Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » February, 2023

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2023

283 articles

• LA County To Pay $29M To Bryant Over Helicopter Crash Pics
• Murdaugh Ex-Partner Tells Jury Of Anger Over Betrayal
• New Snyder Claims Reignite Demands For Accountability
• Alec Baldwin Hit With 'Rust' Crew Lawsuit Over Fatal Gunshot
• Sexual Assault Case Against Jerry Jones Revived On Appeal
• EPA Gains Access To Used Car Lot For Enviro Cleanup
• Abbott Wants 26 People Removed From Infant Formula MDL
• Families Blast 'Dehumanizing' Stance As Opioid Trial Closes
• Tesla Rips 11th Circ. Retrial Bid Over Teens' Deadly Crash
• Unilever Can't Nix TRESemme Shampoo User's Hair Loss Suit
• NJ Panel Orders Discovery Scaleback In Clergy Abuse Case
• 2 Takeaways From 3rd Circ.'s J&J Bankruptcy Ruling
• Palm Beach Post Fights To Get Epstein Grand Jury Docs
• Wash. Suits Blaming Big Tech For Kids' Crisis Added To MDL
• Walgreens In Hot Seat In Ohio Opioid Death Appeal
• Jones Day Strikes Deal To End Ex-Staffer's Disability Bias Row
• Fla. Atty Accused Of Poaching Clients Owes Law Firm $2.3M
• FDA Cracks Down On Import Of Tranquilizer Linked To Deaths
• Worker Fights To Keep Class Claims In Ford Retirement Suit
• Mich. Justices Face Daunting Task On No-Fault Amendments
• Gun Co. Says Uvalde Mom Is 'Forum Shopping' To Avoid Toss
• Insys Founder Says Prison Release Could Be 'Life-Saving'
• Calif. Judge Sees No Link Between Miscarriage And Detention
• Norfolk Southern To Allow More Exam Time At Derailment Site
• Drug Distributors Not The Cause Of Opioid Harm, Jury Told
• Dow Judge Tells Modesto: Take $16M Or New Punitives Trial
• Phone Retrieval Isn't 'Operating' Car In NJ Wrongful Death Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Minn. City's Flavored Vape Ban
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Ga. Doc Can't Be Sued For PA's Alleged Negligence
• Justices Won't Hear Pharmacist's Appeal In Deadly Outbreak
• UPMC, Surgeon Pay $8.5M To End Simultaneous Surgeries Suit
• Judge Orders Flint To Uphold Its End Of Water Settlement
• Murdaugh Says Firm Thefts Aren't Tied To Murders Of Family
• A Dozen Dem AGs Sue Over FDA's Abortion Drug Regulations
• Feds Want All $25M Of Insys Founder's Money For Restitution
• Interest On $1B Surfside Deal Will Go To Collapse Victims
• Texas High Court To Hear LG Chem Faulty Battery Case
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Sparks Rail Regs Scrutiny
• ICE, Prison Co. Targeted Detainee Hunger Strikers, Suit Says
• Barge Co. Not Covered For Crew Member's Suit, Insurer Says
• $65.5M Au Pair Deal Can't Stop Trafficking Claims, Judge Says
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Former New Mexico AG Counsel Joins Nachawati Law
• 'Rust' Armorer Allowed Gun For Protection From Stalker
• 737 Max Victims' Families Want 5th Circ. To Undo Boeing Deal
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Exacerbated By Poor Comms
• Uvalde Mom Asks To Join Other Parents' Claims In Austin
• Cruise Co. Says Wrongful Death Claim Must Be Arbitrated
• Adult Flint Residents Urge Judge To Preserve Water Claims
• Migrants Say They Face Retaliation Over Medical Abuse Claims
• Norfolk Southern Hit With Another Derailment Suit
• Bestwall Says J&J Unit's 3rd Circ. Loss Shouldn't End Ch. 11
• Abortion Pill Fate Hangs On Conservative Judge, 'Zombie' Law
• Boeing Settles With Two More Crash Victims' Estates
