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Medical Malpractice Fight Re-Emerges

The debate centers on an unusual part of Florida law that involves wrongful-death claims in medical malpractice cases.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Wrongfully Convicted Man Sues Philadelphia, Ex-Prosecutors and Police Over 'Sex for Lies' Scheme

Willie Stokes, 60—the state's longest incarcerated exoneree—was released from the Chester State Correctional Institution on Jan. 4 after serving 37 years for the 1980 murder of Leslie Campbell, which he did not commit, said his attorneys Joshua Van Naarden and Julia Ronnebaum of Van Naarden Spizer Chase and Pinto.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Real Estate Investor Plays Defense Against MetLife Insurance — and Comes Out On Top

"Basically the idea of it is to deter the principle of the borrower from doing things to delay the lender from enforcing it's right," attorney Jake Greenberg said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. House to Eye Bill Creating Damages Cap in Lawsuits Against Child Welfare Agencies

Attorneys at the hearing spoke out against a second bill proposing a damages cap in cases against youth social services providers, saying the cap would compromise the rights of abused children.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$4M Florida Verdict for Plaintiff in T-Bone Car Accident: 'We Feel Very Vindicated'

"We are very pleased that we were able to finally bring him to a level of justice that the defendant's insurance company deprived him of for four years since the crash," plaintiffs counsel said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Employer's Reimbursement for Work Injuries Caused by 3rd Parties

The unanimous seven-judge Commonwealth Court panel found those constitutional arguments unconvincing.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Appellate Court, Reversing Jury Verdict, Rules Against Failed Judicial Candidate in Campaign Expenditure Challenge

The appellate court said there was no evidence that the winning judicial candidate consented to an individual voter's expenditures in support of his candidacy.
4 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Sanctions Attorney Who Alleged Opposing Counsel Committed Fraud With Help of State Judge

"[C]an the attorney's conduct be squared with what would be expected of a reasonable officer of the court in similar circumstances? The answer here is no," U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns of the District of Massachusetts wrote.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court: Defendant Entitled to Attorney Fees as Prevailing Party When Plaintiff Voluntarily Dismisses Case

A Florida state appellate panel sided with a South Florida boat yard company in its bid for attorney fees after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit seeking damages for being banned from the business's property.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court: Liability Protection Doesn't Extend to Car Dealership's 'Gratuitous Bailment' of Loaner Vehicle

Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals held Friday that the provision of a complimentary loaner vehicle is not considered a rental or lease transaction and, therefore, the Graves Amendment does not apply.
4 minute read

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