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Allegheny Jury Awards $16 Million in Auto Case

An Allegheny County jury has awarded nearly $16 million to a woman who sustained a severe brain injury in an auto accident while on her way to the rehearsal dinner for her daughter's wedding.
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National Law Journal

GM Seeks To Block Deposition of Former In-House Attorney

General Motors Co. is asking a federal judge overseeing more than 100 ignition-switch lawsuits to halt discovery in a Georgia case in which one of its former senior attorneys faces deposition as soon as November.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cross-Examining Hospital Expert Witnesses in Claims Regarding Employees

Intuitively, one can appreciate that if an individual is otherwise inclined to harm another through bad behavior, having the cover of a job as a medical professional or medical support staff in a hospital seems like an opportunity to commit the perfect crime. By working in a hospital setting, the so-called bad actor would have two built-in advantages to execute his or her crimes.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New Firm Features Referral Work and Homeless People

Well-known plaintiffs lawyer Michael Stratton has been focusing on altruism since resigning his partnership in the New Haven personal injury firm he cofounded. With that in mind, he has launched a new, referral-based law firm that he says will help other attorneys build their personal injury practices.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New Firm Features Referral Work and Homeless People

Well-known plaintiffs lawyer Michael Stratton has been focusing on altruism since resigning his partnership in the New Haven personal injury firm he cofounded.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

750 Smoking Lawsuits Up in Smoke

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit blamed faulty research by a law firm in wiping out 750 lawsuits filed by the survivors of deceased smokers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Finds Commuter Railroad Liable for Woman's Injuries

Metro-North Railroad is liable for injuries sustained by a woman who was hit by a ceiling door while riding one of its trains, a 4-1 Appellate Division, First Department, panel has ruled.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Says Application of UIM Rejection Is Unclear

Although the language of an insurance clause rejecting underinsured motorist coverage was legally sufficient, it failed to specify whether the cancellation applied to subsequent policies, the state Superior Court has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Contractor Appeals Coverage Denial in Work Injury Case

A general contracting company has appealed a ruling that it is not entitled to coverage from a subcontractor's insurer in a job-site accident case because the coverage only applied in instances of vicarious liability.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Nertavich v. PPL Elec. Utils. Corp., PICS Case No. 14-1359 (Pa. Super. Aug. 27, 2014) (memorandum) Ott, J. (46 pages).

By | September 09, 2014
Personal Injury • Premises Liability • Landowner • Independent Contractor • Retention of Control
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