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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - February, 2025

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• J&J Talc Spinoff Wraps Two-Week Chapter 11 Trial
• Sterilization Plant Head 'Shocked' By EPA Cancer Risk Report
• Ex-USF Ballplayers In Uphill Battle For Sex Harassment Cert.
• Ga. Can Cap Wrongful Death Damages, US Chamber Says
• Ex-Iranian Intel Official Accused Of Torture In Fla. Suit
• Calif. Justices Revive Yacht Club Worker's Injury Suit
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• Galaxy Gas Hides A Dangerous Buzz, Class Action Says
• Off The Bench: Trans Ban Recusal Bid, Wemby Spat, Fox Suit
• Litigant Funding Co. Has No Claim To NFL Concussion Deal
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Lil Baby Video Shooting Suit
• Frontier Communications Must Face Suit Over Woman's Death
• Roc Nation Aims To Get Out Of Buzbee Conspiracy Suit
• Michigan Justices Spurn Live Nation Campers' Death Case
• DA Eyes Type Of Weinstein Evidence That Sank 1st Verdict
• Liberty Says Travelers Must Cover Builder In NYU Injury Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Defect Claims In Tesla Crash Suit
• Fla. Justices Say Atty Broke Rules With Nonviable Engle Suits
• Norfolk Southern Escapes Investors' Derailment Fraud Suit
• Don't Fault Sterilization Co. For What It Didn't Know, Jury Told
• NRA Urges High Court to Consider NY Carry Law Case
• CooperSurgical Says Unique IVF Claims Require Separate Trials
• Landlords Can't Duck Injury Claim From Dweller Not On Lease
• Lead Testing Co. Director To Admit False Statements
• Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements
• Judge Limits Atty Expert Witnesses In Legal Malpractice Trial
• Abbott Beats Ill. Customers' Similac Metals Suit
• Concrete Co. Admits Safety Gaffe Linked To Worker's Death
• Georgia's Outside Funding Regulations Clear State Senate
• USAA, Mich. Clinics Resolve Billing Fraud Row
• Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case
• Conn. Firm Windup Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Court Told
• Texas Atty Seeks Woman's Employment Docs In Sex Tape Case
• How Courts Can Filter Nonmeritorious Claims In Mass Torts
• Jones Day Gets OK For $52M In NY Diocese Ch. 11 Fees
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Calif. Judge Murdered His Wife, DA Tells Jury As Trial Wraps
• Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
• Walmart Injury Suit Wrongly Axed For Fraud, Panel Says
• Colo. Panel Presses Plaintiff On Apparent Litigation Flip-Flop
• Auto Insurer Freed From Covering Gunshot Injury Litigation
• Judge Sends Fox Sports Harassment Suit Back To State Court
• Karen Read Has Already Lost Double Jeopardy Bid, Court Told
• Insurer Gets Early Win In Oil Well Explosion Coverage Suit
• Trucking Cos. Can't Be Hauled Into Fla. Court Over Ga. Crash
• BIA Liable For Officer's Assault Of Northern Cheyenne Woman
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less
• Colo. Anti-SLAPP Cases Highlight Dismiss Standard Disparity
• Texas Judge Tosses Law Firm's Claims Of Unfair Competition
• Supreme Court Backs Broad View Of Lawsuit Revival Rule
• YouTube, TikTok Evade Deadly 'Challenge' Video Suit, For Now
• Aircraft Parts Maker Hit With Class Claims Over Explosion
• Sterilization Co. Can't Pin Cancer On Genetics, Jury Told
• Karen Read Attys Say Expert Bill Came 'Out Of The Blue'
• NJ Court Revives Suit Over Fatal Parkway Crash
• Jay-Z's Claims Against Buzbee May Get Trimmed, Judge Says
• Houston Atty's Alleged Sex Tape Going To FBI Before Defense
• WestRock Blamed For Toxic Vapors In Worker's Injury Suit
• Alex Jones Asks To Maintain Stay On Sandy Hook Payment
• River Agency Says Harvey Flood Dispute Was Already Decided
• Ga. Tort Reform Bill May Help Dampen 'Nuclear' Verdicts
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• Couple, Biotech Co. Jointly Drop Lost Embryos Suit
• Purdue Gets Time To Document New $7.4B Ch. 11 Settlement
• Gymnast's Estate Sues Conn. University Over Training Death
• Family Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Still Fighting For Funds
• Lawyer Who Became Client's 'Punching Bag' Scores Case Exit
• Union Pacific Cleared In Pedestrian's Injury Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Mo. Law Bars $60M Asbestos Coverage Suit
