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New York Law Journal

Panel Orders New Trial in Medical Malpractice Case

A new trial must be held because a judge in a medical malpractice case failed to adequately answer questions from the jury about what evidence it could consider when determining plaintiff's proper care, an appeals court said.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Distilling a $350M Trade Secrets Fight Down to the Essential Facts

To win a defense verdict in a $350 million trade secrets fight between the world's two largest essential oil companies, Ballard Spahr partner Mark Gaylord first had to convince a Utah judge that the case boiled down to simple contract dispute.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woman Awarded $2M for Botched Gallbladder Surgery

A Pittsburgh jury has awarded $2 million to a woman claiming she suffered ongoing internal injuries resulting from a botched gallbladder removal surgery.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Injured Cab Driver Awarded $6.6M for Crash Near JFK

A former cab driver has been awarded $6.6 million two months after a liability jury found that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey failed to shut down sprinklers at John F. Kennedy International Airport, causing a road to freeze and cars to crash.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Hackers Beware: Courts in NJ Extend Jurisdiction

In two unrelated decisions issued Wednesday, New Jersey courts have asserted jurisdiction over accused hackers who have no connection to the state, but allegedly sought to inflict harm on Garden State residents.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Stephanie Parker, Jones Day

One trial stands out among many for Stephanie Parker of Jones Day in Atlanta. It lasted just under two weeks. The verdict was $2.54 billion. Yes, with a B.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Dental Clinic Manager Tagged As 'Fall Guy' Wins Acquittal

With her supervisors' encouragement, the manager of the Dalton office of a children's dental clinic that catered to Medicaid recipients created an overheated incentive program to recruit new patients—without knowing it likely violated federal regulations.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Dept. of Law, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

One specialty practice group stood out in 2016: the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the Georgia Department of Law.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Greenberg Traurig

One of the biggest wins for Greenberg Traurig's mass torts/products liability team was a complete defense verdict for client C. R. Bard in the closely-watched pelvic mesh trial in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Errant Gene Therapeutics, LLC v. Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Sanctions Imposed for Disclosure Of Confidential Information in State Action
2 minute read

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