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

  • July 21, 2026

    7th Circ. Affirms NYT, Getty Photogs Not Targeted By Cops

    A Seventh Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that photojournalists for The New York Times and Getty who say they were struck by foam baton rounds while documenting civil unrest at the Kenosha County courthouse in 2020 were not intentionally targeted or singled out by officers.

  • July 21, 2026

    Parents Sue Urban Air Over Child's Go-Kart Death At Fla. Park

    A 6-year-old girl who was allowed to ride in a go-kart at an Urban Air entertainment center in Florida would not have died in a crash had staff followed age and height restrictions and other safety protocols, according to a suit filed in state court.

  • July 21, 2026

    Truck Bound By Pact Not To Sue Arbitrator, NY Judge Says

    A New York federal judge refused to remove a "side-switching" arbitrator from a dispute over coverage for millions of dollars' worth of asbestos bodily injury claims, ruling that Truck Insurance Exchange's lawsuit is barred under a "hold harmless" pact it inked with the counterparty, a group of foreign reinsurers.

  • July 21, 2026

    Norfolk Southern Sued Over Worker's Lung Cancer Diagnosis

    A former track laborer claims Norfolk Southern caused his lung cancer after exposing him to carcinogenic chemicals, including benzene, for decades, according to a Pennsylvania state court lawsuit that could be "the first in a wave" filed by former railroad workers, plaintiffs' counsel said.

  • July 21, 2026

    Mich. Panel Revives Health Providers' No-Fault Coverage Suit

    A Michigan state appeals court revived a suit brought by medical providers seeking to recover no-fault benefits for treatments they provided to a woman injured in a crash, saying a trial judge failed to consider lesser sanctions for a discovery violation before barring key witnesses and effectively ending the case.

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  • 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
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