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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - March, 2022

293 articles

• NYC Sues Landlord Who Racked Up Over 1,900 Violations
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-Princeton Student's Abuse Probe Suit
• Fla. Not Proper Forum For Air France Passenger Death Suit
• Calif. School District Hit With $102M Verdict In Sex Abuse Suit
• NY Hospital's Medical Expert Gets Stroke Suit Dismissed
• Litigation Expert Says Scouts Ch. 11 Strips Trial Rights
• Nestle Escapes Death Suit Over Worker's Drunk Driving Crash
• $2.5M In Damages Nixed In Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Death
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• Panel Addresses Survivor Rights In Fla. Wrongful Death Act
• 6th Circ. Tells Mom To Return Kids To Venezuela
• 9/11 Plaintiffs Spar Over Approach To $3.5B In Afghan Funds
• Judge OKs $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse Over Objections
• Insurer Expert Raises Concerns About Scouts' Ch. 11 Trust
• Princeton University, Aetna Must Face ERISA Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
• 7th Circ. Thinks Menards Insurer Trying To 'Piggyback' Policy
• 6th Circ. Upholds Remand Of Opioid Coverage Dispute
• Appeals Of J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Heading Directly To 3rd Circ.
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Sens. Urge DOJ To Review FBI's Botched Nassar Investigation
• Texas Court OKs Jury's $12M Award In Tractor-Trailer Crash
• Florida-Based Personal Injury Firm Opens 4 Offices In Texas
• SC Atty Sanctioned For 'Shotgun' Pleading In ADA Death Suit
• Ga. Atty Wants 'Empty' New Claims In Shared Client Row Axed
• 3rd Circ. Panel Asks About Coaster Phone Ban In Injury Case
• 'COVID Ate My Homework' Excuses Aren't Flying In Appeals
• Roetzel & Andress Adds Medical Defense Shareholder
• McDonald's Sued Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Food Packaging
• JPMorgan And Wells Fargo Dodge Flint Water Crisis Claims
• Atty Denied 'Lion's Share' Of $5M Fee In Paralyzed Vet Suit
• Honduran Migrant's Rape Case Against ICE Agent Too Late
• Drunk Driving Death Suit Claims Blocked By Ariz. State Law
• Jury Hits 3M With $8M Verdict In 13th Combat Earplug Trial
• Psychologist Questions Validation Of Scouts Abuse Claims
• UCLA Doc Wins Revival Of Whistleblower Suit On Appeal
• Nebraska Midwife Must Face Suit Over Infant's Stillbirth
• Behavioral Health Centers Can't Duck Patients' Abuse Suits
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Commercial Partner In Texas
• Uber Can't Duck Negligence Suit Over Garbageman's Injuries
• Tennis Pro Says USTA Didn't Protect Her From Coach
• Justices Wrestle With Railroad Liability In Injury Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects 'State-Created Danger' In Football Injury Row
• Scouts Adviser Says Insurers Required Releases In Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Pulls Stem Cell Class Action Back To Federal Court
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Says Edelson Is Seeking Invalid Fees
• Insurer Relieved Of Covering Flash Bang Device Injury Suit
• What Health Cos. Must Know About Telemedicine Risks
• Claim Of Misuse Of Insys Docs Struck As Bid To 'Taint' Atty
• Ohio Nursing Home Documents Are Protected In Death Suit
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• 3M Slapped With $50M Verdict After Latest Faulty Earplug Trial
• Lewis Brisbois Says Sanctions Unwarranted In COVID Case
