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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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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September 15, 2025
Delayed Notice Of $3.2M Verdict Bars Coverage, Insurer Says
A Florida property owner isn't covered for a $3.2 million judgment entered against it in an underlying personal injury lawsuit, an insurer told a federal court Monday, arguing that the property owner failed to fulfill its reporting obligations and that exclusions in a commercial general liability policy bar coverage.
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September 15, 2025
Ex-Airman Sues Iran Over 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing
A first responder to the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia and his wife are using the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to sue the Iranian government, claiming it provided material support to the terrorist group that carried out the bombing, which killed 19 American service members.
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September 15, 2025
Ellen DeGeneres Ran Stop Sign And T-Boned Driver, Suit Says
Emmy Award-winning comedian and former TV host Ellen DeGeneres allegedly ran through a stop sign and T-boned another vehicle while traveling in an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County two years ago, causing the plaintiff serious injuries, according to a civil suit in California state court.
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September 15, 2025
11th Circ. Told Fla. 'Radioactive' Road Suit Must Be Tossed
The U.S. government and a fertilizer producer urged the Eleventh Circuit to toss an environmental nonprofit's challenge to the use of radioactive phosphogypsum on a private roadway, arguing the nonprofit lacks standing.
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September 15, 2025
Ga. Jury Sides With Makers In Mattress Injury Case
After about an hour of deliberation on Monday afternoon, an Atlanta jury found that a mattress manufacturer and a bedding components supplier weren't liable for injuries a woman allegedly incurred when her skin was punctured by a mattress in her husband's tractor-trailer sleeping cabin.
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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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the health care, retail, food & beverage, hospitality, sports, and insurance industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- 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.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals