two Disputed Words Don't Warrant New Trial
• Biggest Corporate, Institutional, Gov't Injury Payouts Of 2021
• Court Pushes Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Hearing To February
• Delta Passenger Awarded $7.2M After Public Humiliation Trial
• Purdue Asks To Keep Lawsuits Frozen Pending Ch. 11 Appeal
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2021
• Candy Biz Can't Nix Worker Suit Over Spouse's COVID Death
• Class Action Ties Alleged Whipping To Haitian Discrimination
• Union Pacific Gets Texas MDL For Cancer Suits
• Jackson Lewis Wants Conn. Doc's Defamation Bid Axed
• Counsel Scolded For Anti-Chinese Remarks During Deposition
• Pandemic Liability Act Dooms Texas Meatpackers' Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Pub Stabbing Injury Suit
• Judge Skeptical Of Amazon COVID Race Bias Claims
• Smith & Nephew Tries To Sink Pre-2009 Hip Implant Claims
• Federal Defense Can't Keep COVID Row Out Of Pa. State Court
• LA Times Asks To Unseal Feds' Plans For MLB Overdose Trial
• 7th Circ. Again Backs Kidney Patient's $31M Med Mal Win
• Insurers Tell 11th Circ. To Nix Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Delta Settles Suit Claiming Flight Attendant Molested Girl
• Court Split On Amazon's Seller Liability Could Be Moot
• AC Parts Maker Seeks To Toss Repairman's Design Defect Suit
• Ex-NFLers Waited Too Long For Painkiller Suit, Judge Says
• BNSF Worker Awarded $4.9M Over Car Accident Injuries
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Target Sanctioned For Losing Track Of Floor Mat After Fall
• State Farm Defeats Insureds In Policy Fight Over Claims
• Mallinckrodt Balks At Bid To Withdraw Acthar Antitrust Claims
• Plum, Campbell Want Out Of Heavy Metal Baby Food Suit
• Indiana Justices Toss FELA Injury Suit Against Rail Operator
• Seismic Purdue Ruling May Finally Get High Court's Attention
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Hollywood Weight Loss Doc Guilty In $355M Insurance Scam
• Parkland Victim Attys Want Podhurst Out As Lead Counsel
• Insurer Wants Out Of Fatal Chicago Nightclub Shooting Suit
• Illinois Justices OK Wrongful-Death Suit Over Fetus' Injury
• Purdue Pharma's Ch. 11 Plan Is Unraveled On Appeal
• 737 Max Families Rip DOJ 'Deceit' In Boeing Immunity Deal
• Ill. Justices Say Failure To Refile Dooms Trucker's Crash Suit
• NY Surgeon Faces Renewed Suit Over Spinal Implant Injuries
• Judge Gives Initial OK For $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Suit
• Wis. Class Asks For Final OK Of $1M Plant Explosion Deal
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• Judge Probing Girardi Fallout Mulls Who Knew What, When
• US Trustee Seeks Ch. 11 Examiner For J&J Talc Liability Unit
• Disputing Plaintiff Expert Testimony In Product Liability Cases
• Senate Sends $768B Defense Bill To Biden's Desk
• Ga. Panel Holds Firm That LG Must Face Faulty Battery Suits
• Texas Woman Can't Sue Lyft Over Partial Foot Amputation
• Ill. Jury Awards Man's Estate $3.5M For Mesothelioma Death
• Ga. Eatery, Security Co. Escape Widow's Wrongful Death Suit
• Oilfield Services Co. Sued Over Worker's COVID-19 Death
• Jones Day Can Rep J&J Talc Unit In Ch. 11 For Now
• Insurer Ordered To Defend WTA In $10M Blood Test Arbitration
• Texas Panel Orders New Trial In Tree-Trimming Death Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms ATF Rule Banning Bump Stocks
• Philadelphia Civil Litigator Launches Own Mediation Firm
• Fla. Judge Allows Surfside's Engineer Access To Collapse Site
• Justices Will Hear Union Pacific Engineer's Negligence Suit
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• Edelson Sought Solid Case Before Flagging Girardi Concerns
• Boeing Pilot Says FAA Insider Called Him 737 Max 'Scapegoat'
• Total Says Kinder Morgan Owes $9M For Wrongful Death
• FilmOn Founder Can't Reverse $11M Sexual Battery Loss
• Boy Scouts Tout $800M Settlement As AIG Seeks Delay
• Pa. Court DQs Firm Over Conflict In Utility Pole Crash Suit
• 'Crying' Atty Won't Undo $1.3M Cancer Misdiagnosis Verdict
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• 3-Part Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Sale OK'd For Teligent