• Texas Utility Can't Shake $5.8M Verdict Over Electric Fire
• Sacklers Say New Ch. 11 Plan Boasts 'Extraordinary' Support
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order
• Ind. Justices Broaden Scope Of Contractor Med Mal Liability
• Insurer Asks Judge To Rethink Coverage For ConMed Vendor
• Families Of Air Crash Victims Discourage High Court Review
• Calif. Facility Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear COVID Suit Remand
• Merck's Gardasil Vaccine Caused Ga. Teens' Illness, Suits Say
• Long Island Catholic School Must Face Swimmer Injury Suit
• Ga. Judges Vacate $3M Wrongful Death Verdict For New Trial
• MSG Says Atty Group's Brief Adds Nothing To Ex-Knick's Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Ex-Boeing Pilot's Acquittal In 737 Max Trial A DOJ Flop
• Ky. High Court Revives Construction Worker's Injury Suit
• 2nd Texas Grand Jury Declines To Charge NFL QB Watson
• $1.4M Nightclub Injury Row Paused For Nev. High Court Cases
• Ford Can't Undo Penalty Over 'Troubling' Asbestos Case Move
• J&J Talc Unit Opposes Claimants' 3rd Circuit Appeal Request
• Ky. Justices Won't Redo $21M Award In Helicopter Crash Suit
• Verdict In Skaggs Overdose Conviction Is Fair, Feds Say
• Global Wireless Ordered To Pay $4.5M For Employee Collision
• U. Mich. Settles Title IX Claim Over Campus Sex-Violence Risk
• NJ Atty Keeps Win In Fee Split Spat With Davis Saperstein
• Mallinckrodt Creditor Payments Won't Be Held For Appeals
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• St. Louis School Officials Can't Be Sued Over Athlete's Injury
• Texas Panel Weighs If $2.2M Offshore Injury Win Can Stand
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• LA Fitness' Parent Says No Duty Exists In Cardiac Emergency
• Survivor Details New Protection Policies In Scouts' Ch. 11
• Jury Acquits Ex-Boeing Pilot In 737 Max Trial
• A Look At Jackson's False Claims Act Jurisprudence
• Atty Caught In FBI Shootout Sued For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• State Farm Must Defend Insured Jailed In Murder-For-Hire Plot
• Old Sofa Costs Royal Caribbean $2M In Passenger Injury Suit
• $97.4M Awarded In Suit Over Newborn's Brain Injuries
• Purdue Gets Another Opioid Suit Freeze Amid Ch. 11 Appeal
• Pa. Court Gives Rail Worker Another Shot At Philly Forum
• Ill. Nursing Home Loses Early Win Bid In COVID Death Suit
• Illinois Hospital Beats Suit Over Unwanted Catheter
• Expert Says Most Claims Worthless Outside Of Scouts Ch. 11
• 3rd Circuit Says NJ Prosecutor Immune To Claims After Killing
• Ex-Gov. Can't Plead Blanket Fifth In Flint Water Trial
• Ky. Court Says Hospital ER Fall Suit Required Medical Expert
• Contractor Wants To Trim Damages In Pa. Gas Explosion Suits
• Boy Scouts Expert Backs Up $250M Ch. 11 Deal With Mormons
• NJ Court Must Decide Insurance Coverage Before Injury Suit
• Dallas Mavericks Slam Ex-GM's Suit As 'Utterly Fictitious'
• Nev. Bar Hit With $8M Verdict For Serving Patron Chemicals
• High Court Won't Review Female Truckers' Harassment Suit
• Zurich Stymies Asbestos Claims Despite Liability, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Ends Stormy Daniels' Trump Defamation Fight
• Paid Ride Time Entitles Pool Installer To Workers' Comp
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Working With Post-Pandemic Juries On Science-Based Cases
• Ex-Boeing Pilot Used Experience To Exploit FAA, Jury Told
• Mediators Appointed For J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Plan Talks
• Firm Repping Smollett Sues Over 'Frivolous' Defamation Suit
• DQ, Sanctions Bids In Bob Dylan Sex Abuse Case Fall Flat
• Ariz. Court Tosses $1M Car Crash Verdict For 'Impaired' Driver
• Insurers May Face More Exposure In Suits After Sandy Hook
• Boy Scouts Reach Ch. 11 Deal With Roman Catholic Groups
• Texas Justices Say Strip Club Can Arbitrate Dancer Death Suit
• NJ Firm Accused Of Failing 9/11 Victim's Family On Claims
• Texas Justices Free Energy Co. From Electric Shock Suit
• NJ Panel Orders Venue Rethink In Exploding Vape Pen Suit
• Medical Alert Cos. Can't Escape Wrongful Death Suit
• Ex-GM Says Dallas Mavs Fired Him For Reporting Harassment
• Port Authority And American Airlines Beat JFK Assault Suit
• Mediation Gag Order On Tap For J&J Talc Unit And Claimants
• Records Release Blunder Wipes Out Texas Med Mal Verdict
• Abuse Claimants Rep Says Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Brings Closure
• Addressing Patient Requests For Unauthorized Treatment
• Power Of Atty Provision Nixes Nursing Home's Arbitration Bid
• Flyer Accuses JetBlue Of 'Straw Man' Tactic To Remove Suit
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Nightclub Beating Victim Can't Revive James Harden Claims
• Travelers Says Other Insurer On The Hook For NBC Injury Suit
• Dentistry Startup Bilked Investors Out Of $2M, SEC Says
• Calif. Bill Could Hook Tech Cos. For Social Media Addiction
• Breaking Down The DOJ's 1st 737 Max Criminal Fraud Trial
• Scouts Say Ch. 11 Trust's Rules Mirror Abuse Tort System
• Ind. Panel Says Driver Must Face Crash-Related Death Suit
• Justices Urged To Nix Turkey's Appeal Of Protester Abuse Suit
• US Trustee, Abuse Victims Blast NJ Diocese's Insurance Deal
• Insurer Must Defend Md. Agency In Airport Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Texas Panel Rules School Can Arbitrate Student Injury Suit
• Firms Fight Over 30-Day Delay Bid In Sberbank Suit
• Texas Panel Won't End Patient's Suit Over Amputation
• Ga. Judges Say HOA Isn't Liable In Resident's Shooting Case
• LA Homeowners Want Class Cert. In Delta Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Faces Sanctions In Nursing Home COVID Case
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Punitive Claims Over FDA Notice
• Boy Scouts Defense Lead Surprised By Abuse Claim Numbers
• BIA Beats Washout Death Suit But Leaves Judge 'Troubled'
• Crane Cos. Hit With $150M Verdict Over Fatal Collapse
• FirstEnergy Wants Exec Off-Limits In Pa. Gas Leak Suit
• 3rd Circ. Fears Asbestos Subpoenas Faced Duplicate Fights
• Fla. Nursing Home Hit With $12M Verdict Over E. Coli Bedsore
• High Court May Be Closer To Tweaking Website Immunity Law
• NJ Diocese's Insurers Say More Info Needed On Abuse Claims
• NY Trial Atty Group Backs Ex-Knick In Assault Suit Appeal
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• Ga. Justices Say Snapchat Can't Avoid Speed Filter Crash Suit
• Texas Doc Isn't Immune In Life Support Malpractice Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Dakota Pipeline Protest Police Abuse Suit
• Florida Legislature Fails To Pass Condo Law Revamp
• Scouts Say Ch. 11 Releases Are Critical To Abuse Settlement
• Ambulance Co. Can't Use Mich. Immunity Law In Crash Suit
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Auto Insurer's Settlement Can't Stand
• Calif. Appeal Panel Rules Amazon Must Face Toxic Cream Suit
• Auburn Instructors Escape Students' Field Trip Death Suit
