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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - April, 2023

328 articles

• Woman Says Hip Implant Releases Toxic Metals In J&J Suit
• Dershowitz Says Court Wrongly Tossed CNN Defamation Suit
• Sig Sauer Must Face Defective Pistol Suit, Injured Man Says
• LA Rams, Security Co. Beat Suit Over Player's Family Brawl
• 3 May Argument Sessions Benefits Attorneys Should Watch
• $40M Excessive Force Verdict Winner Appeals For $3M Fees
• Rejected Firms' Fee Deal Approved In InfoWars Ch. 11 Case
• Mich. Panel Says Progressive's Wording Expands PIP Benefits
• Hotel Urges 11th Circ. To Keep Insurer Duty Over Shower Film
• Sheriff Can't Get Bond While Awaiting Appeal, Feds Say
• Vet Says 3M's $50M Bellwether Verdict Appeal Is 'Scattershot'
• Home Depot Fights Sanction For Selling Saw Blamed In Death
• Conn. Attys Get Fees In 'Frivolous' Sex Assault Cover-Up Case
• Pa. School District Says Derailment Suit Should Stay In Pa.
• Law Firm Can't Transfer NJ Suit Over Trafficking Settlement
• Colo. Judge Won't Block Abortion 'Reversal' Ban
• NY Ruling Highlights Need For Specific Insurance Disclaimers
• Dakota Access Protester Can Answer Discovery In Usual Way
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• Ex-Elle Writer Spars With Trump Atty Over Her Rape Claims
• Lawyer Hotline Was 'Massive' Fraud Scheme, Mich. AG Says
• Judge Tosses Suit Challenging Texas Med Mal Damages Cap
• 6th Circ. Judge Calls Out Feds For Jury Instruction 'Omission'
• Vets Seek To Resume Mediation Talks Over 3M Earplugs
• Air Traffic Control Responsible For Fatal Crash, 11th Circ. Told
• What's Next After High Court Stay On Abortion Pill Ruling
• Ill. Panel Orders New Trial Over Blocked Expert Testimony
• Cooley Attorney Sues For Disability Benefits After Bike Crash
• Morgan Lewis Bolsters Toxic Torts Team With Trial Veteran
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Conducting Jury Focus Groups
• Mass. High Court Revives Landmark COVID-19 Prosecution
• Greystar Issued $860M Verdict In Dallas Crane Collapse Trial
• Family Gets $7M Settlement Over Texarkana Jail Death
• Judge Abused Discretion In Abortion Pill Order, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revive Hunting Stand Injury Suit
• Houston Urges 5th Circ. To Keep $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• Ex-Elle Writer Tells Of Crushing Fallout From Trump Rape
• Gun Rights Orgs Fire Off Suits Over New Wash. Firearm Laws
• Social Media Addiction Suit Filed By Ky. School District
• Monsanto Seeks To Undo 'Staggering' $62M PCBs Verdict
• UPenn Hospital Hit With $183M Verdict Over Birth Injury
• Late Cancer Diagnosis Merits Med Mal Suit, NC Panel Told
• Ex-Medical Pot Worker Says Supervisor Threatened Him
• NY Lawyer, Doctor Sentenced In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scheme
• Ex-Hinshaw Litigator Joins McCarter & English In Miami
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Mich. Judge Moves Rollover Crash Case To North Carolina
• Ex-JPMorgan Exec Staley Wants Out Of Epstein Suits
• Jury Hears Trump Raped And Defamed Writer As Trial Opens
• Tennis Org Must Face Pro Player's Sexual Assault Claims
• Talc Claimants Move To Toss J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Insys Founder Says US Attorney 'Misled' Prisons Bureau
• Pa. School District Brings New Claims Over Ohio Derailment
• Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty In $41M Opioid Scheme
• Allianz Says No Coverage For Ballooning Co.'s Injury Suits
• Underwriter Says Lloyd's Must Help In Settlement Payments
• NC Justices Doubt LG Chem Battery Suit Flouts Jurisdiction
• Tools To Reduce Implicit Bias in Modern Juries
• Boeing Rips 737 Max Pilots' Judicial Bias Claims In 7th Circ.
• Structured Settlements In Workers' Comp Cases: A Win-Win
• Insurer, Contractor Reach Agreement Over Exercise Injury Suit
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• 4 Issues Remaining From The Flint Water Crisis
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK To Sell Over-The-Counter Business
• Colo. Judge Considers Intervention In Abortion 'Reversal' Row
• Trump's Legal Pressures Mount As Rape Trial Opens In NY
• Chiquita's Ex-President Beats Colombia Terror-Funding MDL
• Justices Won't Hear Daimler Trucks' Calif. Jurisdiction Fight
• Mich. High Court Eyes Contractor Liability For Electrocution
• Texas Tenant Sues Property, Home Tech Cos. After Break-In
• Motorola Gets Brain Cancer Cellphone Suit Slashed
• DuPont, Worker Sentenced For Deadly Chemical Release
• Arconic, Shareholders Reach $74M Deal In Grenfell Fire Suit
• Disbarred NY Injury Atty Gets 2 Years In Trip-And-Fall Scam
• Staffing Agency's Clients Not Covered, Insurer Says
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rehear Calif. Honking Law Appeal En Banc
• Allstate Tells 4th Circ. To Uphold Win In UIM Coverage Spat
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Tesla Wins Calif. Autopilot Trial Over Driver's Injuries
• 2nd Circ. Remands Trump Defamation Suit After DC Ruling
• Health Care Rates Not A Takings Claim In Insurance Dispute
• Ski Resort On Hook For $4.5M Injury Award Beats Fraud Claim
• Judge Who Donated To Bankrupt La. Diocese Won't Recuse
• Baldwin Beat 'Rust' Charges For Now, But Questions Linger
• J&J Talc Claimants Form Committee To Support Ch. 11 Plan
• Musk Must Answer Questions In Tesla Crash Suit
• Amber Heard Insurer Calls Rival's Atty DQ Bid Purely 'Tactical'
• Travelers Unit Says Policy Is Excess In Renovation Injury Suit
• Fla. Attys Suspended For Copying Client Info At Former Firm
• Ohio Panel Says Estate Can't Appeal Insurer's Opioid Win
• Kevin Spacey Sex Assault Trial Date Set For Late June
• Trump Taps Ex-BCLP Lawyer For Upcoming Rape Trial
• Insurer Says Wrongful Death Suit Not Covered Under Policy
• Calif. Panel Revives $4M Butt Lift Death Suit, Orders New Trial
• Pa. Justices Say Worker Can't Sue Home Depot Over Dog Bite
• Basketball Players Accuse NM College Of Enabling Abuse
• Alec Baldwin Slips Charges In 'Rust' Shooting Case, Attys Say
• Contractor, Paper Mill Look To Exit Negligence Suit Over Fire
• Miami Club Owner Says Fight With Boxers Left A Brain Injury
• Ohio Panel Says No Negligence In Hospital Records Row
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Geico Seeks $2.3M From Med Center In Insurance Fraud Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook In Ill. Pub Stabbing Injury Suit
• Mallinckrodt Trust Can't Be Used To Pay Attys In Opioid MDL
• 'John Doe' Asks 4th Circ. For OK To Go Unnamed In Libel Suit
• Sorrels Adds Litigation Muscle In Houston With Ex-Prosecutor
• 6th Circ. Says Lower Court 'Ignored' Its Truck Crash Ruling
• Insurer Must Cover Settlements Of Child Molestation Claims
• LeClairRyan Trustee Gets Court OK For Deal With Ex-Client
• Epstein Victim Must Disclose Her Identity To JPMorgan
• Texas Court Denies Lyft's Bid To Keep Excess Policies Private
• No J&J Talc Trials For 60 Days, Bankruptcy Judge Rules
• Giuffre-Maxwell Lawsuit Docs Should Be Public, 2nd Circ. Told
• Wis. Judge Awards Attys $2.7M In Fees Over $1M Settlement
• Abortion Pill Maker Fights FDA To Protect Drug Approval
• Widow Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold $100M Fatal Crash Award
• SPLC Ends Migrant Relocation Suit After Fla. Law Change
• Alex Jones Creditors Question Financial Info Disclosures
• NJ Woman's Deposition Torpedoes Her Own Macy's Injury Suit
• LG Chem Dismissed From Suit Over Exploding Vape Battery
• Hospital's 'Ineptitude' Caused Man's Suicide, NC Panel Told
• TPC Texas MDL Survives Without Veil-Piercing, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives State Farm Auto Policy Suit
• Texas Panel Backs Recording Of Child's Exam In Injury Suit
