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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

  • August 13, 2025

    Wash. Agencies Must Give Up Docs In Medicaid Fraud Case

    A Washington federal judge has ordered the state attorney general's office to hand over certain records to a hospital system accused of overbilling Medicaid in connection to a neurosurgeon's fraud scheme, rejecting the argument that the documents at issue belong to other state agencies that must be subpoenaed.

  • August 13, 2025

    5th Circ. Again Reverses Class Cert. In Kids' Medicaid Suit

    The Fifth Circuit again on Tuesday instructed a Louisiana court to narrow the definition of a class of patients who allege that the state's health department has failed to provide mental health services for Medicaid-eligible children.

  • August 13, 2025

    How A Flowchart Won $14.5M In Fla. Woman's Fraud Suit

    In Mireya Cambero's lawsuit against her ex-husband Jose Fernando De Matos, her attorneys at Miami-based Diaz Reus LLP had to prove fraudulent transfers but avoid confusing a jury with voluminous, uninteresting business filings. The best way to do it, they decided, was to organize their evidence in an easily digestible flowchart.

  • August 13, 2025

    Ill. Woman Who Lost Legs Says Boat's Design Was Defective

    An Illinois woman who lost both logs in a boating accident in a popular Lake Michigan area has sued the manufacturers of the boat that struck her, alleging the vessel's lack of propeller guard and operator controls was part of a defective design.

  • August 13, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Revive Prisoner's Suit Over Toe Amputation

    A federal prisoner who was taken off his diabetes medicine, developed an infection and lost his toe cannot sue the government or a U.S. Bureau of Prisons doctor because he still has administrative remedies available, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.

  • August 13, 2025

    EBay, Former Execs Must Face Bulk Of Harassment Case

    A Massachusetts federal judge has trimmed some defamation and damages claims brought by a pair of bloggers against online retailer eBay in a lawsuit over the company's alleged campaign of retaliation over their coverage, but will allow most of the case to proceed to trial.

  • August 13, 2025

    Insurer Owes Defense In Hotel Trafficking Suits, Court Told

    Red Roof Inn told an Ohio federal court Wednesday that a Liberty Mutual unit must defend it in 11 lawsuits alleging it violated the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act by financially benefitting from human trafficking, arguing the claims fall outside separate exclusions for intended and criminal acts.

  • August 12, 2025

    Split Del. Justices Back Insurers In 3M Earplug Coverage Fight

    A split Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's finding that defense costs paid by 3M in underlying multidistrict litigation over the company's combat earplugs could not satisfy the self-insured retention of subsidiary Aearo Technologies' insurance policies.

  • August 12, 2025

    Judge, Terumo Attorney Spar Over 'Final Judgment' Case

    A Colorado Appeals Court judge and an attorney for Terumo disagreed strongly on the interpretation of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that could impact a now-dismissed class action against the medical equipment sterilization company in which a man alleges the district court incorrectly forbade him from filing an amended complaint.

  • August 12, 2025

    Boeing Must Give Up 737 Max Docs In Jet Purchase Dispute

    A Washington federal judge said Tuesday that Boeing must hand over a decade of internal documents about the safety of the 737 Max to Norwegian Air Shuttle subsidiaries that claim the aerospace giant duped them into a jet purchase deal.

  • August 12, 2025

    OneTaste Execs Lose Acquittal Bid In Forced Labor Case

    A Brooklyn federal judge has refused to grant OneTaste's founder and sales director a judgment of acquittal following their conviction for a forced labor conspiracy at the "orgasmic meditation" company, saying the trial evidence against them was abundant.

  • August 12, 2025

    Ex-Raiders Coach Keeps Claims Over NFL Leak In Open Court

    Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get to keep his claims of character assassination against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell out of arbitration, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in a split decision, with the majority calling the contract unconscionable.

  • August 12, 2025

    Meta's Discovery Win Faces 'Immense' Fallout, 9th Circ. Told

    The California Attorney General's Office urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a lower court's order requiring third-party state agencies to respond to Meta Platforms' discovery demands in multidistrict litigation over social media's alleged harms, saying the "egregiously wrong" order will have "immense" consequences.

  • August 12, 2025

    Colo. Ski Resort Fights Court Order On Attorney Ethics

    A ski resort asked the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a court order imposing sanctions on its attorneys for not assisting plaintiff's expert witness with interpreting GPS coordinates for the location of a ski accident that led to a damages lawsuit.

  • August 12, 2025

    COVID Death Suits May Need Special Master For Discovery

    A court-appointed "special master" will likely be necessary to sort out discovery disputes in a lawsuit over a Pittsburgh-area nursing home's pandemic policies, after a state judge's limits on document searches still returned more than 133,000 pages of results.聽

  • August 12, 2025

    Fla. Apartment, Worker Escape Airman's Wrongful Death Suit

    A Florida federal judge dismissed a lawsuit over the police shooting death of a U.S. Air Force airman against an apartment complex and an employee who dialed 911, saying that the complaint "sends the wrong message to the public."

  • August 12, 2025

    Kirkland Grows New Philly Office With Mass Tort Specialist

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP continued growing its Philadelphia office months after entering the market with the recent addition of a litigator specializing in representing pharmaceutical and medical device companies in liability cases.

