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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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June 18, 2025
Atty Accused Of Forgery, Stealing Client's Settlement
An attorney and his firm have been accused by a former client in Colorado state court of negotiating a settlement without his knowledge, forging his signature on the deal and keeping the money for himself.
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June 18, 2025
Jury Awards $76M To Pipefitter Burned In Kroger Explosion
A pipefitter and HVAC technician has been awarded $76.7 million by a Michigan jury after a chemical accident at a Kroger store caused him to lose several fingers.
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June 18, 2025
Emotional Distress Claims Rejected In OSU Doctor Abuse Suit
A federal court has ruled that student-athletes suing the Ohio State University after being abused by an athletic team doctor cannot recover emotional distress damages under private Title IX actions.
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June 18, 2025
American Airlines Can't Escape In-Flight Sex Assault Suit
A New Jersey federal judge won't toss a woman's suit against American Airlines Inc. alleging that its negligence resulted in her being sexually assaulted on an overnight flight, finding that the complaint sufficiently states that the alleged attacker's actions could have been noticed by the flight crew.
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June 18, 2025
NJ Justices OK Mass Tort For Detention Center Abuse Suits
The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated more than 100 cases alleging sexual abuse at state-owned and operated juvenile detention facilities as multicounty litigation, according to a notice to the bar published Wednesday.
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June 18, 2025
Tarter Krinsky Brings Back Healthcare And Pharmacy Chair
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP announced on Wednesday the rehiring of its former healthcare and pharmacy law practice chair after a nearly two-year stint as a shareholder with Polsinelli PC's national healthcare group.
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June 18, 2025
Atty Loses Final Bid To Appeal Law School Loan Judgment
A Connecticut lawyer must repay his ex-girlfriend $30,000 to cover loans she cosigned for his law school expenses, with the Connecticut Supreme Court denying his petition for certification to appeal.
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June 18, 2025
California Cities Say Enviro Group Destroyed Testing Data
The cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California, are asking a federal judge to sanction environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper in a suit alleging the cities allowed sewage into the bay, saying the group destroyed key evidence either by "conscious effort or gross negligence."
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June 17, 2025
Split 9th Circ. Wants Review Of Migrant's Mental Competency
The Ninth Circuit has revived a Guatemalan man's bid for deportation relief, with a split panel of judges saying in a published opinion that the Board of Immigration Appeals should have had an immigration judge look into the man's competency.
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June 17, 2025
Uber Gets Fatal Crash Suit Sent To Arbitration
The widow of a man who died while he was a passenger in an Uber must take her claims against the ride-share company before an arbitrator, an Illinois state appeals court ruled Tuesday, finding that when she signed up for an Uber account she first agreed to have an arbitrator review any claims she had against the company.
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June 17, 2025
NJ Court Says Unqualified Expert Dooms Med Mal Suit
A New Jersey appellate panel on Tuesday tossed a medical malpractice suit alleging a physician failed to properly treat a man's internal bleeding that proved to be fatal, ruling that the plaintiff's expert affidavit was insufficient because the expert did not specialize in the same area as the defendant doctor.
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June 17, 2025
Feds Escape Suit Over NC Woman's Death In Mexico
A North Carolina federal judge freed the federal government from a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who died, allegedly by foul play, while vacationing in Mexico, finding that the targeted agencies are shielded under an exception in the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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June 17, 2025
Ga. Panel Considers New Statute In $46M Med Mal Case
Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC and one of its physicians urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to reconsider a $13.7 million attorney fee award in a $45.8 million case in which they were found liable for medical malpractice resulting in a woman suffering severe brain damage days after childbirth.
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June 17, 2025
Medical Documents Fair Game In STD Suit, Ga. Panel Says
An Atlanta hedge fund manager and attorney may be forced to hand over his medical records to his ex-girlfriend in a suit where he stands accused of giving her genital herpes, after a state appellate court ruled Tuesday that the records were not absolutely shielded by his right to privacy.
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June 17, 2025
Amazon Sold Bike That Paralyzed Man, Suit Claims
A man who became paralyzed from the waist down after the foldable electric bicycle he was using collapsed is suing the manufacturer and Amazon.com Inc., claiming both companies were negligent in making and selling the bike, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court.
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June 17, 2025
11th Circ. Clears Carnival In Suit Over Sex Assault Of Teen
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday sided with Carnival Corp. in a suit from a passenger who sought to hold the cruise line liable for a sexual assault against her when she was 15, finding that the facts of the case didn't support the argument that it had notice of the risk of any assault.
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June 17, 2025
DOJ Urged To Add Prosecutors Amid Threats To Congress
Following the tragic shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers, the top Republican and Democrat on the committee that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to give the force more prosecutorial resources.
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June 17, 2025
Ozempic, Wegovy Users Want NJ To Host Vision-Loss Suits
Twenty-one New Jersey-based plaintiffs who claim they suffered permanent vision loss after taking the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are seeking to consolidate their lawsuits as multicounty litigation against drugmaker Novo Nordisk, citing a growing body of scientific evidence linking the medications to a rare and irreversible eye condition.
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June 17, 2025
Insurer Can't Force Another To Cover Worker Injury Suit
An insurer cannot force another to defend a property owner in an underlying worker injury lawsuit through the doctrine of equitable estoppel after both insurers ultimately agreed the policy in question isn't triggered, a New York federal court ruled, finding the policy unambiguous.
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June 17, 2025
Delta Nearing Settlement In Jet Fuel Dumping Class Action
Delta has reached a deal with a group of Los Angeles homeowners to end a lawsuit against the airline after it dumped jet fuel onto their properties, according to a joint notice.
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June 17, 2025
NC University Fights Consolidation Of Sex Misconduct Suits
North Carolina State University told a federal judge it opposes combining two cases from former student-athletes who accuse the school's ex-director of sports medicine of sexual abuse, saying the cases differ too much to be consolidated.
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June 16, 2025
Monsanto Fights Plaintiffs' Billion-Dollar Ask In PCB Tort Trial
Nearly two dozen people who say they were poisoned by Monsanto-made chemicals asked a Washington state jury on Monday for a damages award of $1.1 billion to $3.3 billion, as the company's counsel countered the plaintiffs lack blood testing results and other key evidence to back their "extraordinary" request.
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June 16, 2025
Doctor Will Admit Dealing Ketamine That Killed Matthew Perry
A physician has agreed to plead guilty to helping supply the ketamine that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, according to a plea agreement filed in California federal court Monday.
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June 16, 2025
Tyler Perry Hit With 'The Oval' Actor's $260M Sex Assault Suit
Actor Derek Dixon has accused Tyler Perry of sexually harassing and assaulting him while he was a series regular on the media mogul's political drama, "The Oval," and then retaliating against Dixon when he didn't reciprocate Perry's unwanted advances, according to the actor's $260 million lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.
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June 16, 2025
Ritz-Carlton Defeats Semen-Contaminated Water Suit
A California federal judge Monday tossed a Washington husband and wife's lawsuit that alleged a Golden State Ritz-Carlton hotel served them bottled water contaminated with a hotel employee's semen, saying the couple failed to prove it was indeed a hotel employee who contaminated the water.
Expert Analysis
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions
Though leading questions can be efficient and effective for constraining a witness’s testimony, this strategy isn’t appropriate for every trial and pretrial scenario, so techniques like headlining and looping can be deployed during direct examination, depositions and even witness interviews, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
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Opinion
Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss — but legal wrangling over issues including off-label prescriptions, side effects and compounded versions underscores lawyers' roles in protecting patient safety, says attorney Gregg Goldfarb.
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4 Do's And Don'ts For Trial Lawyers Using Generative AI
Trial attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools should review a few key reminders, from the likelihood that prompts are discoverable to the rapid evolution of court rules, to safeguard against embarrassing missteps, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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Series
Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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Improving Comms Between Trial Attys And Tech Witnesses
In major litigation involving complex technology, attorneys should employ certain strategies to collaborate with companies' technical personnel more effectively to enhance both the attorney's understanding of the subject matter and the expert's ability to provide effective testimony in court, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Series
Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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It Starts With Training: Anti-Harassment After 'It Ends With Us'
Actress Blake Lively's recent sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against her "It Ends With Us" co-star, director and producer, Justin Baldoni, should remind employers of their legal obligations to implement trainings, policies and other measures to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.
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Opinion
Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
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Aviation Watch: Litigation Liabilities After DC Air Tragedy
While it will likely take at least a year before the National Transportation Safety Board determines a probable cause for the Jan. 29 collision between a helicopter and a jet over Washington, D.C., the facts so far suggest the government could face litigation claims, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.
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Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Perspectives
Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Confirms Insurer Standing Requirements
A New York bankruptcy court's recent decision in the Syracuse Diocese's Chapter 11 case indicates that insurers have misread the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum and that federal standing requirements remain unaltered, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.