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Texas Lawyer

Jury Increases Damages Award to $1.16 Million

Why would a jury award a plaintiff nearly 50 percent more in damages than requested? Houston lawyer Adam Voyles thinks it's because he was able to prove a lack of concern for his injured client, plus the long-term effects of a concussion, which might not be immediately apparent.
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Law.com

BP Snipes Away at Oil Spill Settlement

Despite a resounding recent setback before an appeals court, BP PLC remains unbowed in its campaign to rewrite its $9.6 billion settlement in the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The company continues to chip away at the deal both in the courts of law and of public opinion.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Town Pays $4.1 Million After Dump Truck Kills Teen

Carlos Prada et al. v. Robert Maloy et al.: The family of a boy who was struck and killed by a town truck while walking to school has recovered $4.1 million in a settlement with the town of Stratford.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Company Appeals 'Flawed' $40M Award

Lawyers for a trucking company were at the Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday, fighting what's been called the largest wrongful death verdict in the state's history.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

U.S. Courts Can't Reach 'Dirty War' Claims, Ruling Says

In a case arising out of Argentina's "dirty war," the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday significantly limited the general jurisdiction of federal courts over injured victims' lawsuits against corporations doing business in the United States.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Settles Lawsuits in RNC Arrests for $18 Million

Activists and civil rights attorneys hailed the settlement, which includes $7.6 million for plaintiffs lawyers' fees, as a vindication of their claim that police had no right to arrest some 1,800 protestors, bystanders, legal observers and journalists without individualized probable cause.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Town Settles For $4.1 Million After Dump Truck Kills Boy

Stratford officials have approved a $4.1 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the family of a 13-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a town dump truck in 2008. The Town Council approved the settlement with Carlos Prada's family Monday, just before the civil trial in the case was about to begin.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Same-Sex Couple Seeks Loss of Consortium in Med Mal Case

A same-sex couple is gearing up for a battle in its recently-filed medical malpractice case on whether the partner of the injured woman can seek loss of consortium damages.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How to Win Wrongful-Death, Survival Damages

Attorneys litigating survival or wrongful-death causes of action must have a clear understanding of the kinds of damages available to their clients.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Novartis Loses Home-State Advantage on Drugs Claim

A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to Novartis' attempt to apply the sharp limits on punitive damages claims of its home state New Jersey to litigation over its cancer drugs Aredia and Zometa.
3 minute read

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