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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2026

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• 11th Circ. Urged To Undo $38M Chiquita Verdict, $229K Fee
• Litigation Funder Suit Against Janus Henderson Can Proceed
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Privacy Issues Top Feb. Argument Lineup
• Fla. Panel Tosses Punitive Damages From Turo Car Crash Suit
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Grok, Drummond, Bravo Star
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds $14M Truck Crash Verdict
• Colo. Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice In Infant Death Matter
• Short Seller Seeks Exit From Blockchain Co.'s Defamation Suit
• Dozens Of Cases Linking Zantac To Cancer Thrown Out
• Colo. Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• 9th Circ. Bars Coast Guard Suit Over Conception Boat Fire
• Client Says Attys Settled Georgia Case Without Permission
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• 11th Circ. Looks Ready To Revive 3 Atlanta Trafficking Suits
• NC Judge Returns Mexico Wrongful Death Suit To State Court
• Former CMS Deputy Moves To Baker Donelson
• Boies Schiller Hits Meta With Arbitration Bids Over Addiction
• J&J, Talc Unit Get Patients' Bankruptcy Fraud Claims Tossed
• DCA Midair Collision: One Year Later
• Chicago White Sox Must Face José Abreu Mural Injury Suit
• No New Trial For Atty Who Sued For Nassar Scandal Work Pay
• Pa. Nursing Home Disputes Patient Death Suits' Coverage Cap
• Teva Tries To Spike Paragard Trial Claims, Punitive Damages
• Sorority Owes $7.8M Over Student's Death After Rush Party
• NHTSA Opens Waymo Probe After Autonomous Car Hits Child
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Conn. Firms Settle $1.3M Fee Split Suit
• Pasadena Settles Tenants' Wildfire Contamination Claims
• From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers
• Legal Group Tells Justices Pot User Gun Ban Unconstitutional
• NJ Prep School Can't Arbitrate Student's Sex Assault Suit
• Washington State University Ignored Red Flags Before Murders, Suit Says
• Arbitrator Choice Prompts New Feud In Asbestos Claims Fight
• Jail Officers, Doctor Seek Exit From Excessive Force Suit
• Insurer Claims No Duty In Crash Suit Against Vape Shop
• NY Firm And Medical Providers Defrauded Insurers, Suit Says
• No Class Cert. For Ex-NFL Players In Benefits Challenge
• Employee Exodus Prompts CEO Defamation Lawsuit
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: January Lessons
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• NTSB Torches FAA In DCA Midair Collision Probe
• Split 9th Circ. Backs Blue Shield Win In Residential Care Row
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Texas AG Says Nurse Practitioner Is Shipping Abortion Drugs
• 'Assumed Risk' Bars Construction Death Suit, Ga. Panel Says
• CBP's Medical Care Oversight Needs Improvement, GAO Says
• Hearsay Evidence OK Amid $2.5M Med Mal Verdict, Panel Says
• Judge Taps Ex-CIA, Corrections Pro To Clean Up NYC's Rikers
• Driver Must Repay Trucking Co.'s Insurer $4M For Crash Deal
• Steel Plant, Furnace Maker Sued Over Fatal Explosion In Pa.
• Ohio Psychiatrist Freed From Patient Wrongful Death Suit
• $1M Payout For Shooting Sought In Bad Faith, Insurer Says
• Justices' Med Mal Ruling May Spur Huge Shift For Litigators
• 11th Circ. Told Tennis Org. Wasn't Required To Report Abuse
• State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Pennsylvania
• Family Members Of Boat Strike Victims Sue Trump Admin
• RJ Reynolds Owes Transplant Patient $675K Over Smoking
• 11th Circ. May Scuttle Appeal Amid Trafficking Coverage Spat
• Insurer Says No More Coverage For $4M Trafficking Judgment
• TikTok Cuts Deal As 1st Social Media Bellwether Trial Begins
• Reporting Duty Doesn't Nix Whistleblower Status, Court Finds
• Social Media Cos. Fight Uphill To End Schools' Addiction MDL
• RJR Owes Transplant Patient $14M Over Smoking, Jury Told
• Amazon Accused Of Ignoring Nitrous Oxide Health Hazards
• Colo. High Court Says Xcel's Immunity Bid Went Too Far
• Delta Customers Get Green Light For Tweaked IT Outage Suit
• Texas Jury Returns $46 Million Verdict Against Stone Supplier
• 3rd Circ. Finds NJ Officials Shielded From COVID Deaths Suit
• Chubb Policies May Provide Coverage In Kiwanis Abuse Fight
• Musk's AI Co. Sued Over Explicit, Nonconsensual Deepfakes
• Helmet Co. Says AIG Unit Must Defend It From Defect Claims
• Texas Law Firm-Linked Plane Crashes In Maine With Fatalities
• Kansas Refinery Pollutes, Violates EPA Decrees, Suit Says
• NJ Court Revives UAW's Casino Smoking Law Challenge
• Suit Over Fatal Fire Can Go To Philippines, Conn. Justices Say
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DC Circ. Revives Terrorism Liability Suit Against Pharma Cos.
