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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - April, 2022

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• Maxwell Loses 2nd Bid To Overturn Trafficking Verdict
• High Court's Punt Leaves Rail Worker Injury Suits In A Jumble
• Texas Judge Orders Dismissal Hearing For Alex Jones Ch. 11
• Purdue Tells 2nd Circ. 30 Years Of Precedent Back Ch. 11 Plan
• Asbestos Trust Seeks Redaction Of Firms In Claims Dispute
• Bankrupt Hess Unit Gets Ch. 11 Stay Of USVI Asbestos Trial
• Sig Sauer, Agent Want ICE To Hand Over Docs In Gun Suit
• British Airways Injury Suit Cleared For Jury By 1st Circ.
• NJ Doctor Beats Challenge To Trial Win In Spinal Tap Suit
• Trailer Park Owners Seek Win In Injury Coverage Row
• Foley & Mansfield Adds Litigation Partner In New Orleans
• Insurer Seeks Win In Sewage Exposure Coverage Suit
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Hess Unit Hits Ch. 11 Over St. Croix Refinery Asbestos Claims
• Calif. Legislative Compromise To End Fight Over Med Mal Cap
• Paralegal Accused Of Poisoning Atty Wants Suit Trimmed
• 9/11 Judge Tosses 'Duplicative' Suit Over Split Of $3.5B Fund
• DC Circ. Wrestles With Jurisdiction In COVID-19 Death Case
• Paparazzi's 'Lead-Free' Jewelry Contains Lead, NY Suit Claims
• Fla. Justices Won't Let Plaintiff Show Billed Medical Expenses
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Justices Punt On Union Pacific Engineer's Negligence Suit
• Justices Reject Emotional Distress Damages In Bias Case
• Riled Insurers Win Time To Probe Diocese's New Ch. 11 Plan
• 3M Can't Get Discovery From Feds In Earplug MDL
• Insurers Want Out Of Covering Electric Shock Injury Suit
• Coloplast Hit With $2.5M Verdict In Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Ariz. Court Says Restaurant Must Face Dog-Bite Suit
• Purdue Ch. 11 Injunction Extended Pending 2nd Circ. Decision
• Teligent Gets Ch. 11 Disclosure, Voting Plans OK'd In Del.
• Anapol Weiss Must Face Trial In NJ Over Plane Crash Deal
• Cos. In Port Areas Face Growing Longshore Act Claims Risk
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Ex-Seton Hall Basketball Players' Injury Claims Clipped
• Ex-Angels Staffer Can't Get New Trial Over Skaggs Overdose
• Flint Official Says State Ignored Water Concerns
• Dodgers Pitcher's Sex Assault Defamation Suit May Backfire
• Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil
• Insurer Ducks Wrongful Death Suit, Bad Faith Claims Remain
• GOP Sen. Backs 737 Max Families In DOJ 'Victim Status' Fight
• Calif. Jury Awards Moviegoer $1.8M In Fall Suit Against AMC
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurance Co.'s Coverage Suit Win
• Key Post-Disaster Social Media Strategies For Cos.
• NY High Court Tosses $16.5M Mesothelioma Death Verdict
• InfoWars Defends Legitimacy Of Small Business Ch. 11 Filing
• Fla. Doc Can't Dodge Fraudulent Fentanyl Fight With Feds
• Water Sports Co. Blames Deceased Couple For Jet Ski Crash
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Lockheed Need Not Produce 1M Docs In Contamination Suit
• NJ Firm Beats DQ Bid Over Ex-Judge's Role In Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Passenger's Injury Suit Against Carnival
• US Trustee Calls Teligent Ch. 11 Plan Releases 'Baffling'
• Costco Food Sample Co. Must Face Shopper's Fall Injury Suit
• Houston Atty Asks Texas Justices To End Client Poaching Suit
• Kobe Bryant's Academy, Insurer Take Comp Fight To 9th Circ.
• Law360's 2022 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Board
• Baker Donelson Loses Bid For Immediate Appeal In $13B Suit
• Punitive Damages Bid Too Late In Plastic Surgery Death Suit
• Couple Says 'Reckless' Emotional Harm Warrants Coverage
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Mallinckrodt Creditors Can't Get Ch. 11 Plan Halted
• Iowa Justices Toss Suit Over Concealed Cancer As Untimely
• Justices Will Hear Rail Worker's Pa. Jurisdiction Dispute
• Diamond Offshore Settles Rig Injury Suit After 2nd Trial
• Texas Justices Strike Lump Sum Payout In $10.3M Verdict
• Bankruptcy Omission Doesn't Bar Medical Malpractice Suit
• Boy Scouts Can Sell $13.5M Warehouse To Pad Survivor Fund
• What Stood Out In Workers' Comp Arguments At High Court
• Alex Jones' InfoWars Ch. 11 Branded 'Illegitimate' On Day One
• Texas Justices Overturn $6.4M 'Whisper Campaign' Verdict
• Iowa Supreme Court Tosses Hospital Fall Injury Suit
• Texas Justices Say Insurer Owed No Legal Duty In Fatal Crash
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• Environmental Coverage Disputes Continue Evolution In 2022
• Woman Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate $500K Award In Gun Case
• Ill. Justices OK $1M Negligent Training Award In Crash Suit
• Fla. High Court Revives Med Mal Claim Over Presuit Notice
• 9th Circ. Punts 'Take Home' COVID-19 Case To Calif. Justices
• Little League Baseball Wants Out Of Texas Sex Assault Suit
• Nassar Victims Seek $130M From FBI Over Botched Probe
• Fla. Court Says Hospital Fall Suit Wrongly Filed As Negligence
• Wash. Hospital Must Face Med Mal Suit Over Toddler's Death
• City Of Austin Freed From Train Track Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurer Says Coverage Is Barred For Fatal Apartment Shooting
• Kiernan Trebach Adds Liability Attorney In Philadelphia
• 9/11 Family Wants 'Equitable Split' Of $3.5B Afghanistan Fund
• Rehab Facility's Arbitration Agreement 'Unconscionable'
• Rule 702 Proposal Would Bring Clarity To Expert Admissibility
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Fla. Court Reverses $3.25M In Damages In Engles Case
• Ill. Justices Reject Ex-NFL Star's Bid To ID Alleged Defamers
• Latham Asks To Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• Kaiser Units To Pay Family $25.6M Over Brain Damage Suit
• Ohio Doctor Acquitted Of Causing 14 Fentanyl Deaths
• Terror Victim's Kin Can't Get Congress' Expanded Fund
• Ovarian Cancer Patients Want Louder Voice In J&J Unit Ch. 11
• 'Rust' Producers Fined For Safety 'Indifference' In Shooting
• Cruise Line's Sofa Caused Spine Injury, Not Smoking
• Calif. Panel Affirms Insurers' Win In $102M ConAgra Row
• Justices Torn Over Civil Miranda Suits Against Cops
• Medical Spa Wants Quick Win Against Insurer In Injury Dispute
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Boeing Settles Pilot's Toxic Cabin Air Case On Eve Of Trial
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Bankrupt NJ Diocese Inks $87.5M Deal With Abuse Survivors
• Ex-Flint Official Gave Bad Info To Congress, Jury Hears
• NJ Atty Accused Of 'Web Of Deceit' Over Case Against Glock
• AmFam, Baker Donelson Must Face $13B Surveillance Suit
• GM Settlement Scam Gets Calif. Woman 6 Months In Prison
• 3M Waited Too Long For Discovery In Earplug MDL, Feds Say
• Kroger Unit Escapes Worker's Suit Over Elevator Injury
• Red Roof Insurer Can't Escape Sex Trafficking Coverage
• NFL Concussion Firm Asks Judge Not To Block Its Fees
• NFL Concussion Claims Won't Reach Zurich Policy, Court Told
• Boeing Signals Settlement Struggle In Last 3 Lion Air Cases
• Cincinnati Immune To Injury Suit Over Car Hit By Fallen Tree
• MG+M Adds Fla. Maritime Atty From Hamilton Miller
• Ex-Aegerion Rep Owes $1.6M To Fraud Victims, Feds Say
• Johns Hopkins Beats $1B Guatemalan Syphilis Study Suit
• Doc Can't Undo License Revocation For Unwanted Advances
• High Court Won't Hear Burned Sailor's Arbitration Suit
• Insurer Says Oilfield Co. Is On Its Own For Auto Crash Deaths
• Condo Owner Too Late To Accuse Insurer Of Fraud
• Ill. Judge Won't Upset $7.5M Breaching Round Warning Verdict
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Remand Of COVID Death Suit
• High Court Won't Review Driver's $15M Suit Against Geico
• Sandy Hook Lawsuits Drive Alex Jones' InfoWars Into Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Says Court Can Hear Military Base Drowning Suit
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Trial A Watershed Moment For Virtual Court
