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Coverage of complaints, verdicts, court cases, trends in PI cases
By Samuel H. Pond | April 19, 2024
I have written in the past about the failure of punitive damages to have the deterrent effect they were designed to have. Rather than deter intentional harm or egregious behavior, the threat punitive damages pose is seemingly ignored by corporations and employers who put profits before preventing harm, thanks in part to awards frequently being reduced on appeal.
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By Emily Saul | April 19, 2024
The Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday remitted negligence claims over destroyed embryos to the trial court, but upheld the dismissal of medical malpractice claims.
3 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | April 19, 2024
"We do expect to aggressively pursue collection of the entire attorney's fee award," said defense counsel Jay Eidex of Groth, Makarenko, Kaiser & Eidex in Duluth.
4 minute read
By Marni Berger | April 18, 2024
Representing minors in childhood sexual abuse (CSA) cases comes with great reward but great evidentiary and emotional challenges. With new and fortunately favorable laws emerging around the country to benefit child victims, now is the time to think about the intricacies of representing minor clients.
6 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | April 18, 2024
Brian Kent, known for his representation of sexual assault victims, described his move as a "mutual decision" and an "amicable" parting.
2 minute read
By Mason Lawlor | April 18, 2024
"I think the jury concluded that companies shouldn't make profit when they result in people being killed or severely injured, and that makes a lot of sense," plaintiffs' counsel, Mike Rafi of the Rafi Law Firm in Atlanta, told the Daily Report. "They didn't want a company making money when their behavior disregarded such obvious problems."
4 minute read
By Brian Lee | April 16, 2024
The Brooklyn Roman Catholic diocese agreed that it failed to uphold the policies and procedures it adopted for investigating and responding to abuse complaints.
2 minute read
By Alex Anteau | April 16, 2024
The plaintiff argued "the City knew that it had a systemic and pervasive hazardous condition lurking throughout its water distribution infrastructure in the form of thousands of misfit water meter lids."
4 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | April 16, 2024
"While plaintiff seeks to paint an almost demonic magnitude of intent centering around 'speed' the evidence supports only that driving over the speed limit was one of the many circumstances in place at the time of the crash," ruled Judge Gwendolyn Bright of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
3 minute read
By Charles Toutant | April 12, 2024
"The optics in the courtroom were very difficult. The optics were very extreme—to have this young lady sitting in front of the jury for days, without legs. In fact, [on] one of the legs there's no femur on the right side—it's just a hip," a defense lawyer said.
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