Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • October 16, 2024

    Pa. County Accused Of Widespread Juvenile Detention Abuse

    A former inmate at a county juvenile detention center in Pennsylvania is suing the county and multiple state officials, saying he was sexually abused at the detention center, victim of an epidemic of child abuse there.

  • October 16, 2024

    2nd Circ. Scrutinizes Conn. Restrictions On AR-15s

    A Second Circuit panel put the phrase "dangerous and unusual" under a microscope Wednesday as three judges considered dual challenges to Connecticut's post-Sandy Hook bans on assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, working to parse out whether the state's restrictions are allowed under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  • October 16, 2024

    Monsanto's Appellate Bid To Stop Seattle PCB Trial Flops

    A Washington appellate commissioner won't overrule a lower court's decision to forge ahead with a pending Monsanto PCB poisoning trial, rejecting the company's request to pause until the state Supreme Court decides a similar case, concluding that she would be improperly "substituting" her judgment for the trial court's by pausing the case.

  • October 16, 2024

    Hawaii Utility Beats Investor Suit Over Wildfire, For Now

    A California judge on Tuesday dismissed a shareholder suit filed against Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. in the wake of a deadly fire on Maui in 2023, but will allow plaintiffs to amend their claims that the company failed to warn investors about its inadequate risk mitigation program.

  • October 16, 2024

    Record Labels Seek Sanctions For Claim They Aided Combs

    Music companies on Wednesday urged a Manhattan federal judge to sanction an attorney for pursuing what they called "outrageous" claims that they supported Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex- and drug-fueled "freak offs."

  • October 16, 2024

    NC Panel Won't Reignite Duke Energy Case Over House Fire

    A split panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals declined to revive a liability suit brought against Duke Energy Corp. and a contractor it hired to install new meters at its customers' homes after one of those contractors allegedly caused a bed to catch fire leading to $130,000 in damage.

  • October 16, 2024

    Houston Pharma Exec Found Guilty In $160M Health Fraud

    A Houston man was convicted on 15 criminal charges in connection with orchestrating a massive healthcare scheme that defrauded the government out of $160 million, following a 10-day trial in which prosecutors said doctors were "bamboozled" by the conspiracy.

  • October 16, 2024

    Bottling Co. Worker's Injury Suit Sent To Pa. State Court

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has remanded a Niagara Bottling LLC worker's suit over an industrial accident to state court, adopting a magistrate judge's report finding that a newly added defendant removes diversity among the parties.

  • October 16, 2024

    Combs Asks To ID His Accusers, Citing 'Media Circus'

    Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has asked a Manhattan federal judge to identify the accusers behind his sex-trafficking and racketeering case, claiming the "media circus" surrounding the prosecution and related civil suits has made it impossible for him to develop an adequate defense.

  • October 16, 2024

    2 SDNY Terror Finance Cases Against Binance Stay Separate

    Two suits claiming Binance unlawfully fostered terrorist activity, filed in the wake of the cryptocurrency platform's $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, will proceed separately in the Southern District of New York, a Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday.

  • October 15, 2024

    Boeing Judge Wants DEI Monitor Pick Info Before Plea Ruling

    The Texas federal judge overseeing prosecutors' criminal case against The Boeing Co. on Tuesday said he needs more information on a provision of the proposed plea deal regarding how the U.S. Department of Justice would select an independent monitor in compliance with the agency's diversity and inclusion policies.

  • October 15, 2024

    Chicago Wants To Ditch $50M Wrongful Conviction Verdict

    Chicago is asking a federal judge to overrule a jury that awarded $50 million to an innocent man wrongly convicted of first-degree murder, saying officers who allegedly coerced the man's confession are immune.

  • October 15, 2024

    Meta Limits But Can't Shake Social Media Addiction MDL

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to ax sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media giants of designing their platforms to addict children, finding that a broad tech liability shield required claims pressed by dozens of state attorneys general to be narrowed but not tossed. 

  • October 15, 2024

    Combs Hit With Slew Of Assault Suits Dating Back To 1995

    Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit with six new lawsuits in Manhattan federal court Monday, alleging that for decades the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted women, men and minors at parties and other events, including one woman who says he raped her at a promotional party for a Notorious B.I.G. music video.

  • October 15, 2024

    Uber Faces Scrutiny From NY High Court In Negligence Case

    Judges on New York's highest court on Tuesday grilled an Uber attorney over whether the rideshare company violated ethical rules when it failed to omit a user already pursuing a negligence lawsuit against it from an email blast providing notice about an updated arbitration agreement in its terms of use.

  • October 15, 2024

    Horizon Lodges 4-Fold Attack On Tepezza MDL Bellwethers

    Horizon Therapeutics argued Tuesday that an Illinois federal judge should toss out nine of the dozen cases selected as bellwethers in multidistrict litigation targeting hearing loss issues with its biologic Tepezza, saying they're preempted because the label was approved with those problems in mind.