  • August 12, 2025

    Travelers Units Freed From Builder's Asbestos Injury Dispute

    A Travelers subsidiary has no obligation to defend a construction company against a suit seeking indemnification for asbestos-related injury claims, a South Carolina federal court ruled, finding that the suit does not seek damages but rather a declaration of contractual right.

  • August 12, 2025

    Morgan & Morgan Wins Bid To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims

    A Georgia federal judge has granted Morgan & Morgan's request to send a former client's malpractice claims into arbitration, ruling that an arbitration agreement between the parties is enforceable.

  • August 11, 2025

    2nd Circ. Revives Hezbollah Terrorism Suit Against Bank

    The Second Circuit held Monday that a Lebanese bank is subject to the personal jurisdiction of New York courts on claims over its predecessor's alleged assistance to Hezbollah, citing the state highest court's certified answer in the case while also reasoning that the bank being subjected to the state's jurisdiction was foreseeable.

  • August 11, 2025

    11th Circ. Nixes Ineffective-Counsel Claim In Salmonella Case

    Peanut Corp. of America's former president and a food broker convicted for their roles in a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened more than 700 cannot throw out their prison sentences, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday, rejecting their assertion of ineffective counsel.

  • August 11, 2025

    Philly Cop Not Too Late To Seek Benefits For Mental Health

    A Philadelphia police officer who was beaten by a suspect while responding to a robbery call can add post-traumatic stress disorder and depression to his existing workers' compensation claims, with the Commonwealth Court ruling that it was permissible since the symptoms were not identified as compensable until after the original claim was filed.

  • August 11, 2025

    Over 2,000 Shrimpers Sue Hilcorp Over August 2022 Oil Spill

    More than 2,000 shrimpers and seafood business owners hit Hilcorp Energy Co. with a federal lawsuit over an August 2022 oil spill they say spoiled the opening day of shrimping season.

  • August 11, 2025

    9th Circ. Says LA Men Have Ammo In Gun Rights Class Action

    The Ninth Circuit found Monday that a Los Angeles gun licensing policy that allowed only judges or law enforcement agents to carry concealed weapons was unconstitutional in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, reviving a proposed class action brought by three men who were arrested for violating the policy.

  • August 11, 2025

    Neighbors, Insurers File Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Explosion

    The owners or insurers of more than five dozen properties in a Pittsburgh-area housing development have filed lawsuits over a massive natural gas explosion that leveled three houses, killed six people and allegedly caused damage across the neighborhood.

Expert Analysis

  • Managing Anti-Corporate Juror Views Revealed By CEO Killing

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    After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson laid bare deep-seated anti-corporate sentiments among the public, companies in numerous industries will have to navigate the influence of related juror biases on litigation dynamics, say Jorge Monroy and Keith Pounds at IMS Legal Strategies.

  • What To Expect From 'Make America Healthy Again' Actions

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    The Make America Healthy Again Commission recently established by President Donald Trump and chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will potentially bring energy and attention to important public health topics, and stakeholders should be aware of pathways for sharing their input and proactively informing proceedings, says Nicholas Manetto at Faegre Drinker.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • Evidence Rule May Expand Use Of Out-Of-Court Statements

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    A proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(1)(A) would broaden the definition of nonhearsay, reflects a more pragmatic approach to regulating the admissibility of out-of-court statements by declarant-witnesses, and could help level the playing field between prosecutors and criminal defendants, say attorneys at Hangley Aronchick.

  • How Courts Can Filter Nonmeritorious Claims In Mass Torts

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    Nonmeritorious claims have been a key obstacle to settlement in many recent high-profile mass torts, but courts may be able to use tools they already have to solve this problem, says Samir Parikh at Wake Forest University.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes 鈥 complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch鈥檚 authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • The Math Of Cross-Examination: Less Is More, More Is Less

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    When conducting cross-examination at trial, attorneys should remember that 鈥渓ess is more, and more is less鈥 鈥 limiting both the scope of questioning and the length of each query in order to control the witness鈥檚 testimony and keep the factfinders鈥 attention, says Thomas Innes at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

  • Colo. Anti-SLAPP Cases Highlight Dismiss Standard Disparity

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    A pair of recent decisions from the Colorado Court of Appeals highlights two disparate standards for courts evaluating anti-SLAPP motions: one that requires a court to accept the plaintiff's evidence as true and another that allows the court to assess its merits, says Jacob Hollars at Spencer Fane.

  • Ga. Tort Reform Bill May Help Dampen 'Nuclear' Verdicts

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    Many aspects of the tort reform bill just passed by the Georgia Legislature 鈥 including prohibitions on suggesting damage amounts to juries, and limits to recovering phantom damages 鈥 face opposition from the plaintiffs bar, but are a key first step toward addressing excessive damage awards in the state, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    鈥淣o comment鈥 is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits 鈥 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.

  • Tools For Witness Control That Go Beyond Leading Questions

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    Though leading questions can be efficient and effective for constraining a witness鈥檚 testimony, this strategy isn鈥檛 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.

  • Opinion

    Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety

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    The rapid ascent of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic has revolutionized diabetes management and weight loss 鈥 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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