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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • June 26, 2025

    Grocer Drops Insurer From NC Opioid Coverage Suit

    A grocery chain and a Chubb unit told a North Carolina state court they've agreed to drop their insurance coverage claims against each other with prejudice over a raft of underlying opioid lawsuits.

  • June 26, 2025

    Volvo's US Unit Escapes Film Producer's Hearing Loss Suit

    The co-founder of Armory Films — the production company behind "The Peanut Butter Falcon" and "Fool's Paradise" — can't sue Volvo Car USA LLC for hearing loss suffered due to a purported defect in his vehicle's speakers, a Nashville federal judge ruled, saying the domestic company didn't manufacture the SUV so it can't be found liable under state law.

  • June 26, 2025

    5th Circ. Revives Biz Records Law, Citing Review Safeguard

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday tossed a permanent injunction blocking a Texas statute requiring businesses to immediately comply with the state's demand to examine business records, saying the Texas Supreme Court recently "harmonized" the law in a way that addresses Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s constitutional challenge.

  • June 26, 2025

    Pa. Judge Tosses Wiretapping Claims In Rivers Casino Suits

    A Pennsylvania state court has dismissed the bulk of two lawsuits accusing the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh of illegally wiretapping a guest to assist her friend's ex-husband in a child custody case, but allowed the plaintiff to proceed with some invasion of privacy claims.

  • June 26, 2025

    Kroger, Growers Sued Over Frozen Mango Contamination

    The Kroger Co., family-owned grower Townsend Farms Inc., SunOpta Grains and Foods Inc. and two unnamed corporations have been sued in Georgia federal court over allegations that a man developed a listeria infection after buying a frozen mango product from a Kroger in Douglasville, Georgia.

  • June 26, 2025

    Ga. Panel Affirms $6.5M Verdict, $1.8M Fees Over Brain Injury

    A Georgia appellate panel said Thursday that a woman who said she was left permanently disabled while recovering from knee replacement surgery can keep her $6.5 million verdict, along with $1.8 million in attorney fees, ruling that neither award was unreasonable in the medical malpractice suit.

  • June 26, 2025

    Imerys Insurers Continue To Take Issue With Ch. 11 Plans

    Insurers that do not support talc producer Imerys Talc America's updated Chapter 11 plan told a Delaware judge Thursday that moving too swiftly toward confirmation of the new proposal will have the same results as an earlier effort, when the debtor asked to pause the proceedings after about a week.

  • June 26, 2025

    Conn. Atty Can't Intervene In Ex-Partner's Digital Data Bid

    Connecticut Trial Firm LLC co-founder Ryan McKeen cannot intervene in a discovery bid launched by his former 50-50 law partner Andrew Garza because the proceeding is not a "civil action" under the relevant statute, a state court judge has ruled.

  • June 26, 2025

    Gordon Rees Adds Glazier Yee Toxic Tort Ace In LA, St. Louis

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP is expanding its litigation team, bringing in an environmental and toxic tort specialist from boutique firm Glazier Yee LLP as a partner in its St. Louis and Los Angeles offices.

  • June 26, 2025

    Pa. Panel Says Fla. Law Applies In Fatal Plane Crash Suit

    A Pennsylvania appeals court has found that Florida strict liability law applies in a suit alleging a defective engine led to a plane crash that killed two people, saying the Sunshine State has more ties and a bigger interest in the case than Pennsylvania.

  • June 26, 2025

    Ex-Player Drops Rehab Abuse Suit Against NFL Union

    A former pro football player who claimed he was incorrectly sent to a Texas drug treatment center that abused him and physically blocked him from leaving has dropped his suit against the National Football League Players Association, as a Texas federal judge granted his unopposed motion to dismiss.

  • June 26, 2025

    EPA Seeks To Appeal Flint Water Crisis Immunity Ruling

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked a Michigan federal court for permission to appeal an immunity ruling in the Flint water crisis litigation to the Sixth Circuit, saying a trip to the federal appellate court could bring the case to a more efficient resolution.

  • June 26, 2025

    Combs Used Business 'Kingdom' For Crime Spree, Feds Say

    Sean "Diddy" Combs used his power, wealth and a "small army" of employees to commit crimes including sex trafficking for 20 years, a prosecutor told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday as the hip-hop mogul's trial neared an end.

  • June 26, 2025

    Craft Co. Brings IP, Defamation Suit After Facebook Comment

    A Wisconsin crafting company filed infringement claims against a competing firm over three patents on magnetic hoops used to hold fabric taut while it is being embroidered and accused its owner of defamation after he allegedly told people those patents had not actually been granted.

  • June 25, 2025

    Monsanto Stuck With $3.5M RoundUp Verdict After Appeal

    A Pennsylvania appeals court Wednesday refused to wipe out a $3.5 million verdict against Monsanto for a cancer patient who blamed Roundup for her disease, saying Monsanto's trial evidence the weedkiller is EPA-approved and the company complied with industry standards "does not preclude the jury" from awarding punitive damages.

  • June 25, 2025

    Swiss Re Says Botched Representation Led To Inflated Deal

    Swiss Re told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that counsel representing it in underlying actions related to a medical malpractice suit failed to adequately advise and defend the reinsurer, consequently forcing it into a large settlement even though its coverage had not yet been triggered.