  • October 15, 2024

    Anti-Abortion Nonprofit Moves To Block NJ AG's Subpoena

    An anti-abortion pregnancy center urged a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to immediately block Attorney General Matt Platkin's subpoena seeking information about its donors, arguing it will suffer irreparable harm if it is forced to comply before any of its constitutional claims are considered by the court.

  • October 15, 2024

    Feds Seek Court's OK On $350M Norfolk Southern Spill Deal

    The federal government has asked an Ohio federal judge to approve a nearly $350 million settlement to close out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's legal claims against Norfolk Southern over the fiery February 2023 train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine.

  • October 15, 2024

    Wash. Hospital Wants Spinal Surgeon Scandal Suit Tossed

    A healthcare system in Washington state has urged a federal judge to throw out the government's civil lawsuit alleging it perpetuated a doctor's scheme to earn millions of dollars from unnecessary surgeries, accusing prosecutors of "second-guessing" the organization's legitimate processes for hiring physicians and addressing internal complaints.

  • October 15, 2024

    Conn. Medical Group Hit With $30M Verdict In C-Section Suit

    A Connecticut state jury has slapped a Greenwich medical group with a $30 million verdict — which could more than double after interest — finding that the medical staff botched a pregnant patient's cesarean delivery, precluding her from giving birth to another child.

  • October 15, 2024

    Philly Foster Agency Settles Abuse, Death Case For $8M

    A Philadelphia-based foster care and child welfare agency has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it endangered two sisters by allowing them to remain in a home where they were abused and, in the case of the younger girl, killed at the age of 1 year old, according to their attorneys.

  • October 15, 2024

    Medical Insurer Needn't Defend Doc Against Trans Bias Suit

    A plastic surgeon's medical liability insurer had no duty to defend against claims that the surgeon violated Minnesota's Human Rights Act by suggesting that a transgender woman seek breast augmentation surgery elsewhere, a state appeals court ruled, finding the claims didn't constitute a "medical incident."

  • October 15, 2024

    Ex-Dodger Bauer Sues Accuser For Alleged Settlement Breach

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer has filed a California state court lawsuit against a woman who previously accused him of sexual assault, alleging that the two reached an out-of-court settlement but that she violated the deal by falsely claiming in public he paid her $300,000.

  • October 15, 2024

    Travis Scott Wants Astroworld Settlement Info Before 1st Trial

    Rapper Travis Scott is urging a Texas appeals court to order the Harris County judge overseeing litigation over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival to require several would-be bellwether plaintiffs to disclose details of their settlement agreements with his co-defendants, writing that his attorneys need the information to prepare for the impending first trial.

  • October 15, 2024

    2nd Circ. Says NY AG Can Sue Over Sex Assaults In Schools

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a suit from the New York attorney general alleging that a school district failed to investigate or respond to reports of rape and sexual assault, saying the district court was wrong to determine that the state needed to show that the school had a policy of ignoring such reports.

Expert Analysis

  • 1st Gender Care Ban Provides Context For High Court Case

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    The history of Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming medical care — the first such legislation in the U.S. — provides important insight into the far-reaching ramifications that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti next term will have on transgender healthcare, says Tyler Saenz at Baker Donelson.

  • Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice

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    The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.

  • 6 Lessons From DOJ's 1st Controlled Drug Case In Telehealth

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    Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s first-ever criminal prosecution over telehealth-prescribed controlled substances in U.S. v. Ruthia He, healthcare providers should be mindful of the risks associated with restricting the physician-patient relationship when crafting new business models, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • 2 Options For Sackler Family After High Court Purdue Ruling

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently blocked Purdue Pharma's plan to shield the family that owns the company from bankruptcy lawsuits, the Sacklers face the choice to either continue litigation, or return to the bargaining table for a settlement that doesn't eliminate creditor claims, says Gregory Germain at Syracuse University.

  • In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State

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    On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.

  • Revisiting Scalia's 'What's It To You?' After Kaiser Ruling

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser allows insurers to be considered "parties in interest" in Chapter 11 cases, they still need to show they would face an injury in fact, answering the late Justice Antonin Scalia's "what's it to you?" question, say Brent Weisenberg and Jeff Prol at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts

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    As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

  • Calif. Ruling Heightens Medical Product Maker Liability

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    The California Supreme Court's decision in Himes v. Somatics last month articulates a new causation standard for medical product manufacturer liability that may lead to stronger product disclosures nationwide and greater friction between manufacturers and physicians, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

  • Purdue Ch. 11 Ruling Reinforces Importance Of D&O Coverage

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, holding that a Chapter 11 reorganization cannot discharge claims against a nondebtor without affected claimants' consent, will open new litigation pathways surrounding corporate insolvency and increase the importance of robust directors and officers insurance, says Evan Bolla at Harris St. Laurent.

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Roundup

    After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 36 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Parsing Justices' Toss Of Purdue's Controversial Ch. 11 Plan

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent nixing of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 proposal prevents the Sackler family from settling thousands of civil opioid lawsuits without the consent of all of the plaintiffs, and holds profound implications for bankruptcy cases, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

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