By Raychel Lean | August 6, 2018
Thomas Scolaro and Justin Shapiro of Leesfield Scolaro argued that their client would not have suffered an eight-foot fall from a luxury yacht, if the extension ladder used to board the ship had been properly secured.
By Jim Turner | August 3, 2018
A legal concept known as sovereign immunity typically shields agencies from paying large amounts in lawsuits. But claim bills, if passed, direct agencies to pay more than sovereign-immunity caps, which are often $200,000 or $300,000.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda Bronstad | August 2, 2018
A federal judicial panel has sent about 100 lawsuits brought over Merck's shingles vaccine to Pennsylvania.
By Zach Schlein | August 2, 2018
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal found the trial court erred in removing a Fabre defendant from the verdict form in a case against cinema company Regal Entertainment Group Inc. Plaintiff Maria Navas sued over an injured ankle, after moviegoers fled when an erratic patron caused a stampede during a 2012 screening of "The Dark Knight Rises".
By Jim Saunders | August 2, 2018
A three-judge panel of the Third District Court of Appeal rejected a series of constitutional arguments raised by attorneys for plaintiffs who alleged malpractice by University of Miami medical school doctors working at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 1, 2018
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said the decision gives the state of Michigan a “free pass.”
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | August 1, 2018
Kristin Granato secured a nearly $365,000 arbitration award after she was bitten in the face by a friend's dog. The dog, who had bitten several other people, was eventually put down.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael J. Hutter | August 1, 2018
In his Evidence column, Michael J. Hutter discusses whether out-of-court material may be the sole or principal basis for an expert's opinion.
By Micah Dortch and Maryssa Simpson | July 31, 2018
The recent Reggie Bush injury award in Missouri raises interesting questions about premises liability claims and athletes as plaintiffs.
By Charles Toutant | David Gialanella | July 30, 2018
An electrician's assistant seriously injured in an explosion while making repairs at a manufacturing facility agreed to a $3.69 million settlement…
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