• Paraquat, J&J Talc Litigation Headline Philly's 2026 Mass Torts
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: $13.2M Estate Tax Tops January
• Med Mal Verdict Must Be Offset By Other Deal, Panel Says
• Truckers Can't Lift Calif. Immigrant Driver's License Freeze
• Cartiva Hid Toe Implant Safety Info, Pa. Woman's Suit Claims
• High Court's Med Mal Ruling Won't Spark Rise In Suits
• Munich Re Faces Lawsuit Over Reinsurance Dispute
• Ill. High Court Won't Grant Posthumous Innocence Certificate
• Lack Of Presuit Notice Sinks Med Mal Claims Against OB-GYN
• Ill. Doctor Keeps Trial Win Despite Juror's 'Surrender Note'
• Ohio Panel Says No Expert Needed In Botched Surgery Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• Fla. Panel Says Court Properly Denied Acquittal In DUI Death
• Ga. Med Mal Win Nixed Since Atty Juror Not Struck For Cause
• Justices' Med Mal Ruling May Hurt Federal Anti-SLAPP Suits
• Insurer Must Cover Ga. Gas Co. Over Explosion, 7th Circ. Says
• Iowa Justices Won't Revive Nursing Home COVID Death Suit
• Ill. Justices Deem Permits 'Irrelevant' To Pollution Exclusion
• TikTok Seals Joint Venture Deal For US Operations
• Pizzeria Owner Can't Beat 8-Year Sentence For Forced Labor
• Iran Sued For Alleged Role In Deadly Jordan Drone Attack
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2026
• 6th Circ. Clears 911 Dispatch Of Failure To Stop Murder
• 7th Circ. Says Mower-Maker Toro Must Face Amputation Suit
• 11th Circ. Reopens Telemundo Sexual Harassment Claims
• Meta Fights Late Data Request In Instagram Addiction Suit
• Reel Justice: 'Die My Love' And The Power Of Visuals At Trial
• La. Firm Inks PE Deal To Form Legal Managed Services Org
• Md. Judge Keeps Ship Manager Liability Shield Bid Alive
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Agency Not Covered For Injury Suit Over Fraud, Carrier Says
• Chicago To Pay $22M For Officer's Fatal Vehicle Pursuit
• EXp Brass Can't Shake Claims It Ignored Sexual Misconduct
• Costco Nears Settlement With Insurer Over Store Injury Claims
• Court Rejects Sanctions In Venezuelan Oil Defamation Case
• Texas AG Launches Investigation Into Vaccine Incentives
• Firm Seeks To Toss Suit Alleging Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
• Experts Can Testify On Cancer Link In J&J Talc Suits
• Feds Back Freight Broker In High Court Negligence Case
• Pa. Justices Reverse Clickwrap Arbitration Limits, For Now
• FedEx Loses $200M Interest Claim Against AIG Unit
• Teva's Inconsistent Args In IUD Trial 'Troubling,' Judge Says
• Fla. Court Opts Not To Send Grand Jury Secrecy Case Higher
• Insurer Says It Owes No More In $2.2M Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurer Loses Appeals Over $40M NC Drunken Driving Verdict
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Revised Imerys Ch. 11 Plan Heading For Feb. 2 Hearings
• LA Judge Faces Ethics Probe Over 'Bizarre' Comments
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty To Take Plea Deal In Chicago Case
• Edison Blames LA County, Others For Exacerbating Eaton Fire
• Plaintiffs Atty Who Disclosed Uber MDL Docs On 'Thin Ice'
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• SF Diocese's Ch. 11 Abuse Claims Not Covered, Insurers Say
• Officers Invoke Immunity In Wrong-House Raid Lawsuit
• Yamaha Says New Trial Needed In Golf Cart Rollover Suit
• Ill. Panel Scraps Ex-Smollett Attys' Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Philips CPAP Cancer Suit Sent Back To Kentucky
• Cos. Seek Coverage For Military Housing Mold, Defects Suits
• Johnson & Johnson Faces 2nd Talc Trial In Philadelphia
• 11th Circ. Won't Sink Pro Angler's $2.3M Plane Crash Award
• Snapchat Inks Deal To Avoid 1st Social Media Bellwether Trial
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Justices Won't Hear Audi, VW Bid To Limit Calif. Jurisdiction
• Justices Say State Med Mal Laws Don't Apply In Federal Court
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• What To Watch For In 1st Paragard Bellwether Trial
• Denver Accused Of Withholding Records From Shooting Victim
• Boeing Birth Defect Appeal Draws Playground Dumping Analogy
• Mich. Jury Must Decide Fault In Teen Detention Suicide Case
