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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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December 12, 2025
Ore. Justices Rule Docs Can Be Liable For Nonpatient Deaths
Oregon's highest court ruled that medical professionals can be held liable if their negligence results in a nonpatient's death, settling a split between a trial and appeals court in a case over a cyclist struck and killed by a driver under the influence of prescription drugs.
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December 12, 2025
Texas Justices Broaden Protections For Road Contractors
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that contractors doing work superintended by the state Department of Transportation may be able to avoid personal injury liability, reasoning that an appellate panel erroneously found the department had to hire the contractors for the statute's protections to apply.
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December 12, 2025
Roblox Child Abuse Cases Sent To Calif.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Friday sent cases alleging that children were groomed and exploited by sexual predators on Roblox's popular gaming platform to federal court in California, given the likelihood more claims will be brought.
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December 12, 2025
Fla. Judge Allows Deceptive Trade Claim In Zyn Suit
A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected Philip Morris International Inc.'s attempt to toss a deceptive business practices count in a lawsuit accusing the company of mislabeling Zyn nicotine pouches as "tobacco-free," disagreeing that the allegation is a relabeled fraud claim.
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December 12, 2025
Prospect Medical Wins OK For Chapter 11 Plan
A Texas bankruptcy judge approved Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan after overruling a slew of objections during an all-day hearing Friday and allowing the healthcare group to hand off its remaining hospitals and pursue litigation to repay creditors.
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
Readership
- Medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers at top law firms
- 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.
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