• 10th Circ. Asked To Rethink Denying Atty's Racing Deductions
• 'It Was An Accident': Judge Denies Shooting Wife On Purpose
• Injury Attys Sanctioned Over AI-Hallucinated Case Citations
• Union Pacific Says Pedestrian Was In The Wrong In Crash Suit
• Insurer Won't Have To Cover Sports CEO's Child Sex Suits
• Ill. Court Clears Holiday Inn In Suit Over Migrant's Suicide
• Weight-Loss Spa's 'Sauna Pod' Caused Severe Burns, Suit Says
• Norfolk Southern's Tank Car Co. Liability Claims Head To Trial
• Insurer Needn't Cover Hospital's $2.5M Virus Vax Probe Costs
• Wellpath Delays Chapter 11 Exit To Buy Time For Creditor Deal
• Purdue's New Ch. 11 Plan Sidesteps Nonconsensual Releases
• Gaudreau Brothers' Widows Settle Civil Suits Over Fatal Crash
• Ga. Sports Bar Escapes Liability For Drunken Fatal Crash
• Conn. Solo Wants Willkie Partner's $27K Fee Bid Slashed
• Boehringer Ingelheim Wins Illinois Zantac Cancer Retrial
• Shooting Victim Blames Nursing Home For Lack Of Security
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions
• Supreme Court Won't Revisit Contentious Feres Doctrine
• Quinn Emanuel-Backed Clients Join Eaton Fire Litigation Fray
• Fla. Biz Owner Gets 4 Years In Prison For Worker Fraud Plot
• Kim Kardashian Accused Of Misidentifying Death Row Inmate
• Diddy Atty Says No Way He Can Continue As Defense Counsel
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Fraud Case Against Ex-Girlfriend
• USC Widow Challenges NCAA Verdict In Calif. Supreme Court
• Mich. Panel Admits To Frustrating Flip-Flop In Slip & Fall Suit
• Delta Hit With First Negligence Suits Over Toronto Crash
• Arbitration Court Upholds Ex-Spanish Soccer Chief's 3-Year Ban
• Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
• Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
• Ga. Senate Passes Measure To Rein In 'Excessive Litigation'
• Veolia Ends One Of Few Remaining Flint Water Suits For $53M
• Connecticut AG Tong Says Bomb Threat Targeted His Home
• Fla. Jury Awards $1.2M In Botched Hysterectomy Suit
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Press EPA Again On Atrazine
• Walgreens Says Theft Dispute Ruling Is 'Texbook Bad Law'
• Nicolas Cage Sued Over Son's Alleged Assault Of Mother
• Ye Sanctioned Again, Ordered To Sit For Another Deposition
• Del. Judge Nixes Two Insurers In Cheer Abuse Coverage Row
• 3rd Circ. Denies Concussion Benefits For 18 Ex-NFL Players
• EPA Sued Over Approval Of Radioactive Waste Road Project
• NY AG Sues 13 Vape Cos. Over Flavored Products
• Conn. Atty Seeks New Injunction Against Ex-Law Partner
• 4 Do's And Don'ts For Trial Lawyers Using Generative AI
• Split 4th Circ. Denies Asylum To Salvadoran Couple
• Ex-Spanish Soccer Chief Guilty, Fined For Sexual Assault
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines
• Savannah Officials Rip 'Prejudice' From Attys' Press Briefing
• Blake Lively Says Other Actresses Will Testify Against Baldoni
• Ga. Woman Implanted With Wrong Embryo Sues Fertility Clinic
• Fla. Court Tosses Suit Against Hospital Over Patient's Death
• MDL Plaintiffs Misread Blackout Protocols, Texas Justices Told
• Red Roof Inn Wants To Add Security Cos. To Trafficking Suits
• Parents Fight Riddell's Bid To Move Defective Helmet Lawsuit
• Backup Infowars Bidder Wants Judge To Restart Auction
• Airlines Can Ask 9th Circ. To Consider Airport Pollution Suit
• No Coverage For Seller In NY Ghost Gun Suits, Insurer Says
• Cruise Co. Slams Judge's 'Unprecedented' Rec In Crash Suit
• Chilean Nationals Charged With Burgling Pro Athletes' Homes
• Calif. Bill Aims To Ban Sale Of Anti-Aging Products To Minors
• Jay-Z's Roc Nation Aims To Exit Buzbee Conspiracy Suits
• Insurer Must Cover Trucking Co. In Fatal Fire Row, Judge Says
• Conn. Trial Firm Split Must Return To Arbitration, Judge Rules
• Delta Crash In Toronto, FAA Firings Upend Aviation Industry
• How Ga. Hopes To Leash Injury Suits And Litigation Funders
• Studies Don't Show Zantac Cancer Risks, Jury Hears
• J&J Talc Unit Launches 2-Week $10B Ch. 11 Settlement Trial
• Engine Co. Says Plane Crash Appeal Is Matter For NC Panel
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Philly Ban On 3D-Printed Gun Parts
• Meta Repeats Push To Halt Social Media Coverage Row In Del.
