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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2022

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• Flint Water Engineers Were 'Puzzle Pieces' Of Crisis, Jury Told
• Ex-Arnold & Porter Worker, Unum Must Wait On Atty Fees
• 3 Jackson Rulings To Know In Product, Personal Injury Cases
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Home Depot Amputation Coverage
• 4 Ketanji Brown Jackson Decisions Impacting Transportation
• Fla. Injury Atty Says Disability Firm Stole 'Tucker Law' Name
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Chicago Firm Files Class Actions Over Medical Records Costs
• Chubb, Rite Aid Battle Over Scope Of Opioid Defense Ruling
• ERCOT Immunity Ruling Not Last Word On Grid Suits
• Texas Crane Co. Settles Coverage Dispute With Allianz
• Smith & Nephew Gets Claims Trimmed In Hip Implant MDL
• Woman Wants Sanctions On Target Over Destroyed Evidence
• Texas Justices Nix Early Discovery In Medical Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Preview: March Roars With Ch. 11, Poaching Spats
• Liberty Must Contribute To $380M Nassar Fund, 7th Circ. Says
• Bankruptcy Is Optimal Venue For Mass Tort Cases
• Ga. Apartments To Face Injury Claim In Fire Ants Biting Baby
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• US Trustee Has More Qualms With Boys Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Edited Med Mal Claims Can Still Trigger Texas Expert Deadline
• Clock Still Ticking For Tesla Fatal Crash Suit Over Defect
• 1st Circ. Revives Medical Malpractice Suit Over Court Error
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• Texas Judge Limits Co.'s Coverage Duties In $50M Injury Suit
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Amtrak Can't Avoid New Claims Over Deadly 2017 Derailment
• ABI Panelists, US Chamber Support Ch. 11 3rd-Party Releases
• Attys Want $27M For Juul, Altria Underage Marketing Suit
• Ill. Jury Gives $3.73M To Man Hit By Construction Co. Vehicle
• Ga. Judge Finds Atty Fees Must Be Public After $200M Verdict
• Scouts Mass Tort Shows How Victims Can Be Left Behind
• 6th Circ. Revives $95M Suit Over Kia Crash That Killed 3
• J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Case Allowed To Go Forward
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• Bill Paxton's Family Inks $1M Deal With Anesthesia Group
• Chicago Jury Awards $1.8M To Woman In Hotel Sex Assault
• Boy Scouts Deal With 'Embarrassing' Ch. 11 Trust Stalemate
• Wrongful Death Suit Faults Olympic Orgs Over Athlete's CTE
• Teligent Says Stalled Plan Talks Make Liquidation Best Option
• Atty's Improper Closing Voids Hospital Win In Infant Care Trial
• Calif.'s Top Court OKs Med Mal Cap, Slashed $4.3M Award
• Feds Say Contractor Had Safety Duty In $3M Negligence Suit
• Medtronic Can't Shake Illegal Kickback Suit
• NY To Pay $1.5M To End Group Home Resident Abuse Suit
• ERCOT Can't Claim Immunity In Power Developer Fight
• NFL, Concussion Counsel Rebut Race-Norming Concerns
• Ex-911 Operator Says Alaskan City Can't Toss Police Bias Suit
• Pandemic Deemed No Excuse For Late Med Mal Expert Filing
• Will Smith Body Double Drops Suit Over 'Bad Boys' Leg Loss
• Insurer Can Make Museum Ship Repay Hurt Worker's Benefits
• Texas Court Debates Discretion In Periodic Payment Awards
• Fla. Senate Committee Rolls Condo Reforms Into Single Bill
• No Early Win For New Orleans Rail Co. In Worker Injury Suit
