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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - May, 2022

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• FilmOn Founder's Antics Sink $58M Sex Battery Retrial Bid
• Camden Diocese Gets Nod For New Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Fla. Judge Approves Geico's Deal With Health Care Providers
• Carnival Passenger Gets New Trial Over Brain Injury
• Home Depot Can't Nix Claims That Router Severed Thumb
• Dem PAC, Ad Company Can't Shed Roy Moore Ad Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Request To Halt Immigration Support
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1B Surfside Collapse Deal
• Texas Justices To Probe Settlement Credits In Med Mal Case
• Texas High Court To Weigh In On Cotton Crop Pesticide Fight
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Avenatti's Fox News Suit Heats Up June
• Beef Over Car-Cow Collision Steered Back To Ga. Trial Court
• Pa. Court Rejects Arbitration In Nursing Home Death Suit
• OSHA, JBS Foods Cut Deal To Create Infectious-Disease Plan
• Justices Should Give Feds' Roundup Amicus Little Weight
• Rockall Energy Cancer Plaintiff Seeks Lift Of Ch. 11 Stay
• Conn. Law Firm Wins Reversal Of Expert Contact Sanctions
• DOJ Again Declines To Charge FBI Agents In Nassar Probe
• Barstool Exec Says Business Insider Can't Dodge Libel Suit
• NY Ruling Seen As Big Step Toward Gun Industry Reckoning
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Attys Claimed $900K In 'Unearned' Fees, Rape Survivor Says
• For Texas Mass Shooting Victims, Civil Claims Won't Be Easy
• NYC Says Starr Owes Coverage In $2M Construction Fall Suit
• ConAgra, Worker Spar On Public Policy In COVID Death Suit
• Kevin Spacey Facing Sex Assault Charges In UK
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Affirm Win In Fireworks Injury Row
• Monsanto Knew Of PCBs' Dangers, Jury Hears In Latest Trial
• Walmart Can't Escape Suit Over Crash That Killed Girl Scouts
• Chevron Must Cover Kinder Morgan Unit In Asbestos Suit
• NJ Firm Can Sue Ex-Client's Former Counsel, Judge Says
• Univ. Of Oregon Must Face Basketball Injury Suit, Court Says
• Gov't Urges Justices To Reject Terror Financing Liability Suits
• Texas Court Affirms Disbarment For Atty Who Lied To Client
• Feds Urge Justices To Skip Freight Broker Negligence Suit
• Mass. AG Sues 3M, Other Chemical Cos. Over PFAS Pollution
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Marilyn Manson Defeats Ex-Assistant's Sex Battery Suit
• Fed. Judge Tosses Gun Industry Suit Over NY Liability Law
• NJ Transit Not Immune To Suit Over Man Hit By Bus In NY
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Conflict In Sidley Repping Scouts, Insurers
• Univ. Of Calif.'s $375M Deal Brings Abuse Payments To $700M
• Liberty Mutual Units Fight Bad Faith Claim After Coverage Win
• Indiana Court Overturns Docs' Win In Botched Treatment Case
• CBS Says Reporter Hurt In Red Bull Stunt Can't Cry Age Bias
• Legislators Add Condo Reforms To Special Session Agenda
• Plaintiff Wants Sex Assault Suit Against Jerry Jones Revived
• Committee Pros Approved In J&J Talc Unit's Ch. 11 Case
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• Week In Bankruptcy: Dioceses Settle; Wind-Downs Reined In?
• Dairy Co. Wants Moms' Tainted Milk Class Action Tossed
• Attys Get $8.8M In Fees For Univ. Of Calif. Sex Abuse Deal
• 9th Circ. Reverses State Farm's Win Over Injured Worker
• Judge Raises Payout To Unit Owners Amid $1B Surfside Deal
• SoCal Oil Spill Claim Attys Jockey To See Who's Up First
• Calif. Raises Caps On Medical Malpractice Awards
• NY Lawmakers Grant 1-Year Grace Period For Sex Abuse Suits
• Mallinckrodt Calls Shareholder Ch. 11 Stay Bid Untimely
• Mich. School District Sued Over Fatal School Shooting
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Lack Of Evidence Ends Minn. Woman's Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Judge Bars Punitive Damages In Ga. Truck Crash Suit
• The Case Runner: Girardi Pal's Scandals Go Beyond Lion Air
• Marshall Dennehey Boosts Casualty Department In Central Pa.
• Surfside Collapse Site Will Sell For $120M To Sole Bidder
• Wrongful Death Claim Not Barred By Ohio Med Mal Deadline
• 6th Circ. Says Gov't Contractor Can't Dodge $3B Coal Ash Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Child Due Compensation For Vaccine Injuries
• NJ Diocese Wants Insurer Deal Heard With Ch. 11 Plan
• Ill. Justices Revive Suit Over Non-Use Of Gym Defibrillator
• Ga. Judges Revive Lupus Diagnosis Case Against Psychiatrist
• Illinois Railroad Settles Accident Death Suit For $12.25M
• Westlake Chemical Partly Dodges Explosion Suit
• NY AG To Probe Social Media Cos. Over Buffalo Shooting
• Ill. Court Reverses J&J Contempt In Talc Cancer Case
• NM Supreme Court Affirms $165M Verdict In FedEx Crash Suit
• FilmOn Exec's $58M Sex Battery Loss Unfair, Calif. Panel Told
• Flint Engineers Lose 'Arguably Frivolous' Mistrial Bid
• Camden Diocese Says Its Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Option
• Valisure Can't Get Fees For Quashed Subpoena In Zantac MDL
• More Regulation Is Needed In US Fertility Industry
• Fla. Utility Cops To Criminal Safety Charge After Fatal Blast
• Ohio Atty Hit With $250K Sanction Over Sue-And-Withdrawals
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• 5th Circ. Says Service Error Dooms Excessive Force Case
• Bike Sharing Station Saves Chicago Pothole Injury Suit
• InfoWars Asks For Delay In Ch. 11 Dismissal Response Date
• Ga. Apartment Co. Countersues Insurer Over Fatal Shooting
• Water Contamination Suit Against Northrop Tossed, For Now
• Judge Wants Streamlined Claim Process In $1B Surfside Deal
• Mallinckrodt Noteholders Say They're Owed $94M For Default
• Ex-American Airlines Worker Says Jury Error Merits New Trial
• Nursing Homes Seek Justices' Take On HHS Arbitration Limits
• Texas Court Says Med Mal Defense Attys Owed Fees, Costs
• Mo. Panel Tosses Zurich's Appeal Of $21M Arbitration Award
• ICE, GEO Group Sued Over Suicide Of Man Detained In Calif.
• 11th Circ. Asks NY Court For Guidance On Settlement Suit
• Purdue Ch. 11 Bonus Plan Gets Court OK, CEO's Delayed
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Orthopedic Center Hit With $111M Verdict For Botched Surgery
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue Bonus, PR Pension Appeal
• Santa Fe Archdiocese Inks $121.5M Deal To End Abuse Claims
• Delta, LA Homeowners Spar Over Jet Fuel Dump Class Claims
• Mass. Court Says Severe Allergic Reaction Suit Is Med Mal
• Tort Report: Reddit Tries To Stop Revival Of Child Porn Suit
• Vaping-Linked Lung Issues May Ignite More Diacetyl Litigation
• Trump Keeps Up Fight For More Fees In Stormy Daniels' Case
• Steptoe Adds 2 Dykema Attys, Including Former Office Leader
• Key Rulings And Cases As COVID Claimed 1M American Lives
• Parents Say Apple AirPods' Volume Ruptured Son's Eardrum
• HVAC Co. Says Insurer Can't Recover Asbestos Defense Costs
• Ga. Widow Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Fatal Crash Case
• Edelson Slams Ex-Girardi Keese Attys' Bid To Duck Theft Suit
• Supreme Court Urged To Revisit Libel 'Malice' In ESPN Row
• Insurer Asks Again To Intervene In Hotel Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Texas Justices Clear Doctor Of Liability In Teen Suicide Case
• Owens-Illinois Asbestos Unit Gets Nod On $610M Ch. 11 Plan
• USC Law Grad Drops Claims Over Rape Investigation
• 11th Circ. Tosses Reinsurer's $1.6M Win In Fatal Crash Row
• Insurer Must Cover Uncooperative Driver In NJ Crash Suit 
• Judge Removes Insurer From Day Care Death Settlement Suit
• Insys Founder Says Looming Opioid Ruling Boosts Appeal
• Pharmaceutical Co. Sued Over Recalled Thyroid Medication
• States Say Purdue CEO Should Answer For Opioid Crisis Role
• Blockbuster Surfside Settlement Left Judge Speechless
• 11th Circ. Orders New Look At $6M Atty Fee In Man's Death
• Texas Justices Say Filing Error Doesn't Doom Suit
• Claimant Info To Stay Hidden In Honeywell Asbestos Fight
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• Subcontractor Can't Bring Coverage Appeal To 2nd Circ.
• NJ COVID-19 Order Can't Save Late 'Road Rage' Crash Suit
• Miss. Justices Say Geico Has No Duty In Worker Crash Suit
• Calif. Assembly OKs Cap Hike On Medical Malpractice Awards
• Navy Personnel Can't Duck Defense Expert's Harassment Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Asylum Denial For Indigenous Guatemalan
• TGIF: Why Juries Love To Start The Weekend With A Verdict
• Late Expert Report Won't Free Pella Windows From Defect Suit
• 3rd Circ. Opens Path To Revive Death Suit Against U. Nurse
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Mass. Settles Vets' Home COVID-19 Outbreak Claims For $56M
• Gordon & Rees Hires Expert Mesothelioma Litigator In LA
• Fla. Court Erases $148M Punitive Damages In Smoker's Suit
• Separated Migrant Families Can Continue Quest For Damages
• Abuse Accusers Say Insurer Can't Appeal Exclusion Ruling
• Courts Must Tackle Lack Of Diversity In Class Counsel
• J&J Ch. 11 Talc Claimants Get Nod For 3rd Circ. Appeal
• 9th Circ. Revives Boat Liability Limit Suits Over Notice
• Brooklyn Diocese Can't Ax Insurer's Sex Abuse Coverage Suit
• Hawkins Parnell Expands Asbestos Practice With New Partner
• Split Texas Panel Revives Refinery Worker's Injury Suit
• Gordon & Rees Grows Med Mal Defense Bench In Pittsburgh
• Surfside Victims Reach $997M In Settlements
• Doctor Who Gave Out 'Goodie Bags' Of Drugs Gets 20 Years
• Trucking Co. Owes Up To $20M, Injured Biker Tells Calif. Jury
• Amazon Beats NY AG's Suit Over Workers' COVID Safety
• 5th Circ. Mulls If Tyson COVID-19 Suits Belong In Fed. Court
• Texas Hospital Must Face Suit Over Pacemaker Implant
• Army Contractor Settles Class Action Over Moldy Housing
• Pollution Claims Against Ga. Co. Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Week In Bankruptcy: Mass Torts Stumble, New Ch. 11 Crop
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• 8th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Bar Assault Coverage Suit
• Ill. Watchdog Says Atty Failed To Disclose Client's Death
• Mario Batali Found Not Guilty In Boston Groping Case
• Genie Hit With $3.3M Verdict In Defective Boom Lift Suit
• 9/11 Plaintiffs Want Court To Reject Filing Over Disputed $3.5B
• Chevron, Chiquita Can't Escape Asbestos Cancer Death Suit
• Ga. Panel Says Answer Wasn't Required In Negligence Case
• More Than 20,000 Claims Axed In 3M Earplug MDL
• 3M Must Once Again Face Suit Over Defective Face Mask
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Law Firm Beats Suit Over Undervalued Med Mal Settlement
• Calif. Bar, Girardi Trustee Reach Deal On Records Handover
• Ex-Stites & Harbison Atty Returns To Copeland Stair
• Texas Atty Struck By Car Walking To Court Gets $6.5M
• 7th Circ. Says Babysitter Isn't Covered In Wrongful Death Suit
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Conn. OBGYN Can't Ditch $853K Verdict In Patient Privacy Suit
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Reverse Pipeline Death Ruling
• Texas Justices OK Expert's Report, Revive Birth Injury Suit
• Sandy Hook Families Want Out Of InfoWars Ch. 11 Quickly
