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New York Law Journal

Asbestos Defense Mobilizes Over Punitive Damage Claims

Defense attorneys in asbestos lawsuits are preparing to appeal a ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sheri Klein Heitler, coordinator of the New York City Asbestos Litigation court, allowing consideration of punitive damages for the first time in almost two decades.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $8M for Victims of Fatal Factory Shooting

The family members of two Kraft factory workers who were fatally gunned down by a disgruntled employee have received an award of more than $8 million from a Philadelphia jury.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Brutal Baseball Bat Attack Results in $113,000 Verdict

A man who was assaulted by his girlfriend's stepfather with a baseball bat has been awarded more than $113,000.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kinderman v. Cunningham, PICS Case No. 15-0241 (Pa. Super. Feb. 11, 2015) Bowes, J. (21 pages).

By | February 24, 2015
A new trial on the issue of damages was improper where the jury's award of only a fraction of uncontested economic damages likely represented a compromise verdict based on substantial conflict over the issue of liability. Judgment affirmed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Postal Worker Awarded in Mail-Truck Collision

By | February 24, 2015
On Nov. 3, 2011, plaintiff Sharon Orenshaw, 59, a U.S. Postal Service worker, was driving a mail truck on Route 52 in Kennett Township. While she was stopped at a mailbox, the front of her truck was hit by a Lexus sedan driven by Edward Cluff, who was traveling in the opposite direction. Orenshaw claimed multiple injuries to her neck.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

National Air-Bag Litigation Against Takata Begins in Miami

The nation's top class-action lawyers packed a Miami federal courtroom for the first hearing on the multidistrict litigation against air-bag manufacturer Takata Corp.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Brain Injury Yields $3.5M Verdict in DeKalb [VIDEO]

A woman whose car was crushed by a produce truck in 2012 won $3.5 million in DeKalb County State Court despite not having any visible injuries.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Settle Following Tractor-Trailer Pile-up

According to the plaintiffs' complaint, on Jan. 2, 2012, Fernando Olivas was driving a tractor-trailer owned by J.M. Leasing eastbound along I-80 in Jefferson County, when he passed a slow-moving vehicle in the right lane. The weather had recently become snowy, the complaint said, and, as Olivas attempted to move back into the right lane after passing the slow-moving vehicle, he lost control of the tractor-trailer, which jack-knifed.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Cy Pres Awards Don't Have to Be Complicated

Critics say damages awarded to third parties are unjust, but courts are clear on the issue.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Snyder v. Brecknock Twp., PICS Case No. 15-0176 (C.P. Berks Dec. 1, 2014) Sprecher, J. (8 pages).

By | February 09, 2015
Wrongful Death • Negligence Survival Actions • Motor Vehicles
4 minute read

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