• Law Firm, Engineer Settle With Surfside Collapse Victims
• Judge Eyes Tweaks For NJ Diocese's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Chevron Beats Claims Over Contaminated Louisiana Land
• 9th Circ. Orders BIA To Revisit Mexican's Abuse Claims
• Court Leery Of Trump Anti-SLAPP Defense In Defamation Suit
• 'Simple Logic' Keeps Alive Cosby Sex Abuse Suit, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Boots COVID-19 Death Suit Back To Calif. State Court
• Pa. Court Says Man Can't Pin Tardy Med Mal Suit On Pandemic
• Patient Death Suit Partially Restored Against Mass. Hospital
• Worker On Amazon NYC Office Sues Contractor After Fall
• Self-Evaluative Privilege May Protect Internal Investigations
• Texas Doctor Can't Escape Death Suit Over Missed Blood Clot
• Dr. Asks 9th Circ. To Restart DaVita Unnecessary Care Suit
• J&J Talc Unit Says Ch. 11 Only Recovery Option For Claimants
• Boy Scouts, Pachulski Reach $2M Deal In Email Row
• DC Circ. Is Urged To Greenlight COVID-19 Death Suit
• Prenatal Defect Test Maker Hit With Suit Over False Positives
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• Trump Can't Escape Riot Suits But Don Jr., Giuliani Do
• Trooper's Fresh Claim Targets Cuomo Spokesman's 'Bullying'
• 2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Law Firm's RICO Appeal
• Ex-Girardi Client Sues Celebrity Wife, Lawyer Over NFL Funds
• Student Group Can't Challenge Trump-Era Title IX Rule
• Sacklers Offer Another $1.6B For Purdue Ch. 11 Settlement
• Calif. Atty Gets 12 Years For Taking $5.5M From Clients
• Tesla Seems Poised To Face NJ Fatal Crash Suit Over Defect
• NY Trooper Sues Cuomo, Top Aide Over Years Of Harassment
• Talc Claimants Say J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Benefits Parent Co. Only
• Cruise Line Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm Dismissal Of Death Suit
• Nome Asks For Dismissal Of State Claims In Police Bias Suit
• Travelers Hit With $16M Verdict In Collision Coverage Case
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Amid Historic Spending, Congress Should Strengthen FCA
• Utah Justices Revive Firefighter's Injury Suit Against County
• NJ Diocese Defeats Bid To Value Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
• Colo. Woman Can't Exceed Damages Cap In $1.5M Crash Suit
• Ga. Atty Can Add Defamation Claim To Client-Stealing Suit
• Equinox Keeps Trial Win In Ex-Worker's Sex Assault Suit
• Former Angels Staffer Found Guilty In Skaggs Overdose Trial
• Calif. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Patient Death Suit
• Purdue Gets OK For 2-Week Opioid Suit Freeze Extension
• NFL, Union Hid Benefits From Injured Player, Suit Says
• Concerns Aired Over Atty's Release In NFL Race-Norming Deal
• Shipping Co. Tells 2nd Circ. To Revive Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Ill. Locksmith Must Face Suit Over Fall Injury At Restaurant
• Rarely Used Fla. Condo Law May Be Key In Surfside Deal
• Pepper Spray Maker Can't Beat Wrongful Death Suit
• Ohio Hospital Must Produce Doctor's File In Malpractice Suit
• Mariah Carey Partly Ducks Brother's Libel Suit Over Memoir
• Construction Cos. To Pay $1.2M To End Slip-And-Fall Suit
• What Cos. Can Learn From The 2021 FCA Recovery Statistics
• Pa. County Can Choose How Long It Insures Ex-Jail Doc
• Debevoise, African Attys File Complaint On Ethiopian Abuses
• Girardi Keese Trustee Asks Again To Probe Litigation Lenders
• Suit Claiming NJ Atty Botched Med Mal Case Sent To Mediator