• Yurok Tribe Partners With US Marshals On Public Safety
• Train Crew Tried To Stop Before Ohio Derailment, NTSB Says
• Fans Say Commanders Can't Kick Railing Suit To Arbitration
• Chicago Firm Salvi Schostok Adds Three New Partners
• NY Litigation Boutique Sues Atty Over 'Quiet Quitting'
• Liquor Store Not Liable For Drunk Driver, Colo. Panel Rules
• Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty In 'Rust' Shooting Case
• Harvey Weinstein Gets 16 Years For LA Rape Conviction
• Judge OKs Some Blast Claims Against TPC Ch. 11 Sponsors
• Tips For Appellate Counsel Working With A Trial Team
• Tearful Murdaugh Denies Murders But Admits Lying And Theft
• 'Cunning' Murdaugh Misused Firm Credit Card, Jury Told
• Weinstein Pins Hopes On New LA Trial As Sentencing Nears
• Norfolk Southern Sued Over Drop In Ohio Property Values
• Tribal Nursing Home Safe From Wrongful-Firing Suit, For Now
• 11th Circ. Rules MSP Act Doesn't Preempt State Law, Contracts
• Judge Boils Down Moms' Tainted Milk Suit
• Sandy Hook Families Ask Conn. Justices To Hear Jones Case
• Health Orgs Tell 6th Circ. $650M Opioid Verdict Must Stand
• Insurer Needn't Cover Child Care Biz Bus Crash Claims
• Zurich Allowed To Exit Suit Over Sinking Tower Settlement
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Insurer Urges Court To Toss $10.7M Settlement Coverage Suit
• NJ Panel Allows About-Face In Testimony On Missed Cancer
• Case Law, Class Rules Could Derail Ohio Train Disaster Suits
• Couple Want DOJ Sanctioned In Botched ICE Raid Suit
• US Chamber, Legal Groups Favor J&J Talc Ch. 11 Rehearing
• 9/11 Plaintiffs Can't Collect $3.5B From Afghan Bank
• Suit Alleging Glass In Smucker's Jam Moved To Federal Court
• 50 Cent Settles Penile Enhancement Ad Suit With Publication
• Gunmaker Seeks Toss Of Uvalde Family's Suit
• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Derailment Costs
• NC Panel Says Factory Worker's Death Benefits Need Revising
• Judge Faults Ch. 11 Plans Of Long Island Diocese, Creditors
• Drake Escapes Case Over Woman's Injury At MSG Concert
• Ga. Disbars Atty Who Ran Florida Law Firm Like Ponzi Scheme
• High Court Rejects Tyson's Bid To Review COVID Death Cases
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• High Court Won't Review $302M J&J Fine Appeal
• Feds Say Insys Founder's Health Doesn't Merit Early Release
• Judge Warns Against Renters Who Sue In Surfside Collapse
• Apple Wins Trims But Can't Defeat Watch Defect Suit
• Attys Seek Out Of Cancer Patient's Monsanto Civil Rights Suit
• Mich. Panel Renews Worker's Injury Suit Over 'Employee' Test
• Texas Justices Say Deal Can Offset $14M Med Mal Verdict
• Feds Vow To Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable In Derailment
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• NJ School District Sues Social Media Apps Over Mental Health
• Pa. Supreme Court Must Defend Established Venue Standard
• Co. Says Contract Breach Row Over Man's Injury Is Covered
• Texas High Court Grants Atty New Trial Following $6M Defeat
• Dairy Farmer Awarded $6.5M Over Grave Tractor Injuries
• Monsanto Hopes To Undo $600M Verdicts In Wash. Appeal
• Late Filing Dooms Ex-NFL Player's Disability Benefits Suit
• Navigating Compensation Of Special Counsel In Bankruptcy
• Weinstein Judge To Limit Victim Testimony At Sentencing
• Jury Adds $15K In Punitives In Damon Dash Defamation Suit
• 7th Circ. Asked To Rethink New Trial For Worker Who Lost Leg
