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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2024

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• Pa. Hospital Hit With $24M Verdict For Spinal Surgery Patient
• Ga.'s 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban Struck Down Once Again
• Sean Combs To Appeal Bail Denial, Bolsters Legal Team
• GM's Cruise To Pay $1.5M Penalty Over SF Robotaxi Crash
• Netflix Must Face Trimmed 'Baby Reindeer' Defamation Fight
• Big Banks Get Brazilian Pollution Suit Booted From NY
• Judge Wants More Info On Yale's Ties To Fertility Doctor
• Indiana's TikTok Kids Safety Suit Revived On Appeal
• NC Builder's Insurer Must Cover Death Suit, Estate Says
• Philly Atty Suspended For Claiming To Rep Slain Boy's Father
• Leon Black Can't Duck Sex Assault Suit Or Sanction Wigdor
• Atty Accused Of Trying To Win Back Client With Loan
• Mich. Justices Give Condo Drowning Suit Another Chance
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• 'Rust' Armorer's Conviction Stands Despite Evidence Scandal
• A Class Action Trend Tests Limit Of Courts' Equity Powers
• Norfolk Derailment Victims' Attys Get $162M After $600M Deal
• Man Federally Charged In Calif. Courthouse Bombing
• Conn. Justice Can't Stomach Insurer's 'Omelet' Of Notices
• 9th Circ. Says Stem Cell Treatment Not Exempt From FDA Rule
• Washington Judge Refuses To Halt State Assault Weapon Ban
• Amazon Roped Back Into Ind. Truckers' Injury, Death Suits
• Crash Victim's Estate Awarded $10M From No-Show Driver
• Why Many Drugs Remain Pricey 40 Years After Hatch-Waxman
• Colo. Law Voids Cos.' Coverage Agreement, Judge Rules
• Disbarred Ex-DA Must Face Rival's Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Conn. Firm's Data Breach
• Houston Firm Gets Time In Zeta MDL To Fend Off DQ Bid
• Mich. Justices To Mull Sanctions Question In Fatal Crash Suit
• EPA, Ohio Refinery Ink $169M Wastewater Cleanup Deal
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons
• Texas Supreme Court Leaves State Fair Gun Ban Intact
• Keller Postman Defends Hitting Tubi With 23K Arbitration Claims
• Judge Says Avon Should Hold Off On Deal With Parent Co.
• NY Diocese Reaches $323M Settlement With Abuse Survivors
• Google Happy Hour Counts As Work For Injured Employee
• Judge Recommends Axing Disbarred NC Atty's FOIA Suit
• NFL QB Haskin's Widow Defamed Dog Breeder, Suit Says
• $30M Deal Reached In 'Intoxicated' Oil Co. Truck Driver Suit
• Causation Claim Came Early, BP Spill Workers Tell 11th Circ.
• EPA Cleared Of Allegations Of Mishandling Ohio Derailment
• Man Says Houston-Area Starbucks Put Racist Joke On Drink
• Virtua Discriminates Against Pregnant Patients, NJ Alleges
• Winner Of $8.6M Suit Wants Mich. Justices' Take On Cap
• Colo. Justices Pause Discovery In Hospital Lien Suit
• Nightclub Can Pursue Defamation Suit Against TikTok User
• Ex-University Head Says COVID Isolation Death Suit Is Late
• J&J Is 'Forum-Shopping' In New Spinoff Ch. 11, Trustee Says
• 9th Circ. Says Defense Owed In Salesforce Trafficking Row
• Jailed 'Rust' Armorer Accuses Prosecutor Of 'Lying, Cheating'
• 6 Tips For Trying Cases Away From Home
• Conn. Atty's Suit Against Willkie Partner Tossed
• Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Win Final OK Of $600M Deal
• 11th Circ. Reverses DOJ Defeat In $400M Kickback Case
• Wash. Judge Says Co., Firm Seem To Share Sanctions Blame
• Split Panel Won't Ax $10M Award For Tennis Coach Sex Abuse
• Lookback Window Claims Cut From Disney Sex Abuse Suit
• Arnold & Itkin DQ Bid Says Zeta Defense Atty Is Ex-Employee
• Paxton Asks Texas Justices To Reverse State Fair Gun Ban
• 3rd Circ. Preserves Monsanto's Win In Cancer Warning Suit
• Terrorism Victims Sue For Share Of $4.3B Binance Plea
• Ex-Murder Suspect's Suit Against Embattled DA Gets Tossed
• 7th Circ. Judge Surprised Key Argument Left In Footnote
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Of $10M NY Infant Injury Suit
• Indianapolis Airport Gets Bathroom Door Hinge Suit Tossed
• Boies Joins Authors' Meta IP Suit After Judge Blasts Lead Atty
• Slovenian Plane Parts Maker Escapes Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
• Read Tells Mass. Justices Verdict Slip Not Needed To Acquit
• Calif. Judge Says Fluoride In Water Risks Lowering Kids' IQ
• Dolan Balks At Deposition Order In Ex-Knick's Ejection Suit
• Ex-American Airlines Pilot Cleared In Sex Assault Trial
• Pittsburgh Council OKs $500K To Settle Bridge Collapse Suits
• Norfolk Southern Names New CLO After Ouster Of Execs
• A Blueprint For Structuring An Effective Plaintiff Case Story
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fox Exec Must Show Cell Data In Smartmatic Defamation Suit
• Ore. Jury Awards $21M Over Fatal Shooting At Lowe's
• Texas Fair Gun Ban Stands, State Appeals Court Says
• 2 Ex-American Airlines Workers Seek $8M Sex Assault Verdict
• Nissan, Truck Owner Split On Seriousness Of Juror Remarks
• 'Salacious' Keches Spat With Ex-Partner Aired In Court
• Ariz. Cops Can't Revive Late-Filed DUI Suit Against Bars
• Conn. Water Park Loses Bid To Erase $9M Foot Injury Award
• 4th Circ. Reluctant To Let NFL Fans Pass On Arbitration
• Combs Accused Of Filming Woman's Rape In New Suit
• Md. Says Shipowner Liable For $2B Baltimore Bridge Rebuild
• Revlon Talc Claimants Can Appeal Directly To 2nd Circ.
• FAA Chief Updates House Panel On Boeing Safety Culture Fix
• Dems Urge Full 9th Circ. To Rethink Worker's Trafficking Loss
• Norfolk Southern Says Stock Drop Suit Based On 'Hindsight'
• Man In Mueller Report Asks DC Circ. To Revive Privacy Claim
• Calif. Panel Frees Insurer From $7.5M Dog Attack Judgment
• Insurer Beats Co.'s $5.5M Crash Settlement Coverage Suit
• NJ Judge Leaves J&J Ch. 11 Venue Change To Texas Judge
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• J&J Talc Claims Paused In Latest Spinoff Ch. 11
• FilmOn Founder's $900M Battery Trial Loss Slashed To $90M
• John Paul Mitchell Beats Dry Shampoo Benzene Suit, For Now
• Med Mal Case Is Settled After Scuttled $111M Verdict in Minn.
• Gordon Rees Gets Insurer's Wash. Malpractice Suit Trimmed
• Nonprofit, Union Say Janus Doesn't Apply To NYC Dues Fight
• Calif. Roller Rink Beats Suit Over Skater's Fall
• Wash. Agency No Longer Seeking Names In 3M Earplug Case
• Family Asks NC Justices To Keep $40M Drunk Driving Verdict
• NCAA Gets HBCU Race Bias Suit Tossed, For Now
• Paxton Urges Firearms Ban Reversal Before State Fair Opens
• Fired Sotera Exec's Vesting Suit Goes Forward In Del.
