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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Orders Amicus Briefs in Case Involving Emotional Distress of Deceased Dog

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $2.3M Ankle Injury Verdict on Second Day of Trial

The jury's decision came on the second day of what was originally expected to be a five-day trial. "It's interesting that you can get a really good result for a case in two days," Ken Fulginiti of Fulginiti Law, who represented the plaintiffs, said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court to Eye Whether Workers' Comp Immunity Shields Company Owner From Jobsite Injury Suit

The defendants warned that the Superior Court ruling "would expose thousands of small business owners, who choose to organize their businesses into a corporation or limited liability company, personally liable to employees for work-related injuries, even though those employees were eligible for and received workers' compensation benefits."
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New Jersey Law Journal

$220K Settlement Reached For Injured Elbow in Slip and Fall

A man who suffered an injured elbow as a result of a slip and fall has won a $220,000 settlement. The case, Rodriguez v. Chen, was filed in Bergen…
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The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Latham & Watkins to Represent Netflix in 'Baby Reindeer' Defamation Lawsuit

A U.K. resident says the black comedy depicts her in a false light. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner.
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New York Law Journal

Fox Corp. Sued Over Alleged Termination of Security Director Who Reported Sexual Assault

Plaintiffs Jared Rasmussen and Jane Doe allege they were both wrongfully retaliated against and fired after reporting assaults on Doe by an ex-employee of Fox to the network's Human Resources and Legal departments.
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Daily Report Online

'Work Backward From the Wound': Litigators Clinch $1.25M Settlement for Protester Injured by Trooper

"The decisions we make as trial attorneys regarding what expert witnesses are needed to assist in telling our client's story can be the most significant decisions made," said plaintiff counsel Miguel Dominguez of Dominguez Law Firm in Atlanta.
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Daily Business Review

Miami Jurors Award $1.3M Verdict to Driver Hit in Wrong-Way Crash

A state court jury in Miami returned a $1.3 million verdict, over 14 times the initial offer by the defendant's insurer, to a driver slammed by another…
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New Jersey Law Journal

$1.6 Million Settlement Reached for Construction Worker Injured in High-Rise Scaffolding Accident

A $1.6 million settlement has been reached for a Hackensack construction worker injured when an electrical cord broke free from the scaffolding above and fell nearly 37 floors, striking the man and causing serious injuries.
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Litigation Daily

An Empirical Look at 'Social Inflation'

In a 103-page report released earlier this month, RAND Corporation researchers took a look at changes in court filings, jury verdicts in personal injury cases and insurance claims and concluded that the trendlines were "consistent with an upsurge in social inflation during the 2010s."
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