• Angels Staffer Points Finger At Other Dealers In Skaggs Trial
• 11th Circ. Upholds Geico's Win In Bad-Faith Suit
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Reversal In Transit Death Suit May Snag High Court Contender
• 4 Takeaways From $73M Remington Deal Over Sandy Hook
• Ch. 11 For J&J Talc Unit Only Wise Choice, Top Lawyer Says
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over 7-Year-Old Boy's Injured Eyes
• Cop Denied Early Win Over Shooting Death Of Knoxville Man
• Ga. High Court Upends $5M Insurance Limit Over Fatal Crash
• Victim's Family Blames Baldwin For Fatal 'Rust' Shooting
• Ga. Justices Push Back At GM's Bid To Stop CEO Deposition
• Sky Zone Can't Force Arbitration Without Mom's Signature
• Insurer Wants Out Of Co.'s Electrocution Suit Defense
• Unitholders Allege Mariner East Pipelines Co. Flouted Safety
• Subcontractor Asks For 2nd Circ. In Spat With Insurers
• Litigation Funding Scam Leads To Prison For Ex-Ga. Atty
• Defense Counsel Must Alter Tactics To Fight Outsize Verdicts
• Pa. Panel Rules Workers' Disability Evaluation Constitutional
• Matt Harvey Testifies Angels Staffer Gave Players Drugs
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
• Prince Andrew Settles Epstein Victim's Sex Abuse Suit
• Wells Fargo Dodges Plane Crash Liability Suit, For Now
• Talc Claimants Argue Bad Faith In J&J Unit's Ch. 11 Trial
• Ga. Apartment Complex Can't Nix Icy Slip & Fall Suit
• Maxwell Says Feds' Proof Fell Short In Sex-Trafficking Trial
• Mallinckrodt Seeks Last Extension Of Ch. 11 Acthar Suit Pause
• California Court OKs U-Haul's Arbitration Win In Crash Suit
• Union Pacific Beats Conductor's Suit Over Job Injury
• LG Fights Texas Courts' Jurisdiction Over Faulty Battery Suits
• Mass. Town Not Liable For Hypothermia Death, Panel Says
• Tyson & Mendes Adds New Tri-State Office Managing Partner
• Insurer Says It's Off The Hook For Hair Salon Dryer Injury
• Ky. Hospital Can't Escape Death Suit Over Wrong CT Scan
• Edelson, Ex-Girardi Attys At Odds Over Possible Sanction
• NFL, Class Attys Pave Way For Race-Norming Deal Approval
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Delayed Amid Questions On New Deal
• 7th Circ. Sides With Gov't In Suit Over Post-Surgery Death
• Surfside Victims' Attys Reach $83M Deal To Split Proceeds
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Not Responsible For Uninsured Driver
• Horse Owners Escape Motorcycle Crash Suit In NY Appeal
• What Happened In Flint: Trial To Pull Back Curtain On Crisis
• PennDOT, Pittsburgh Warned Of Suit Over Bridge Collapse
• Texas Justices Clarify Gas Utility Liability In Explosion Case
• Law Professors Say J&J Talc Ch. 11 Is Shielding Assets
• Firm Seeks UN Headquarters Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Philly Residents Denied Class Cert. In Waste Incinerator Suit
• Motorcyclist Can't Use Drug Charges In Truck Crash Trial
• Poisoned Atty Suit Survives Paralegal's Free Speech Defense
• NFL Tells Lawmakers DC Team Is Blocking Probe Docs
• J&J Unit Says Ch. 11 Is Best Response To Talc Suit 'Tsunami'
• Ga. Inn Owners Escape Some Claims In Sex-Trafficking Suit
• NJ Suspends Ex-Goldberg Segalla Atty For Unapproved Deals
• Cook County Signs Off On $6.75M Med Mal Deal
• News Coverage Sinks NJ Hiker's Injury Suit Against County
• Clinic Dodges $50M Punitive Verdict In $7.6M Ga. Judgment
• Expert Report Defects Doom Pa. Patient Death Suit
• Burned Sailor Asks High Court To Revive Injury Claims