• Walmart Keeps Win In Fabric Softener Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Brockovich, Attys Warn Of PFAS Dangers At Ga. Town Halls
• Migrant Youth Facility Moves To Ax DOJ's Sex Abuse Suit
• Security Co.'s Fatal Shooting Suits Not Covered, Insurer Says
• New Managing Atty At Firm That Helped In George Floyd Case
• J&J Accuses Beasley Allen Of Casting Bogus Talc Ballots
• Pa. Judge Commended For Admitting Error In Med Mal Case
• Insurer Can't Escape Toddler Injury Suit Over Dollar Tree Mints
• Conn. Judge Rips 'Odd Lawyering' In Referral Fee Feud
• Legal Malpractice Suit Over Med Mal Case In Ga. Revived
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• Kratom Co. Gets Claims Trimmed In Addiction False Ad Row
• Arbitration Unlikely For Nursing Home Poison Death Suit
• Ashli Babbitt's Estate Gets 2026 Trial For Wrongful-Death Suit
• Family Of NY Helicopter Crash Victim Wins $116M Verdict
• Delta Air Lines Hit With Passenger Suit Over Hot Coffee Burns
• 3rd Circ. Rejects 'Close' Case For Preemption In Fosamax MDL
• Expert Witness's Change Of Tune Dooms Mich. Med Mal Suit
• Families Of 6 Who Died Sue Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• Vandalizing Doctor Gets $200K For Defeating Vengeful Suit
• Mich. School Officials Keep Immunity In Oxford Shooting Suits
• Car Crash Claims Against Uber Sent To Arbitration
• 'Free Karen Read' Protest Case Is Moot, 1st Circ. Says
• Plaintiffs Firms Battle Over Proposed $9B Deal In J&J Talc Suit
• Jenner & Block Seeks Exit From Plane Crash Fees Suit
• J&J Makes Third Try At Handling Talc Claims In Bankruptcy
• Panera Can't Delay Trial Over Shook Hardy Attys' Schedule
• How Labeling And Testing May Help Reduce PFAS Litigation
• Court Rejects Jerry Sandusky's Atty Pressure Tactics Theory
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Off The Bench: Favre Flops, Dolan Escapes, Betting Cos. Sued
• Ga. Airport Pat-Down Caused Catastrophic Injuries, Man Says
• Texas Med Mal Law Axes Crash Suit Against Ambulance Driver
• Ill. Justices Affirm $2.1M Verdict In Blood Clot Death Suit
• 10th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty Mooted Appeal With Guilty Plea
• Dallas Judge's Ruling Leaves State Fair Gun Ban Intact
• Family Sues Union Pacific, Metra Over Fatal Crash
• Conn. Justices Seem Open To Child Bond Claims In Injury Suit
• Another Ill. Jury Deadlocks Over Zantac Cancer Claims
• Union Pacific Contractors Again Escape Texas Enviro Claims
• Boeing Beats Suit Over Workers' Love-Triangle Murder
• Ohio Panel Says Landfill Death Suit Shouldn't Be Thrown Out
• Calif. Panel Rejects Malpractice Claim In Ambulance Crash Suit
• Calif. Bill, NTIA Report Illustrate Open-Model AI Safety Debate
• AT&T To Pay For Removal Of Hazardous Lake Tahoe Cables
• Snapchat Settles Conn. Bitmoji Sex Assault Case
• Rise Of Transpo Contractors Brings Insurance Disputes
• NY Knicks Owner Escapes Federal Sex Trafficking Claims
• Stonewalling Justifies Cab Co. Atty's Deposition, Court Rules
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Teacher Injured In Car Crash
• Fla. Judge Won't Sanction Circle K Over Late-Produced Docs
• Wynn Resorts To Pay Investors $70M Over Misconduct Claims
• Feds Say Afghan Allies Can't Sue Over Kids' Visa Denials
• VW Can't Nix $4.7M Mechanic's Brake Pad Asbestos Verdict
• Cleanup Worker Wants Full 5th Circ. To Review BP Spill Suit
• Combs Denied Bail, Feds Cite 'Massive' Trafficking Evidence
• Feds Delay Report Into Surfside Condo Collapse Until 2026
• DOJ Says Ship Is Liable For $100M In Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• Harvard Rips Morgue Theft Appeal's Immunity Claim
• Mass. Appeals Court Backs Pot Shop's Arbitration Agreement
• Data Brokers Say NJ Judicial Privacy Law Goes Too Far
• Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To New Sex Assault Charge
• 5 Credibility Lessons Trial Attys Can Learn From Harris' Run
• GSK Inks 2 Calif. Zantac Deals
• Video Game Giants Want Addictive Games Suit Tossed
• JM Smucker Says Rival Is Spreading Uncrustable Lies
• Mich. Whistleblower Ruling Expands Retaliation Remedies
• Insurer Must Defend Ga. Hotel In Sex Trafficking Suit
• Texas Fertility Clinic Hid 'Catastrophic' Lab Issue, Couples Say
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• Ga. Atty Disbarred For Mishandling Injury Settlement Funds
• Instagram Changing Teen Accounts As Pressure Mounts
• Combs Led Vast Criminal Ring That Abused Women, Feds Say
• Ghislaine Maxwell Fails To Shake Conviction On Appeal
• Insurers Bring Curtain Down On 'Cats' Tour Injury Dispute
• Morgan & Morgan Can't Arbitrate Ethics Claims, Court Told
• J&J Cheers Toss Of 'Indefensible' $260M Talc Verdict
• Nothing Novel About Trump Ex-Atty's Case, Justices Told
• NHS To Pay £87K To Clinician Who Quit Due To Low Funding
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Firm's Bill Battle Rages In Sept.
• Exxon Owes $816M For Man's Cancer After Judge Ups Verdict
• Insurer Says Ga. Club's Coverage Ends When Guns Come Out
• Hilton, Vornado Escape Suit Alleging They Enabled Sex Trafficking
• NFL QB Faces New Assault Claims, NCAA's NIL Woes Grow
• Conn. Panel Spurns Atty's Bid For More ID Theft Damages
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• USC Sex Abuse Coverage Dispute Dropped After Doc's Death
• 3rd Circ. Won't Undo Philly DA's Immunity From Cop's Suit
• Makers Of Paragard Say Time Ran Out On Claims In 236 Suits
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Medical Abuse Of DHS Detainees Suits Head To Mediation
• Feds Eye Nixing Girardi's Ill. Case After Calif. Theft Conviction
• Lawmakers Urged To Reopen UK Whiplash Injury Portal Probe
• Mass Tort Boutique Leader On Sizing Up With Anapol Weiss
• Weinstein Hit With New Charges In NY Ahead Of Retrial
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Norfolk Southern Fires CEO, CLO Over Relationship
• Philadelphia Jury Clears Monsanto In City's 5th Roundup Trial
• Health Co. Owes $65M For Breach Of Medical Data, Nude Pics
• King & Spalding Adds 4 Attys To Mass Torts Practice In Texas
• Phelps Dunbar Recruits 6 Litigators In Raleigh
• Mich. State Resisted Releasing Larry Nassar Docs, AG Says
• 1st Lyondell Leak Bellwether Settles On Eve Of Trial
• 42 AGs Back Call For Social Media Warning Label Law
• Philly Firm Says It's Owed Referral Fee On Injury Case
• Anapol Weiss Absorbs 5-Atty Mass Tort Boutique In DC
• 3rd. Circ. Got It Right On Cancer Warning Claims Preemption
• Ex-Knick Can Depose Team Owner In Ejection Suit
• Neb. Midwife Can't Sue For 'Hypothetical' Clients, Judge Rules
• Will Tom Girardi's Age Impact His Sentence?
• Free Speech Or Bad Medicine? The Abortion 'Reversal' Battle
• Ala. Jury Awards $160M In Defective Truck Seat Crash Case
• Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Benefits, Cannabis, Taxes
• Mo. Jury Awards $462M In Fatal Big Rig Crash Suit
• Lindt Can't Escape Suit Over Heavy Metals In Dark Chocolate
• Texas High Court To Mull Medical Nonprofit's Med Mal Liability
• Conn. Realtor Gets $4M From Luxury Property Co. In Fall Suit
• Colo. Justices To Weigh Excess MedMal Damage Calculations
• Norfolk Southern CEO Shaw Faces Misconduct Probe
• Detainee Says Ex-Ga. Sheriff's Conviction Proves Liability
• 5th Circ. Lets BP Keep Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Suit Win
• Riddell Helmet Design Contributed To Brain Injury, Suit Says
• Baltimore Strikes $80M Opioid Settlement With Teva
• Settlement Reached In Minor's Cheer Abuse Case
• Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Seek Final OK Of $600M Deal
• Zeta MDL Judge Limits Talk Of Arnold & Itkin Billing 'Scheme'
• Philly Healthcare Attorney Moves To Saxton & Stump
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• 5 Ways To Confront Courtroom Technology Challenges
• NJ Court Won't Rush UAW's Smoking Law Case Appeal
• Yale Clinic Signs 'Substantial' Deal In Missing Fentanyl Claims
• ICE Is Failing Language Service Obligations, Report Says
• Ft. Lauderdale Must Face 2020 Protest Suit, But Cops Get Win
• NJ Atty's Med Mal, Defamation Suit Against Hospital Revived
• Calif. Takes AI Reins With Looming Safety, Transparency Laws
• Fla. Hospital Wins Records Fight In Amputation Suit
• Arkema Calls Timing 'Suspect' In Bid To Lift NJ PFAS Suit Stay
• Health-Ade Settles Suit Over 'Forever Chemicals' In Kombucha
• 'He Says, She Says' In Harvey Weinstein's America
• 'Insanity Tolling' May Save Ford Rollaway Claims, Panel Says
• Doctor Pulls Discovery Demands Against WWE Accuser
• 11th Circ. Revives Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Westin Hotel
