Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • January 29, 2025

    Fla. Yacht Owner Seeks Depo At Courthouse After Shooting

    A yacht owner has urged a Florida state court to allow a deposition in a lawsuit over an ownership dispute to be taken at the downtown Miami courthouse, saying he fears for his safety following threats on his life and a shooting that almost killed him.

  • January 29, 2025

    BI Ignored 'Red Flag After Red Flag' On Zantac, Jury Hears

    Counsel for two men retrying their cancer case against Boehringer Ingelheim told an Illinois state court jury Wednesday that the drugmaker stuck its head in the sand and ignored warning signs that taking its over-the-counter Zantac could lead to cancer development.

  • January 29, 2025

    Families Of Slain Urge Justices To Uphold Terror Victim Law

    Relatives of U.S. nationals killed in terrorist attacks in Israel told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that the Second Circuit was wrong to invalidate a federal law that broadened jurisdiction for Anti-Terrorism Act cases against the Palestine Liberation Organization.

  • January 29, 2025

    EPA Can't Invoke Immunity In Flint Water Crisis Suit

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not entitled to a government immunity defense in a lawsuit filed by Flint, Michigan, residents who claim it failed to take proper action during a lead-tainted drinking water crisis, a federal judge has said.

  • January 29, 2025

    Defamation And Default Alleged In Conn. Mortgage Biz Battle

    A Connecticut businessman accused of raiding a mortgage servicer's business accounts to start a competing firm says the company defamed him in a counterclaim in state court lodged on the same day the company sought a default judgment in the litigation over a soured partnership.

  • January 29, 2025

    Driver Says Okla. Cops Forced Catheter On Him As Minor

    An Oklahoma man is suing a police department, sheriff's office and Harmon County, alleging that when he was 17, police forced him to be catheterized for a drug screening against his will after he was a victim of a road rage incident.

  • January 29, 2025

    NY Archdiocese Wants Abuse Coverage Row Segmented

    The Archdiocese of New York urged a New York state court to analyze coverage in phases for over 1,300 sex abuse lawsuits it and its affiliated entities face, arguing that because the "vast majority" of the underlying lawsuits are still being litigated, assessing coverage prematurely could be "highly prejudicial."

  • January 29, 2025

    Firm Sued Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Knee Injury Verdict

    A medical clinic says it was saddled with paying $16 million of a $43.5 million verdict after its attorneys at O'Brien & Ryan LLP failed to properly negotiate a settlement with former Philadelphia Eagles player Chris Maragos in a lawsuit over the treatment of his career-ending injury.

  • January 29, 2025

    Jay-Z Says Buzbee Barratry Suits Cite Fake Texas Investigator

    Attorneys for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter told a Houston federal court that personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee included a fictitious defendant in two lawsuits claiming the rapper tried to recruit former Buzbee clients to file malpractice claims.

  • January 29, 2025

    Ailing Harvey Weinstein Begs Judge To Move Up NY Retrial

    Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded with a New York state judge on Wednesday to move up the date of his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges, telling the court he is dying of cancer in the city's "medieval" jail, which he called a "hellhole."

  • January 29, 2025

    Buzbee Client Drops Assault, Malpractice Suit

    A woman has moved to drop a lawsuit in New York state court alleging Texas personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee — known lately for representing women who have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexual misconduct — assaulted her and mishandled her divorce case.

  • January 28, 2025

    Erika Girardi Didn't Know About Fraud, Appeals Court Says

    A California appellate court Tuesday refused to disturb a lower court's finding that reality television star Erika Girardi wasn't aware that her former husband and his firm might have misappropriated settlement funds owed to co-counsel, agreeing that the "undisputed facts" back the lower court's ruling.

  • January 28, 2025

    50 Cent Sued For Assault, Battery By LA Photographer

    A Los Angeles photographer is suing rapper and actor 50 Cent in Los Angeles Superior Court for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, alleging that the door of an SUV carrying the "In Da Club" rapper was "forcefully opened" to intentionally strike him, leaving him with injuries.

  • January 28, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Cuts $22M Derailment Deal With Ohio Village

    Norfolk Southern Corp. has reached a $22 million settlement with East Palestine, Ohio, to resolve claims over the 2023 train derailment and chemical spill near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, according to a joint statement published on the village's website Monday.

  • January 28, 2025

    Sig Sauer's Strategy To DQ Experts Gets Knocked Out At 6th Circ.

    Gunmaker Sig Sauer Inc.'s legal strategy to disqualify experts who testified its P320 pistol was defectively designed suffered a blow when the Sixth Circuit ruled, in a split decision, that the witnesses could opine on if the arms manufacture should have utilized a safer build, forecasting potential outcomes in similar appeals before the Third and Tenth circuits.

  • January 28, 2025

    Boeing Supplier Seeks $583K Fees In Texas Biz Records Suit

    A Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Inc., has asked a federal judge to approve over $583,000 in legal fees after it won a bid to shut down attempts by Texas state officials to examine its business records.

  • January 28, 2025

    Gunmaker Must Face AIG Units' Breach Counterclaims

    Firearms-maker Colt's Manufacturing Co. LLC can not dodge claims that it breached a contract by failing to pay the first $250,000 in annual legal expenses it incurred while defending against litigation brought by the city of Gary, Indiana, a Connecticut federal court ruled.

