Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » September, 2022

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2022

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• Mass. Judge Disarms Mexico's Gun Trafficking Suit
• The 5 Biggest Cases This Supreme Court Term
• Texas High Court To Hear Ex-Dallas Cowboy's Benefits Case
• Spectrum And AT&T Escape Suit Over Database Error
• CBD Cos. Urge 2nd Circ. To Toss Racketeering Claim
• 13 Cognitive Distortions That Plague Defense Witnesses
• Law Professors Tell DC Circ. Trump Must Face Riot Suits
• Law360's The Term: A New Normal For The Supreme Court?
• NJ High Court Ruling Doesn't Negate Insurer Duty To Defend
• Unsealed Ruling Blasts Kreindler & Kreindler For 9/11 Leak
• No Signs Of Supreme Court's Conservatives Slowing Down
• How Well Do You Know Supreme Court History?
• Judge Adopts Report, Giving Medical Lab, Insurer Partial Wins
• NY Doctor Cops To Role In Trip-And-Fall Litigation Scam
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Takes Bench, Makes History
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Practicality Over Perfection
• Jones' Father Tells Jury 'Puffery' Key To Infowars' Success
• Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Fights DAs' Bid To End Civil Case
• PG&E Trust Inks $117M Deal For Calif. Wildfire Victims
• 11th Circ. Reverses Geico's Early Win In $18M Golf Cart Case
• Pa. Justices Say Retrial Was Waived In $6.3M Med Mal Case
• TPC Group Resolves Objections To $450M Rights Offerings
• What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools
• Ga. Woman Ends Legal Malpractice Suit Against Fla. Firm
• Jackson Lewis Defeats Conn. Doctor's Defamation Suit
• Doctor's Testimony Defeats CSX Worker's Appeal, Court Says
• Synagogue Aims To Take Down New NY Concealed Carry Law
• C.R. Bard Can't Escape Trial In Illinois Pelvic Mesh Suit
• Alex Jones Hijacked Newtown Parent's Grieving, Jury Hears
• Coach Loses Bid For Sanctions Over Sexual Abuse Suit
• Endo Opioid Claimants Question Their Slice Of Ch. 11 Deal
• Ill. Families Sue Smith & Wesson Over July 4 Shooting
• HP Can't Shift Blame In $23M Generator Explosion Injury Suit
• Camden Diocese Ch. 11 Trial To Begin With Insurer Deal
• Apple's New Messaging Features Will Complicate E-Discovery
• Driver's Family Can't Sue Cintas Supervisor Over Heat Death
• BNSF Gets Indemnity In Alcoa Injury Case
• Whole Foods Can't Ditch Shopper's Door Injury Suit
• Alex Jones Acolyte Harassed Sandy Hook Plaintiff, Jury Hears
• Radisson, Franchisor Sue Texas Hotel In Sex-Trafficking Row
• NCAA Can't Limit Discovery To Football In CTE Death Suit
• Deadly Hammock Collapse Suit Sent To State Court
• The High Court Cases Health And Life Sci Attys Are Watching
• Law Firm Inclusion Efforts Often Overlook Business Staff
• 2nd Circ. Opens Door To End Trump's Rape Defamation Suit
• How Attys Can Get Reliable Data From Pretrial Focus Groups
• NJ Panel Says Ride-Hailing Act Doesn't Cover Food Delivery
• Reinsurer Accused Of Breaching Contract In Coverage Fight
• Ford Says 'Death Penalty Sanctions' Caused $1.7B Trial Loss
• Ex-NFL Running Back Wins $28.5M NY Med Mal Verdict
• Railroad Says Insurer Shirked Ga. Wrongful Death Indemnity
• Insurer Can't Escape Bad-Faith Claims, Ga. Gas Cos. Say
• Pelosi, Others Tell Justices Law Allows Nursing Home Suits
• Mich. Court Revives Cancer Treatment Malpractice Suit
• Mass. Transit Agencies Sued Over Cyclist's Death By Train
• Camden Diocese Touts $87M Ch. 11 Plan Over Insurer Deal
• Calif. Law Firm Booted From Costco Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Judge Nixes Sanction Bid For Jones Day Atty In Paraquat MDL
• Lawmakers, Police Tell DC Circ. Trump Must Face Riot Suits
• SC Atty Charged In Jan. 6 Riot Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor
• 3 Recent Cases Highlight Public Nuisance Climate Suits' Flaws
• An Associate's Guide To Rebounding After A Layoff
• Jones Ends Trial Week With Wish Jurors Would Do Research
• Ga. Judge Dismisses Ethylene Oxide Exposure Case
• Split 6th Circuit Says FTCA Bars Brutality Suit Against FBI Pair
