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National Law Journal

Settlement Talks Underway 'In Earnest' in Asiana Crash

Asiana Airlines Inc. is in talks to settle lawsuits filed by as many as 70 passengers of Flight 224, which crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport last year.
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National Law Journal

Former Athlete Says USC Forced Him to Play While Sick

A former University of Southern California football player has sued the school and former head coach Lane Kiffin over injuries he says he suffered after being forced to play while he was ill.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Clinic, Doctors Face Suits Over Tainted Medication

Fifteen suits have been filed in federal court in the District of New Jersey in the past week against physicians at a Vineland, N.J., clinic who prescribed steroids from the New England Compounding Center, a pharmacy whose products caused a deadly meningitis outbreak.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Health Reform Law Extends Black-Lung Benefits to Widow

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that survivors of miners who died from black lung disease can get survivors benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act even if they previously were denied such benefits.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Mine Inspector Not Presumed Entitled to Benefits

In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that a former federal mine inspector does not qualify for Black Lung Benefits Act assistance.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

$3.3M Verdict in Hard-Fought Car Wreck Case

The attorney for a man awarded $3.3 million for the injuries he suffered in a car wreck said he was surprised by the stiff resistance the defense put up in what he said should have been a routine case.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Playing Outside: N.J. Landowners' Liability Act Protects PI Defendants

Landowners who face lawsuits stemming from injuries sustained on undeveloped or rural land may find solace in the little known but applicable provisions of the New Jersey Landowners' Liability Act.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

More Awards Worth Noting

The next 13 personal injury awards (after the top 20), as reported by the New Jersey Law Journal from September 2013 to September 2014.
21 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Personal Injury

By | September 18, 2014
This report ranks, in order of value, the largest personal injury awards in New Jersey, reported in the Law Journal from September 2013 to September 2014. It also includes descriptions of the cases, which run the gamut from medical malpractice to motorcycle crashes.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

En Banc Requested in Police Shooting Case

An attorney for a teenage boy who was shot by a police officer is petitioning the full U.S. Court of Appeals of the Eleventh Circuit to overturn a ruling giving the officer immunity.
5 minute read

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