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Pa. Panel Says Insurance Adjuster's Notes Not Privileged
• Girardi Keese Finances May Take Years, And Luck, To Unravel
• Texas Grand Jury Declines To Indict Houston Texans QB
• Alec Baldwin Says He's Not To Blame For 'Rust' Shooting
• Texas Justices Reject Bid To Add Pipeline Maker To Blast Suit
• Foster Mother Abused Tribal Children, Natchez Nation Says
• Judge Exits Parkland Shooting Fee Row To Avoid 'Side Issue'
• Imerys, Cyprus Extend Mediation On Ch. 11 Talc Settlement
• Maxwell Wants New Trial Due To Juror's Undisclosed Abuse
• 10th Circ. Affirms Harley, Goodyear Win In Tire Defect Suit
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• 1899 Ruling Wrongly Used To Nix Train Injury Suit, Panel Says
• Texas Justices Clear Energen Of Liability For Well Blast
• 5th Circ. Sends COVID Death Suit Back To State Court
• Helicopter Co. Can't Escape Crash Suit In Montana
• Ill. Emissions Ruling May Hamper Policyholders, Experts Say
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive McKesson Whistleblowers' FCA Suit
• Opioid Victims Get Chance To Confront Sacklers In Court
• Parkland Victims Want New Judge Over Podhurst Connection
• 9th Circ. Judges Call COVID Liability Ruling A 'Game Changer'
• Tribe Members' Sexual Abuse Claims Time-Barred, Judge Says
• Ford, Georgia Power Must Face Pipefitter's Asbestos Claims
• McDonald's And Insurer End Illinois Virus Suit Coverage Fight
• 3M, Other Chemical Cos. Accused Of Hiding Risks Of PFAS
• Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors May Be Less Safe After Medtronic
• Ga. Court Nixes Ports Authority Worker's Sovereign Immunity
• Rehab Center Can't Duck Ex-Patient's Claim Over Assault
• Ala. Congressman Beats Capitol Riot Incitement Suit
• Injured Carnival Passenger Says 'Ambush' Warrants New Trial
• Walmart Can't Get Fall Suit Tossed Over 'Obvious' Spill Hazard
• Insurers Beat Coverage Suits Over 3 Motorcycle Crashes
• Purdue Gets Approval For New $5.5B Ch. 11 Sackler Deal
• NJ Diocese Can Depose Abuse Survivors But Not Their Attys
• Law360's Tort Report: Tyson To Turn To Justices In Virus Row
• Groups Flag 'Unethical' Detention Psychologist To Calif. Board
• Taft Stettinius Adds White Collar Partner In Cleveland
• Insurer Drops Coverage Suit Against American Airlines
• Industry Group Backs Railroads In Injury Suit At High Court
• Ga. Justices Won't Review LG Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• Ark. Hospital System Can't Nix Woman's Suit Over Stillbirth
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Mass. Justices Open To Legalizing Doctor-Assisted Suicide
• Trucking Co. Says Rejected Settlement Should Be Enforced
• Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears
• DC Circ. Considers Fight Over Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban
• Insurers Must Face Builder's Bid For $32.5M Deal Coverage
• 'Lavern's Law' Doesn't Apply To Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• Ex-Knicks Star Tells 2nd Circ. Jury Should Hear Assault Suit
• 'Educational Malpractice' Can't Support Plane Crash Suit
• Boy Scouts Judge Chews Out Bickering Attys As Trial Looms
• Jones Day Can Stay As J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Counsel
• Ga. Justices Allow Double Recovery Of Atty Fees
• OBGYN Can't Undo $6.5M Verdict In Birth Defects Suit
• 'Painful' Big Dig Memories Steel Mass. For Infrastructure Influx
• Judge Reluctant To Send J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 To 3rd Circ.