• Owens-Illinois Unit Ordered To Open Asbestos Claim Database
• AML Regulation Of Lawyers Is Imminent And Controversial
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Doctor 'Split Hairs' Opposing Expert
• 6th Circ. Blames Attys For Parents' Loss Of Son's Suicide Suit
• HONX Creditors Accuse Debtor Of Filing Ch. 11 In Bad Faith
• Jury Frees Delta, Drunk Passenger From Groping Suit
• Boy Scouts Appeals Roll In, Alex Jones Ch. 11 Attys Nixed
• Jones Day Atty Faces Sanctions Bid In Paraquat MDL
• Combative Jones Mostly Denies Harm In Newtown Testimony
• 'No Real Possibility' Bryant Would See Crash Pics, LA Says
• Boeing To Pay $200M To End SEC Fraud Probe Over 737 Max
• Kreindler Sanctioned Over Deposition Leak In 9/11 MDL
• 'Stay In Your Lane,' Pa. Panel Tells Judge In Ivermectin Case
• Baker Donelson Dodges Damage Theory In Surveillance Case
• Fla. Panel Reinstates Radiology Co.'s Unpaid Claim Fight
• Former California Superior Court Judge Joins JAMS
• TPC Must Let All Creditors Reject Releases In Ch. 11 Vote
• Hall Booth Adds Miami Litigator From Luks Santaniello
• Aetna Defends Bid To End Class In Benefits Clawback Suit
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds 3 Personal Injury Protection Attys
• Fla. Evidence Code Update Lowers Burden For Image Use
• Jones' Lies Devastated Sandy Hook Victims, Jury Hears
• Insurers Begin Filing Appeals Opposing Boy Scouts' Ch. 11
• Tennis Pro Given Chance To Replead Sex Battery Claims
• Travelers Seeks Costs For Defending Amazon Contractor
• Paper Wants More Of UPMC Wiretap Hearing Record Unsealed
• Wyndham Resists Licensee's Bid To Exit Sex Trafficking Row
• NY Diocese Says It Hopes For Deal On Ch. 11 Plan In 60 Days
• Mass Tort Cases Expose Bankruptcy Courts To New Threats
• Tort Report: 'Take-Home COVID' Liability On Tap In Calif.
• Ohio Hospital Must Face Suit Over Patient Infection Death
• Walmart, Hoverboard Biz Sued Over Pa. Fire Deaths
• No New Trial For Forklift Amputee, 11th Circ. Says
• Mich. Jury Finds For Fiat Chrysler In Gearshift Defect MDL
• BNSF Railway Wants To Arbitrate Train Crash Suits
• Key Adaptations For Law Firms Amid Quiet Quitting Movement
• Delta Says It Didn't Know Flyer Accused Of Assault Was Drunk
• Jones' Sandy Hook Lies Were Lucrative, Jury Hears
• Alex Jones' Podcast Co. Can't Retain Atty For Ch. 11 Case
• Spectrum Ordered To Pay $1.15B In Stabbing Case
• Calif. Clinic Escapes Suit Tied To Fight Over Waiting Room TV
• Hertz Customers Sue In Del. Over False Arrest Claims
• Fox Dodges Defamation Suit From Ex-Host Accused Of Rape
• Ironshore, Health Provider Settle Over Malpractice Settlement
• James Franco's $2.2M Film School Sex Exploitation Deal OK'd
• Creating A Hybrid Work Policy? Be Intentional And Inclusive
• Ga. Atty Gets Life Sentence After Murder Conviction
• Hospital Seeks Exit From Insurer Suit Over $39M Bill
• 3rd Circ. Orders Jurisdiction Probe In Suit Over Fire Coverage
• Ex-UMiami Exec Says He Was Fired To Bury Fraud Probe
• J&J's Talc Ch. 11 Case Was Bad Faith, Claimants Tell 3rd Circ.
• 'Serial' Subject Adnan Syed Gets Murder Conviction Vacated
• Calif.'s New Tech Laws May Face Free Speech Challenges
• Mediation Fails In Hess Corp.'s Asbestos Unit Ch. 11 Case
• Ga. Atty Fatally Hit Man 'Out Of Anger,' Prosecutor Tells Jury
• Families Say Boeing Can't Evade Jury Trial In Lion Air Cases
• Allstate Says No Coverage For Tenant In Stabbing Incident
• Exxon Wants Benzene Coverage Fight Back In Texas Court
• British Airways Settles Suit Over Passenger's Stairway Tumble
• A Law Firm's Guide To Humane Layoffs As Recession Looms
• Jury Awards $363M In First Sterigenics Ethylene Oxide Trial
• Jackson Residents Sue Over Water Failure
• 'Rust' Producers Beat Film Worker's Assault, Distress Claims
• Doc Accused Of Injecting Drugs Into IV Bags With Fatal Result
• 50 Cent Sues Fla. Surgeon Over 'Penile Enhancement' Ads
• Toymaker Accused Of Fraud Must Defend Itself, Insurer Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Airport Injury Suit Over Calendar Mistake
• Mich. Ski Resort Escapes Suit Over Skier's Death
• How New Public Nuisance Claims Are Targeting Gun Cos.
• NY Youth Club Facing Abuse Claims Seeks $11M Ch. 11 Loan
• Kinder Morgan Broke Insurance Contract, Mixed Ruling Says
• Jury In Ga. Atty Murder Trial Will Hear Accident Instructions
• 9th Circ. Ruling Highlights Divide On Ch. 11 Interest Rates
• Mother Can't Revisit Suit Over Baby's Brain Damage
• Sterigenics Tells Ill. Jury That Emissions Science On Its Side
• Ky. Jury Awards $2.4M In EMTALA Suit Against Hospital
• Uber Defeats Negligence Claim Over Impostor Driver's Assault
• Atlanta Beats $60M Jury Award In Excessive Force Case
• CPSC Settles Product Defect Dispute With $6M Civil Penalty
• In Murder Trial, Ga. Atty Says Death Was A 'Tragic Accident'
• Amputee Urges Sanctions For Walmart For Hiding Evidence
• Pa. Podiatrist Beats Defective Foot Surgery Case
• Tesla Buyers Say Elon Musk Overhyped 'Self-Driving' Tech
• Boy Scouts Plan Confirmed, Cineworld Hits Ch. 11
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Case Highlights Third-Party Release Split
• Prosecutors Want 'Serial' Subject's Murder Conviction Vacated
• 6th Circ. Overturns Dismissal Of Ohio State Sex Abuse Case
• 10th Circ. Upholds Unsigned Settlement In Pipeline Injury Row
• Infowars Hid Sandy Hook Evidence From Witness, Jury Told
• Fla. Panel Flips PIP Payment Judgment In Insurer's Favor
• Amtrak Worker Seeks to Revive Fireworks Prank Case
• US Trustee Says Endo Can't Justify $71M In Bonus Pay
• Judge Won't Alter Fraud Coverage Ruling Against Therapy Co.
• Boeing Crash Victim's Rep Wants OK For Settlement
• 11th Circ. Backs Bike Cos. In Suit Over Motorcycle Crash
• Increase In Philly Med Mal Cases Expected After Rule Change
• Fiat Chrysler Can't Nix Class Midtrial In Gearshift MDL
• Learning From Trump And Bannon Discovery Strategies
• Bankrupt 3M Unit Gets OK To Continue Earplug Appeals
• Alex Jones Sanctioned Again As 2nd Sandy Hook Trial Begins
• 'Sins Of Girardi' Shouldn't Taint PG&E Bankruptcy, Judge Says
• Sandy Hook Families Told To Cut Back Ch. 11 Debt Questions
• Prolific Oxycodone Doc Gets 15 Years After Feds Rip Up Deal
• Boy Scouts Case Far From Over As Ch. 11 Appeals Loom
• Texas Court Skeptical LG Chem Can Avoid Battery Suit
• Asylum-Seeker Says Pregnancy Was Doomed In Detention
• Ga. Court Considers Auld Ruling In Wrongful Death Suits
• Interior Dept. Proposes Revamping Offshore Safety Regs
• Green Groups Seek To Restart Fluoridated Water Risks Case
• Autonomous Vehicle Product Liability Cases: The Road Ahead
• BMW Dealer Sues Claims Manager Unit Over $4M Settlement
• Del. Judge Gives Bankrupt TPC More Time For Creditor Talks
• Gun Co. Says NYC's 'Ghost Gun' Suit Superseded By State AG
• Insurer Can't Get Redo Of $6M Attorney Fees In Death Suit
• Cancer Suit Is Malpractice, Not Chance Loss, Judges Say
• $1.7B Crash Verdict Winners Want $549M In Fees From Ford
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Toxic Tort Pros To Philly Office
• NJ High Court Leans Toward Workers' Comp Duty For Brokers
• Endo Seeks Injunction To Pause Government Opioid Suits
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Atty Seeks Do-Over On $11M Fee Denial
• The Risks In Lateral Hiring, And How To Avoid Them
• Alex Jones Set To Face 2nd Sandy Hook Trial After $49M Loss
• Inside The Collapse Of A Pioneering Opioid Case For DOJ
• Abbott Infant Formula MDL Gets Co-Lead Plaintiffs' Attys
• Calif. Gun Law: A Tool To Curb Violence Or 'Political Theater'?