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Family Pushes To Confirm $2.6B Torture Award Against Cuba
• Ex-Haitian Mayor Challenges $15.5M Political Torture Verdict
• No-Show Driver Wins 2nd Chance In Insurance Case
• Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan In Effect After 3rd Circ. Rejects Stay
• Fan Sues NBA's Wizards, Star Player For Assault, Negligence
• Carnival Says FBI Notes Tainted Jury Verdict In Assault Case
• Abortion Pill Foes Tell Justices FDA 'Federalized Abortion'
• Amazon Slammed For Seeking Early Win In Teen Suicide Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive NFL Players' Painkiller Class Action
• J&J Unit Knowingly Marketed Faulty Knee-Device, Suit Says
• US Urges Justices To Reject Military Contractor Immunity Suit
• Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty Surrenders License Before Murder Trial
• R.J. Reynolds Loses 8th Circ. Rehearing Bid After Vape Ban
• Talc Claimants Attack Suit Injunction In J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Wash. City Can't Dodge Railroad Crossing Crash Suit
• Camden Diocese Gets OK For $2.3M Deal With Insurer
• Social Media Is Not A Product, Tech Cos. Tell MDL Judge
• Philly Archdiocese Sued For Alleged Abuse Of College Student
• Electric Co. Hit With $54M Verdict In Texas Injury Suit
• Ga. Justices Wrestle With Employer Liability In Car Crash Suit
• 2nd Circ. Dismisses Abuse Case Against Catholic Church
• Peloton Investors Ask For OK In $13.9M Treadmill Settlement
• 5th Circ. Must Probe DOJ-Boeing 737 Max Deal, Families Say
• Tenn. Minor League Baseball Team Sued For Foul-Ball Injuries
• Kesha's Ex-Producer May Be A 'Public Figure,' Court Signals
• Abortion Pill Rulings Will Hinder FDA Authority
• 4th Circ. Says Woman Can Sue TSA For Search Assault
• The Legal Consequences Of High PFAS Background Levels
• Calif. Bar Says Atty Must Face Ethics Charges For BLM Tweets
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Texas County Settles Suit Over 'Toxic' DA Office For $1.75M
• Ex-FDA Officials, Legal Scholars Rip Abortion Pill Ruling
• Electric Co. Should Pay $75M In Injury Suit, Dallas Jury Told
• Tort Report: Fla. Civil Suits Surge In March Amid Tort Reform
• Dry Shampoo Maker Wants Consumers' Benzene Suit Tossed
• Whole Foods Cupcake Allergen Suit Revived By 5th Circ.
• Mich. Parents Say Newborn Blood Samples Shouldn't Be Kept
• Wash. Judge Says U-Visa Appeal Is Out Of Court's Bounds
• Competitive Cheer Orgs Want Out Of NC Sex Abuse Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tempted To Again Revive Oakley's Suit Against MSG
• Trump Can't Postpone NY Rape Trial With 'Delay Tactics'
• Some 'Rust' Suit Defendants Sidelined Over Privacy Concerns
• DUI Liability Ruling Affirms SC Isn't Direct Action-Friendly
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Juul, Minn. AG Ink Deal After Close Of Trial
• Trump Loses 2nd Bid To See Juror Names Ahead Of Civil Trial
• Ex-Insys Directors Agree To $175M Ch. 11 Settlement
• Boy Scouts Victims Say They've Reached Ch. 11 Fee Deal
• NYC Financier Gets 3 Years In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scam Case
• 9 Sentenced In $126M Government Aid Scheme
• Houston Atty Convicted In Kickback Scheme Wants New Trial
• Ex-Worker Accuses Cannabis Co. Of Sex Discrimination
• Feds, Wash. Fight Red States' Bid To Join Abortion Pill Suit
• Houston Storm Firm In Eye Of Louisiana Ethics Hurricane
• AIG Unit's Win Reversed In Exxon $20M Injury Coverage Row
• Court Won't Split Pa. Man's COVID Death From Walmart Fall
• 3rd Circ. Upholds NJ Transit's Win In Worker's Pension Suit
• What To Know About 5th Circ.'s Midnight Abortion Pill Ruling
• Investors Fight For Class Cert. In Bayer Securities Fraud Suit
• ICE Doc Says NBC Malice Could Hinge On Patient Testimony
• Fla. Jury Awards $7M To Family After Dad Injured In Car Crash
• Tire Co. Must Face NY Suit Over Limo Crash That Killed 20
• 9th Circ. Says Chinese Activist Can't Revive Conspiracy Suit
• Ex-Wynn Resorts Worker Seeks High Court Look At RICO Row
• Customer Says Daiso Must Face Ingredient Mistranslation Suit
• Indianapolis FedEx Shooting Victims Sue Over Magazine Size
• NC Families Push Again To Join Dow Asbestos Cancer Suits
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Nursing Home COVID Death Suit In NY Court
• Peephole Cam Case Lowers The Bar On NY Negligence Claims
• Judge Tosses Suit Claiming Sure Deodorant Caused Cancer
• Trump Can't Delay NY Rape Trial After Funding Revelations
• Court Urged To Keep Walmart $1.37M Flare Gun Damage Suit
• Mass. Couple's Case Over Botched ICE Raid Set For July Trial
• DOJ To Take 5th Circ. Abortion Pill Ruling To Supreme Court
• DC Court Declines To Free Trump From Defamation Suit
• JPMorgan Ignored Flagged Epstein Withdrawals, Suit Says
• Uvalde Officers Seek Dismissal From School Shooting Suit
• Altria Vaping Bellwether Trial Poses Key Public Nuisance Test
• Dominion: Mike Lindell's Discovery Demands Are Harassment
• 5th Circ. Partly Stays Texas Judge's Abortion Pill Ruling
• Birth Control Clip Wreaked 'Havoc' On Bodies, Women Claim
• Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Accused Of Sex Assault In Suit
• Hospital Suit Over Botched Settlement Revived By 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Haitian Mayor To Stay Behind Bars During Visa Fraud Case
• Parents Challenge Feds' Bid To End Air Force Base Abuse Suit
• Epiq Willing To Disgorge Fees After Abuse Claimants ID'd
• Trump Wants Rape Trial Delayed Due To Hush-Money Charges
• Eckert Seamans Adds 2nd Rawle & Henderson Atty In Philly
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Juul To Pay $462M To End Predatory Marketing Claims
• Insys Founder Is No Threat, But May Not Get Early Release
• Standing May Prove To Be Abortion Pill Ruling's Achilles' Heel
• Bird Marella Freed From Extortion Suit Linked To Bezos Affair
• 240 Lawmakers See 'Imminent Harm' From Mifepristone Order
• Georgia Federal Courthouse Floor Collapse Injures 3 Workers
• Biden Admin. Seeks Public Input On Rules For AI Safety
• Ex-White House Atty Seeks Damages For Jan. 6 Allegations
• Plaintiffs In Texas Cancer MDL Appeal Dismissal Order
• J&J Unit Ch. 11 Judge Slows Pace On Renewed Dismissal Try
• Judge Won't Trim Juul Bellwether Vaping Case
• Mallinckrodt Wants Out Of Manhattan Project Waste Suit
• 4th Circ. Won't Let Hand Amputation Suit Go Forward
• Workers Sue Chemical Co. Over La. Plant Explosion
• Navy Fuel Spills Led To Polluted Drinking Water, Suit Says
• Calif. Atty Charged Over Tweets Says Bar Paints Her As Racist
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Condo Groups In Cancer Suit
• Suit Blames Candy Co., Gas Co. For Pa. Factory Explosion
• Alex Jones Allowed To Delay Briefs In Sandy Hook Appeal
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Won't Pause During 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• NFL Benefit Plan, Ex-Defensive Tackle Resolve Disability Suit
• Mexican Man Gets Life For Ga. Whistleblower Murder
• Ohio AG Says 'Charity' Ran Off With Derailment Donations
• No Separate Trial For Ex-JPMorgan Exec Staley In Epstein Suit
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To End 'Misguided' Abortion Pill Order
• Funds Say Boeing Can't Ditch 737 Max Securities Fraud Suit
• Aerospace Company Escapes Florida Cancer Cluster Suits
• Bird Can Be Sued Over Poorly Parked E-Scooters, Panel Says
• Talc Claimants Call J&J Unit's New Ch. 11 Fraudulent
• 'Conspiracy' Played Role In Steelers QB's Death, Widow Says
• Judge Says J&J Removed Hip Implant Suit To Cause Delay
• Heart Surgeons Eye Settlement Of NC Defamation Suit
• Norfolk Southern Says Pa. Derailment Suit Belongs In Ohio
• Pa. Supreme Court Can Finally Set Proper Venue Standards
• Pharma Execs Slam Abortion Pill Ruling, Citing Industry Risk
• Contractor Denied Additional-Insured Coverage In Injury Row
• Ohio Atty On The Hook In Settlement Advance Co. Dispute
• Mercedes Plaintiffs Can Consolidate Subframe Suits In Ga.
