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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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March 06, 2026
Investor's Memoir 'Lifted' Account Of Sex Assault, Suit Says
The bestselling memoir "The Tell," written by investor Amy Griffin and featured by Oprah's book club, contains a fabricated account of a middle school sexual assault that was "lifted" from the life of a teenage acquaintance, according to a privacy suit filed in California state court.
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March 06, 2026
Texas Appeals Court Halts Release Of Uvalde Shooting Records
A Texas appeals court flipped a court order requiring the Texas Department of Public Safety to hand over records relating to the 2022 Uvalde massacre to news organizations, saying Friday that the law enforcement agencies had done enough to evade judgment as a matter of law.
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March 06, 2026
Experts See Immunity Defense Reset After NJ Transit Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Wednesday that New Jersey Transit isn't an arm of the state clarified a key limit on sovereign immunity, with experts telling Law360 that the court's emphasis on corporate form and formal liability could change how states structure and defend their state-created, quasi‑governmental entities.
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March 06, 2026
Insurers Off The Hook For Ga. School's $345M Sex Abuse Deal
Four insurance companies don't have to cover a $345 million sexual abuse settlement between a private school and nearly two dozen former students, the Georgia Court of Appeals said Friday, ruling that they weren't on the hook for alleged misconduct occurring decades before their policies were written.
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March 06, 2026
2nd Circ. Says Pot Edibles Not Covered By Workers' Comp
A Second Circuit panel has found that federal workers' compensation can't cover the cost of prescribed cannabis edibles, because they are still considered Schedule I drugs under federal law with "no accepted medical use."
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
- Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
- Ethics violations
- Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
- Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
- REGULATION
- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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