• J&J Can't Be Allowed To Dodge Civil Justice With Bankruptcy
• Texas Justices Won't Stay Salesforce Sex-Trafficking Suit
• NY Court Revives Suit Over ER Patient's Fatal Hemorrhage
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Gets Key Support Of Abuse Survivors
• Pornhub Can't Ditch Sex Trafficking Case Under Section 230
• Clergy Abuse Victims Ask Ch. 11 Judge For Claims Valuation
• Insurer Says Pot Co.'s Policy Doesn't Cover Assault Claims
• Aldrich Pump Strikes Deal On Coverage From Defunct Insurer
• Maxwell Wants Secrecy For New Trial Bid Amid Juror Inquiry
• Hospital Says Insurer's Settlement Suit Belongs In State Court
• NJ Justices Toss Turnpike Crash Suit After Theory Change
• Defendants Can 'Borrow' State's Venue Rule, Pa. Panel Says
• Ex-Prosecutors, Gibson Dunn To Lead Probe Of DC NFL Team
• NY Judge OKs Canadian Entities' Late Purdue Ch. 11 Appeal
• 2 FTC Settlements Guide On Consumer Review Best Practices
• Mo. Top Court Disciplines Attys Who Aimed Guns At Marchers
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Cooperator In Meningitis Outbreak Case Gets Time Served
• Venezuelan Businessman Fights Ruling Linking Him To FARC
• Harvard Enabled Prof's Sexual Harassment, Students Claim
• Ex-Boeing Pilot Gets 737 Max Criminal Case Trimmed
• Senators Hear Possible Solutions To 'Texas Two-Step' Issues
• Fla. Justices Mull Medicare Expenses Math In Injury Suits
• Univ. Of Calif. To Pay $244M To End Doctor Sex Abuse Claims
• Salesforce Asks Texas Justices For Sex-Trafficking Suit Stay
• Ill. Panel Says Farmers Has No Duty In Staircase Collapse Suit
• Canadian Entities Seek Late Appeal In Purdue Ch. 11 Case
• Trucking Co. Can't Undo $1.5M Verdict Over Car Crash
• Alabama Town Hit With Class Action Over Police Shakedowns
• Key Players In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Attack Nondebtor Releases
• Important Product Liability Practice Trends To Watch In 2022
• Boeing Crash Families Bash DOJ For Denying Victim Status
• 11th Circ. Hints $21M Verdict Over Ga. Trucking Death Is OK
• Unions, Feds Back Rail Worker In Supreme Court Injury Suit
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• NY Giants To Mediate Suit Alleging GC Made 'Strangle' Threat
• Haynes And Boone Hires Norton Rose Litigator In Houston
• Teligent Lender Slams Creditor Group Bid To Claw Back Cash
• 1st Circ. Spots 'Gap' In Cancer-Drug Suit Against Karyopharm
• Ex-Spine Doc Owes $13M To Women Over Faulty Surgeries
• J&J Drops Bid To Block Reuters Story As Attys Trade Barbs
• Court Rules Airman's Mass Shooting Victims Are Owed $230M
• Amazon Escapes COVID-19 Race Discrimination Suit, For Now
• Transport Co. Says $4M Gallagher Suit Was Filed On Time
• Insurer Says K-9 Dog Attack Suit Coverage Is On Travelers
• Engineering Co. Can't Escape Flint Water Negligence Claim
• Shell Subsidiary Can't Get Quick Win Over Oil Platform Fall
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Rehearing Bid In COVID Death Suits
• Texas Justices Briefed In $31.6M Trucking Crash Appeal
• Texas Strikes $225M Deal With Teva Over Opioid Crisis
• Barstool Founder Sues Media Outlet Over Sex Assault Reports
• Lessons For Trucking Cos. From Colo. Crash Controversy
• Girl Scouts Claim Unfair Treatment In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Cosby Wants $25M Sex Abuse Suit In NJ Tossed As Too Late
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• Calif. Land Owner Beats Jogger's Homeless Camp Injury Suit
