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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - August, 2022

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• New York Beats Challenge To Conceal Carry Law At 11th Hour
• Kobe Bryant Crash Pics Award May Spur Deal Before 2nd Trial
• Miami Air To Face Trimmed Guantanamo Flight Injury Claims
• Monsanto Can't Beat Texas Couple's Roundup Cancer Suit
• Local Biz Interests Welcome Gun-Free Times Square Zone
• Insurer Says Security Co. Not Covered For Pot Shop Dust-Up
• Lyft Hit With 13 Lawsuits Over Sexual, Physical Assaults
• Asbestos Debtors Want Owens-Illinois Ch. 11 Claim Data
• Calif. Stem Cell Clinic Isn't Subject To FDA Rules, Judge Says
• Meta Says Social Media Injury Suits Should Be Grouped
• ABA Stance On Role Of Nonlawyers Is Too Black And White
• Philly Hotel Wants Wyndham Sex Trafficking Suit Nixed
• Beer Pong Fight Injury Goes On Bar Insurer's Tab, Court Says
• $200M Boat Death Verdict Winners Fight For Interest
• When To Object During Opening And Closing Statements
• Court Will Reconsider Insurer's Win In Injury Suit
• Split 5th Circ. Backs $14M Air Pollution Fine For ExxonMobil
• Sterigenics Rep Says It Didn't Need To Warn Of Emission Risk
• BIA Tells 8th Circ. Washout Death Suit Rightly Dismissed
• Delta Gets New Trial Over 'Grossly Excessive' $8.5M Verdict
• Reps. Probe Fintech Co. On 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Gun Sales
• Little League Says It's Cooperating In Sex Abuse Case
• Georgia Jury Awards $100M To Man Tased By Atlanta Police
• Readying Companies For PFAS Regulation And Liability
• Split 9th Circ. Reverses PG&E Ch. 11 Interest Rate Rulings
• Girardi Victims Sue Defunct Firm's Litigation Funders
• Instant Pot Maker Settles Child Scalding Defect Suit
• Medical Providers Must Brace For More DOJ Opioid Probes
• Harnessing The Power Of Big Data In Litigation
• Edelson Can Add Fraud Claims In Ill. Girardi Keese Fee Case
• NYC Litigation Funder Admits Bankrolling Trip-And-Fall Scam
• Gov't Denies Liability For Radioactive Injury Indemnity
• Hartford Loses Bid To Undo Deal In MRI Explosion
• CR Bard Owes $4.8M To Hernia Mesh Patient, Jury Says
• 'Matrix' Exec Beats Suit Over Death At Aniston Wedding Trip
• Reddit Can't Use CDA To Dodge Child Porn Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• How Law Firm Operations Can Adjust To New COVID Realities
• Insurer Needn't Cover Transport Co. In Car Collision Suits
• Insurer Seeks Early End To Ga. Gas Leak Injury Case
• Conn. Defamation Trial Can Proceed Against Jones, Infowars
• J&J Fraud Suits Can Continue Despite Imerys Ch. 11 Stay
• Norfolk Southern Rips Pa. Jurisdiction Law As Relic
• 'Wrong Message' To Free Ex-Insys Exec Early, Judge Says
• Attorneys Get $71M In Fees For $1B Surfside Settlement Work
• J&J Must Face Pelvic Mesh Suit After 6th Circ. Reversal
• Gordon & Rees Expands Environmental Practice In Philly
• Bankruptcy Court Won't Shield 3M From Earplug Claims
• Ford's $1.7B Trial Loss Puts Spotlight On Hush Deals, Ga. Law
• Sterigenics Could Have Cut Toxic Emissions Earlier, Jury Told
• Sandy Hook Families Want Tort Committee For InfoWars Ch. 11
• Law Of The Case Is More Nuanced Than You May Think
• David Boies Faces Grievance Complaint Over Epstein Case
• Weinstein Defies Long Odds As NY Chief Judge Grants Appeal
• George Foreman Accused Of Sexual Assault In '70s
• DOD Rule Allows Med Mal Claims From Active-Duty Troops
• AIG Moves Exxon's Benzene Coverage Fight To Federal Court
• 1st Circ. Sets Framework For Suing Anonymously In MIT Case
• Telehealth Cos., Hospital Keep Win In Fatal Stroke Suit
• Adapting To High Court's Medicaid Recovery Ruling
• Ameren Must Face Suit Over Low Power Lines, Ill. Panel Says
• Watchdog Says VA's Toxic Water Claims Process Needs Work
• Care Home Must Face Suit Over Resident's Fall In Auto Door
• Engage Associates At Orientation With Thoughtful Activities
• Pa. Supreme Court Abandons Med Mal Venue Restrictions
• Alex Jones Atty Pleads 5th At Sandy Hook Data Leak Hearing
• 'Psychological Autopsy' Not Privileged In Pa. Suicide Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Biomet Received A Fair Trial In Hip Implant Suit