• Woman Seeks To Keep Ga. Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit Alive
• Alex Jones Holding Guns For Jan. 6 Rioters, Ch. 11 Docs Say
• Ga. Health Providers Want New Trial In Wrongful Death Case
• Derailment Exposed Public To WWI-Era Gas, Complaint Says
• US Can't Nix Suit Over Salvadoran Man's Wrongful Removal
• Baton Rouge Settles Civil Suit Over 2016 Protest Crackdown
• Insurer Shouldn't Face Section 8 Damage Dispute, Judge Says
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• Pitt Can't Use Occupational Disease Law To Bar Asbestos Suit
• Adapting Trial Graphics To All Jurors' New Media Expectations
• Ohio AG Mulls Suing Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
• Insurer Primarily Liable For Beach Death Deal, NJ Justices Say
• Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash Cleared On Civil Sex Assault Claim
• Trump's 'Quid Pro Quo' Rape Suit DNA Offer Nixed By Judge
• 4th Circ. Backs Eye Bank's $600K Win Over Faulty Eyewash
• No Evidence Hain Baby Food Caused Kid's Autism, Co. Says
• Pa. Court Says Asbestos Exposure Evidence Revives Suit
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• Reporter Sheds Charges Over Ohio Train Derailment Coverage
• Insurer Owes Coverage In Fatal Crash Suit, Judge Says
• Whataburger Says It's Not At Fault For Drive-Thru Assault
• Firms Face TCPA Suit Over Calls To Camp Lejeune Victims
• Burned Customer Drops Sanctions Bid Against Starbucks
• Murdaugh Used Check From Name Partner In Fraud, Jury Told
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Can't Call Accuser's Atty To Testify
• 72-Year-Old Surgeon Wants No Prison In $31M Fall Scam
• Overheated Wheel Bearing May Have Caused Ohio Derailment
• Fla. Jury Awards $4.3M To Woman Injured In Stoplight Crash
• Power Cos. Want To Ditch Winter Storm Uri Negligence Claims
• Fox News, Giuliani Can't Exit Smartmatic Defamation Suit
• Hotel Chain Wants Out Of Sex Trafficking Suit
• J&J Talc Unit Seeks 3rd Circ. Rehearing On Ch. 11 Dismissal
• DC Hospital Inks Deal To End Suit Over Water Shut-Off, COVID
• Primary Insurer Must Offset $3M Settlement, 11th Circ. Told
• Ga. Doc Tells 11th Circ. Roundup Claims Not Barred
• Patient Says UChicago Charges 'Surprise' ER Fees
• Lindt Hid Dark Chocolate Bars' Unsafe Metal Levels, Suit Says
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Denies 'Ridiculous' Sex Assault Claim
• McKinsey Inks $25M Settlement Deal With PG&E Victims Trust
• Snoop Dogg Judge Doubts Accuser's Sex Trafficking Claim
• Jury Returns $4.4M Verdict In Ga. Wrongful Death Case
• Napa Valley Hilton Sued Over Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
• 7-Eleven To Pay Record $91M To Ill. Customer Pinned By Car
• Texas Two-Step Still Worth The Gamble, Ch. 11 Experts Say
• 6th Circ. Upholds Manufacturer's Win In Generator Fire Suit
• Mercedes Vehicles Prone To Subframe Rust, Suit Says
• Georgia Hotel Operator Moves To Dodge Sex Trafficking Suit
• Cos. Sued Over Tainted Eye Drops Linked To Infection
• Contractor's Insurer Should Cover Injury Suit, Judge Says
• J&J Ch. 11 Ruling Highlights 'Texas Two-Step' Skepticism
• Offsets Aren't Exclusions, 9th Circ. Says In Benefits Fight
• Ex-Eagle Gets $43.5M Jury Award In Knee Injury Case
• Trump Offers DNA, Rape Accuser Calls It 'Bad Faith' Delay
• Murdaugh's Check Cashing Halted Before Murders, Jury Hears
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Assaulted Sleeping Photog, Jury Told
