Coverage of large verdicts and case digests of significant cases
By Alex Anteau | September 26, 2023
"This is what happens when insurance companies force plaintiffs to try cases," plaintiff's counsel said.
5 minute read
By Alex Anteau | September 18, 2023
A long-term-care facility patient died after her care plan wasn't followed. While the facility settled, plaintiffs say the contractor that created the plan should be liable for not overseeing it.
5 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | September 13, 2023
"In short, a reasonable probability exists that the jury awarded punitive damages because it considered the conspiracy evidence when determining punitive damages," the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.
4 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | September 13, 2023
"[Jurors] understand that despite a bad outcome that the doctor was there and focused and did his or her best," said Huff, Powell & Bailey partner R. Page Powell. "Those kinds of things still resonate with people."
8 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 11, 2023
Plaintiffs' attorney Carlos Leon noted that New Mission can potentially be stuck with paying the full $12 million because of its refusal to make a good faith settlement offer.
5 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | September 11, 2023
"We educated the jury that this is a risk-benefit analysis, and you don't put the patient at significant risk solely because you want to completely erase the pain," said Daniel Harwin, a partner at Freedland Harwin Valori & Gander.
4 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | September 8, 2023
A $2.15 million settlement was reached for the estate of a 24-year-old man who was fatally injured when the brakes failed in dump truck he was operating for his employer.
4 minute read
By VerdictSearch | September 7, 2023
On June 21, 2013, plaintiff's decedent Faith Dixon, 53, presented to St. Joseph's Hospital with complaints of shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even though she had never been diagnosed with COPD.
5 minute read
By Fadja Tassy | August 31, 2023
People are increasingly attending concerts, sports and other events in large numbers. Recent events highlighting the issues this can cause demonstrate the need for efficient egress and ingress to provide safety and avoid the potential for litigation.
6 minute read
By Lisa Willis | August 28, 2023
"The biggest hurdle was making sure we found people that understood," plaintiff counsel Joseph Anthony Zarzaur said.
4 minute read
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