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National Law Journal

'Vindication for the Soldiers': Syria Held Liable in US Army Wrongful-Deaths Case

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ruled Syria is liable for $364 million in damages to the families of the late Staff Sgt. Alex R. Jiménez and Spc. Byron W. Fouty in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act wrongful-death case filed by the Perles Law Firm and Meridian 361 International Law Group.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Voids Default Judgment Against Amazon Due to Procedural Error, Grants Extra Time for Proper Service

Amazon's counsel with Campbell Conroy & O'Neil filed their appearances and asked the court to vacate the default judgment and to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint, arguing the company wasn't properly served within 90 days of the complaint being filed. Rather, Amazon claimed the plaintiffs sent a request for waiver of service, to which Amazon did not reply.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Let's Be Blunt': State Court Justice Urges Revision of Civil Service Defense Rules to 'Prevent Gamesmanship'

"While that behavior does not violate the civil rules, it does affront the goals and values of the civil-justice process," a concurring justice wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disney Does an About-Face on Florida Lawsuit Over Patron's Death

"It didn't just occur to them in some epiphany that this was a nice family until after the public became horrified by their initial strategy," said one attorney who was not connected to the Disney litigation.
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Law.com

State Appellate Court Affirms Historic $40M Drunken Driving Verdict Against Driver and Vehicle's Owner

The appellate court disagreed with the defendants' claims that the $40 million award was excessive. Furthermore, the court rejected one of the defendants' claims that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to prove negligent entrustment against her and wrongly found her liable for $27.5 million in damages as the vehicle's owner.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Disney Attorneys Find a 'Fine Print' Loophole After Doctor's Death

"And it's not surprising they would try to move this case, away from a jury and out of the public eye, to an arbitration," said Michael E. Levine, who is not involved in the litigation.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Eggo Waffles Manufacturer Hit With Wrongful-Death Suit for Allegedly Failing to Seek Timely Medical Care for Injured Employee

The complaint alleged that Eggo's failure to assist Earl R. Brown Jr. with his injuries was a direct cause of his death.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Trapped in the Floor': $5.25M Settlement Reached Years After Tenant's Death

"Perhaps it is not tort reform that we need but insurance reform," said plaintiff counsel Cash Krugler Fredericks partners Alwyn Fredericks. "Insurance companies should fairly assess and resolve cases on the front end as opposed to crying foul when a jury hammers them for not doing their jobs."
10 minute read

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

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