• Hundreds Of 9/11 Families Seek Oversight For $3.5B Fund
• Fiat Chrysler Contractor Wants Out Of $3.8M Judgment
• Carnival Settles Trip-And-Fall Suit After Split $580K Verdict
• Gordon Rees Adds Litigation Partner In New Orleans
• Calif. Woman Can't Ax Hilton Injury Deal Taken 'Under Duress'
• 11th Circ. Nixes Carnival's Victory Over Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Mass. Woman Can't Revive Genzyme Injection Injury Suit
• Insurers Seek Claimants' Names In Asbestos Trust Row
• Insurers Rip NJ Diocese For Surprising New Ch. 11 Plan
• NY Sex Abuse Law Can't Save Suit Over Out-Of-State Abuse
• Improving Defense Case Stories In An Age Of Misinformation
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Philip Morris Can't Undo $2.5M Verdict In Engle Death Suit
• Judge Moves Up Auction Of Surfside Collapse Site
• Wis. Worker's 'Take-Home COVID' Suit Dodges Dismissal
• Expanded Talc Claim Committee Nixed In J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Atty Misconduct Claims Won't Get Ariz. Woman's Suit Revived
• Comcast Injury Suit's Transfer Reversed After COVID Kerfuffle
• Asbestos Trust Drops Bid To Hide Claimants' Law Firm Names
• Fla. Court Reinstates Security Co. Wrongful Death Suit
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• NJ Medical Facilities Must Face Suit Over Pressure Ulcers
• Med Mal Atty Can't Escape 'Botched' Doc's Defamation Suit
• FedEx Asks To Set Aside $9.8 Million Default Judgment
• NJ Injury Claimants Now Face Burden With Exam Conditions
• Texas Judge Apologizes To 737 Max Families For Boeing Flub
• Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue On Defense, Becker Goes To Jail
• 4th Circ. Revives Med Mal Suit Against W.Va. Hospital
• 11th Circ. Says Cruise Co. Couldn't Predict Passenger Assault
• Basketball Team Co-Owner Wants Out Of Wrongful Death Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Opioid Claim Coverage
• Insurers Say Couple's Murder Weapon Handoff Was Deliberate
• Bias Claim Can't Spring 'Melrose Place' Actress Out Of Jail
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Firm Seeks To Toss 'Speculative' Suit From 9/11 Family
• 3M Hit With $2.2M Verdict In Latest Earplug Bellwether Trial
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Military Contractor Immunity
• Ex-Scientologists Sue Church Claiming Forced Labor, Abuse
• 'Inflammatory' Closing Upends $3.1M Union Pacific Verdict
• Lowe's Customer Wins $490K For Injury Sustained In Store
• Personal Injury Firm Failed To Pay Paralegals OT, Suit Says
• Insurer Says It Can Only Pay $2M Of $22M Accident Verdict
• Georgia Power Says Contractor Liable Over Dam Diver's Death
• Consumers Say Fitbit Burns Skin, Which Google Won't Admit
• Hess Unit Says It Wants Quick Resolution To Asbestos Claims
• Latham Can Drop Sanctioned Russian Bank As Client
• A Guide To Nonverbal Cues As In-Person Jury Trials Resume
• State Farm Says Limits Already Used In Lyft Accident Row
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• High Court Will Hear Indiana Nursing Home Injury Suit