• Mass. AG To Appeal Toss Of Landmark COVID Neglect Case
• Residents Fight For Remand Of Coal Ash Pollution Suit
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Insurers To Pay Out $800M To Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Victims
• Boy Scouts Bash Group's Proposed Fix To Email Row
• Mallinckrodt Says $1.75B Ch. 11 Opioid Deal Is Reasonable
• 11th Circ. Tosses Mom's Suit Over Murdered Child's Remains
• Justices Call DOJ Into Hamas-Linked Charity Banking Case
• Kevin Spacey's Sex Life Mostly Off-Limits In Abuse Suit Depo
• Best Buy Settles Ga. Worker's $1.9M Forklift Injury Case
• $2.2M Mesothelioma Verdict Against Exxon Is Affirmed
• OSHA Starts Probe Into Amazon Building Collapse In Illinois
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Edelson Faces Grilling At Girardi Keese Contempt Hearing
• Pandemic-Era Lessons In Jury Selection, Court Dynamics
• Ga. Sports Academy Sued Over Student's Elevator Death
• NJ Firm Loses Fee Cut Challenge In Walmart Injury Case
• 5th Circ. Sends Defamation Suit Over Suicide Back To Court
• Judge Won't Nix Alcohol References In Suit Over Boat Crash
• USA Gymnastics Announces $380M Bankruptcy Settlement
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• 3M Hit With $22.5M Verdict In Fla. Military Earplug Bellwether
• FCC Regs Don't Preempt iPhone Radiation Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Part Of Insurer's Suit Over Fatal Wreck Dismissed
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2021
• Mallinckrodt Calls Opioid, Acthar Deals Vital To Ch. 11 Plan
• How Personnel Files Can Affect Medical Malpractice Claims
• Couple Claim Amazon Drivers' Attack Made Them Flee Ga.
• Tribe Not Immune To Casino Injury Suit, NM Court Finds
• Investors Reach $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Marketing Suit
• Ga. Law Firm Says Atty Still Not Cooperating Despite Jail Time
• Tesla Hit With Acceleration Defect Suit Over Fatal NJ Crash
• J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Masquerading As Legit, Court Told
• Texas County Can't Escape Suit Over Car Accident On Beach
• Edelson Could Get Dinged For Sitting On Girardi Concerns
• 2 Survivors' Family Files 1st Suit Over Mich. School Shooting
• Ill. Jury Awards Woman $21M For Car Crash Spinal Injury
• Fla. Justices Side With State Farm On PIP Rates
• 5th Circ. Told Firm's $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Belongs In Texas
• No Reconsideration Of Dismissal In DePuy Hip Implant Suit
• Salon Can't Get Client's Mental Health Records In Burn Suit
• Ga. Atty Calls Dismissal Motion An Attempt To Smear Him
• NY AG James Drops Her Campaign For Governor
• Spinal Injury Not Evidence To Be Preserved, NY Court Finds
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Attys Say Girardi Solely To Blame For Unpaid Settlements
• Feds Say Chicago Doc Used Veterinary Catheters On Humans
• Talc Claimants Say J&J Abusing Ch. 11 With Trust Motion
• Fired Atty Wraps Up Suit Ripping Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• Honeywell Investors Strike $10M Deal In Asbestos Suit
• Ex-Insys Staffer Skirts Prison For Fentanyl Bribe Scheme
• Pa. Strip Club Must Face Suit After Valentine's Day Assault
• Jury Awards Ga. Shopper $1.2M For Walmart Slip-And-Fall
• Jones Day Hires Mass Tort Partner In Ohio
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Ex-Penn State Football Player Can't Yet Appeal Hazing Suit
• Fla. Firm Settles Trademark Suit Over Competitor's Billboards
• 7th Circ. Revives Excessive Force Suit Against Ind. Cop
• Jury Says State Farm Owes Fla. Man $3M In Uninsured Crash
• Patient's Med Mal Suit Tossed Over Expert Witness Experience
• Mallinckrodt Exec Says Ch. 11 Plan A Fair Deal For Creditors
• Ga. Surgery Biz To Pay $3M To End False Claims Suit
• Calif. Justices Told No Slippery Slope In Med Mal Cap Case
• Conflict Bumps Retired Del. Judge From Scouts' Ch. 11 Panels
• Kobe Widow Says LA County Callously Shared Death Photos
• J&J Talc Sub Names Pick For Ch. 11 Future Claims Rep
• Indiana Family Gets $18M For Teen Hit By Semitrailer
• Pa. Justices Question If State Mandated 'Smart' Power Meters
• $1M Sanction Against Stan Lee's Daughter Flops At 9th Circ.