• Flint Residents' Attys Awarded $39.6M As Part Of Water Deal
• Reuters Says J&J Too Late To Nix Story Over Atty Leak Claim
• Ky. Lawmakers Push Bills To Limit Awards In Injury Suits
• Connecticut Hospital Can't Undo $3.2M Verdict In Injury Suit
• Boat Maker Opposes $60M In Atty Fees After $200M Verdict
• Progress Cited In Dispute Over Access To Surfside Evidence
• LA County Fights Combining Trials Over Bryant Crash Photos
• 7th Circ. Axes Sexual Assault Suit Against Chicago Paramedic
• Ex-NECC Execs Seek New Trial After Revived Convictions
• Feds Say J&J Talc Trust Can't Exclude Medicare Claims
• Purdue Asks For New Extension On Opioid Suit Freeze
• Insurer Can't Back Out Of Defending Citgo In Shooting Suit
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light From Del. Court
• J&J Says Talc Plaintiff Attys Fed Confidential Docs To Reuters
• Live Nation Sued For $60M Over Drakeo's Backstage Murder
• Appeals Court Releases Fla. County From Child Injury Suit
• Texas Justices Consider Doc's Liability In Teen Suicide Case
• Judge Questions Role Of Catholic Group In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• 7th Circ. Scolds VA For 'Runaround' In Worker Malpractice Suit
• Weinstein Atty Insurance Loss Suit Moved To SDNY
• Royal Caribbean Worker's Injury Suit Moved To State Court
• Firm Must Face Insurers' Surfside Collapse Coverage Suit
• Camden Diocese Hikes Ch. 11 Victim Trust Fund To $90M
• Scholar Briefs OK'd In J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid
• Upcoming Rulings Key To Defining PREP Act Protections
• Gunmakers Must Face Mexico Trafficking Suit, States Say
• Hospital Shooting Suit Not Blocked By NY Workers Comp Law
• Emory Says Ex-Law Student's Sex Bias Claims Time-Barred
• Calif. Survival Law Change Calls For Trial Preference Revamp
• Uber Escapes Wrongful Death Suit Over Murdered Driver
• Gymnastics Camp Denies Liability In Sex Assault Case
• Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Is Liability Reminder For Insurance
• NJ Diocese Blasts Abuse Claimants Over Ch. 11 Discovery
• Feds Charge 4 In Death Of 'The Wire' Actor Michael K. Williams
• 24 Hour Fitness Beats $1.3M Verdict Over Empty Hot Tub Fall
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive Texas' School Mask Mandate Ban
• USA Gymnastics Cleared To Begin Ch. 11 Claim Processing
• Grange Fights Coverage Of $10M Construction Injury Ruling
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Taxotere Eye Damage Suits Consolidated In Louisiana MDL
• Man Gets 2nd Shot At Death Suit After Atty Ditches Firm
• Home Depot Insurer Not Liable For $9M Electric Shock Award
• Boy Scouts Question Catholic Group's Standing In Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of LG Exploding Battery Cases In Ga.
• Texas Supreme Court Mulls Interlocutory Appeals Rules
• Law360's Tort Report: Whitey Bulger Death Suit Thrown Out
• Fla. Senate Committee Advances Condo Inspection Bills
• DOD Will Fight Hawaii Order To Drain Leaking Fuel Tanks
• Hospital Can't Avoid Suit Over Harvest Of Daughter's Organs
• Montana Coal Mine Fined $1M For Safety, Dumping Violations
• Engineer Tells Justices Union Pacific Can't Slip Negligence
• NJ Justices Will Tackle High School Athlete's Injury Suit
• Purdue Closing In On New Ch. 11 Deal With Sackler Family
• Ga. Atty Suspended 6 Months For Mishandling Client Cases
• Husky Oil's $1M Refinery Explosion Settlement Gets Final OK
• What Pa. Procedure Rule Change Means For 'Snap Removals'