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New Verdict Remittal Appeal Emerges in High-Dollar Ga. Med-Mal Wrongful Death Verdicts

"This is an issue that's being raised in basically all of the recent large medical-malpractice judgments, so it seems it's going to make its way into the court of appeals on way or another in the near future," said a plaintiffs' lawyer arguing against one appeal.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Not Applicable: Connecticut High Court Interprets COVID-Era Executive Order

"Even though the providers made that claim, it is apparent that the insurance carriers continued to charge premiums for malpractice," Robert C. Lubus Jr. of Grady & Riley said. "Here, the Connecticut Supreme Court made it clear that in order to use the executive order as a shield, the malpractice had to have some relation to COVID or to a lack of resources caused by COVID. The facts of our case are such that we are confident that the nursing home will never be able to sustain this burden."
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys Overcome Immunity to Secure $1.55M Verdict

"We are grateful to the judiciary for recognizing that the jury's unanimous verdict was firmly based on negligence, and not on any conduct immunized by the Tort Claims Act," Donald Burke Jr., lawyer for the widow, said.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Cypress Family Files $1M Suit After Man Killed in Golf Cart Crash

Sorrels Law is representing the family of one of the three men who were killed early Sunday in a golf cart crash in Cypress after the driver of the SUV that hit them was charged with three counts of murder.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

$4.7M Broward Settlement: But Plaintiff Lawyers Say They Face New Hurdles

"The law used to guard the henhouse. Now the fox does," said attorney Fan Li of Kelley | Uustal.
5 minute read

Law.com

Family of Toddler Who Overdosed at Transitional Housing Facility File $15M Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Citing 'Rampant Drug Use' Onsite

"The defendants failed to do their part in keeping my sweet Ariel safe," the grandmother said in a statement. "They did nothing to stop the flow of drugs into and out of the facility. No child should have to live in those conditions, and now my granddaughter is dead."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Rejects Blanket Privilege for Foster Care Case File in Wrongful Death Suit Against Agency

"If Johnson had any juvenile adjudications satisfying Section 6307(b)'s requirements, the Juvenile Act would not bar disclosure of the 'offenses charged and the disposition of the case' and Johnson's age at the time," Stevens said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

$31M Georgia Verdict: Here's What Lawyers Think Made the Difference

"We are very optimistic about our chances on appeal if the judge denies our motion for [judgment not withstanding the verdict]," said defense counsel G. Lee Welborn of Downey & Cleveland. "It is only halftime in this contest, and we get the ball in the second half."
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge OKs $15M Payout From Store Where Alex Murdaugh's Underage Son Got Beer Before Fatal Crash

An investigation revealed that a clerk for the Southern chain did not stop Paul Murdaugh from using his older brother's ID to buy beer on the same February 2019 night that authorities said the 19-year-old steered a boat into a bridge in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Travelers Insurance Co. Wants No Part of This Murder-Conspiracy Claim

David Schlachet faces a lawsuit over the death of his wife, Lara Nadia Anike Prychodko.
3 minute read

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