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The Legal Intelligencer

$8M Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death, Negligence Suits Against Phila. Foster Agency

"In terms of information that was available about the house, I don't know that I've seen a worse placement before," said Kline & Specter's Nadeem Bezar about the agency's decision to place two girls in a home with a history of violence, among other concerns.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Returns $3.5M Verdict Following Fatal Police Chase in Savannah

"[T]he jury saw that her death could have been avoided by better policing and police policies, which would have also protected the safety of the public," said plaintiff counsel Andrew Lampros of Hall & Lampros.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Narrow Exception to Workers' Compensation Act Revives Wrongful-Death Suit

"This decision helps clarify a nuanced area of the law that deals with exceptions to the applicability of the Worker's Compensation Act," said prevailing plaintiff-appellant counsel Daniel C. Beer of Smith Beer Law.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ahead of Trial, Parties Reach Resolution in Wrongful-Death Suit Against Panera's Charged Lemonade

In "Katz v. Panera Bread," questions still remain regarding any details of the agreement and when it was reached.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Blackout Challenge' Case Puts TikTok Immunity in the Bullseye

Anderson v. TikTok sets new parameters for the liability of social media under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230. The facts of the case are tragic and alarming. Its implications for social media could be far reaching.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$6.56M Wrongful Death Verdict Awarded Against Texas Bar Owners

The jury found Kimbo's Saloon was 60% responsible for Johnell Hornsby's death, according to the charge of the court.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Greenlights Claim of 'Deliberate Indifference' for Inmate's Assault and Death

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia issued an opinion Sep. 25 denying a motion to dismiss by Central Georgia's Baldwin State Prison for claims that their negligence led to inmate Jamari McClinton's death in 2021.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Shook, Hardy & Bacon's Attempt to Reschedule Upcoming Trial Against Panera's Charged Lemonade

"Defense counsel's whimsical treatment of scheduled trial dates as tentative and subject to change is why the parties are now in a difficult—but not insoluble—position,'" said U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Jury Awards $116 Million for Wrongful Death in 2018 East River Helicopter Crash

The award is the largest ever recorded in state history for a wrongful death claim on behalf of a single individual, according to Law.com's VerdictSearch.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Clayton County Jury Returns $17M Verdict After Lawyers Sanctioned

"We look forward to appealing this result so that Honda can eventually have its day in court," said Chris Martin, a corporate communications director for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
7 minute read

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