Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » January, 2023

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2023

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• Texas Justices Press Attys On Rationale For $16.5M Verdict
• Center Booted Doctor Who Raised Safety Issues, Suit Says
• American Couple Deny Blame For TV Images Of Afghan Child
• J&J's Case Axed, But Door Not Shut On 'Texas 2-Step' Ch. 11s
• Pa. Court Undoes $5.6M Verdict In Roofer Injury Suit
• Berkshire Unit Is Primary Insurer In Trucking Row, Judge Says
• NY Governor Vetoes Wrongful Death Emotional Damages Bill
• Ga. Home Inspectors Escape Wrongful Death Suit On Appeal
• Baldwin Charged In Shooting As Prosecutors Detail Evidence
• Huggies Maker Wants Burned Skin Suit Tossed
• Seattle Co. Scores Win In Duck Boat Crash Counterclaims
• Lawmakers Press FDA On Toxic Metal Levels In Baby Food
• Ga. Judge Tosses Samaritan's Suit Over USPS Vehicle Injury
• Calif. Judges Keep Project Leads Liable In Foreman's Attack
• Panel Affirms Ga. Atty's DQ In Samsung Battery Case
• Doctor's Misstep Ended Ex-Eagle's Football Career, Jury Told
• Minn. Co. On Hook For $6.7M Driver Negligence Verdict
• Meta Fights To Toss Securities Fraud Suit Based On Leaks
• Mich. Doctor Gets 16 Years For $100M Opioid Pill Scheme
• Cannabis Cos. Must Brace For More Mislabeling Class Actions
• Hotel Chain Blames Ga. Atty, Others For Sex Trafficking
• 3rd Circ. Throws Out J&J Talc Unit's 'Texas Two-Step' Ch. 11
• Top Texas Court To Review Investor Liability In TPC Explosion
• Boeing Seeks MDL For Indonesia Plane Crash Victim Suits
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Austin's $2.4M Death Suit
• Phone Consult Enough To Sue Ill. Doctor For Malpractice
• Mich. Panel Says COVID Tolling Orders Were Constitutional
• Parents Can't Seek Future Wages In Infant Death Suit
• Deal Reached To End $31.6M Texas Trucking Crash Appeal
• 4th Circ. Wary Of Suit Over OSHA 'Incentives' After Deadly Fire
• Mack Prevails In Trial Over 18-Wheeler Crash
• Surgeon's Guilt In $31M Fall Scam 'Overwhelming,' Feds Say
• Couple Can't Sit Out Coverage Dispute Over Assault Claims
• Publix Excess Insurers Look To Sink Opioid Coverage Claims
• Ex-MLB Star Bauer Loses 2nd Bid To Toss Sexual Battery Suit
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• Pa. Atty Sued By Railway Worker's Family Over Estate Advice
• Oscar-Winning Writer's $10M Rape Verdict Won't Be Vacated
• Why Alec Baldwin Is Unlikely To Plead Guilty In 'Rust' Case
• RFK Jr.-Repped Doc Wins Halt Of COVID Misinformation Law
• 4th Circ. Says Stacking Limits Insurer Coverage In Deadly Fire
• 3M Earplug Unit's Bankruptcy Contrived, 7th Circ. Told
• Boeing, Victims Spar In Texas Court Over 737 Max Monitor
• 4th Circ. Doubts Renter's Injury In Facebook Ad Age Bias Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Iowa Man's Suit Over Electrocution
• Pa. Nursing Home Hit With $19M Verdict In Death Suit
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Woman's Home Exercise Injury
• Ga. Judges Say Foreign Law Governs In Wrongful Death Suits
• Messer Faces More Suits Over Fatal Leak At Ga. Poultry Plant
• Girardi Victims' $6.3M Suit Against NY Firm Tossed, For Now
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• NJ Atty Claiming She Was Fired For Not Lying Will Get Trial
• Afghan Child's Family Seeks Penalty For Marine's TV Interview
• Ex-Fox News Staffer Sues Under Sex Assault Lookback Law
• Live Nation, Rapper Not Liable For Concert Killing, Court Says
• Lyft Tells Texas Court Its Excess Policies Are Confidential
• Fla. Court Axes Punitives In Fatal Brain Injury Med Mal Suit
• Walmart Destroyed Evidence In Amputation Suit, Judge Says
• Target Seeks To Trim Suit Over Conn. Baby's Death In Lounger
• Personal Injury Atty Won't Pay Client's Medical Bill, Suit Says
• 737 Max Families Eye Compliance Monitor For Boeing