• Planned Parenthood Can Challenge Heartbeat Act, Court Says
• Security Guard Gets $5.5M Jury Win In Sex Harassment Case
• Penske, Aramark Face Suit Over Flipped Box Truck
• La. State Court Greenlights Challenge To Gender Care Ban
• High Court Will Hear $1.2M Monsanto Verdict Appeal
• Condo Association Sued Over Fatal Trip On Chewy Box
• Widower Of BNY Mellon Bank VP Says Hospital Missed Cancer
• Musk Child's Mom Says Grok Created Nonconsensual Images
• Wrong Word Dooms Med Mal Suit Against UT Cancer Center
• Colo. Eye Clinics Settle Medicaid Double-Billing Claims
• Insurer Owes $24.5M For Burn Case, Medical Spa Trustee Says
• Texas Justices Seem Open To Nixing Roofer's $4M Verdict
• Amazon Hit With Suit Over Faulty Pressure Cooker
• Ex-Yale Law Assistant Dean Must Clarify $6.8M Injury Claim
• MSG Bid To Punish Oakley Over $642K Owed Will Go Forward
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 8th Circ. Finds Insurer Must Face Loss-Of-Consortium Claim
• Mass. Court Lets Insurer Off Hook For Grandson's Judgment
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Senior NY Judge Avoids $273K Fee Bid In Fla. Condo Suit
• Sinema Sued Under Rare Law By Her Former Guard's Ex-Wife
• Meta Wants Zuckerberg's Old 'Hot-Or-Not' Site Out Of LA Trial
• Tort Report: Los Angeles Tops Annual 'Judicial Hellhole' List
• Mich. Panel Revives Man's Goose Attack Injury Claim
• Uber Resolves Family's Suit Over Driver Slain By Passengers
• Freight Broker Tells Justices Negligence Claims Preempted
• Universal Music Cut Loose From Diddy Sex Assault Suit
• Justices Wary Of NJ's Immunity Defense In Transit Injury Suits
• No Crime-Fraud Exception For Meta Docs In Discovery Row
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• Fla. Panel Rules Stadium Co. Must Face Fall Injury Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-United Worker Sued IAM Unit Too Late
• Boeing Settles Latest 737 Max Ethiopian Air Case Before Trial
• Teva Can't Visit 11th Circ. Ahead Of 1st Paragard Bellwether
• Tesla Beats Model 3 Driver's Suit Over Defective Touchscreen
• Emotional Distress Claim Axed In Hartford Fire Coverage Row
• OpenAI Chatbot Coached Man To Suicide, Calif. Suit Claims
• BofA Again Moves To Ax Epstein-Related Trafficking Claims
• Texas Appeals Panel Skeptical Pipeline Death Falls Under FAA
• Atlanta Escapes Suit Alleging Ex-Cop's Sex Assault Of Teen
• 10th Circ. OKs Murder Conviction Despite Gender Bias At Trial
• Blue States Say HHS Conditions Funding On Anti-Trans Bias
• Insurer's $10M Policy Covers Crane Injury Deal In 'Close Case'
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Ex-Atty, Others Charged In Staged New Orleans Crash Scheme
• Carnival Urges 11th Circ. To Undo $10M Sexual Assault Verdict
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive Southwest 737 Max Overcharge Suit
• Beasley Allen Talc Work Sends 'Bad Signal,' J&J Says
• Ga. Panel Doesn't Blink At $50M Bungled Root Canal Verdict
• 2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk
• Streamlining Product Liability MDLs With AI And Rule 16.1
• Dentist Doesn't Get High Court Review Of Murder, Fraud Case
• Apple Cites Privacy To Avoid Reporting Child Porn, Victims Say
• Ex-Security Guard Details Sexual Assault In Harassment Suit
• Terumo Plaintiff Settles, Drops Cancer Case Before Trial
• Texas Court Says Medical Expert Wrongly Excluded At Trial
• McDonald's 'Total Inaction' Contributed To Death, Suit Says
• Tesla Autopilot Failure Led To Motorcyclist's Death, Suit Says
• 10th Circ. Vacates Sex Rap Over Native American Status
• Roundup Users Say NJ Court Can Hear Out-Of-State Claims
• Local Governments Ask Texas Judge To Keep NFA Intact
• Insurers Denied Pre-Trial Win In Gas Explosion Row
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Oscar-Winning Writer Settles Publicist's Rape Case For $2M
• Up Next At High Court: Pollution Lawsuits & Trans Athletes
• $500K Revelation Doesn't Nix Surgeon's Win In Eye Injury Row
• Minnesota Turns To Public In ICE Shooting Struggle With Feds
• Netflix Wins Atty Fees In 'Orgasm Inc.' Defamation Case
• High Court Grants Review Of Falun Gong Cisco Spying Case
• 10th Circ. Says Judge Didn't Cross A Line In Plea Deal Dispute