  • June 25, 2025

    Late Conn. Doc's Estate To Defend Insemination Fraud Cases

    The patients of a recently deceased Connecticut fertility doctor have asked a state court to substitute his estate as the defendant in their lawsuit, which claims the doctor secretly inseminated women with his own sperm in the 1980s.

  • June 25, 2025

    Feds Say Vet Failed To Back VA Malpractice Claim At Trial

    The U.S. government is urging a Washington federal court to give it a win following a bench trial on a suit brought by a Navy veteran and former Department of Veterans Affairs nurse alleging that malpractice by her VA psychiatrist led to an episode in which she stabbed her mother with a knife.

  • June 25, 2025

    Company Can Be Sued For Drunk Worker's Crash, Panel Says

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday revived a suit accusing a construction company's employee of negligently causing an auto collision while drunk, saying it can be held liable despite the worker's contractual obligation not to drink and drive in the company car.

  • June 25, 2025

    CVS Fights Ruling In Del. Rejecting Coverage For Opioid Suits

    An attorney for CVS Health Corp. told Delaware's Supreme Court on Wednesday that a lower court cited inapplicable precedent to dismiss the pharmacy chain's suit seeking coverage for medical provider claims against it arising from the opioid epidemic.

  • June 25, 2025

    Texas Magistrate Recommends Tossing La. Hurricane Ad Suit

    A Texas magistrate judge has recommended that a litigation funder and a Houston-area attorney be freed from a proposed class action that alleges a law firm engaged in deceptive advertising targeting hurricane victims in Louisiana.

  • June 25, 2025

    Hospital Slams Novo Nordisk's Insulin Pen Suit Sanctions Bid

    Connecticut's Griffin Hospital says Novo Nordisk's attempt to score sanctions in a lawsuit about insulin pen contamination should be rejected because no law requires the healthcare facility to lay out its adversary's possible defenses when pleading its claims.

  • June 25, 2025

    Senate Panel Narrowly Advances FAA Chief Nominee

    The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • June 24, 2025

    9th Circ. Urged To Revive Players' NHL, CHL Antitrust Suit

    Hockey players' unions and individual players have appealed to the Ninth Circuit after a Washington federal judge dismissed their antitrust lawsuit accusing the National Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League of conspiring to suppress wages for junior league players.

  • June 24, 2025

    Ga. Justices Say Man Properly Served Atlanta In Crash Suit

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a ruling from the state's intermediate appellate court in a case over whether a notice of claim against the city of Atlanta was properly served according to state law, finding that it was.

Expert Analysis

  • 2024's Most Notable FTC Actions Against Dark Patterns And AI

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    In 2024 the Federal Trade Commission ramped up enforcement actions related to dark patterns, loudly signaling its concern that advertisers will use AI to manipulate consumer habits and its intention to curb businesses' use and marketing of AI to prevent alleged consumer deception, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • Why Letters Of Protection Are Discoverable In Texas PI Suits

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    Recent Texas Supreme Court opinions and key provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure make letters of protection, in which plaintiff attorneys promise payment to healthcare providers based on jury awards, discoverable — good news for defendants fighting exorbitant damage claims in personal injury cases, says Nathan Vrazel at Munsch Hardt.

  • Opinion

    1 Year After Rule 702 Changes, Courts Have Made Progress

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    In the year since amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence went into effect, many federal judges have applied the new expert witness standard correctly, excluding unreliable testimony from their courts — but now state courts need to update their own rules accordingly, says Lee Mickus at Evans Fears.

  • An Underutilized Tool To Dismiss Meritless Claims In Texas

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    In Texas, special appearances provide a useful but often overlooked tool for out-of-state defendants to escape meritless claims early in litigation, thus limiting discovery and creating a pathway for immediate appellate review, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

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    As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • How Texas Bill Would Transform Noneconomic Damages

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    Large noneconomic damage awards in personal injury cases have grown exponentially in Texas in recent years, but newly introduced legislation would cap such damages, likely requiring both the plaintiff and defense bars to recalibrate their litigation strategies, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • Why Class Cert. Is Unlikely In Cases Like Mattel 'Wicked' Suit

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    A proposed class action recently filed in California federal court against Mattel over the company's "Wicked" doll boxes accidentally listing a pornographic website illustrates the uphill battle plaintiffs face in certifying a class when many consumers never saw or relied on the representation at issue, says Alex Smith at Jenner & Block.

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • California's New AV Law May Steer Policy Nationwide

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    California's new law establishing various requirements for autonomous vehicles is something other states should pay close attention to — especially because the Golden State's policies may become a de facto mandate for manufacturers due to its market size, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio Dubey.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of Eye Contact At Trial

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    As a growing body of research confirms that eye contact facilitates communication and influences others, attorneys should follow a few pointers to maximize the power of eye contact during voir dire, witness preparation, direct examination and cross-examination, says trial consultant Noelle Nelson.

  • Opinion

    How The Onion Could Still Buy InfoWars

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    While a Texas bankruptcy judge nixed the sale of InfoWars to The Onion on Tuesday, a slight tweak to the novel mechanism proposed could make the sale approvable, says Christopher Hampson at the University of Florida.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • Cos. Must Brace For New PFAS Regulations And Litigation

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed adding over 100 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the Toxic Release Inventory — and with increasing scrutiny of PFAS from the states and the plaintiffs bar as well, companies should take steps to reduce risks in this area, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

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