• Shareholders Sue Sotera After $363M Emissions Verdict
• Snapchat Can't Shake Speed Filter Injury Suit
• Outside, In-House Attys Can Collab On Opening Statement
• Ga. Trial Atty Stuck With Ex-Partner's Client-Stealing Claims
• Coverage Fight Over Inmate Death To Remain In Federal Court
• Girardi Trustee Drops Special Counsel Accused Of Conflicts
• Fla. Judge Tosses BP Suits Alleging Injuries From Oil Cleanup
• Co. Tells 9th Circ. Insurer Owes Defense In Lung Injury Case
• Indian Hair Care Co. Says Ohio Court Can't Hear Cancer Case
• FDA Unveils Proposed Guidance For Cutting Baby Food Lead
• Voting Rights Groups Beat Election Deniers' Defamation Claim
• Purdue Warns Tribe's NY Lawsuit Could 'Blow Up' Ch. 11 Plan
• Siemens Liable For Miss. Water System Failure, Residents Say
• Trial Lawyers Rejoice: Justices May Clarify Issue Preservation
• Bauer Calls Accuser's Argument Off Base In Bid For Dismissal
• Bannon Ordered To Testify In Ex-Trump Staffer's Bias Suit
• Kirkland Doubles Down On Axing Ex-Atty's Harassment Suit
• Barr Tells DC Circ. Trump Photo-Op Clash Suits Can't Proceed
• Gruden's Firing Suit On Hold As NFL Fights For Arbitration
• Insurer Says Ga. Club Shooting Payout Capped At $100K
• Woman Says TRESemmé Shampoo Caused Hair Loss
• Injured SEPTA Trolley Rider Fails On 'Jerk and Jolt' Doctrine
• Ex-Jones Day Staffer Out Of Benefits, Unum Says In Bias Suit
• Bard Vascular Filter Case In Georgia Settles On Eve Of Trial
• Sotera VP Sues In Del. For Legal Fees After Toxic Tort Deal
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• Ex-Pro's Issues Predated His NFL Days, Benefits Plan Says
• 11th Circ. Frees Insurer From $5M Award Over Auto Injury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Texas Pain Clinic Says Personal Injury Attys Never Paid Up
• 6th Circ. Says Fatal Car Crash Can't Be Pinned On Recall
• Beech-Nut Escapes Heavy Metal Baby Food Claims, For Now
• States Ask Court To Reverse Block On NY Gun Act
• Union Fund Seeks Docs For Visa Child Porn Payment Probe
• Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Quality Inn Shooting
• Mich. Appellate Panel Refuses To Revive Flint Criminal Cases
• HHS Vows Audits, Publicity Targeting Nursing Home Practices
• Mass. Supermarket Can't Duck Legal Tab In Faulty Door Suit
• Two Texas Firms Cleared To Rep Alex Jones In Ch. 11 Case
• Ex-Inmate Says NJ Atty Ghosted Her On Sex Abuse Claim
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• Feds Want Negligence Claim Cut In Chickasaw Medical Suit
• Amazon Knew Chemical Was Used For Suicides, Families Say
• Insurers Say Camden Diocese Plan 'Bludgeons' Their Rights
• Travelers Unit Wants Starr To Cover Mall Injury Suit
• High Court Should Protect Section 230 In Google Case
• SEPTA Ordered To Pay Benefits For Worker's COVID Death
• Boeing Must Face 737 Max Families In Texas Arraignment
• 3M Earplug MDL Judge Ends Mediation After Impasse
• J&J Unit Takes Aim At Doctors Linking Talc To Mesothelioma
• Family Says Firm Used Them In Bid To Grab Girardi Cases
• Autoliv Asks 11th Circ. To Nix $100M Award For Fatal Crash
• Ga. Panel Says Family's Notice To City Fails In Flooding Case
• Endo Gets Approval For Fee Deal With State Governments
• California Siblings' Death Suit Tossed Over Late Filings
• 4th Circ. Rejects Woman's Claim For More Crash Coverage
• Alec Baldwin To Face Manslaughter Charge In 'Rust' Shooting
• Erika Girardi Says Trustee's Special Counsel Hid Conflicts
• Man's Injury Suit Over Bone In 'Boneless' Wings Dropped
• Justices Urged To Back Social Media Immunity In Terror Suits
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2022
• 2nd Circ. OKs Longer Sentence For Election Denier
• Bauer Accuser Balks At Reconsideration Try In Assault Case
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• State Farm Urges 11th Circ. To End $5M Auto Policy Suit
• Justices Reject 2nd Bid To Block New NY Gun Control Laws
• Insurer Tells 4th Circ. No Fraud Coverage Owed To Practice
• Epstein Victim Claims Ex-Chase Bank Exec Witnessed Abuse
• FDA Urges Texas Judge Not To Reverse Abortion Pill Approval
• NC Court Throws Out Suit Over Doc's Bawdy Farewell Bash
• Carr Blackwell Atty, Assistant DAs Tapped For NC Bench
• NY Man's $4M Suit Against Topgolf Moved To Federal Court
• Med Center May Have Coverage Despite Unlicensed Doctors
• Calif. Wants High Court To Toss $302M J&J Mesh Fine Appeal
• Mich. County Loses Challenge To $800M Opioid Payout Plan
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• NJ Atty Slams 'Self-Serving' Defense In Firing Case
• Ex-Girardi Atty Leaves New Firm With Fraud Suit Pending
• Alabama Water District Joins PFAS MDL Against 3M, Others
• Endo Claimants Say It's Time For Alternative Ch. 11 Plans
• Pharmacies And Drug Cos. Want Out Of Texas Opioid MDL
• 11th Circ. Can Hear Sleep Co.'s Negligent Death Coverage Suit
• Trump Must Face Writer's Rape Suit, NY Judge Rules
• Dominican National Admits To Role In Fatal Smuggling
• Servitas Worker Says Fighting Atty Harassment Led To Firing
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Vets Tell 11th Circ. To Approve 3M Earplug MDL Sanctions
• Man Tells 4th Circ. Nationwide Owes Defense In Bar Fight Suit
• 9/11 MDL Judge Won't Stay Kreindler Sanctions Over Leak
• Devereux Foundation Can't Trim Claims From Abuse Suit
• Insurer, Spa Settle Over Botched Skin Treatment Coverage
• Gutting CDA Would 'Upend The Internet,' Google Tells Justices
• Ga. Judge Denies Uncapped Damages In Old Dominion Suit
• NY AG Asks Court To Stop 10 Cos. From Selling Ghost Guns
• Widow's Suit Over Death At Florida VA Facility Is Trimmed
• Texas High Court Mulls Over Health Nondisclosure To Insurer
• Another Suit Accuses L'Oreal Of Hair Relaxer-Cancer Link
• Elder Care Facility Not Covered For Death Suit, Insurer Says
• Mich. Justices Probe Insurer's Standing To Question Clinics
• Chiquita Wants NJ Victims Dismissed In Terror-Funding MDL
• 8th Circ. Rejects Car Crash Suit Involving Rosebud Sioux Man
• How The PFAS Litigation Landscape Is Expanding
• COVID Tolling Order Saves Indiana Wrongful Death Suit
• Ga. Woman Hits Ramada With Sex Trafficking Allegations
• Wynn Resorts, Ex-GC Beat Bribery Claims At 9th Circ.
• 'Improper Closing' Axes $12M Verdict In Fatal Fall Suit
• Ill. Bar Couldn't Defend Itself In $41M Trial, Panel Says
• Texas High Court Mulls Dallas Cowboys Benefits Venue Fight
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Pipe Fitter's Asbestos Suit
• Ex-Gordon & Silber Atty Eyes Plea Deal In $1.2M Fraud Case
• NJ Panel Says Landlord Did All It Could In Car Fight Case
• Supreme Court Lets New York's New Gun Law Stand, For Now
• Girardi Keese Trustee Blames Bank For Enabling Firm's Fraud
• Weinstein Appeals NY 'Carnival' Trial, Citing Dishonest Juror
• Air Force Denies Responsibility For Ex-Airman Mass Shooting
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Reinstate NY Concealed Carry Restrictions
• Parsing The New Wave Of State Tobacco Settlement Suits
• 'Heat' Take Can't Stand In Factory Death Claim, NC Panel Told
• ExxonMobil Subcontractor's Insurer Off Hook In Job Fatality
• DC Court Doubts Its Role In Trump Rape Defamation Suit
• Ex-Kirkland Atty Urges Judge Not To Ax Harassment Case
• Girardi Keese Trustee Sues Firm's Former Attys For $9.4M
• Insurer Can't Fast-Track Path To Appeal In Shooting Case
• Ex-Aegerion Rep In Talks With Feds To Avoid 2nd Fraud Trial
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• 1st Circ. Backs GSK's Preemption Win Against Zofran MDL
• Sterigenics To Pay $408M To End Over 870 Emissions Suits
• ERCOT Makes Case For Immunity To Texas Supreme Court
• NY AG Urges 2nd Circ. To Greenlight Gun Nuisance Law
• 4th Circ. Revives Cop's Suit Over Taser Training Accident