• Off The Bench: NCAA Flops, NBA Trial, Sunday Ticket Appeal
• Boeing Loses Bid To Toss Investor Suit Over Blowout
• SEC Accuses Fla. Men Of Mass Tort Litigation Financing Fraud
• Atty Loses Bid To Revive NJ Malpratice Suit Against 2 Firms
• Lowenstein Sandler Atty To Lead Rutgers Gymnastics Probe
• 2nd Circ. Tests Trump Bid To Overturn $5M Carroll Verdict
• Glioblastoma Org. Wants End To Rival's Use Of 'GBM'
• Ohio Justices Craft New Jury Rule For Negligence Trials
• Law Firms Appeal Atty Fee Denial In Opioid Settlements
• NM AG Sues Snapchat Over Child 'Sextortion' And Abuse
• Panel Finds Colo. Attys Can't Poach From Current Employers
• Asbestos Claimants Want A Say In 4th Circ. 'Two-Step' Appeal
• Coast Guard Cadets Claim Academy Allowed Assaults
• 3rd Circ. Relieves Insurer Of Additional UIM Coverage
• Biden Admin Issues Plans To Address PFAS Use, Exposure
• Berkshire Unit Owes $1M For Shooting, Ga. Man Says
• Colo. Cannabis Co. Manager Stole $150K, Suit Claims
• Colo. Election Denier Hit With $1K-A-Day Contempt Fine
• Fla. Law Firm Says It's Owed $247K In Fees From Chiquita MDL
• Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Agrees To Dismiss One Of The Killers
• Attys' Group Urges Justices To Back Trucker's CBD RICO Suit
• New Weinstein Charges Loom In NY As Women Step Forward
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• UGA Settles With Football Staffer Hurt In Fatal '23 Crash
• Albertsons Denied Texas Court Remand In Opioid MDL
• Pa. County Wants Out Of Child Abuse, Death Lawsuit
• Ill. Panel Backs Atty's Bid To Litigate Medical Record Fee Suit
• 10th Circ. Partially Nixes Insurer Win In Liposuction Death Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Sudan's Appeal Over 9/11 Immunity Denial
• Marathon Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Refinery Explosion
• Warner Music, Atlantic Beat Suit Over Alleged Abuse In 1980s
• Colgate-Palmolive Reaches Deal In 401(k) Cyber Theft Suit
• Groups Urge DC Circ. To Reject Pharma Terrorism Liability Claims
• Zoetis Sanctions Bid Denied In Racehorse Death Suit
• Tort Report: 'Landmark' $16M Crash Verdict Against Amazon
• Chamber Backs Gilead's Immunity In COVID Appeal
• 3M Earplug Plaintiffs Want Child Support Subpoena Blocked
• NFL Kicker Gets Sexual Assault Suit Tossed, For Now
• Conn. Man Charged With Threatening To Assassinate Judge
• Ex-NFLers Seek Class Cert. To Challenge 'Sham' Benefits
• 2nd Firearms Co. Settles Conn. AG's 'Ghost Gun' Suit
• 'Rust' Armorer Takes Plea Deal In Separate Gun Case
• AIG Avoids Defending Retailer Against Ghost Gun Lawsuits
• Wash. Contractors Must Face Suit Over Off-Site Death
• Ga. Justices Affirm Rejection Of Class In Patient Privacy Suit
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• DOJ Charges Senior Hamas Leaders Over Oct. 7 Attacks
• Colo. Panel Doubts Jury Instruction Can Upend $1.8M Award
• Monsanto Keeps Trial Win In Missouri Roundup Cancer Suit
• Texas Justices Will Review $116M Trucking Wreck Award
• Pedestrian Hit By Off-Duty Uber Driver Can't Sue Over Injuries
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive BP Spill Malpractice Settlement
• Colo. Justices To Parse Public Interest Under Anti-SLAPP Law
• Firm Can't Enforce Unexplained Arbitration Clause In Illinois
• UAW Loses Bid To Include Casinos In NJ Smoking Ban
• Ga. Minor Says Hotel Knew About Trafficking But Didn't Help
• Colo. AG Says Tenants Can Sue Blackstone Over Lease Terms
• 6th Circ. Revives Suits Over Fatal Kia Optima Crash
• Landlord's Insurer Says Other Carrier Must Cover Death Suit
• Strategies To Defend Against Healthcare Nuclear Verdicts
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• Glenmark Hit With $50M Suit Over Potassium Pill Death