• DC Midair Collision Family Brings $250M Claims Against Gov't
• Torrent Of Eaton Fire Suits Call For Organization, Judge Says
• ER Says 3rd Parties Allow For Accurate Blame In Injury Suit
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Killed Wife Joins Fray Over Deal Funds
• Georgia Justices Revive Defamation Suit Against Atty
• Karen Read Takes Double Jeopardy Appeal To Federal Court
• Plaintiffs Atty Flags 'Worst' Parts Of Georgia's Tort Reform
• Judge Slams The Brakes On Peloton Bike Recall Claims
• Morgan & Morgan Atty Accused Of Setting Up Rape Charges
• Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire
• Pa. Injury Firm Botched Burger King Suit Service, Suit Says
• Ga. School District Must Face Bullying Claim At Trial
• Jury Awards Woman Injured On 'Harry Potter' Ride $7.25M
• Diddy, Jay-Z Rape Lawsuit Dropped Amid Legal Ethics Battle
• Some Discovery On Hold In Abbott Infant Formula Case
• NTSB Probes Faulty Helicopter Data In DC Collision
• Munger Tolles Gets $10M Retainer To Rep LA In Fire Litigation
• Ford Hit With $2.5B Punitive Verdict In Truck Roof Deaths Suit
• Mich. Panel Decides Where The Sidewalk Begins In Fall Suit
• Off The Bench: Trans EO, Cards Arbitration, NASCAR Revs Up
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Rewarding Ex-Atty For Killing Wife Is Unjust, Ga. Court Told
• UnitedHealth Can't Escape All Claims In AI Denial Suit
• Ga. Sheriff Must Face $11M Excessive Force Suit, Judge Says
• Boeing, DOJ Want More Time To Rework 737 Max Plea Deal
• Fla. Court Won't Undo $13M Carbon Monoxide Death Verdict
• Long-Term Zantac Use Raised Cancer Risks, Jury Hears
• Ex-VP's Defamation Suit Against Cardinals Sent To Arbitration
• Cruise Co.'s Bid To Force Spa Worker Into Arbitration Fails
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Insurers Say Adjuster Must Cover $66M Suit Over Boat Death
• 'Life's Smaller' After Universal Ride Injury, LA Jury Hears
• Family Ties Could DQ Judge From Hawaii Wildfire Litigation
• Feds Seek 10 Years For Man Who 'Sucker-Punched' His Atty
• Sandy Hook Families Seek To Enforce Alex Jones Judgment
• Ex-Angels Staffer Says Attys Botched Skaggs Overdose Case
• Miami Judge Won't Move Suit Over I-95 Crash That Killed 4
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed, Sworn In As HHS Secretary
• Social Media MDL Judge Rips Google, Snap Quick Appeal Bid
• Feds Cleared Of Intentional Intrusion Over Diddy's Jail Notes
• CPS Energy On Hook For $60M After $109M Explosion Verdict
• 'Harry Potter' Ride At Universal Is 'Dangerous,' Jury Told
• NBC Faces $100M Suit Over 'Salacious' Diddy Documentary
• Survivor Blames Mass Shooting On Lax Mich. State Security
• Insurer Says Gun Clause Blocks Deadly Shooting Coverage
• Fla. Panel Reinstates Suit Over Fatal Cement Truck Collision
• Estate Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Opposes Consolidation
• Sig Sauer's Bid To Toss $2.3M Ga. Jury Verdict Misfires
• Paraquat Plaintiffs Urge 7th Circ. To Revive MDL Suits
• One Sotheby President, Wife Hit With Wrongful Death Suit
• Jurisdiction Dooms Federal Russell Simmons Sex Assault Suit
• Ga. Judge Trims Untimely Paragard IUD Claims From MDL
• Improving Comms Between Trial Attys And Tech Witnesses
• Hospital Says It Should've Had Immunity In 'Maya' Case
• 2nd Circ. Upholds R. Kelly's Sex Abuse Conviction
• Atty Says Ex-Partner Filed Bogus Police Report Over Router
• Ropes & Gray To Review Seton Hall Sex Abuse Investigation
• Ex-Client Slams Buzbee's Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
• 2nd Lyondell Leak Case Settles A Week Into Trial