• DeCotiis FitzPatrick Absorbs Most Of Kaufman Semeraro
• USA Taekwondo, Insurer Leave Athletes' Sex Abuse Suit
• Feds Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-West Point Cadet's Suicide
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• 5th Circ. Dubious Virus Death Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Justices Won't Touch Migrant Kids' Revived Mental Health Suit
• Victims' Attys Want Docs Clawed Back In Scouts Ch. 11
• Vanessa Bryant Drops Suit After Settlement Terms Fulfilled
• Insurer Must Pay $5M Toward Trolley Crash Judgment
• Cruise Co. Can Arbitrate Ship Doctor's COVID-Linked Suicide
• Sackler Family Denies Pre-Ch. 11 Looting Of Purdue Pharma
• DOT Rule On Truckers' Hours Flouts Safety, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Fed. Rule On Litigation Funding Creates Privacy Intrusion
• Insurer Rejects Car Dealer's Coverage Bid For Worker's Killing
• Tyson Escapes Pa. Meatpacker's COVID-19 Death Suit
• Blood Clot Device Maker Must Face Suit In Ill., Court Rules
• Claimants Seek Further $63M From 'Mud-Slinging' NJ Diocese
• What Calif. Personal Injury Law Change Means For Defendants
• JP Morgan Ruling May Have Broad Insurance Implications
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• Justices Won't Review Nursing Home Arbitration Case
• Mallinckrodt Escapes $320M Acthar Antitrust Claim In Ch. 11
• Feds, Trump Tell 2nd Circ. Defamation Case Belongs With DOJ
• Zoll Medical Escapes Liability For Alleged Defibrillator Defect
• Ex-Knicks Star Fights Sanctions Threat For Failed Assault Suit
• Attys Seek $1.5M For Walmart Slip-And-Fall Verdict
• NY Court Revives Faulty Heart Valve Replacement Suit
• US Steel Accuses Zurich Of Bad Faith In Injured Trucker Suit
• Nev. Justices Say Gunmakers Immune In Vegas Shooting Suit
• Columbia, NY Presbyterian To Pay $71.5M For OB-GYN Abuse
• Texas Justices Told 'Employee' Defined Broadly In $3.8M Fight
• 5th Circ. Overturns Own Precedent In Maritime Liability Row
• Insurer Must Pay For OD Negligence Defense, Pa. Panel Says
• NJ Precedent On Vicariously Liable Employers Is Still Narrow
• Users Appeal Section 230 Ruling In Reddit Child Porn Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms No Intervention In Flint Water Deal
• Ga. Residents Fight Site Owner's Bid To Escape Cancer Suits
• Boy Scouts Insurer Can Review Council Docs In Ch. 11
• How The Pandemic Made This Judge A Zoom Trial 'MacGyver'
• Law360 Explores: A Low Bar In California
• Girardi Clients Have A Bumpy Road To Recover Missing Cash
• Talc Claimants Seek To Toss J&J Unit's 'Manufactured' Ch. 11
• NJ Diocese Fights Bid To Value Sex Abuse Claims In Ch. 11
• Texas Panel Affirms Awards Against Elevator Co. In Injury Suit
• Imerys, Cyprus Get Go-Ahead For Mediation In Ch. 11 Cases
• $200M Verdict Winners Seek 'Hidden' Info Of Parent Insurers
• Surfside Collapse Trial Would Start No Later Than Summer
• Pogust Millrood Merges With Global Civil Justice Unit
• Broker Should Cover $4M Settlement, Transport Co. Says
• Law360 Explores: The Thief In Shining Armor
• Amazon Gets Warranty Claim Clipped In Henna Burn Suit
• Girardi's Criminal Fate Still Unknown As Civil Storm Rages