• Claimants Say Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Releases Aren't Justified
• Would-Be Actor Admits Faking Emails In $50M Sex Abuse Suit
• Red And Blue State AGs Join Legal Fight Over Abortion Pill
• Texas Justices Cut TxDOT Loose In Head-On Car Crash Suit
• Meet The Attorneys Suing Amazon Over Suicide Chemical
• Girardi Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty In Ill. Client Theft Case
• Diocese Dumps Epiq From Ch. 11 After Release Of Victim IDs
• 737 Max Victims' Families Can't Scrub DOJ-Boeing Deal
• 'Clear' Conflict For Prosecutor-Lawmaker In 'Rust' Case
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• NJ Panel Says Medical Malpractice Case Got Tossed Too Soon
• Tips To Reduce Confirmation Bias In Jurors, Attys And Clients
• NY Atty Group Can Back Ex-Knicks Star In MSG Suit
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• Conn. Docs Not Liable For Pot User's Lies About PTSD
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Groped Therapist Often, Jury Hears
• Murdaugh Confessed To Atty Friend About Thefts, Jury Hears
• Harvey Weinstein Facing Sex Assault Suits In NYC And LA
• Texas Fights ATF Rule On Pistols With Stabilizing Braces
• Insurers Attack Good Faith Of Boy Scouts In Ch. 11 Appeal
• Ex-NFL Player Sues Insurers Over Surgery Settlement Money
• IHS-Funded Hospital Sued Over 'Wrong-Site' Finger Surgery
• Ex-Host Says Conservative Media Co. Ignored Sex Harassment
• Buyers Slam McDonald's Bid To Ax 'Forever Chemicals' Suit
• Bayer Unit Asks 3rd Circ. To Keep Roundup Suit Federal
• Slain 'Rust' Cinematographer's Family Sues Alec Baldwin
• Ex-NFL Players Say Disability Benefits Were Unfairly Denied
• Ex-Girardi CFO Pleads Not Guilty To Aiding Client Theft
• NJ Firm Says Ex-Manager Made Up Janitor In Cash Grab
• How A Dusty Law Review Article Entered The Post-Roe Debate
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Third Suit Filed Over Ohio Train Derailment, Chemical Leak
• Merck Seeks Dismissal Of NC Gardasil Vax Claims
• Consumers And Insurers Get Class Cert. In Valsartan MDL
• Alex Jones Says Sandy Hook Suit Would Deplete Ch. 11 Cash
• Nationwide Unit Not Owed For $2M Settlement, NY Panel Says
• Sale May Tie Fiat Chrysler To Mass. Defect Suit, Court Hints
• NY Atty Group Again Backs Ex-Knicks Star In MSG Suit
• Ga. Judge OKs $250K In Damages In Old Dominion Suit
• Ga. Justices Question $45M Verdict In CVS Shooting Case
• Sandy Hook Families Retain Investigations Firm In Ch. 11 Case
• Texas Says HHS Can't Make Pharmacies Sell Abortion Pills
• Girardi Trustee's Claims Against Litigation Funder Axed
• Drug Execs Testify About DEA Compliance In Ga. Opioid Trial
• Ga. Justices Reinstate Adult Daughter's Wrongful Death Suit
• Baldwin Moves To DQ Prosecutor In 'Rust' Manslaughter Case
• Comair Says Boeing 737 Max Deal Helped Lead To Liquidation
• Bankruptcies Aren't The Real Problem In Mass Tort System
• Ex-LA DA Trims But Can't Nix Activists' Suit Over Gun Incident
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• Ex-Fossil Group Worker's Sex Harassment Suit Revived
• Ex-Cop Sues Texas Bar Insurance Arm Over Crash Benefits
• Chicago Firm Partners In Bitter Fight Over Workload, Fees
• Ford Calls For Dismissal Of Union Pension Service Credit Suit
• JPML Sends L'Oreal Hair Relaxer-Cancer Link Suits To Illinois
• Claw Machine Maker Settles Worker Electrocution Suit
• Long Island Diocese Creditors Seek $321M Ch. 11 Abuse Fund