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Dropping Ball On Wawa Injury Claim
• Ill. Appellate Panel Revives Worker's Asbestos Suit
• Thompson Coe Adds Litigator In San Antonio
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Ga. Atty Pushes To Preserve Fraud Claim In Partnership Fight
• School Bus Co. Denied Dismissal Of Family's Bus Injury Suit
• Newborn Opioid Victim Group Says Sackler Releases Justified
• Firm Loses Bid To DQ Atty In Flint Water Crisis Litigation
• Exxon Hit With $288K Tab Over Alex Oh, Paul Weiss Conduct
• Ind. Justices Toss Claims Against Hospital Over Info Breach
• LA Dodger Fans Allege Excessive Force By Team Security
• Calif. Justices Won't Take On 'Take Home' COVID Case
• Woman Run Over By Her Jeep Can Seek Punitive Damages
• NFL Concussion Firm Hit With TRO Bid Over Fees
• Ill. Nursing Home Will Settle COVID-19 Death Suit
• Texas Panel Tosses Claims Against 'My 600-lb Life' Producer
• Science Group Sues Homeopathic Co. Over 'Quackery' Drugs
• Crowd Surfer Gets 2nd Shot At Suit Against Security Firm
• Construction Cos. Settle Pa. Steel Collapse Suit For $12M
• Equalize NY Summary Judgment Standards In Tort Cases
• 'Take Home' COVID And Emerging Liability Insurance Issues
• Calif. Jury Awards $2.8M To Man After Foot Crushed By Car
• Ill. Judge Won't OK New Girardi Keese Fee Complaint For Now
• Ex-Atty Cops To GM Scam After Feds Warn Of ID Theft Count
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Ga. Anesthesia Biz Pays $7M To End Kickbacks Case
• Texas Jury Clears Sunoco, Truck Driver In Crash Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Fed. Law Shields Car Dealership In Crash Suit
• Military Contractor Seeks High Court Review In Air Crash Suit
• Boy Scouts Say Without Ch. 11 Deals, Survivors To Get Little
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Defect Suit Over Man's 37-Foot Fall
• Ex-Gordon & Silber Atty Stole $1.2M From Firm, DA Says
• NJ Justices Say Affidavit Unneeded In Vicarious Med Mal Suit
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Juul Strikes $22.5M Deal With Wash. Over Youth Ad Claims
• Judge Trims Ga. Chicken Plant's $2M Suit Against Insurer
• 5th Circ. Revives La. Pollution Case Against DuPont
• Drug Cos. Must Face Bulk Of Weight Loss Drug Cancer Suit
• Burger King Sued Over Chemicals In Whopper Packaging
• Pa.-Based Caribbean Resort Co. Sued Over Guest's Drowning
• Guam Claimants Ask To Be Cut From Scouts' Ch. 11 Releases
• Toppled Amazon Facility Wasn't Up To Code, Attorneys Say
• ​​​​​​​Wash. Has New Logic To End High Court Workers' Comp. Case
• J&J Must Face Impending Fraud Suit During Talc Unit's Ch. 11
• Texas Panel Won't End Facebook Sex Trafficking Suit
• Facebook And Snapchat Hit With Suit Over Teen Suicide
• Texas Doctor Must Face Suit Over Unwanted Pregnancy
• Barstool Exec's Libel Suit Thin On Fact Claims, Insider Says
• 9th Circ. Tosses Mich. Atty's Suit For $2.6M In Atty Fees
• Mexico Suit Could Broaden Gun Co. Liability, Judge Hints
• Pa. Justices Unsure Of Finding Waiver In Verdict Sheets
• Storm-Hit Texas Power Plant Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For Sale
• J&J Unit Trims Mesh False Ad Loss To $302M On Appeal
• Guam Survivors Say They're Worse Off In Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Feds Call Workers' Comp Law Discriminatory At High Court
• Teligent OK'd For Fast-Tracked Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure Hearing
• Amazon Hit With Suit Over Faulty Exercise Band
• $200M Verdict Winners Can't Get Atty Fees Or Interest
• Ky. Court Reinstates Child's Carbon Monoxide Death Suit
• Cambodian Woman Gets $1.78M Verdict In Forced Labor Suit
• Texas Jury Awards $15.6M In Flag Pole Electrocution Case
• Calif. Ruling Guides On Liability For Telework Injury Claims
• 6th Circ. Says Arbitration Panel May Clarify Ruling On Atty Pay
• GM Injury Scammer Faked BigLaw Atty's Signature, Feds Say
• Calif. Court Ditches Bad Medical Device Implantation Suit
• Neb. High Court Revives Suit Over Infection At Joint Doc
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• 7th Circ. Revives Faulty Air Bag Suit Against Fiat Chrysler
• Despite 'Hurt Feelings,' Bid To Intervene In Opioid Deal Denied
• Marriott Beats NJ Suit Over Injury At Saudi Le Meridien Hotel
• 11th Circ. Weighs PREP Act Preemption In COVID Death Suit
• 3M Wins Latest Military Earplug Bellwether
• NY Physician Must Face Suit Over Baby's Birth Injuries
• Publix Can't Probe Financial Ties Of Morgan Injury Attys, Docs
• Asbestos Claimants Liable For Rare Fines In Bestwall Ch. 11
• 4 Key Reasons Courts Reject Educational Malpractice Suits
• Indiana School District Freed From Cheerleader's Fall Suit
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• Hospital's Robotic Surgery Injured Man's Rectum, Suit Claims
• Trucking Co. Drops 'Forum Shopping' Loophole Appeal
• Hall Booth Absorbs Med Mal Firm Mattia McBride In NJ
• Pa. Ruling On Attorney-Client Privilege Appears Flawed
• Calif. Doc Asks High Court To Review COVID-19 Trial Pause
• Pilot Drops Toxic-Exhaust Suit Against Defunct Airline
• Ch. 11 Judge Will Unseal Names Of Accused Camden Clergy
• UPS Says Lost Injury Settlement Payment Is Fla. Firm's Fault
• Boy Scouts Say Insurers' Ch. 11 Stance Imperils Org.'s Future
• Uber Drivers' App Use Makes NY Roads Unsafe, Suit Says
• Kansas City Doc Ordered To Pay $20M For Botched Delivery
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Suit Over Worker's Fall
• COVID Closure Can't Nix Delay Damages In $2M Injury Verdict
• Ga. Judge Walks Back Refusal To Toss Wrongful Death Suit
• NJ Diocese, Insurers Battle Abuse Survivors Over Ch. 11 Deal
• Judge Calls Cohen's Claims About Jailing Over Book 'Horrific'
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• Ironworker Gets $6.3M From Fiat Chrysler In Fall Suit
• GM Settlement Lies Merit Prison Sentence, Feds Say
• Calif. Naturopathic Doctor Cops To Peddling Fake Vax Cards
• 8th Circ. Frees Frat From 'Hazed' Pledge Knife Attack Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Cut Atty Fees In Wrongful Death Fight
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Arguments Focus On Legal Standards
• Bankrupt Diocese, Insurers Push To Shield Accused Clergy
• DOJ Sues Pa. Landlord For Refusing Support Animals
• Tort Report: Soccer Megastar Escapes Sex Assault Suit
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Law Groups Back Suit Over Use Of Henrietta Lacks' Cells
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Should Hear Walmart Injury Case
• Indiana Not Liable For AG's Misconduct, 7th Circ. Rules
• 5th Circ. Backs Travelers' Escape From $3.3M Injury Ruling
• Insurer Says Coverage Limited In Co.'s Surfside Collapse Row
• Trucking Co. Can Only Recover $2M For Crash, Insurer Says
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Avoid Suit Over Woman Run Over By Jeep
• A Workers' Comp. Defense Refresher For Georgia Employers
• McLaughlin Remembered As 'Righteous,' 'Pugilistic' Attorney
• Judge Won't Push Ahead On Filing Fees In 3M Earplug MDL
• NY AG Warns NFL Of Workplace Harassment Crackdown
• Ex-Flint Mayor Says Water Report Omitted Safety Concerns
• Zantac MDL Plaintiffs Try To Revive Claims Against Drug Cos.
• 11th Circ. Says Settlement Can Be Basis For Bad-Faith Claim
• NY Court Reinstates Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• DOJ Was Wrong To Seek Scapegoats In BP, Boeing Cases
• Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
• 5th Circ. Won't Let Insurer Escape Fatal Truck Accident Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Foreign Emissions From Montana Coal Count
• Edelson Seeks To Pay Girardi Victims, Sue 'Family Enterprise'
• Gov't Liable In Suit Over Accident Involving USPS Driver
• Mass. Justices Told Atty Fee Award Must Be Covered
• Lyft Driver Sues Over App's Safety Rules Following Shooting
• NY Hospital Can't Dodge Claims It Kept Man Alive Against Will
• 1st Circ. Critical Of Airline's Step-Size Defense In Injury Suit
• Snapchat Can't Escape Death Suit Over 'Speed Filter' Crash
• Engineering Co. Hit With $155M Suit For Miami Bridge Design
• Alex Jones Agrees To Sit For Deposition Amid Steep Fines
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Panish Shea's Brian J. Panish
• Maxwell Can't Have New Trafficking Trial, Judge Says
• State Farm Wants Out Of Movie Theater Shooting Suit
• One By One, States Are Banning NDAs To Protect Workers
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. High Court To Decide Shock Therapy Suit
• Class Status In Question For Arkema Chemical Fire Plaintiffs
• Judge Trims Chinese Activist's Suit Over Yahoo Emails
• Delta Lands Victory Over Ex-Workers In ERISA Dispute
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Contractor Says Insurer Owes Coverage In $10M Injury Suit
• How To Overcome Trial Lawyers' Courtroom Experience Gap
• 2 Attys Escape Claims They Bungled Infection Treatment Suit