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'Indescribable Horror' of Amtrak Derailment Prompts Suits

A cluster of lawsuits against Amtrak stemming from last week's derailment that injured over 200 people and killed eight has been filed in Pennsylvania.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Clears Insurer From Defending Bar in Negligence Suit

A judge has decided an insurance company does not have to defend or indemnify a bar's operator for the injuries a passerby sustained when a bouncer tackled a would-be patron.
3 minute read

Law.com

Valuing Damages in Amtrak Crash Made Trickier by $200M Cap

Lingering over the liability claims expected to be raised by victims of the Amtrak 188 derailment is a 1997 federal law that creates a $200 million damages cap to be paid out for any single railroad accident.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clergy Abuse Plaintiff Seeks Judgment Based on Lynn Conviction

The plaintiff in a civil clergy sex-abuse case is asking the court for summary judgment against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Monsignor William Lynn based on the reinstatement of Lynn's criminal conviction.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bystander Emotional Distress Claims Permitted in Conn. Med-Mal Suits

The Connectocut Supreme Court has recognized a claim for bystander emotional distress from witnessing medical malpractice.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Eye Details in Wake of Amtrak Derailment

In the wake of the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that, according to public officials, resulted in the deaths of at least seven people and injured more than 200, lawsuits seem all but certain to be filed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ezzard v. One East River Place Realty Company, LLC

Res Ipsa Loquitur Applies to Woman's Mislevel Claim Against Firm That Maintained Elevator
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

House Passes Rewrite of Forum Non Conveniens

Nonresident plaintiffs who sued for injuries or death that happened out of state would have a harder time keeping their cases in Texas courts if House Bill 1692 becomes law. The bill addresses a 2014 Texas Supreme Court ruling.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Family Awarded After Costa Rican Crash

A federal judge awarded $4.5 million to a family injured in Costa Rica when a resort-owned shuttle bus crashed and partially flipped over.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

First Two Phila. Clergy Abuse Lawsuits Settle

Two plaintiffs in civil cases alleging they had been abused by priests from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have settled their lawsuits against the church for an undisclosed amount.
5 minute read

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