• Fla. Judge Axes Sanctions In Deadly Tesla Collision Suit
• Starbucks Faces Sanctions Bid In Burn Suit Discovery Row
• Cos. Sued Over Recalled Eyedrops Linked To Outbreak
• Girardi Competency Hearing Ordered In LA Wire Fraud Case
• Gov't Wants To Weigh In On 3M 7th Circ. Bankruptcy Appeal
• 8th Circ. Says Estate's Suit Against Auto Insurer Atty Is Barred
• Atlantic Records, Trustees Want Sex Abuse Claims Dismissed
• Ex-Client Says Fla. Law Firm Behind On Malpractice Deal
• Ex-Ga. Trial Atty Colleagues Settle Client-Stealing Case
• Ohio Neurologist Given 2½ Years For Drug Kickback Scheme
• Commanders Ask For Arbitration In Railing Failure Fan Suit
• Vets With Hearing Loss Seek Dismissal Of 3M Bankruptcy
• Fla. Trial Atty Sanctioned And Should Pay Costs, Court Says
• 10th Circ. Erases CSA Convictions After High Court Ruling
• NJ Transit, County Face Class Action Over Flooding From Ida
• Sig Sauer Wants Defective Pistols Lawsuit Broken Up
• Food Co. Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Pay $19.2M Over Outbreak
• Liberty Mutual Doesn't Have To Pay Rental Co.'s Atty Fees Yet
• Wigdor Beats Leon Black's Sanction Bid In Rape Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Revival Of Pharma Terror-Funding Case
• UMG Urges 9th Circ. To Back Dismissal Of 'Nirvana Baby' Suit
• Tort Report: Live Nation Can't Exit $60M Suit In Rapper's Death
• Pa. Court Sacks Eagles' Attempts To Dodge Workers' Comp
• Kenosha Shooter Rittenhouse Can't Escape Death Suit
• Boeing Toxic Air Cabin Suit To Stay in Illinois
• Health Hires: Manatt Phelps, vTv Therapeutics
• Ramada Claims No Liability For Sex Trafficking At Ga. Hotel
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• Insurer Can't Intervene In Sex Trafficking Suit, Ohio Court Told
• Barstool Founder Drops Bid To Revive Insider Defamation Suit
• 5th Circ. Strikes Down Domestic Violence Firearms Prohibition
• Boeing Rebuts Claims That DOJ 737 Max Deal Is A 'Charade'
• Nationwide Must Cover Dog Bite, Ohio Panel Says
• 11th Circ. Affirms Injured Pelvic Mesh Patient's Trial Win
• Suit Says Software Co. Didn't Protect Pediatric Patient Data
• DC Circ. Doubts Bank Can Be Sued For '98 Embassy Attacks
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Panel Says Co. Not Directly Liable For Bus Rider's Injury
• 3M Unit Bankruptcy Is A Smokescreen, 7th Circ. Told
• Philly Days Inn Reaches $24M Deal With Trafficking Victims
• Girardi Indictment Sparks Joy, Frustration, Disbelief
• Texas Court Says Expert Unqualified In Gangrene Death Suit
• From Star Litigator To Criminal Defendant: A Girardi Timeline
• Election Deniers Can't Escape Voter Intimidation Suit
• AC Unit Is An 'Appliance' In Water Exclusion, 11th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Revives Six Flags Rider's Suit Over Blinded Eye
• Racetrack Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage In Injury Suit
• Judge Puts A Safety On NJ AG's New Gun Law For Now
• 7th Circ. Grants New Trial For Forklift Operator Who Lost Leg
• Girardi's Mental State Emerges As Early Legal Battleground
• NC Doctor Gets 2nd Shot At Defamation Suit In 4th Circ. Win
• Mother Says Cow Milk-Based Formula Killed Premature Baby
• Ga. Woman Sues Fed Gov't For $10M Over Botched Surgery
• OSHA Cites 3 More Amazon Warehouses For Safety Issues
• Insys Founder Asks To Leave Prison After 2 Heart Attacks
• Atty Says Firm's 'Disloyalty' Claim A Pretext To Skirt Bonus
• Tom Girardi Indicted In Calif., Ill. Over Client Theft Scandal