Negligence

2011 was the year of people power; whether it was the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, recall elections or MF Global customers fighting against the big banks, people demanded to be heard and...

A court of appeals found in favor of an insurance agent regarding an insured's claim that the agent and his agency failed to properly advise the insured regarding replacement-cost coverage for improvements to...

A 12-person jury in Texas has awarded almost $17.7 million to two women injured when the Greyhound bus they were riding flipped over while the driver was making calls on his cell phone....

A county isn't liable for failing to detect and repair a defect in a road surface that allegedly caused a bicyclist's death, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a dismissal....

The estate of a client could not proceed with a legal malpractice lawsuit commenced by the client before her death, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The client received workers'...

A hospital is not liable for failing to ensure that a woman who planned to become a mother received test results showing that she was a carrier of cystic fibrosis, the California Court...

CHICAGO -- Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is proud to announce the launch of Cerebral Palsy Lawyers FAQ, a new website devoted to informing parents of children with cerebral palsy of their medical and legal...

Machinery manufacturers could not be liable for wrongful death allegedly caused by asbestos-containing parts and insulation used in the operation of their products, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The decision reverses a...

A West Virginia jury awarded the son of a woman who died of severe dehydration after a brief stay in a nursing home $91.5 million, including an $80 million punitive damages award. The...

Federal health care law does not preempt an amendment to state law guaranteeing a medical malpractice plaintiff's right to know about prior adverse medical incidents, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in affirming...

In the third trial over a rash of hepatitis C infections caused by contaminated vials of the anesthetic propofol at Las Vegas colonoscopy and endoscopy clinics in October, a jury ordered the drug...

A 12-person jury in Illinois awarded $89.6 million - $80 million of it in punitives - against four defendants in a suit brought by a former pipefitter suffering from mesothelioma. Charles Gillenwater, 59,...

An Illinois federal jury has awarded a $95 million verdict - including $80 million in punitive damages - to a store worker who claimed she was sexually harassed and assaulted by a manager...

MIAMI -- Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson, partner at the nationally recognized trial law firm Colson Hicks Eidson and former president of the American Association for Justice - the world's largest association of trial...

A plaintiff seeking damages for psychological injuries was required to produce for discovery the report of a psychologist retained for trial, in addition to the report of the psychologist who treated her, the...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/943746/hospital_wireless) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Hospital Wireless Patient Monitoring Devices - Global Opportunity Assessment, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017" to their offering. Executive...

A $28 million award of punitive damages was not unconstitutionally excessive in a product liability case brought by a woman who contracted breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy drugs, a Pennsylvania appellate...

LeBlanc is Only Louisiana Environmental Plaintiffs' Attorney Selected for Honor BATON ROUGE, La. -- Burton LeBlanc, the head of Baron and Budd's Baton Rouge office, is one of only six environmental attorneys selected...

An insured who contracted hepatitis C at an endoscopy clinic could sue her managed care organization for negligently failing to ensure the safety of her ERISA plan's medical provider network, the Nevada Supreme...