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Connecticut Law Tribune

Breaking With Precedent, Conn. Court Allows Children to Make Loss of Consortium Claims

Plaintiffs' lawyers have a new weapon in their arsenal. The state Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ruled that Connecticut children have the right to sue for loss of consortium in personal injury cases. Previously, only spouses were eligible to collect such damages.
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The Legal Intelligencer

A 'Rude Awakening': Punitive Damages in a Commercial Dispute

In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed an award of punitive damages awarded by a jury in a dispute between two businesses.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Win $8.7 Million for Parents of School Bus Crash Victim

Lance C. Ivey and Matt Haynes used the school bus' video footage to argue the bus driver was in a rush and turned without looking.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Article 16: the Rubik's Cube of the CPLR

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors writes that CPLR Article 16, which adjusted the doctrine of joint and several liability, is now stumbling along through its 30th year, and many questions and disputes surrounding its application remain. One thing is certain, however. Those lawyers who have worked diligently to understand and invoke Article 16's provisions have gained a significant advantage for their clients in litigation.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Receptionist Wins Verdict for Aggravated Arthritis

By | September 22, 2015
On July 15, 2013, plaintiff Jeanne Zatavesky, a receptionist in her early 60s, was walking on the sidewalk at 2005 E. Moyamensing Ave., in South Philadelphia. She claimed that she tripped on a raised slab of sidewalk (approximately three inches in height), which caused her to fall on her right knee.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ted Wells on the Other Side of the Microscope. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Says NFL's Lawyer Defamed Him

Fired Miami Dolphins offensive line coach James Turner blames the attorney commissioned by the NFL to write a report on Miami Dolphins bullying for making him a scapegoat.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards $4M Against Abortion Doctor Gosnell

A Philadelphia judge has awarded nearly $4 million to the daughter of a woman who died while under the care of Kermit Gosnell, the abortion doctor convicted of murder in 2013.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Drops in Chamber Group's Rankings of Best Legal Climate for Business

A national tort reform group that ranks state tort systems in terms of fairness for the business community dropped Georgia to 31st place, down 7 spots from its 24th place ranking in 2012.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Flaws in Measuring Damages for 'Loss of Chance'

In their Medical Malpractice Defense column, John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. Goldberg discuss cases from other jurisdictions that highlight the flaws in New York's current approach of allowing recovery for the loss of a "substantial possibility" of a cure or better outcome, arguing that if recovery in these cases is to be allowed, the proper compensation to the plaintiff should be the dollar amount representing the limited opportunity that was lost.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Belgravia Condo. Ass'n v. 1811 Belgravia Assoc., PICS Case No. 15-1359 (Pa. Super. Aug. 13, 2015) (memorandum) Jenkins, J. (17 pages).

By | September 15, 2015
Trial court properly denied engineer's post-trial motion seeking JNOV in case arising from conversion of a century-old building into a condominium because the engineer failed to preserve its economic loss argument by moving for a compulsory nonsuit, and the evidence of record established that engineer overlooked visible defects. Affirmed.
4 minute read

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