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Who is Legally Responsible for the Astroworld Tragedy?

'... the reality of the Astroworld event was not aligned with either the expectations of attendees or the obligations of the organizers,' according to Joseph Marrone, a Philadelphia lawyer.
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Daily Report Online

Atlanta Cop's Botched U-Turn Into Motorcyclist's Path Nets $1.2M Fulton Jury Award

The plaintiff, an aspiring boxer, was unable to train for two years due to his injuries, derailing his dream of going pro due to injuries suffered when an unmarked police car turned into his path.
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Law.com

Utah Supreme Court Kicks Lead Poisoning Case Back to District Court to Answer If Intentional-Injury Exception Can Apply to Occupational Disease Claims

Layne Kay filed a lawsuit against his employer, Barnes Bullets, arguing that the bullet manufacturer intentionally poisoned him by making him melt a large amount of lead without a respirator, court records show.
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Daily Business Review

Why Regulatory, Compliance Lawyers Should Watch This $100M Fraud Suit Over Military Healthcare Program

"This effort demonstrates our district's resolve in the struggle against fraud schemes that prey on the nation's military personnel and their families," said Karin Hoppmann, acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Don't Sell Patients Procedures They Do Not Need': Miami Attorneys Secure $1.1 M Verdict from Dental Practice

"One thing we argued at trial was that the defendant should have referred the plaintiff to a specialist when it was clear that she needed a higher level of care. It really just comes down to common sense and doing what is in the best interest of patients," partner Francisco Viñas said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Bench Trial Nets $630K Award for Woman Hurt in FedEx Semi Rear-Ender

The plaintiff was injured when the Hyundai Accent in which she was a passenger was struck from behind by a FedEx semi on Interstate 75 in 2017.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lost Profits Damages May Affect Other Issues in Patent Cases

In two recent decisions, the Federal Circuit and a Delaware district court took account of the underlying economic conditions that permit and prevent awards of lost profits, and looked at the implications of those conditions on otherwise unrelated areas of law. In this edition of their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Eric Alan Stone and Catherine Nyarady report on these cases and provide guidance for practitioners regarding the influence of lost profits damages over other issues in patent cases.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Appellate Ruling Enforces Real Estate Developers' Need to Understand the Rules and Agreements in Contracts

"Landowners who insert overly broad arbitration clauses and contend that just about anything arising from the purchase and sale of the home despite the injuries being completely unrelated to the same, should be challenged by plaintiffs when the defendant raises a motion to compel arbitration", managing partner Howard Grossman said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ruling on Issue That Has 'Divided the Circuits,' 3rd Cir. Says Serial Filer Can No Longer Duck Filing Fees

The clock is ticking for a New Jersey state inmate to pay a filing fee by Nov. 12. If he doesn't, he'll no longer be able to pursue a coronavirus-related civil rights claim against the governor and prison officials.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $900,000 for Slip-And-Fall Case

"I think in this matter if they would have strategically admitted liabilityfrom the onset, I think they could have limited the damages on their end, but from day one they said my client knew the bathroom was closed by the cart being there, she should have known," Halperin said. "They just tried to blame it on everyone else but themselves. In trial they tried to suggest the water on the floor could have been from kids playing in a sink or from anything else besides the Wal-Mart employee mopping there minutes before," attorney Scott Halperin said
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