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Plaintiffs Push for More From GM's Compensation Plan

Lawyers who represent victims of General Motors Co.'s ignition switch defects are raising concerns about a planned compensation fund, pushing for punitive damages and questioning who would be eligible.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fryhofer Retires, Cheeley Returns to Butler Wooten

A retirement, a new addition and a promotion have prompted plaintiffs firm Butler Wooten & Fryhofer to change its name to Butler Wooten Cheeley & Peak, the firm announced Tuesday.
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The Recorder

Heskel v. City of San Diego

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The Legal Intelligencer

Woman Disabled by Slip-and-Fall Settles With Dairy Company

A woman who was partially paralyzed after slipping on liquid that had leaked out of a milk crate has settled her case with the dairy company for $6.5 million.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Straphanger Loses Appeal in Suit Over Hot Subway

A Brooklyn appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of a personal injury suit over the Transit Authority's alleged failure to provide sufficient air conditioning on a New York City subway, where the plaintiff fractured her ankle when she fainted.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

GM Suits Moved Into Slow Lane

CEO Mary Barra pledged before Congress that General Motors Co. would compensate the families of people injured or killed because of its defective ignition switch, but that hasn't stopped the automaker from trying to stall lawsuits on those victims' behalf.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs Lawyers Team Up To Split Up Trial, Client Work

After 20 years as a solo plaintiffs lawyer, Steven Jackson has partnered with another plaintiffs lawyer, Michael Braun, to form Jackson & Braun.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

GM's Court Tactics Could Slow Injury, Death Lawsuits

Although General Motors Co. has pledged to compensate the families of people injured or killed because of its defective ignition switch, the automaker been in court trying to halt lawsuits on behalf of those victims.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

On the Move: Former UGA Classmates Start Their Own Firm

Jeb Butler and Darren Tobin have left large, established plaintiffs firms to start their own, Butler Tobin.
5 minute read

Law.com

Evidence of GM Ignition Defect Lay Hidden in Plain Sight

A serious problem with the ignition switch in GM automobiles has been linked to 13 deaths, dozens of crashes and millions of recalled vehicles.
8 minute read

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