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In Latest of String of Suits, Parents of Man Killed in Accidental Shooting Sue Sig Sauer

Though the suit also names the gun's owner as a defendant, it's the latest case in a series of litigation filed against Sig Sauer, a New Hampshire-based gun manufacturer accused of making guns that have gone off without the trigger being pulled.
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Daily Report Online

'Send [Help] Please!' Georgia Lawyer Takes Lead in Colorado Hostage Death Case

"No one should call law enforcement and it take over a damn hour to respond," said plaintiff attorney Harry M. Daniels of Atlanta. "They did not respond to her call for help for a hostage. They responded to a call for shots fired."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Post-'Roe' Texas: Unanticipated Effects of the Human Life Protection Act of 2021

Nothing in Texas' trigger law precludes a medical malpractice suit against a physician—which is precisely where it creates uncertainty.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Firms Lands $9.8M Product Liability Verdict in Mississippi Court

"The anti-rotation pin within the lift was defectively designed because it was unable to support the weight of the fully extended lift while Mr. Anthony was using it," the plaintiffs' complaint alleged.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Rejects Inconsistent-Verdict Challenge to $8.5M Verdict

A unanimous panel voted to affirm the trial court judgment because the jury verdict could be constructed in a way that "resolves any ambiguities."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Says College Coaches Not Only Condoned, But Participated, in Bullying That Resulted in Athlete's Suicide

The alleged hazing was so extreme, an unidentified senior teammate quit the team in protest and reported it to school administrators, who failed to investigate, the complaint alleges.
3 minute read

Law.com

Kratom—the Next Wave of Opioid Litigation?

"You don't expect to go into a store and find something similar to heroin between energy drinks and breath mints," said Georgia attorney Matt Wetherington of the Wetherington Law Firm.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Want to Know More About the Gainesville Poultry Plant Leak Lawsuits? Here's Where You'll Find It

So far six lawsuits have been filed regarding the six individuals who died in the incident, and a handful of other suits have been filed on behalf of those injured.
2 minute read

Law.com

Can Mandatory Reporters Be Held Liable for Failing to Report Risk of Future Harm?

"Once you've done that, you've satisfied your requirement. If you fail to do that, you could potentially be liable. I suppose at that point it would be strict liability of some kind. It would be some kind of liability. It would be up to a jury to decide what happens in the end," the plaintiff's attorney, David L. Abney said, during oral arguments.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Rejects Settlement for Estate of Woman Killed in Poultry Plant Gas Leak

Although the amounts of [a 4-year-old girl's] father's suit settlement and mother's suit settlement have not been released, the fact that the father's settlement was "at least four times the amount of [her] mother's case" was a factor in her decision, Judge Veronica Cope said in her order Thursday.
7 minute read

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