  • January 28, 2025

    Wash. Judge Asks If Dr.'s Ivermectin Discipline Was Political

    A Washington appellate judge asked Tuesday if a doctor who was disciplined by a medical board for prescribing the controversial drug ivermectin to COVID-19 patients was targeted for his political views, while another judge asked if "all lies" about medical information are protected speech.

  • January 28, 2025

    SoCal Edison Faces More Suits Over Eaton Blaze

    At least two more lawsuits were filed in California state court against Southern California Edison, alleging the investor-owned public utility is responsible for sparking the devastating Eaton Fire that began Jan. 7 and destroyed most of Altadena, California, killing at least 17 people.

  • January 28, 2025

    Feds Say Health System Can't Ditch Fraud Suit Over Surgeries

    The federal government and state of Washington urged a judge on Monday to allow their suit against a hospital operator to move forward, saying they have provided more than enough detail to support allegations that the health system knew a doctor was performing unnecessary surgeries.

  • January 28, 2025

    Insurer Says Mich. Sports Complex Not Covered In Injury Suit

    A Berkley unit said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Michigan sports complex in an underlying suit over a girl's injury during varsity soccer tryouts, telling a federal court Tuesday that a "participants" exclusion in its commercial general liability policy bars coverage.

  • January 28, 2025

    Dish Says Spoofed Social Media Posts Defamed Co., Execs

    Dish Wireless is suing anonymous social media users in Colorado state court for defamation, alleging they created fake accounts posing as company executives while posting criticism of the business.

  • January 28, 2025

    Guns Owners Urge Justices To Throw Out NY Carry Law

    Members of the Gun Owners of America Inc. have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a New York carry law that the Second Circuit largely upheld last year, arguing that the lower appellate court's ruling "doubled down" on erroneous conclusions already vacated the last time the justices heard the case.

  • January 28, 2025

    Morgan & Morgan Keeps Win To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims

    A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling granting Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to compel arbitration in a former client's legal malpractice case or to send the dispute back to state court.

  • January 28, 2025

    Calif. Bill Targets Oil Cos. For Climate Disaster Costs

    A Democratic lawmaker in California has introduced a bill aimed at improving insurance affordability in the state by allowing insurers and victims of natural disasters to pursue action against oil and gas companies for their role in fueling the climate crisis.

Expert Analysis

  • 15 Quick Tips For Uncovering And Mitigating Juror Biases

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    As highlighted by the recent jury selection process in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump, juror bias presents formidable challenges for defendants, and attorneys must employ proactive strategies — both new and old — to blunt its impact, say Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris at Harris St. Laurent.

  • Corporate Insurance Considerations For Trafficking Claims

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    With the surge in litigation over liability under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, corporate risk managers and in-house counsel need to ensure that appropriate insurance coverage is in place to provide for defense and indemnity against this liability, says Micah Skidmore at Haynes Boone.

  • Insurance Types That May Help Cos. After Key Bridge Collapse

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    Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, businesses that depend on the bridge, the Port of Baltimore and related infrastructure for shipment and distribution of cargo should understand which common types of first-party insurance coverage may provide recoveries for financial losses, say Bert Wells and Richard Lewis at Reed Smith.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy

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    The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Series

    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • When The Platform Is A Product, Strict Liability Can Attach

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    A New York state court's recent ruling in Patterson v. Meta, holding that social media platforms can be considered products, appears to be the first of its kind — but if it is upheld and adopted by other courts, the liability implications for internet companies could be incredibly far-reaching, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Keeping Up With Class Actions: A New Era Of Higher Stakes

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    Corporate defendants saw unprecedented settlement numbers across all areas of class action litigation in 2022 and 2023, and this year has kept pace so far, with three settlements that stand out for the nature of the claims and for their high dollar amounts, says Gerald Maatman at Duane Morris.

  • Is The Digital Accessibility Storm Almost Over?

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    Though private businesses have faced a decadelong deluge of digital accessibility complaints in the absence of clear regulations or uniformity among the courts, attorneys at Epstein Becker address how recent federal courts’ pushback against serial Americans with Disabilities Act plaintiffs and the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed government accessibility standards may presage a break in the downpour.

  • Series

    Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.

  • Ill. Justices' Ruling Answers Corporate Defamation Questions

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    The Illinois Supreme Court's recent unanimous decision in Project44 v. FourKites provides needed certainty and direction for lower courts considering defamation cases involving communications to corporate officers from third parties outside the corporation, which could result in fewer unwarranted motions to dismiss in trial courts and nonmeritorious appeals, says Phillip Zisook at Schoenberg Finkel.

  • Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert

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    As the old marketing adage goes, consistency is key, but law firm style guides need consistency that contemplates variety when it comes to client alert formats, allowing attorneys to tailor alerts to best fit the audience and subject matter, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

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    Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Thanks to my dog Birdie, I've learned that carving out an activity different from the practice of law — like daily outdoor walks that allow you to interact with new people — can contribute to professional success by boosting creativity and mental acuity, as well as expanding your social network, says Sarah Petrie at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

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