• NJ Justices Toss Punitive Claims Over FDA Device Warning
• Ariz. Justices Say 'Evil Mind' Needed For Punitive Damages
• COVID-19 Tort Cases Have Peaked, Report Says
• Idaho Blocked From Enforcing Abortion Ban In Emergencies
• Ghislaine Maxwell Owes $878K Legal Bill, Denver Firm Says
• Insurers Unmoved By Boy Scouts' Proposed Ch. 11 Changes
• Tort, Torture Claims Against Chiquita Tossed In Terrorism MDL
• Judge Orders Stay, $3.34M Bond In NFL Disability Benefit Suit
• 9/11 Judge Says No Need To Rush On $3.5B In Afghan Funds
• Kobe Bryant Jury Awards Families $31M Over Crash Pics
• Judge Strikes Fraudulent Claims From $1B Surfside Deal
• Evidence Rule Changes Help Judges Police Expert Testimony
• 11th Circ. Sends Biz Owner FARC Ties To Jury In $318M Case
• Texas Wins Halt Of HHS' Emergency Abortion Care Guidance
• Sleep Study Co. Can't Get Coverage For Negligent Death Suit
• Insurer Needn't Cover $3M Judgment Over Fatal Car Accident
• 3rd Circ. Rules Trusts Must Obey Asbestos Claim Subpoenas
• Calif. Court Reverses Denied Intervention In PG&E Crash Suit
• Chef Mario Batali Settles Massachusetts Groping Suits
• The Cruciality Of Building Client Intimacy Ahead Of Recession
• Co. Tells Calif. Justices It's Not Liable For 'Take-Home' COVID
• LA County Owes Up To $75M For Bryant Crash Pics, Jury Told
• 'SNL' Creator, Ex-Cast Accused Of Enabling Teen Sex Assault
• Judge Threatens Attorney With Jail During Wiretap Hearing
• Monsanto Seeks Early End To Ga. Widow's Roundup Case
• Afghan Atty Who Fled Taliban To Lecture At Loyola NOLA
• Web Accessibility Outlook: More Regulation, Less Litigation
• How To Win Over Bench Trial Judges Post-COVID
• SkyWest Must Face Drink Cart Injury Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• 'Trump House' Owners Keep Pa. Crash Suit Win
• Mo. Doctor Can't Undo $806K Verdict Over Suicide Attempt
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Pharmacies Can't Be Forced To Fill Ivermectin Rx, Judge Says
• Decision Awash In Footnotes Reveals 5th Circ. Judges' Depth
• UPMC Dr. Keeps Contested Tape Under Wraps In Med Mal Suit
• Sheriff's Sgt. Defends Giving Order For Bryant Crash Photos
• Walmart Hit With $4.4M Verdict In Shopper's Race Bias Suit
• Ga. Woman Seeks $10M Damages In Autoliv Fatal Crash Suit
• Insurers Must Face $345M School Abuse Suit, Victims Say
• Bayer AG CEO Ordered To Testify In Roundup Case
• Endo Unit Seeks To Stop Termination Of Drug License Deal
• J&J Talc Unit Gets Nonprofit Assist In Fight To Keep Ch. 11
• A Cautionary Tale On Diversity Jurisdiction From The 6th Circ.
• NC Justices Ax 'Obsolete' Precedent On Nurse Liability
• NY Victims' Families Bill Could Cause Insurance Cost Spike
• Crowell & Moring Lands Complex Litigation Partner In DC
• 11th Circ. Grounds Woman's Delta In-Flight Injury Suit
• A Deep Dive Into The Glass Ceiling Report: Women In Law
• Bill Paxton's Family Settles Death Suit With Hospital, Surgeon
• Philly Archdiocese Escapes Jersey Shore Abuse Suit — Again
• Vanessa Bryant Tells Jury She Feels Betrayed By Crash Pics
• Insuring Psychedelic Therapy Key To Promising Industry
• ND Jury Awards $175M In Crash Retrial After Prior $1B Award
• State Farm Says Amazon Owes For LED Light Fire
• Ga. Jury Hits Ford With $1.7B Verdict In Rollover Trial
• Sterigenics Polluted Ill. Village For Decades, Jury Hears
• Endo Noteholders Say Alternative Ch. 11 Plan Needed
• 'Wildest Imagination' Didn't Predict Kobe Crash Pics, Jury Told
• Family Asks To Dodge Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Stay
• Tort Report: Tyson Wants High Court Review; 'Rust' Update
• Feds Say Kentucky Mining Co. Filed Bogus Coal Dust Data
• Texas Doctors Escape Suit Over Woman's Blindness
• DHS Can't Escape Sex Trafficking Victim's T Visa Suit
• Iowa Nursing Home Death Suit Fails For Lack Of Expert Filing
• Clinic Defends Ga. Punitive Cap In $50M Sex Abuse Case
• Families Say Little League Is Stonewalling On Sex Abuse Case
• Carlton Fields Attys Appeal Denial Of Bid To Drop Client
• Fla. Court Can't Hear Lifeboat Death Suit Against German Co.
