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State High Court Reinstates $7M Jury Verdict for Passenger Injured in Potentially Avoidable Crash

Last week, the state high court affirmed the jury's verdict, finding the evidence presented could lead a juror to reasonably infer that Furr's failure to keep a proper lookout and/or failure to yield to another car was a proximate cause of the accident.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$100,000 Settlement Reached After T-Bone Accident

"The challenge was to quickly and effectively get [the plaintiff] the best result and to not draw the case out," Alessandra Magnotti of Carter Mario said. "I was really happy I was able to get the full policy amount for her quickly without having to filed suit."
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Pushed Into Oncoming Traffic': $5.85M Settlement in Mediated Auto Tort

Atlanta plaintiffs counsel with The Fowler Firm reached a $5.85 million settlement with defense counsel from Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske after a 2022 collision involving a roofing contractor left a Dallas man with a traumatic brain injury.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'Every Single Judge on Board': First-Impression Case Revived

The fertility fraud case alleges that Dr. Narendra Tohan used his own sperm to inseminate patients.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'A More Nuanced Issue': NJ Supreme Court Considers Appellate Rules for Personal Injury Judgments

“Thus, even if we concluded that [plaintiff] met prong one, she is unable to show that prevailing on the trial court evidentiary ruling will not impact the final judgment and only potentially increase it,” Justice Douglas M. Fasciale said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bus Company Pays $5 Million in Death of Disabled Child

Fajr Williams, 6, was being transported on bus operated by Montauk Transit of Hillsborough to a summer school program on July 17, 2023, when a strap on her wheelchair allegedly caused her to suffocate.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Edison Hit With Lawsuits Over Devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles

Two lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

JCPenney Customer's Slip-and-Fall From Bodily Substance Suit Best Left for a Jury to Decide, Judge Rules

A federal court concluded a reasonable juror could find JCPenny liable for negligence after the plaintiff slipped and fell on vomit in one of the company's Pennsylvania stores.
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Texas Lawyer

Brogdon: The Final Nail in Corbin’s Coffin in Premises Cases

In Albertsons v. Mohammadi last year, the Texas Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of Corbin v. Safeway Stores, its seminal 1983 premises law precedent.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

40% Contingency: A New Ruling Just Cost This Plaintiff Team $827K in Legal Fees

A ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals has clarified that a trial court judge is "not bound" to accept fees agreed to by clients in contracts with their attorneys.
6 minute read

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