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Daily Business Review

Attorney Wins $22.7M Verdict for Boy Hit by Car

Miami attorney David Deehl secures a $22.7 million verdict for a boy who suffered severe brain injury when he was hit by a Chevrolet Suburban.
5 minute read

Law.com

Arab Bank Asks Judge to Scrap Terror Damages Trial

Instead of putting damages before a jury early next year, Arab Bank's lawyers at DLA Piper want a judge to adopt a $12 million award levied against Iran in a related case, and to enter judgment so that their client can hurry up and appeal.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Seasonal Dram Shop Analysis

The holiday party season is in full swing, and along with a surplus of business for Pennsylvania bars and restaurants comes the fear of dram shop liability.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Annocki v. Peterson Enterprises, LLC

By | December 08, 2014
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Liability For 11-Year-Old Lacrosse Player in Game Injury

In a case of first impression regarding the tort liability of a child who injures another child while they are participating in a youth sports activity, a New Jersey appeals court held Dec. 8 that an 11-year-old lacrosse player who allegedly struck a 12-year-old opponent during a game and broke his arm cannot be held liable on account of his age.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiff's Icy-Weather Experience Not a Factor in $700K Slip/Fall Verdict

A woman who slipped and fractured an ankle on a patch of black ice outside an office park was awarded $700,000 by a Fulton County jury, which turned aside defense arguments that the plaintiff, as a former resident of Chicago, should have had experience in recognizing and walking on frozen surfaces.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In Ferry Crash Case, 14 Plaintiffs Settle Claims for $6.5M Total

By | December 05, 2014
Fourteen people represented by the same law firm have settled personal injury claims arising from a commuter ferry accident for a combined $6,467,500 in Urbanowicz v. SeaStreak.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bus Crash Case Settles for $5.7 Million

More than a dozen people who were passengers on a bus that had a portion sheared off following a collision with a utility pole have settled their claims against multiple defendants for $4.3 million.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Interest Rate Cap at Issue in NJ Litigation Funding Bill

Litigation funding, which allows cash-strapped litigants to borrow money against future recoveries, could become a regulated industry in New Jersey if lawmakers pass a bill that's currently the subject of negotiations between the sponsor and industry insiders.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Slip-and-Fall Case Tests Bounds of NJ Hospitals' Immunity

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether the state's charitable immunity act should be broadly read so as to protect hospitals from tort liability.
3 minute read

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