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Connecticut Law Tribune

Freight Operations Supervisor Loses Bid For Damages

Joseph Dudas v. William Glass: A supervisor who fell off of a loading dock trying to shut the back door of a double tractor-trailer was unable to convince a jury the truck driver who pulled away from the dock was legally responsible for his permanent shoulder injury.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Settlement Reached in Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Transvaginal mesh device manufacturer Endo International PLC has agreed to pay $830 million to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that its devices caused pain and bleeding in women.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trial Lawyers Offer Draft Retainer Agreement

A new court rule governing the calculation of contingency fees in wrongful death and personal injury cases has prompted the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers to offer a sample retainer agreement designed to shield lawyers from an inadvertent misstep.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Stabley v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co., PICS Case No. 14-0595 (Pa. Super. April 10, 2014) Wecht, J. (16 pages).

By | April 29, 2014
Judgment • Default Judgment • Petition to Open • Delay in Pleading • Reasonable Explanation • Administrative Error
4 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Broker's Antitrust Claims Against Insurer Rejected

The state's largest medical malpractice carrier can require claimants to use its structured settlement brokers rather than their own, a commercial division judge in Buffalo has held.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

PI, Med-Mal Lawyers Face Change in Medical Records Rule

Starting this fall, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys no longer will have to file boxes and boxes of their clients' confidential medical records with courts when they need to use the records as evidence in a trial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Some Claims Against City Revived in Bar Brawl Suit

Bar patrons beaten by off-duty firefighters have convinced a Brooklyn appellate court to revive negligent hiring and retention claims against the city.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Persuades Jury That Claims in Tripping Case Were Fabricated

Kristin Scepanski v Montoya Condo Association and Mario Campos: A woman who claims she sustained a permanent arm injury after tripping over a ladder lying in uncut grass at her condominium complex was denied damages after defense lawyers persuaded a jury that her claims were most likely fabricated.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trial Lawyer's Fraud Scheme, Suicide Shock Plaintiffs Bar

Word of accident attorney Andrew H. Gaber's alleged insurance fraud scheme, pending arrest and eventual suicide last week sent shock waves through the personal injury bar, which was surprised to hear of the extent of the scheme and concerned about the stereotype it perpetuated.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Broker's Antitrust Claims Against Insurer Rejected

The state's largest medical malpractice carrier can require claimants to use its structured settlement brokers rather than their own, a commercial division judge in Buffalo has held.
4 minute read

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