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Faulty 'Harry Potter' Ride Crushed Grandma's Spine, Jury Told
• SoCal Edison Investors Sue Over LA Wildfire Mitigation Claims
• SC Justices Question Receivership Orders In Asbestos Row
• Alaska Airlines Sued Over Alleged In-Flight Sexual Assault
• Monsanto Loses Attempt To Overturn $1.25M Roundup Award
• Novo Nordisk Mostly Escapes Insulin Pen Contamination Suit
• Monsanto PCB Appeal Seems To Divide Wash. High Court
• Colo. Justices Mull Statute's Silence In Med Mal Cap Debate
• No Prison For Firm Manager Who Aided Feds' No-Fault Bust
• Feds Seek $55K In Restitution In VA Doc Sex Abuse Case
• Lapsed Atty License Adds Twist In Ex-Ariz. Cardinals VP's Suit
• Conn. High Court Won't OK Claims Of Relational Loss Of Child
• Insurer Says $641M Deal Over Tainted Flint Water Not Covered
• Eaton Fire Victim Wants Sanctions Against SoCal Edison
• Insurer May Need To Pay Landlord Row Atty Fees, Panel Says
• It Starts With Training: Anti-Harassment After 'It Ends With Us'
• Ex-Client May Not Appeal Morgan & Morgan Arbitration Order
• Mass. High Court Rejects Karen Read Double Jeopardy Claim
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Injury Attys Admit 'Embarrassment' Of AI-Hallucinated Cites
• Xcel, Telecom Cos. Say Colo. Fire Plaintiffs Can't Opt Out Of Trial
• Atty Accused Of Impeding Model In Fla. NFL Player Injury Suit
• Jury To Look At Ford's Wealth When Setting Punitive Damages
• Sandy Hook Families Accuse Alex Jones Of 'Ambush' Appeal
• Apple Says Child Porn Detection Suit Can't Stand
• Fed. Circ. Revives Cotter's Radiation Injury Suit Indemnity Bid
• Latest Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $270M
• Harassment Suit Against Fox Sports, Hosts Sent To Fed. Court
• Megan Thee Stallion's Trial Lies Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Trenton Diocese Sues Insurers Over Abuse Suit Coverage
• Judge Wary Of Doctor's Bid To Halt WWE Accuser's Info Hunt
• Aviation Watch: Litigation Liabilities After DC Air Tragedy
• Harvard Immunity For Body Part Thefts 'Gnaws' At Justice
• Insurer Says No Coverage Owed For Toxic Hair Product Suit
• Fighting Cancer Has Impaired Life, Zantac Plaintiff Testifies
• Attys Shouldn't Be Sanctioned For Press Briefing, Parents Say
• NJ Attys Agree To End Libel Suit Over Father's Money
• Verizon Escapes Workers' Suit Over Lead-Covered Cables
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Injury Attys In Hot Water Over Possible AI-Hallucinated Cites
• 2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
• NJ Statehouse Catch-Up: Offshore Wind, AI, Neurodiversity
• 70 Depo-Provera Suits Joined In Florida's Northern District
• Stables Launch $6M Suit Over Late Stud's Spoiled Semen
• For These Victims, Death Came Before Bankruptcy Resolution
• Ariz. Cardinals, Owner Accused Of Harassing Ex-Assistant
• SoCal Edison Says Its Equipment May Have Caused Hurst Fire
• Insurers Say Meta MDL Row Should Be In Del. State Court
• Conn. Trial Firm Partner Seeks Sanctions In Heated Split-Up
• Plaintiffs Lawyers Swarm Los Angeles Post-Fires
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• 2 RE Execs, Brother Assaulted 60 Women, Feds Say
• Doctors Org. Wants Health Agency Website Info Restored
• Sterilization Plant's 'Royal' Mistake Leaked Pollution, Jury Told
• Ch. 11 Ruling Confirms Insurer Standing Requirements
• Buyers Want Kratom Cos. Addiction Suit To Go On
• Air Traffic Control System Upgrade In Spotlight After DC Crash
• TikTok Moderators Alleging Harm Face Uphill Cert. Battle
• WWE Accuser Flouting Conn. Law In Records Feud, Doc Says
• Will NFL Let Kendrick Call Drake A Pedophile At Super Bowl?
• Tesla Fatal Crash's Tentative Trial Date Hinges On Fla. Justices
• Ariz. Judge Favors Arbitration In Suit From Ex-Cardinals VP
• 4th Circ. Sides With Credit Rater In Developers' Libel Lawsuit
• Insurance Co. Must Cover Truck Driver Injury, 11th Circ. Rules
• Abbott Tells Judge To Keep Formula Cases In Federal Court
• 'Novel' Kia, Hyundai Theft Liability Theory Faces 6th Circ. Test
• Poetic Justice? Drake's 'Not Like Us' Suit May Alter Music Biz
• Girardi's Mental Evaluation At NC Prison Extended By 15 Days
• Tort Report: Kiss Death Suit Must Be Axed, Band Says
• Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Farm Can't Unravel $2.5M Severed-Foot Verdict, 4th Circ. Told
• Filing Claims 'Secret Lockout' Led To Conn. Trial Firm Schism
• Cuomo Faces Skeptical Panel In AG Document Lawsuit
• Jay-Z Sex Assault Suit Invalid Under Law, Rapper Says
• Sterilization Co. Skimped On Pollution Controls, Residents Say
• Toyota Urges NC High Court To Reverse 'Abusive' Ruling
• Catholic Investors Bring Smith & Wesson Suit To Fed. Court
• NJ Judge Finds For Textron Unit In Fatal Copter Crash
• Cruise Line Can't Avoid Trial In Suit Over Seaplane Crash
• Seattle Garage Not Covered For Deadly Shooting, Insurer Says
• Chicago's Climate Suit Belongs In Federal Court, Judge Hears
• Lyondell Leak Is On Job Foreman, Not Valve Maker, Jury Told
• Penn Hospital Says $200M Judgment Imperils Local Care
• Judge Nixes Jones' Ch. 7 Deal With Sandy Hook Families
• Blake Lively Sued By PR Rep Over 'It Ends With Us' Claims
• Philly Archdiocese Freed From Abuse Suit In New Jersey
• Apply Presuit Notice Law Retroactively, Insurer Tells Fla. Court
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Girardi Keese Trustee Sues NY Atty Who Funded Girardi
• Calif. Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Against Insurer Attys
• Meta Can't Ask Mass. AG To Dig Up Docs From State Agencies
• Russian Bank Can't Ditch Jet Crash Suit, 2nd Circ. Agrees
• Walmart's Win In Fatal Shooting Suit Backed By Calif. Court
• Meta Can't Be Sued For Church Mass Shooting, 4th Circ. Says
• 'Every Breath' A 'Struggle' For Lyondell Leak Worker, Jury Told
• Ill. Panel Upholds Barge Worker's $3.3M Jury Award
• Carcinogenic Risk Unknown When BI Owned Zantac, Jury Hears
• Trump Trans Care Order Usurps Congress' Power, Suit Says
• Norfolk Southern Hit With 'Toxic Nightmare' Derailment Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Adopt 'Consensus' On Officers' Immunity
• Funeral Home BIPA Violations Not Covered, Insurer Says
• 6th Circ. Urged To Back $600M Train Derailment Deal
• Boeing Supplier Tells 5th Circ. To Ax Texas Biz Records Law
• Trial Atty, Ex-Rep. Sister And Son Trio Start San Diego PI Firm
• Pauly Shore's Bid To End Comedy Store Assault Suit Flops
• Conn. Atty Sues Client, Lawyer Over State Farm Settlement
• Doctors Org. Sues Over Health Agency Website Purges
• Meta Attacks Insurers' Bid To Remand Social Media MDL Row
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Party-Line Vote Sends Kennedy's HHS Nomination To Senate
• 'Nowhere To Go': Neil Gaiman Accused Of Raping Ex-Nanny
• 6th Circ. Axes $650M Judgment Against CVS, Walgreens
• Boeing Slams Funds' Bid To Bump 737 Max Fraud Suit To Va.
• Uber 'Not An Insurer,' Cut Loose From Driver Assault Suit
• Zantac's Discoloration Merely 'Cosmetic,' Boehringer Rep Says
• QBE Insurance, Walmart Cite Pending Opioid Appeal In Ark.
• Child Porn Victims Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Claims Against X
• Ex-Fox Sports TV Host Accuses Executive Of Sexual Assault
• YouTuber Rips 'Popular Monster' Singer's Defamation Suit
• Tesla Says Judge DQ Bid In Crash Suit Arrived On Time
• Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario
• Law Firm Involved In Talc Fee Fight Seeks To Arbitrate Claim
• Attys For Blake Lively, Baldoni Warned Over Media Statements
• Ex-WWE Staffer Says She Was 'Sexual Pawn' In Wrestler Deal
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer