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Unemployable? Substance Abuse and Negligent Hiring Central in Ga. Med-Mal Appeal

The plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
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Texas Lawyer

Proving Noneconomic Damages Post-'Gregory v. Chohan'

"Damages must be proven to be 'genuinely compensatory' based on a 'rational connection' developed by a plaintiff to show a rational basis and connection between the 'injuries suffered and the amount awarded,'" say attorneys Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penn State Evades Liability in $6.4M Drunken Driving Verdict

Geoffrey Sasso, who represented the school, said the jury's finding rejected the notion that the school was responsible for policing underaged drinking that occurs on its campus.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Laborer Died After Contacting Energized Power Line

On Nov. 20, 2019, plaintiff's decedent Dastanbek Kasymaliev, 58, was performing siding and window work at 2812 W. Master St., in Philadelphia. Kasymaliev had been hired by Samet Lomidze and his company, I-Move LLC, to perform the work. While working on top of a scaffold, either a part of Kasymaliev's body or a tool he was using came into contact with an energized power line, causing him to be electrocuted and killed instantly.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Take Nothing: Dallas Court Reverses $15.7M Wrongful-Death Jury Award

"There is no evidence to suggest Monticello should have anticipated that Red River's employees would attempt to perform this task themselves, or that it knew or should have known the pole could not be moved safely," Justice Amanda Reichek stated for the majority.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'An Untenable Position': Ex-City of Atlanta Defense Lawyers Appeal Sanctions Order

The trial court imposed sanctions when the lawyers ended their representation in a case because of a conflict of interest their client made them aware of during voir dire.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

$2M DeKalb Settlement Reached Amid 'Unique Premises Liability Issues'

"This was an interesting case because the complex admitted superior knowledge of the creek's existence, but denied it was a legal hazard, or that they were responsible for Damaria's death," plaintiff counsel Arthur R. York told the Daily Report.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A $100M Settlement for Family of Man Killed in Grand Canyon Helicopter Crash

Gary Robb, Anita Porte Robb and Brittany Sanders Robb of Robb & Robb secured the settlement for the family of Jonathan Udall, a British tourist who was among five people who died, including his wife, after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in the Grand Canyon in 2018.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Sent Out to Try and Catch a Javelin': How Failed Negotiations Led to a $140M Premises Liability Verdict

"I suspect [the defendant] implored [the insurer] to accept [our] offers," plaintiff's counsel said. "But it seems to us like [the insurer's] business model is to routinely deny coverage, even in cases where coverage exists."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs Who Secured $1.7B Award Accuse Ford of Trying to Double Its Briefing Page Count

With so much money on the line, parties and non-parties alike are asking the Court of Appeals to weigh in on their disputes.
5 minute read

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