• Pa. Justices Say Customers Can't Opt Out Of 'Smart Meters'
• Neurologist, Hospital Must Face Suit Over Woman's Stroke
• Deshaun Watson Suspended 11 Games In Settlement With NFL
• Taylor English Reunites With Ex-Stone Kalfus Litigator In Ga.
• Ex-NFLer Is Asked To Waive Attorney Privilege In Fraud Fight
• Firefighter Denies Showing Bryant Crash Pics As 'Party Trick'
• NJ Nursing Home Ducks COVID Death Suit Over Immunity Law
• Bike Agreement Frees REI From Faulty Handlebars Suit
• Full 5th Circ. Affirms Lack Of Jurisdiction Over Navy Collision
• Key Factors In Determining Specific Personal Jurisdiction
• Aetna Wants Class Dissolved In Benefits Clawback Battle
• J&J Talc Unit Defends 'Valid' Ch. 11 Filing At 3rd Circ.
• Telemundo Reality Show Suit Accuses Producer Of Rape
• Crash Victims' Kin Say Lease Venture Ties Lyft, Hertz To Driver
• Zantac Plaintiff Dismisses Suit 1 Week Before Trial
• Sandy Hook Families In Dark About Medical Data Disclosure
• COVID Deaths At Mass. Vets' Home Spark Whistleblower Suit
• Trump Associate Trades Legal Blows With Ky. Gov. Hopeful
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Day Care Death Coverage Denial
• Order To Delete Kobe Crash Pics Unusual, Sheriff's Capt. Says
• Accuser Settles Sex-Trafficking Suit Against Ga. Inn Owner
• NC Court Tosses Suit Over Patient's Appendectomy Injuries
• LexisNexis' Accurint Threatens Civil Liberty, Ill. Suit Says
• Pennsylvania Can't 'Borrow' Other States' Statutes Of Repose
• Pilot Says Toxic Fumes In Airbus Plane Caused His Illnesses
• Fla. Judge Blocks 3M From Relitigating MDL In Aearo's Ch. 11
• Gun Maker Settles NYC 'Ghost Gun' Suit, Others To Follow
• After NY Asbestos Rulings, Lung Cancer Suits Face Obstacles
• What Litigators Can Really Learn From Rambo
• NJ Nursing Home's COVID Immunity Pitch Meets Skepticism
• Boat Maker Appeals $200M Ga. Verdict Over Boy's Death
• Fire Capt. Says No Memory Of Taking Kobe Bryant Crash Pics
• Boy Scouts Nix $250M Mormon Church Deal From Ch. 11 Plan
• Pa. Court Allows Woman To Retry Fall Suit After Missing Trial
• NCAA Hit With Concussion Class Action By Ex-FSU Player
• Attorneys Should Note Judges' Financial Conflicts Of Interest
• Protein Products Recall For Deadly Germ Sparks Class Suit
• Georgia Drive-By Shooting Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Roy Moore Wins $8.2M Defamation Verdict Over Dem PAC Ad
• Bryant Crash Pic Sharing 'Shocked' Fireman's Wife, Jury Told
• CVS Must Face Insurers In Del. Over Opioid Epidemic Cases
• Fla. Judges Say Baptist Hospital Malpractice Suit Can Proceed
• Doc Wants Marshall Dennehey Atty's $1M Injury Verdict Axed
• Fox Rothschild Boosts Litigation Teams In NYC And LA
• Gordon & Rees Brings On Asbestos Expert In California
• A Law Firm's Guide To Avoiding Client Conflicts
• Advocacy Group Tells Court To Keep Alive Cosby Abuse Suit
• Ga. Attys Can't Drop Client After $200M Boat Crash Verdict
• The Defense Bar Must Push Back On Social Inflation
• Judge Orders Scam Claimants In $1B Surfside Deal To Court
• 'Disgusted' Bar Patron Reported Bryant Crash Pics, Jury Told
• Ex-NFLer Says Injuries Stopped Him From Grasping Plea Deal
• Shell Can't End Suit Over Chemical Exposure From La. Plant
• 5th Circ. Backs CR Bard Win Over Vein Filter Implant Design
• 9th Circ. Allows Sex Assault Suit Against Former General
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Trucking Co.'s $2M Coverage Row
• 3M's Bankruptcy Maneuver Raises Issues For Justice System
• Manufacturers' Liability After NJ Asbestos Warning Ruling
• Why Spectrum's Hard-To-Believe $7B Jury Loss May Not Last
• Tenn. Court Reinstates Suit Over ER Patient's Death
• FirstEnergy Settles Suits Over Deadly Gas Leak At Pa. Plant
• Understanding DC Circ.'s Agency Rule Withdrawal Debate
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink No-Knock Warrant Death Suit Ruling
• 90-Day Deadline Set For NY Youth Club Ch. 11 Claims
• Boy Scouts To Submit Modified Ch. 11 Plan After Opinion
• Maine Supreme Court Tosses Crane Operator's PTSD Suit
• Flint Case Ends In Mistrial After Jurors Cite Mental Health
• Bryant Crash Pics Part Of 'Culture Of Callousness,' Jury Told
• Minn. Court Renews Suit Over Biker Hit By Errant Bullet
• Fla. Doc, Organizer Want Motocross Paralysis Suit Tossed
• 3M Says MDL Injunction Bid Would Wrongly Usurp Bankruptcy
• Texas Court Says 'Discovery Rule' Doesn't Apply To Med Mal
• Festival Planner Must Face Suit Over Death, Mass. Court Says
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover Medical Device Co. In Surgery Suit
• Endo Teeters On The Edge, Revlon Equity Committee Sought
• Lawyer Group Settles 'Law Tiger' TM Suit Against Ill. Firm
• Spacey Can Question Ex-BuzzFeed Reporter In Abuse Suit
• Insurers Seek Delay Of Camden Diocese Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Considerations For Associates As Lateral Hiring Cools Down
• Conn. Judge 'Gravely Concerned' Over Sandy Hook Data Leak
• Allergan Must Comply With Implant MDL Discovery
• NJ Justices Find No Coverage For Amputation At Home Depot
• Judge Halts Sanctions On Bestwall Ch. 11 Asbestos Claimants
• Fla.'s Coker Law Adds Ex-ICU Nurse To Malpractice Team
• Philly Archdiocese Aims To Escape Jersey Shore Abuse Suit
• Ex-Girardi Keese Attys Can't Dodge Edelson's Contract Claims
• NC Panel Skeptical Helicopter Makers Must Stay In Crash Suit
• DC Circ. Backs ATF In Suit Challenging Bump-Stock Ban
• Thompson Coe Adds Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty In Dallas
• Live Nation Escapes Suit Over Post-Concert Sex Assault
• Transporter's Coverage Bid Over Injury Dispute OK'd For Now
• Flint Judge Steps Aside During Deliberations Due To Health
• Justices' EPA Ruling Didn't Move Needle On Chevron Doctrine
• Insurer Must Cover ConMed Landlord In Chemical Hazard Suit
• Actavis Keeps Trial Win In Man's Heart Attack Suit
• Lawyer Bert Fields, Hollywood 'Tour De Force,' Dies At 93
• Judge Orders Sale Funds To Cover Collapsed Condo's Taxes
• Senior Home Can Arbitrate Families' Claims Over Killings
• Ga. Judge Strips Atty's Client Theft Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Judge Won't Let UMiami Off The Hook In Retaliation Lawsuit
• Co-Class Counsels Named In Baby Food Heavy Metal Row
• Uber Must Face Minn. Suit Over Auto Collision Injuries
• Mallinckrodt Noteholders Seek End To Default Payment Appeal
• Insurer, Medical Co. Drop Malpractice Coverage Dispute
• 8th Circ. Won't Allow Do-Over On Fatal SUV-Train Wreck Suit
• Alex Jones' Attys Face Possible Disciplinary Action In Conn.
