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Texas Lawyer

U.S. Fifth Circuit Sends Premises Liability Question to Texas Supreme Court

The Fifth Circuit, leaning in plaintiffs' favor, noted the Texas Supreme Court has indicated negligent undertaking may be a remedy in some circumstances.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Suit Calls Into Question Cruise Line's Ability to Handle Onboard Medical Emergencies

A suit by Jack Cook of Morgan & Morgan says a passenger injured in a scooter accident died after Carnival Cruise Lines was delayed in evacuating him from the ship to a local hospital.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Slayer Statute' Tested and Failed as Kluger Kaplan Gets Probate Win

In legal action that could have fallen from the pages of a soap opera script, a South Florida law firm successfully defended the husband of a Miami…
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'You Can't Get a Fair Trial in Clayton County': Jury Outcomes Challenge Lawyers' Perceptions of Typecast Venues

"A lot of people think you can't get a fair trial in Clayton County, which is not true, and most people think you can't get a big verdict in Cherokee County, which is obviously not true, as well," said firm partner Scott McMickle.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Gap Between Judges and Jurors: $222M Reversal Spotlights Differences

Left uncorrected, the impact of the panel's grievous errors will extend far beyond this case, threatening unsustainable confusion on a host of issues throughout trial courts in the 10 counties, plaintiffs attorney Andrew Gould said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court to Weigh Whether Estates May Challenge Faulty Death Certificate Findings

"More fundamentally, before you think about a malpractice suit or a wrongful death suit, it enables somebody to have an avenue to get the judiciary involved when it comes to a point when the coroner or medical examiner are acting absolutely unreasonably," Podraza said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Appeals Court Reduces Damages Award for 'Pre-Impact Terror' in Med Mal Case

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Criminal Regime': Miller & Chevalier Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Syria

"I know that if my father was with me right now, he would not rest until all men, women, and children are released from the Assad regime's concentration camps," said Maryam Kamalmaz, daughter of a missing American who died in Syrian custody.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawsuit: Man Dies at 27 From Heat Exposure at a Ga. Prison

The Department of Corrections reported that he died of natural causes, Jeff Filipovits, one of Norma Bibiano's attorneys, said at a news conference in Decatur.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

An Empirical Look at 'Social Inflation'

In a 103-page report released earlier this month, RAND Corporation researchers took a look at changes in court filings, jury verdicts in personal injury cases and insurance claims and concluded that the trendlines were "consistent with an upsurge in social inflation during the 2010s."
5 minute read

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