• 11th Circ. Revives Minors' Claims In Chiquita Terror MDL
• Washington Commanders Sued Over Railing Failure Injuries
• Attorney-Client Privilege Waived In Football Fraud Fight
• Port Of Houston Authority Must Face Truck Driver Injury Suit
• Attys Seek Fees For Getting Virus Precautions At Pa. Jail
• Georgia Widow Drops Roundup Case Against Monsanto
• Insurer Seeks Denial Of Coverage Over Fatal Crash
• Judges Who Use Social Media Must Know Their Ethical Limits
• Negligence Suit Over Pit Bull Attack Against Visitor Revived
• 9th Circ. Upholds Jury's $10M Wrongful Birth Verdict
• 3M Unit Says Mediators Should Tackle Ch. 11 Issues
• FTC Settlement Puts Contact Lens Compliance In Sharp Focus
• ABA Is Defending Profession's Values From Monied Influences
• Feds Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling In Flint Water Suit
• Bowman And Brooke Partner Discusses Expansion In Austin
• Mass. Nursing Co. Settles Claim It Rejected Opioid Patients
• Mont. Justices Relieve Insurers Of Covering Kidnap Suit
• Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed By Del. Judge
• Auto Parts Co. Fights $21M Damages Bid In Fatal Defect Case
• How In-House Counsel Can Better Manage Litigation Exposure
• Boy Scouts Inch Closer To Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation Order
• Insurers Fight Coverage In Taliban Terror Support Suit
• Pa. Family Sues Haunted Hayride Over Fatal Shooting
• Forecasting A Rise In 11th Circ. State Court Class Actions
• Duquesne Univ. Alum Tom Kline Donates $50M To Law School
• Pharmacist May Need Third Sentencing In Meningitis Case
• Hospital Must Face Suit Over Death Following Appendectomy
• Ohio Justices Nix Insurer's Duty To Defend In Opioid Suits
• Calif. Justices Focus On Privacy In Yahoo TCPA Coverage Suit
• Foreign Cos. Can Exit Helicopter Crash Suit, NC Panel Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Bellwether Cases In Chiquita Murder MDL
• Jury Clears Sbarro In Worker's Suit Alleging Rape By Manager
• Boeing Presses For Bench Trial In Remaining Lion Air Cases
• TPC Pauses Disclosure Hearing For Settlement Talks
• Panel Backs Rejection For Atty Who Settled Without Client OK
• Practical E-Discovery Lessons From The Alex Jones Case
• Camden Diocese Opposes Ch. 11 Trade Committee Fees
• Ga. Atty Pushes To Nix Ex-Partner's Final Client Theft Claim
• Elliott Greenleaf Beats Ex-Atty's Bid For $11M Referral Fee
• 1st Circ. Rules Against Man Who Blames Shrimp For Paralysis
• Untimely Notice Dooms Eatery Owner's Defense For Crash
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
• After Dobbs: State Abortion Ban Fights, Enforcement Heat Up
• Texas Supreme Court To Hear Jury Bias Claims In $2.79M Trial
• 4 Takeaways From Military Sexual Assault Report
• J&J And Ethicon Fight Attempt At New Pelvic Mesh Trial
• Erika Girardi Received Money From Fla. Plaintiffs Firm
• The Ethical Risks For Lawyers Accepting Payments In Crypto
• Wells Fargo Asks 11th Circ. To Back Win Over Gunshot Victim
• Sears, Boy Scouts Each Move Closer To Ch. 11 Resolutions
• Wilson Elser Grows In NY With Med Mal, Health Care Partners
• Ambulance Crash Not A Med Mal Case, Texas Court Holds
• Chewy Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Citation After Worker's Death
• Shutts & Bowen Partner Joins Morgan & Morgan In Fla.
• Litigation Funders Helped Girardi 'Loot' Client Funds: Trustee
• J&J Reaches $40.5M Opioid Deal With NH, Avoiding Trial
• Bard Can't Escape $3.3M Vein Filter Verdict
• Boy Scouts Clear Path To Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• 9th, 3rd Circs. Split On Pandemic Preemption, Justices Told
• Envisioning Metaverse-Based Litigation In The Real World
• Texas Patient's Death Can't Stop Daughter's Med Mal Suit
• No Further Coverage For FedEx In Crash Suit, AIG Unit Says
• Motel 6 Not Liable For Guest's Suicide, Mass. Court Rules
• 6 Texas Cases To Watch This Fall