Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • August 29, 2025

    Philly Wants Sanctions For 'Appalling Treatment' Of Counsel

    In the wake of a $3 million judgment imposed against the city of Philadelphia in the case of a man who claimed he was shot by police and framed for rape, the city has asked a federal judge to sanction one of the plaintiff's lawyers for allegedly making false accusations that defense counsel were racist and suborned perjury.

  • August 29, 2025

    Meet The Attys Facing Off In NJ's First Clergy Abuse Trial

    A high-powered national plaintiffs litigation firm and several local trial experts will face off soon in New Jersey's first civil suit to go to trial alleging sex abuse claims against the Catholic order behind the Delbarton School in Morristown.

  • August 29, 2025

    Tesla Tries To Undo $329M Autopilot Crash Verdict

    Tesla told a Florida federal judge Friday that a recent $329 million verdict finding its autopilot contributed to a fatal 2019 crash "flies in the face of basic Florida tort law, the due process clause, and common sense," and urged the court to set it aside.

  • August 28, 2025

    9/11 MDL Families Clear Immunity Hurdle To Sue Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia cannot escape claims that kingdom officials helped hijackers who carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday, finding that victims' families have adequately alleged their claims fall under an exception that waives the kingdom's sovereign immunity.

  • August 28, 2025

    Pa. Hospital Fraud Suits Barred By $19M Deal, Panel Says

    A split Pennsylvania appellate panel on Thursday tossed two suits accusing a hospital of fraudulently inducing plaintiffs to settle a bad birth suit for $19 million by failing to disclose a key document, saying the settlement's release of claims bars the suits.

  • August 28, 2025

    Ga. Family Loses Sex Assault Suit Over Underage Drinking

    The Georgia Court of Appeals said this week a couple can't sue the owner of a home where the couple's teenage daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted, ruling that state law shielded the owner from liability despite allegations he allowed underage drinking at the house.

  • August 28, 2025

    Kimberly-Clark To Pay $40M Over Adulterated Surgical Gowns

    Kimberly-Clark agreed to pay up to $40 million to resolve federal prosecutors' criminal charge that the multinational consumer goods and personal care company sold adulterated surgical gowns and conducted fraudulent testing on the gowns to avoid having to submit a new premarket notification to the FDA.

  • August 28, 2025

    Baltimore Med Mal Atty Appeals $25M Extortion Conviction

    A medical malpractice attorney in Baltimore who was convicted in federal court in April of attempting to extort $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System has asked the Fourth Circuit to review his conviction, saying he was unfit to represent himself at trial.

  • August 28, 2025

    Roblox, Discord Accused Of Failing To Protect 11-Year-Old

    Roblox and Discord have been hit with yet another lawsuit alleging the online platforms aren't safe for children and that they allow predators to groom youth, with the latest complaint filed by a Michigan woman who claims she was only 11 years old when she was exploited by an adult predator.

  • August 28, 2025

    Common Alcohol Monitor Braces Cause Injury, Suit Says

    An Ohio man filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court on Thursday alleging an alcohol monitoring ankle brace made by Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc. led to him needing to go to the emergency room and ultimately missing a week of work.

  • August 28, 2025

    Insurer Says No Coverage For Parking Garage Death Suit

    An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a parking garage designer accused of improperly designing a facility at a New Jersey university after a man jumped from an upper level and died, telling a New York federal court that another carrier owes coverage instead.

  • August 28, 2025

    Drug Use, Crimes Not Reasons To Escape $760K Bite Judgment

    An Indiana appeals court on Thursday refused to vacate a $760,000 default judgment against a woman who was sued for failing to supervise her dog when it mauled a neighbor, saying that the drug use and criminal proceedings she blames for missing notice of the suit are not excusable neglect.

  • August 28, 2025

    Philly Must Pay $3M To Man Police Shot, Framed For Rape

    The city of Philadelphia must pay $3 million to Termaine Hicks, a man who claimed he was wrongfully incarcerated after police shot and allegedly framed him for a 2001 rape while he attempted to help the victim lying on the ground in South Philadelphia, according to a federal judge's Thursday ruling.

  • August 28, 2025

    Hartford Cops' Assault Response Reveals Bias, Court Told

    The city of Hartford's police department discriminates against women of color by failing to properly investigate their claims of sexual assault, counsel for a Connecticut state representative told a federal judge Thursday, while the municipality argued that she has not backed the allegation that the force is biased.

  • August 28, 2025

    Wyndham Licensee Must Cover Sex Trafficking Claims

    A New Jersey federal judge has found that a Wyndham Hotel Group LLC licensee can't escape an indemnity provision requiring it to cover the group in suits alleging sex trafficking was allowed to happen at the hotel.

  • August 28, 2025

    Fla. Justices Reject Carole Baskin's Defamation Appeal

    The Florida Supreme Court declined Thursday to take up the appeal of a decision reviving defamation claims against "Tiger King" star Carole Baskin over statements on YouTube claiming her missing husband's former assistant embezzled $600,000.

  • August 28, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Upend Toss Of Flu Vaccine Injury Claim

    The Federal Circuit won't revive a man's vaccine injury claim after it was rejected by a special master at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, finding the decision that his injuries were caused by a separate infection was not arbitrary or capricious.

  • August 27, 2025

    Southwest Flyer Attacked In Viral TikTok Blames Open Seating

    A Southwest Airlines Co. passenger who earlier this summer was attacked by an intoxicated fellow flyer in an assault caught on video that went viral on TikTok is now suing the airline and her attacker, blaming Southwest for allowing the "visibly impaired" passenger to board and choose her own seat.

  • August 27, 2025

    Cardi B Admits Physical Contact With Security Guard

    Cardi B admitted in trial Wednesday that there was some physical contact between her and a security guard who claims the rapper assaulted her, after saying Tuesday there had been none.

  • August 27, 2025

    3rd Circ. Backs Special Master In NFL Concussion Fee Fight

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision that rejected awarding a law firm $3,000 in fees for representing a retired NFL player in his concussion injury litigation against the league, finding a special master properly applied Pennsylvania's lien law.

  • August 27, 2025

    Undercover Operation Detailed In Trial Of Slain Fla. Law Prof

    Law enforcement agents took the stand in Florida state court Wednesday to provide details of an undercover operation in the investigation of Donna Adelson, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding a conspiracy to have assassins kill university law professor Dan Markel in 2014.

  • August 27, 2025

    Stew Leonard's, Cookie Co. Face Trimmed Allergy Death Case

    Grocery chain Stew Leonard's and a manufacturer must face punitive damages and product liability claims by the estate of a professional dancer who ate mislabeled cookies and died from an allergic reaction, but both companies won't have to face stand-alone wrongful death claims under a separate statute, a Connecticut judge has ruled.

  • August 27, 2025

    Hospice Care Co. Can't Duck Claims It Covered Up Death

    A Texas appeals court has thrown out wrongful death and negligence claims against a hospice care provider in a suit alleging its employees are liable for a man's death from fentanyl overdose, but allowed claims that they covered up the cause of death by falsifying patient records to proceed.

  • August 27, 2025

    Genesis Wins OK For $30M DIP, Ch. 11 Sale Process

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave final approval to nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare Inc.'s updated $30 million debtor-in-possession loan and Chapter 11 sale procedures after a three-day hearing, overruling unsecured creditors' objections.

  • August 27, 2025

    Widower Says Justices Need Not Hear Freight Broker Case

    A widower has told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Sixth Circuit correctly determined federal law doesn't shield an Ohio-based freight broker from state-based negligence and personal injury claims over a 2019 accident that killed his wife.

Expert Analysis

  • Oft-Forgotten Evidence Rule Can Be Powerful Trial Tool

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    Rule 608 may be one of the most overlooked provisions in the Federal Rules of Evidence, but as a transformative tool that allows attorneys to attack a witness's character for truthfulness through opinion or reputation testimony, its potential to reshape a case cannot be overstated, says Marian Braccia at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

  • Trucking Litigation Will Shift Gears In The Autonomous Era

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    As driverless trucks begin to roll out across Texas, a shift in how trucking accidents will be litigated is swiftly coming into view, with the current driver-centered approach likely to be supplanted by a focus on the design, manufacture and performance of autonomous systems, says Geoffrey Leskie at Segal McCambridge.

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    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • Ruling On Pollutants And Indemnity Offers Insurers Mixed Bag

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    Both insurers and policyholders can reap benefits from a Georgia federal court's recent declaratory judgment decision, which broadly defined pollutants, but also deemed the duty to indemnify not yet ripe for adjudication, says Jena Emory at Morris Manning.

  • How Mass Arbitration Defense Strategies Have Fared In Court

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    As businesses face consumers who leverage arbitration agreements to compel mass arbitration, companies are trying defense strategies like batching arbitration cases to reduce costs, and escaping specific mass arbitrations without rejecting the process completely, with varying results in the courtroom, say attorneys at Montgomery McCracken.

  • Perspectives

    Reading Tea Leaves In High Court's Criminal Law Decisions

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    The criminal justice decisions the U.S. Supreme Court will announce in the coming weeks will reveal whether last term’s fractured decision-making has continued, an important data point as the justices’ alignment seems to correlate with who benefits from a case’s outcome, says Sharon Fairley at the University of Chicago Law School.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

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    Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

  • Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance

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    As autonomous vehicle manufacturers navigate the complex U.S. regulatory landscape, they may opt for different approaches to following federal, state and local rules and laws, as they balance the tradeoffs between innovation, compliance and speed of deployment, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

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    Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

  • Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

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    The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

  • High Court's Ruling May Not Stop Ghost Gun Makers

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    In Bondi v. VanDerStok, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Gun Control Act applies to untraceable "ghost gun" kits under certain circumstances — but companies that produce these kits may still be able to use creative regulatory workarounds to evade government oversight, says Samuel Bassett at Minton Bassett.

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