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The Legal Intelligencer

Limited-Tort Filings Down in Pennsylvania, Attorneys Say

The tough economic decisions associated with taking limited-tort cases have led to a drop in the number of limited-tort filings, attorneys from around the state have told the Law Weekly.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woman's Collision With Verizon Truck Leads to Accord

By | August 12, 2014
A woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after being rear-ended by a Verizon bucket truck driver—who was on a cellphone while driving—settled her suit against the company for $3 million.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pietrulewicz v. Gil, PICS Case No. 14-1185 (C.P. Lehigh June 6, 2014) Reichley, J. (6 pages).

By | August 05, 2014
Motor Vehicles • Punitive Damages • Cell Phone Use • Negligence
3 minute read

The Recorder

Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Parker

By | August 05, 2014
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Op-Ed: The $23 Billion Resentment Against America's Tobacco Industry

The monumental jury verdict in Florida shows a need for more vigilant regulation of products.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drivers' Phone Use Doesn't Support Punitives, Rulings Say

Attorneys seeking punitive damages against drivers who were talking on their cellphones at the time of an accident need to show a little more than just cellphone use, attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly said.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs: $9B Verdict Against Drugmakers is Fair

Plaintiffs who won $9 billion in punitive damages in the first federal bellwether trial over diabetes drug Actos said the verdict should be upheld because there is no bright-line rule that punitive damages have to be in a single-digit ratio with compensatory damages.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Injured Harley-Davidson Rider To Collect $1.3 Million

4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Injured Harley-Davidson Rider To Collect $1.3 Million

A Plainfield man who went out for a motorcycle ride on an unusually warm December day and then crashed into a backhoe that turned in front of him has collected $1.3 million in a settlement.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Builder Ordered to Pay $15.9 Million for Botched Highway in Afghanistan

A federal judge in New Jersey has ordered a road construction company to pay a subcontractor $15.9 million for unpaid claims relating to the unfinished construction of a 63-mile highway in Afghanistan, a project that left more than 200 construction workers and security personnel dead from attacks.
6 minute read

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