• Army Base Contractor Aims To Shift Blame For Cyclist's Death
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Sam's Club May Not Be Liable For Loading, Ga. Justices Say
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse
• Ship Owner Must Face Employee Wrongful Death Suit
• Maxwell Juror Says Failure To Flag Abuse An 'Honest Mistake'
• Report Says Taliban Takeover Moots Afghanistan's 9/11 Motion
• Riddell, Ex-High School Players End Helmet Defect Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Group's Santa Fe Cell Tower Challenge
• Pentagon Commits To Draining Hawaiian Fuel Tanks After Spill
• Ill. Panel Upholds Chubb Unit's Win In Toxic Emissions Row
• ADM Not Liable For Fatal Truck Crash On Ga. Peanut Run
• Kroger Can't Beat Dallas Shopper's Sidewalk-Hole Fall Suit
• Harley-Davidson Says Insurer Must Defend It In Bike Fire Row
• Polaris, ATV Dealer Must Face Suit Over Finger Amputation
• Thomas Targets Immunity Issue As Court Skips Facebook Row
• Justices Won't Hear Pa. Bid To Reinstate Cosby Sentence
• Activision Worker's Parents Say Harassment Led To Her Death
• Dodgers' Trevor Bauer Lobs Defamation Claims At Deadspin
• Jury Misconduct Claim Can't Upend $959K Med Mal Verdict
• Calif. Ex-Atty Can't Slip $2.2M Over Arrows Fired At Law Office
• Texas Justices Deal Blow To Co. Over $3.8M Injury Suit Costs
• Valisure Wants Fees For Quashed Subpoena In Zantac MDL
• 7th Circ. Says Suit Alleging Faulty Blood Clot Filter Is Untimely
• Ex-Student's Road Safety Suit Against Pa. College Revived
• NY Asbestos Firm Belluck & Fox Expands With Boston Office
• Expert Report Tossed In Suit Over Child Assault At Hospital
• Subaru Can't Deflate Faulty Airbag Claims, Court Says
• Insurers Say Worker's Injury Award Coverage Capped At $9M
• Sherwin-Williams, DuPont Nab Win In Lead Paint Suits
• Holster Co. Must Face Injured NJ Cop's Product Liability Row
• Plaintiffs' Bar Irate That J&J's 'Stooge' Ch. 11 Moving Ahead
• Energy Corp. Can't Beat Boilerman's Asbestos Death Suit
• Biden Critique Of PE-Owned Nursing Homes Unlikely To Sting
• NJ Diocese Abuse Claimants Accuse Insurers Of Stonewalling
• DC Circ. Urged To Nix Appeal In Pa. Nursing Home COVID Suit
• Cincinnati Insurance Can't Intervene In Hotel Trafficking Suit
• Discount Tire Can't Hire Ariz. Minors For Hydraulic Lifts Work
• 9th Circ. Says $36M Deal Permits Fridge Buyers' Punitive Suits
• Boy Scouts Defend 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 Plan
• Md. Venue Escapes Suit Over Festival-Goer's Sexual Assault
• 6th Circ. Says Insurer Owes No Coverage For Bicycle Accident
• Mass. Court OKs Toss Of Suit Over Untimely MS Diagnosis
• State AGs Mount Probe Into TikTok's Interaction With Kids
• Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood Over Abuse Claims
• Ill. Court Says Metra Needn't Produce Video In Worker Suit
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Kohl's Defense For Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Philip Morris Gets Redo On $7M Atty Fee In Engle Suit
• Maxwell Juror May Get Immunity Over Claim He Lied In Survey
• Ga. Law Firm Can Get Atty Fees Over Ex-Associate's Exit
• After Ill. Ruling, Trucking Cos. Must Review Biometric Policies
• Justices Wary Of Broadening Border Agents' Personal Liability
• Geico, Health Providers Settle Underpayment Suit
• Crown Equipment Beats Forklift Injury Suit
• NY Doc Can't Undo $1.2M Eye Surgery Med Mal Verdict
• Sidley Was Conflicted In Boy Scouts Ch. 11, 3rd Circ. Told
• Purdue Mediator Extends Talks To Work On Deal Terms
• 9th Circ. Ruling Won't End Nursing Home Virus Venue Fight
• Biden Knocks PE's Nursing Home Boom In State Of The Union
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3rd Trial For LA Jail Strip Searches
• Reddit Can't Use Section 230 In Child Porn Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Acthar Claimants Seek End To Mallinckrodt Litigation Pause
• Lloyd's Underwriters Keep Win In NJ Lead Suit Coverage Fight
• EPA Vows To Help Curb Climate Mishaps At Chemical Plants
• Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies
• Emory Can't Force Arbitration Of Infant Wrongful Death Suit
• Ventura County Settles Over 'Glee' Star's Death
• Energy Co. Can't Duck Suit Over Worker's Leg Amputation
• Fla. Appeals Court Likely To Zero Out $148M Punitive Award
• Ga. Court Revives Auto Case Against UGA Child Care Center
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship