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Washington Appeals Panel: County Not Liable For Crash On Slippery Bridge

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SEATTLE - A Washington appellate court on June 28 affirmed summary judgment for a municipality named as a defendant in an auto accident action, holding that it did not have sufficient notice that icy road conditions existed prior to an accident that in...

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Ohio Appeals Panel: Football Player’s Claims Not Subject To Arbitration

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CLEVELAND - An Eighth District Ohio Court of Appeals panel on July 7 upheld a trial court ruling that denied a professional football team's motion to compel arbitration, agreeing that a player's personal injury claims stemming from a rehabilitation pro...

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Indiana Appeals Panel: Hospital Had Duty To Warn Of Parking Lot Dangers

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INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana Court of Appeals panel on June 8 overturned summary judgment for the defendant in a premises liability action, concluding that the plaintiff's claims for a trip-and-fall injury were not barred by the state statute of repose (C...

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5th Circuit Affirms Verdict For Helmet Manufacturer In Wrongful Death Action

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NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 20 upheld a defense verdict in a product liability case, concluding that the trial court did not err by excluding evidence regarding alternative motorcycle helmet designs (Joanna McGlothin N...

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California Jury Returns $2.25M Verdict For Man Injured During Eye Surgery

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Case name: Roland Tseng v. Mazzocco Ambulatory Surgery Center Case number: LC084435 Court: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. Full story on lexis.com...

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Appeals Court: Autoliv Responsible For Chrysler’s Portion Of Settlement

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on June 17 ordered a seat belt manufacturer to pay the remainder of a $150,000 settlement in a fatal auto accident action that was not picked up by an automobile manufacturer after it filed...

05 August

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Oil Spill Cleanup Worker Seeks $25M In Damages For Long-Term Health Problems

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NEW ORLEANS - A seaman involved in oil spill cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico who received a $21,000 settlement from BP LLC filed a complaint in a Louisiana federal court on June 17, seeking $25 million in damages for exposure to oil and toxic ...

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Illinois Appeals Panel: Malpractice Claims Barred By Statute Of Limitations

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CHIGAGO - The First District Illinois Appellate Court on June 30 affirmed summary judgment for the defendants in a medical malpractice action, concluding that the plaintiff failed to file her complaint within the two-year statutory period even though s...

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8th Circuit Reverses Quadriplegic’s $1M Loss of Consortium Award

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ST. LOUIS - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 6 remanded a loss of consortium claim filed by the husband of a woman injured while shopping at the defendant's retail location, noting that it was unusual for the trial court to award a high...

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Split High Court Upholds 7th Circuit’s FELA Causation Standards Ruling

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A split U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 upheld the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' determination that Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. (352 U.S. 500) relaxed the proximate cause requirement in Federal Employers' Liability Act (...

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