• Geico Accuses NY Psychologists Of Car Insurance Fraud
• NY Adult Survivors Act Look-Back: What Orgs Must Know
• What True-Crime Stories Can Teach Us About Trial Narratives
• 8th Circ. Scraps Atty's Federal Claims Against Police Officer
• Weinstein's LA Sentencing Pushed To Feb. Amid New Trial Bid
• Ex-Knicks Player Says NY Court Erred In Tossing MSG Suit
• Girardi Keese Suit Halted As Criminal Investigation Looms
• Contractors Sue NC Paper Mill After Colleagues Killed In Fire
• En Banc 5th Circ. Nixes Gun 'Bump Stock' Ban In Reversal
• Bauer Denies Assault Allegations As Dodgers Cut Him Loose
• Sanctions Saga In Colo. Dominion Defamation Suit Goes On
• Rochester Can't Escape Suit Over Police Killing, Judge Rules
• Florida Residents Say Cancer Claims Weren't Too Late
• Green Groups Fight Another Bid To Delay Fluoride Risks Case
• Jeld-Wen Rebuffs Blame For Driver's Injury During Unloading
• MetLife Must Pay Ex-Flight Attendant Disability Benefits
• 11th Circ. Again Denies Shire's Bid To Dodge Label Case
• Day Care, Staffer Not Covered In Toddler's Death, Insurer Says
• Mich. Appellate Panel Revives Man's Icy Parking Lot Suit
• Broken Equipment Kept Ship In Path Of Hurricane, Attys Say
• Parents Fight Nurture's Bid To Toss Toxic Baby Food Suit
• Alex Jones Atty Suspended Over 'Stunning' Discovery Leak
• Suit Blames Trump 'Campaign Of Lies' For Police Officer Death
• Dick's Sold Faulty Tree Climbing Stand, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Axes Docs' Pill Convictions After High Court Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Veterans' Banking Terrorism Suit
• Girardi Keese Trustee Goes After $48M In Suspect Payments
• Peloton To Pay $19M CPSC Fine Over Treadmill Defect
• California Water District Joins 'Forever Chemicals' MDL
• Client Fights Med Mal Attys' Bid To Toss Suit Over Late Filing
• Insurer Escapes Defense Of Illinois Pub In Stabbing Injury Suit
• Manufacturer Can't Escape Electric Board Injury Suit
• No New Trial For Insurer In $1M Claim Row, 11th Circ. Rules
• Fox, Disney Sued Over 'Horror Story' Worker's COVID Death
• Honda Seeks Review Of $25.9M Judgment In Texas Crash
• Progressive Unit Says Security Co. Not Covered In Death Suit
• Judge Says NY Diocese Ch. 11 Heading Down Wrong Track
• Fatal Feud In Ga. Cow Row Not Sister's Fault, 11th Circ. Told
• Calbiotech Can't Avoid ERISA Suit Over Safe Harbor 401(k)
• 8th Circ. Tosses Doc's Suit Over Law Prof's Criticism
• Georgia Chicken Plant Drops Insurance Case Over Fatal Leak
• Calif. Resolves Sex Harassment Claim Against Landlords
• Houston Says Justices Need To Clarify Issues In Sidewalk Suit
• CSX Can't Escape Suit Over Worker's Fall From Ladder
• Feds Say Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Hid Stolen Money Overseas
• Insurer Must Defend Building Co. In Employee Injury Suit
• Acuity Says It Can't Be Punished For Trial In $27M Injury Case
• Ill. Doctor Can Be Sued For Post-Treatment Death, Court Finds
• 'Critical' Offer Key To Mass. Vets Home Case, Justices Say
• 'Romeo & Juliet' Child Stars Sue Paramount Over Nude Scene
• The Biggest Bankruptcy Actions From Over The Holidays
• Insurer Says Bistro Isn't Owed Defense For Patron Shooting
• Amazon Must Face Suit Over Chemical Used In Suicides
• Potential Upheaval For FDA Regulation Of Stem Cell Clinics
• CNA Unit Gets Staffing Co.'s Settlement Coverage Suit Tossed
• Insurers Escape Coverage Of NJ Banquet Hall Shooting
• Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Want Out of Epstein Accuser Suit
• Texas High Court Says Damage Cap Limits Bus Crash Verdict
• EPA's 2023 Plans For PFAS: High Costs, Uncertain Rewards
• Auto Co. Escapes $21M Damages Bid In Ga. Fatal Defect Case
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• Texas Justices Clear Oil Co. In Suit Over Worker's Crash
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