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New Jersey Law Journal

Atl. Ambulance Corp. v. Cullum

Ambulance Services Not Subject to Consumer Fraud Claims under "Learned Professional" Exception Due to Comprehensive Regulation of Industry
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mikulec v. Colvin

Evidence Supports ALJ's Finding on Disability; Opinion's Misattribution Not Significant
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Freedom of Speech and Patient Safety Prevail Over Gun Lobby

In the first few years of a child's life, a pediatrician will ask parents a series of questions about household safety: Do you have a pool? Where do you keep cleaning supplies? Do you smoke? Do you have pets? What is the temperature setting on your water heater? Do you own a gun? Such inquiries appropriately explore patient safety at home.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Environmentalists Sue EPA Over NYC Water Quality

Runoff from sewer overflows into the waters around New York City deprives millions of the chance to enjoy the waters for recreation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to blame for not forcing the state to update clean water rules, a coalition of environmental groups allege in a new lawsuit.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Nossaman Nabs Three Ex-Michelman & Robinson Litigators

Williams Adams, a member of the management committee at Michelman & Robinson, managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office and its local litigation head, is headed to Nossaman along with new partners David Lee and Ilse Scott.
29 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Rosa Simmons, PICS Case No. 17-0911 (C.P. Philadelphia May 10, 2017) Overton, J. (10 pages).

In this guardianship proceeding, the alleged protected person was required to submit to an independent medical examination for the purpose of determining her capacity.
3 minute read

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

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