• Ky. AG Sues Character.AI Over Harm To Minors, Suicides
• Class Action Challenges Solitary Confinement For NY Youth
• Buffalo Diocese Says It Needs Opt-Out Ch. 11 Releases
• Pedestrian Drops $2M Suit Over Alleged USPS Vehicle Crash
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• 8th Circ. Orders Review Of Police Immunity Denial
• Late Notice Bars Coverage For Death Suit, Insurer Says
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
• Calif. Law Firm Wins $3M From Deal Made Without Client's OK
• Texas Court Mostly Reverses $27M Exxon Explosion Verdict
• Rep. Floats Bill To Require Tesla Manual Door Releases
• Jewish Org.'s Counterclaims Trimmed In Abuse Coverage Row
• Ill. Judge Wary Of Ending Force Suit In Light Of Minn. Shooting
• How Rule 16.1 Streamlines And Validates Mass Tort Litigation
• Ill. Judge Trims Revived Salesforce Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Ga. Rapper Hit With $40M Judgment Over Pimping Charges
• Ex-Child Pop Artist Sues Management Co. Alleging Sex Assault
• Harvey Weinstein In Plea Talks As 3rd NY Trial Looms
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bulk Of SDNY Attys Are Tasked With Reviewing Epstein Docs
• Ford Drops Firms From Beefed-Up RICO Suit Against 3 Attys
• Illinois Man Charged In Snapchat Nude Photo Hacking Scheme
• Google, Character.AI To Settle Suicide, Violent Content Suits
• Feds Cut $160M From Calif. Over Truck Driver Licenses
• Calif. Bill Proposes 4-Year AI Toy Ban To Mull Safety Rules
• Judge Seeks Assurance That PFAS Deals Are Good For NJ
• Conn. Regulator Clears Avangrid Unit In Fatal Electrocution
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• NHL, Anaheim Ducks Accused Of Blacklisting Whistleblower
• Next Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian Air Trial Kicks Off Monday
• Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026
• Delay Bars Coverage For $10M Abuse Verdict, 11th Circ. Says
• BNP Can't Undo $21M Verdict In Sudan Refugee Case
• Defense Bar Says 11th Circ.'s Arbery Ruling Risks Overreach
• Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row
• 8th Circ. Revives Jail Suicide Suit Against Mental Health Org.
• Uber Can't Show Bellwether Jury That Driver Wasn't Charged
• Section 230 Knocks Down Addiction MDL, Meta Tells 9th Circ.
• Fla. Suit Says Boy Nearly Drowned After Xfinity Alarm Failed
• NJ Spa Pens $6M Deal In Drowned Patron Suit
• Wash. Atty Impaled By Debris In National Park Can Sue Feds
• NJ Judge Signals Green Light To Revive J&J Unit's Libel Suit
• Drugmakers Fight Multifront Legal Battles Over GLP-1s
• Girardi Keese CFO Must Use His Own Atty For Chicago Appeal
• Meta Can't Revisit Order Blocking Clawback Of Attorney Docs
• Fla. Court Won't Rehear Reversal Of $213M 'Maya' Award
• Mass. Justices Won't Shield Health Records In Med Mal Suit
• Top Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice Cases Of 2025
• 11th Circ. Rejects Asylum Despite Guerrilla Group Threats
• BofA, BNY Face Bulked-Up Claims Over Epstein Ties
• Hawaiian Electric Reaches $47.8M Investor Deal Over Wildfires
• Uber Sex Assault MDL Judge Won't Delay Bellwether Trial
• NJ Appeals Panel Lets Shuttle Driver Add Parties In Injury Suit
• Exelon, Nursing Home Operator Sued Over Fatal Explosion
• OpenAI Sued Again Over ChatGPT's Role In Murder-Suicide
• Legatum Exec Keeps $8M Libel Verdict Against Investigator
• Calif. Panel OKs $5M For School Sex Assault, Orders Retrial
• Ritz-Carlton Looks To Toss Trafficking Suit Against Ga. Hotels
• Tanker Worker Says BWC Terminals Caused Chemical Burns
• Live Nation Says It's Not On Hook For EDM Festival Deaths
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December
• Woman Convicted Of Murder Keeps $2.8M Bus Injury Award
• Maduro Denies Guilt As Atty Preps 'Voluminous' Motions Fight
• Megan Thee Stallion Fights To Reinstate Defamation Verdict
• Ind. Judge's Chat With Tesla Crash Jurors Undoes $60M Verdict
• Catholic School Loses Bid To Erase $5M Clergy Abuse Verdict
• Will Smith Accused Of Sex Harassment On Tour By Violinist
• Rapist Had Felony History When Bar Hired Him, Suit Says
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