/personal-injury-medical-malpractice?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Copyright 2025 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:33:57 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380071 A Michigan federal judge Friday refused to disturb a $58 million verdict favoring a police officer who claimed his ex-wife falsely accused him of sexually abusing his daughter, saying a Michigan state trooper and a former assistant state attorney general couldn't escape findings that they pursued a bogus case. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:20:36 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380328?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380328 The Ninth Circuit blocked an order requiring California's attorney general and third-party state agencies to respond to Meta's discovery demands in multidistrict litigation concerning the company's allegedly addictive designs, ruling Friday the attorney general isn't deemed to possess or control the state agencies' records and Meta must obtain them through subpoenas. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:47:21 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380220 An Ohio appeals court has declared that the state's statutory limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it violated the right to due process to a patient who suffered a severe brain disorder. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:44:24 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380243?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380243 The Second Circuit on Friday refused to temporarily block Connecticut's restrictions on AR-15-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, saying the National Association for Gun Rights and individual permit holders were unlikely to mount successful Second Amendment challenges to laws passed shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:41:46 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380155 Bankrupt cosmetics giant Avon and its talc trust must modify its Chapter 11 reorganization plan to make some concessions to insurers, but the plan is otherwise confirmable and doesn't need to be sent out again for a new creditor vote, a Delaware judge has ruled. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:15:34 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380016?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380016 A woman accused of defaming a fellow student with claims of sexual assault has been dropped from his discrimination lawsuit against University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials, after a federal judge ruled that her statements made during an investigation were protected by absolute privilege. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:08:21 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380257 The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed the conviction and 34-year-to-life sentence of a man found guilty of sexual assault on a child, pointing to a district court error in holding the trial one month outside of the speedy trial window and remanding the case for dismissal of all charges. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:51:38 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379557 A Virginia man is suing Panda Express, which calls itself "America's favorite Chinese restaurant," claiming that the chicken with noodles and mushrooms he ate caused him intestinal problems that required surgery and left him with lifelong injuries, according to a suit removed to North Carolina federal court. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:47:18 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2377184?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2377184 Hip-hop duo Clipse's recent comeback was caught in the undertow of the ongoing Drake v. Universal Music Group defamation litigation, which points to the troubling possibility that if labels can be held liable for promoting allegedly defamatory lyrics, they may preemptively sanitize content to avoid lawsuits, says Henry Williams IV at Gordon Rees. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:45:01 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2378813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2378813 A Florida prosecutor on Friday described the former mother-in-law of a Florida State University law professor killed by hired assassins in 2014 as the mastermind behind his murder, telling jurors that she was motivated by the desire to have her grandchildren closer to Miami after her daughter's divorce.  Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:40:51 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380135?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380135 Truck drivers are the newest target of the Trump administration's escalating immigration crackdown, with the government announcing that it will not be issuing any more worker visas for commercial truck drivers. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:29:50 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379275?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379275 While nutrient-rich biosolids — aka sewage sludge — can be an attractive fertilizer, pending legislation and litigation spurred by the risk of contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other pollutants should put stakeholders in this industry on guard, say attorneys at K&L Gates. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:51:37 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379926 Texas attorney Tony Buzbee's request to shut down a federal lawsuit in Alabama based on a state trial court's dismissal of a different action in California related to sexual abuse allegations connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs is a "desperate attempt to evade accountability," rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has argued. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:17:19 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380003?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380003 A former Morgan & Morgan client is pushing back on an order sending his proposed class action malpractice claims into arbitration and denying a motion to remand the suit to state court, arguing that a Savannah, Georgia, federal judge erred in her ruling by misapplying the law and failing to take all facts into account. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:08:00 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380068?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2380068 The alleged failure by a Massachusetts hospital and its contractor to properly maintain a water system led to the death of an elderly patient in February, according to a suit in state court. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:49:29 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2376936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2376936 A recent North Carolina federal court ruling, Martin Marietta Materials v. Ace, joins other states in holding that an insurer may consider its own interests in settlement negotiations, outlining a strong strategy for insurers faced with an uncooperative insured and the threat of a large verdict, say attorneys at Phelps Dunbar. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:46:58 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2378179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2378179 The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:57:05 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379762 Kanner & Pintaluga PA asked a Texas federal court to sanction a Houston couple and their counsel in a proposed class action accusing the firm and since-dismissed Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information, saying the claims are based on unverified and inadmissible hearsay. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:19:13 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379832?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379832 Uber and a coalition of organizations often targeted by injury lawsuits urged a Pennsylvania appeals court to close a legal loophole that they claim largely undermines the purpose of the Fair Share Act, which limits a defendant's liability to their portion of fault. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:54:06 +0000 /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/2379780 Criminal charges against a Southern California nursing home in connection with the COVID-19 deaths of 14 people were properly dismissed, a California appeals court has ruled, finding that the prosecution improperly relied on evidence that was inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment.