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Coverage of large verdicts and case digests of significant cases
By Alex Anteau | August 18, 2023
"This is an issue that's being raised in basically all of the recent large medical-malpractice judgments, so it seems it's going to make its way into the court of appeals on way or another in the near future," said a plaintiffs' lawyer arguing against one appeal.
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By Emily Cousins | August 18, 2023
"Even though the providers made that claim, it is apparent that the insurance carriers continued to charge premiums for malpractice," Robert C. Lubus Jr. of Grady & Riley said. "Here, the Connecticut Supreme Court made it clear that in order to use the executive order as a shield, the malpractice had to have some relation to COVID or to a lack of resources caused by COVID. The facts of our case are such that we are confident that the nursing home will never be able to sustain this burden."
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By Charles Toutant | August 10, 2023
"We are grateful to the judiciary for recognizing that the jury's unanimous verdict was firmly based on negligence, and not on any conduct immunized by the Tort Claims Act," Donald Burke Jr., lawyer for the widow, said.
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By Katie Hall | August 9, 2023
Sorrels Law is representing the family of one of the three men who were killed early Sunday in a golf cart crash in Cypress after the driver of the SUV that hit them was charged with three counts of murder.
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By Lisa Willis | August 7, 2023
"The law used to guard the henhouse. Now the fox does," said attorney Fan Li of Kelley | Uustal.
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By Mason Lawlor | August 4, 2023
"The defendants failed to do their part in keeping my sweet Ariel safe," the grandmother said in a statement. "They did nothing to stop the flow of drugs into and out of the facility. No child should have to live in those conditions, and now my granddaughter is dead."
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By Mason Lawlor | August 3, 2023
"The defendants failed to do their part in keeping my sweet Ariel safe," the grandmother said in a statement. "They did nothing to stop the flow of drugs into and out of the facility. No child should have to live in those conditions, and now my granddaughter is dead."
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By Max Mitchell | August 1, 2023
"If Johnson had any juvenile adjudications satisfying Section 6307(b)'s requirements, the Juvenile Act would not bar disclosure of the 'offenses charged and the disposition of the case' and Johnson's age at the time," Stevens said.
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By Cedra Mayfield | July 31, 2023
"We are very optimistic about our chances on appeal if the judge denies our motion for [judgment not withstanding the verdict]," said defense counsel G. Lee Welborn of Downey & Cleveland. "It is only halftime in this contest, and we get the ball in the second half."
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By The Associated Press | July 31, 2023
An investigation revealed that a clerk for the Southern chain did not stop Paul Murdaugh from using his older brother's ID to buy beer on the same February 2019 night that authorities said the 19-year-old steered a boat into a bridge in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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