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Jury Finds Surgeon Was Negligent But Did Not Cause Death
A Philadelphia jury has decided that a City Avenue Hospital surgeon was negligent in the care of a patient but that his negligence was not a factor in her death, according to court documents.3 Ex-BNY Mellon Employees Win Arbitration Award
FINRA arbitrators awarded over $1.5 million total to three former BNY Mellon Capital Markets employees who claimed damages in regard to their wrongful discharges and subsequent defamation.City Jury Awards $4 Mil. for Infant�s Death
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $4.25 million to the survivors of an infant killed in an August 2004 accident involving a tractor-trailer.Two Different Courts Tackle Work Product Privilege
A pair of recent Eastern District decisions tackle nuts-and-bolts questions about the work product privilege -- one holding that it may be invoked by third parties, the other holding that it may not be used to prevent the deposition of an insurance company's investigator.No Delay Damages Unless High-Low Accord Says So
A plaintiff who enters into a high-low agreement and later wins a jury verdict within the range is not entitled to seek delay damages if the arrangement is silent on that issue, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.'Eckenrod' Test Inapplicable to Asbestos Suits With Direct Evidence of Exposure
With its opinion last week, attorneys experienced in asbestos litigation say, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has for the first time expressly ruled that it will not apply the "regular and frequent" exposure standard set out in 1988's Eckenrod v. GAF Corp to cases in which direct evidence of exposure has been presented. "This will affect every asbestos case filed [in Pennsylvania]," plaintiffs attorney Richard Myers said.Construction Accidents Yield $10M in Settlements
Two lawsuits over construction accidents have yielded settlements worth nearly $10 million for lawyers at Philadelphia's Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky. Attorneys Robert Mongeluzzi and Andrew Duffy secured a settlement worth $6.1 million for a worker who was left a paraplegic when a joist collapsed during a demolition project and he fell 12 feet. And in an unrelated case, Mongeluzzi and attorney David Kwass struck a settlement worth nearly $3.85 million for the estate of a mine worker who was killed.Industry Standards Evidence Is Prejudicial in Products Liability
A trial judge's erroneous decision to admit evidence of industry standards in a products liability action warranted a new trial, a Superior Court panel has ruled in a memorandum opinion.Trending Stories
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