• Thompson Coe Adds Top Litigator To Dallas Insurance Group
• CSX Employees Sue Over Collision Between Train And Truck
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Karyopharm Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• Pueblo Gets Early Win In Casino Slip-And-Fall Venue Fight
• After Dobbs: Kan. Voters, DOJ Fight Abortion Restrictions
• DC Circ. Blasts Nursing Homes' Appeals In COVID Death Suits
• Scouts' Plan Mostly Approved, Jones Hit With $50M Verdicts
• Mass. Panel Backs Nursing Home's Trial Win In Death Suit
• Insurer Says No Coverage For $11.8M Wrongful Deaths Verdict
• Ethics Lessons From The Alex Jones Discovery Debacle
• Boston Scientific Reaches Deal To End Implant Death Suit
• Alex Jones Jury Awards Sandy Hook Parents Additional $45M
• Georgia's Gun Laws May Turn Off State's Music Festivals
• Goodell Picks Former AG of NJ To Hear NFL's Watson Appeal
• Sandy Hook Jury Starts Mulling More Damages Against Jones
• Suits Over Tainted Abbott Baby Formula Join Illinois MDL
• Pretzel Co. Franchisor Loses Bid For Injury Claim Coverage
• Progressive Not Obligated To Pay $200K For Fatal Accident
• 7th Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover Part Of $6M Menards Deal
• Pa. Panel Says Expert's Vet Board Work Doesn't Nix Testimony
• Kevin Spacey Ordered To Pay $31M 'House Of Cards' Award
• State Farm Seeks $2.6M From NJ Clinics Over 'Secret Scheme'
• Feds Say Ex-Insys Executive Doesn't Deserve Early Release
• Texas Doctor's Electroshock Suit Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• ERCOT Hits Back At Insurer In Winter Storm Coverage Suit
• Gardasil Vax Suits Sent To North Carolina
• Jury Says Alex Jones Must Pay $4.1M In Sandy Hook Case
• Judge Rejects Bid For Remote Testimony At Delta Grope Trial
• Flyers Training Rink Wants Coverage For Zamboni Cancer Suit
• Disclosed Texts Can't Get Jones Mistrial In Sandy Hook Case
• AIG Unit Owes Coverage For Illinois Toxic Emissions Suits
• Combating Implicit Bias In Alternative Dispute Resolution
• New Adult Abuse Claims Allowed In NY Diocese Ch. 11
• Texas Woman Can't Sue Over Anonymous Prank Package
• InfoWars Gets Approval For Modified Ch. 11 Cash Usage
• Judge Asked To DQ Trenk Isabel From Camden Diocese Ch. 11
• NY Court Slashes $1.8M Home Depot Verdict In Battery Suit
• NJ Contractor Charged Over Deadly Wall Collapse
• How The Metaverse Will Affect Business And Legal Processes
• NFL Appeals 6-Game Suspension For QB Watson
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Jeep Injury Suit
• Jones Faces Own Texts Before Jury Gets Sandy Hook Case
• 11th Circ. OKs Deportation Of Chilean Convicted Of 'Whatever'
• AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers, McKesson Snag Early Win In MDL
• Bryan Cave, Kinsella Attys Sue E-Bike Co. Over Child's Death
• Senate Again Passes Bill To Help Toxic-Exposed Vets
• 5th Circ. Finds No Coverage For Death Of Child Left On Bus
• Alex Jones Apologizes, Spars With Opposing Counsel At Trial
• W.Va. County Appeals Opioid Bellwether Ruling
• Ala. Firm Seeks MDL For Product Liability Suits Against Meta
• Texas' COVID Deadline Extension Deemed OK In Med Mal Suit
• Pa. Panel Puts Atty DQ Back On Table In Med Mal Suit
• Garland Outlines Abortion Protections In New Post-Dobbs Suit
• Ohio Justices Mull Time Limit To Sue Fleeing Surgeon
• 4 Witness Presentation Lessons From The Depp-Heard Trial
• Merck Blasts Teen's Gardasil Suit As 'Anti-Vaxxer' Rhetoric
• Senior Center Loses Bid To Toss Insurer's Suit
• Monsanto Looks To Undo 11th Circ. Roundup Ruling
• Long Island Doc Paid Kickbacks In Medicaid Scam, AG Says
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• Former Surgeon Jailed After Feds Say He Faked Virus Setback
• Visa Can't Yet Ditch Claims It Helped Monetize Child Porn
• Private Texas College Must Face Trial In Shooting Death Suit
• Gordon & Rees Hires Health Care Partners For Raleigh Office
• Travelers Wants Out Of MLB HQ Accident Dispute
• Navigating Arbitral Subpoenas In A Post-COVID Landscape
• Wyndham Sues Philly Hotel For Sex Trafficking Claims
• BP Says Deepwater Plaintiffs' Experts Can't Support Claims
• Alex Jones Damages Trial Can Continue Despite Ch. 11 Filing
• QB Watson Sidelined 6 Games Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
• Apple Aims To Clip Claims In AirPod Ear Damage Suit
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Review Rutgers Sexual Assault Case