• JPML Sends Boeing Java Sea Crash Suits To Virginia
• J&J's New Talc Ch. 11 A Rehash Of Nixed Case, Claimants Say
• US Industrial Co. Clears Chemical Plant Fire Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Judge Pushes Pause On FDA Abortion Drug Approval
• Fla. Judge's 'Wholesale Adoption' Revives Malpractice Suit
• Boy Scouts Of America Says Stay Would Endanger Ch. 11 Plan
• No Redo For Sbarro Worker's Suit Alleging Rape By Manager
• Texas Injury Firm Accused Of Not Paying Medical Coordinator
• Ex-Model Accuses Weinstein Associate Of Rape In NY
• Ohio Food Company Faces $2M Fine Over Amputated Leg
• Insys Ch. 11 Trustee Slams Kapoor's Legal Fee Clawback Bid
• Ga. Machine Cos. Not Covered In Asbestos Suits, Insurers Say
• Awning Maker Hid Deadly Defect For Years, Feds Claim
• Prosecutors Group Backs NJ's Bid To Revive Gun-Safety Law
• Hospital Says Med Mal Suit Relies On Faulty Expert Report
• Alex Jones Co. Can't Pay Firms Court Rejected, Trustee Says
• EPA Floats Cutting Ethylene Oxide, Other Chemical Emissions
• Ex-USF Baseball Players Say Harassment Suit Should Stand
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses Claims In EBay Ladder Suit
• Purdue Seeking OK To Put Over-The-Counter Biz Up For Sale
• Suits Over Mercedes Subframes Should Merge, Plaintiffs Say
• Health Co. Sued Over Leak Of Cancer Patients' Nude Images
• Johnson Controls Settles Indiana Toxins, Asbestos Claims
• 'John Doe' In Libel Case Shouldn't Go Unnamed, 4th Circ. Told
• It's Time To Pick A Trial Date, Hurricane Zeta MDL Attys Told
• 20 Years On, Campbell Holds Lessons On Reining In Ratios
• Doctor Tells 11th Circ. EPA Doesn't Bar Roundup Warning Suit
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Ruger Wants Conn. Suit Over Colo. Shooting Revised
• J&J Talc Plaintiffs Say Future Claims Rep Went Too Far
• Pa. Injury Atty Gives Up Law License Amid Client Suits
• 31 Norfolk Derailment Suits Consolidated In Ohio Fed. Court
• Trump Wins Fight For More Atty Fees In Stormy Daniels Case
• Oncor Created Domino Effect In Injury Suit, Dallas Jury Told
• $30M Crash Verdict Double-Dip Isn't Legal, Fla. Justices Told
• Feds Reach $144M Deal Over Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting
• Ga. Appeals Court Dismisses Appeal In $10 Million Injury Case
• Target Sued For Negligence Over Stabbings At LA Store
• United Demands Chubb Unit Cover Passenger Coma Litigation
• MG+M Adds Former Assistant DA As Boston Partner
• Zurich Says It Owes No Defense For Late Notice Of Shooting
• Sandy Hook Plaintiff's Ch. 7 Estate To Get Alex Jones Money
• JPMorgan Says Virgin Islands Can't Beef Up Epstein Suit
• Philadelphians Sue Over Chem Spill's Effect On Drinking Water
• DC Circ. Presses Gov't On Trump Photo-Op Clash Claims
• Arizona Cardinals Owner Accused Of Misconduct By Ex-VP
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Extending 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Stay To 3M
• CNN Beats Alan Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit
• Shell, Evonik Tell 5th Circ. Ethylene Oxide Claims 'Ludicrous'
• InfoWars Ch. 11 Trustee Says $54.9M Debt Claim Is Dubious
• Insurer Not Liable For Mine Accident Coverage, 5th Circ. Told
• Las Vegas Attorney Indicted Over $460M Ponzi Scheme
• Epiq Says Abuse Claimants Can't Pursue $42M Doxxing Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Sends SmileDirect Injury Suit To Arbitration
• 2 EU Laws Could Supercharge Product Liability Class Actions
• J&J Talc Unit Refiles For Ch. 11 With $8.9B Deal
• Ill. Panel Nixes Contempt Order Over Settlement Disclosure
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Can Recoup $2M Stem Cell Injury Outlay
• Harvard Must Face Suit Over Prof's Alleged Harassment
• Mass. Resort Ignored Employee Assaults, $10M Suit Claims
• Trump Claims Immunity In Suit Over Capitol Officer's Death
• Oncor Gets Juror Pay Raise Nixed In Time For Dallas Trial
• Competency Question Keeps Mattress Injury Case Alive
• Boy Scout Insurers Want Plan Stayed Amid 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Gallagher Must Face 'At Least Some' Of $4M Settlement Claim
• DOD Won't Give Up Toxic Exposure Docs, Suit Claims
• Ex-Scientology Members Must Arbitrate Claims In Fla. Suit
• Considering The Legal Hurdles Of Seizing State Assets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Surfside Judge Joins Bilzin Sumberg's Trial Team
• Eckert Seamans Adds Med Mal Pro In Philadelphia
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Economic Efficiency In Mass Tort Cannot Trump Constitution