Wrongful Death

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....

Local governments are going to go broke if they're exposed to liability for minor defects in road surfaces. That's probably the best way to sum up yesterday's decision by the New Jersey Supreme...

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...

CHICAGO -- Eleven lawyers at the Chicago law firm of Corboy & Demetrio have been designated Illinois Super Lawyers for 2012. Limited to the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys, Super Lawyers are...

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...

CHICAGO -- Corboy & Demetrio has secured a $2 million settlement on behalf of a Chicago woman who was hit by a garbage truck in the city's River North neighborhood. The truck was...

Constitutional Claims and Civil Rights Student and parents sought review of summary judgment granted in favor of school district and college regarding violations of stuent's free exercise of religion and right to due...

IN the context of environmental accidents, such as the deep-water drilling oil spill in the Gulf, corporations and individuals face exposure to prosecution under federal environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act (CWA),...

For nearly 10 years, Utah Business has published the Legal Elite list showcasing the state's best-of-the-best lawyers. Our goal has been to publish a meaningful and credible Legal Elite list--a list that Utah's...

In a tough auto accident case, any lawyer would love to get before the jury evidence that the other driver had used marijuana before getting behind the wheel. But last week one state...

SAN DIEGO -- A United States District Court Judge today returned a $17,845,000 verdict for the heirs of four people killed when a U.S. Marine F-18 fighter jet crashed into their family home...

A mother who gave birth to a stillborn male could maintain a wrongful death action against her medical providers, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from a U.S....

Rank Law Firm Personnel Attorney name total Breakdown attorneys address non-attorney equity partners website employees non-equity partners paralegals associates of counsel 1 Michelman & 70 5 Robinson, LLP 15760 Ventura 45 31 Blvd.,...

An insolvent asbestos defendant's bankruptcy filing does not stay all litigation involving solvent co-defendants, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled. The plaintiffs filed a wrongful death suit against a number of defendants based...

Preliminary Settlement to be approved by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- It was recently announced that a preliminary settlement has been reached between Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, a...

State law does not bar parents from maintaining separate actions for negligent infliction of emotional distress relating to the death of their child in utero during labor, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled....

Michael Burress of Knoxville, Tennessee Died at Christmas Time 2010 After His Toyota Yaris Suddenly Accelerated SAN FRANCISCO -- Todd A. Walburg of the national plaintiffs' law firm, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,...

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California dismissed a wrongful denial of claim action brought by a car dealership against its insurer arising from the insurer's denial of coverage for...

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment in favor of a life insurer in an action brought by a policyholder for wrongful denial of benefits following the...