Sunday, December 19, 2021

Family members of student victim in the Michigan school shooting sue school district

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The family of Riley Franz, a student who was shot in the neck at Oxford High School last week, is suing the school district and school offic...
Monday, November 29, 2021

Jury awards millions in damages against white nationalists for injuries caused during "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville

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After a monthlong trial, a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville found the white nationalists liable on four counts in a lawsuit fi...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses judgment against opioid manufacturers in public nuisance case; but lower court in Ohio finds against pharmacies

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About three weeks ago, (on November 7) I posted a story about a decision in California dismissing a claim for public nuisance against severa...
Sunday, November 7, 2021

Judge recently issued a "tentative decision" against the plaintiffs in California case related to opioid crisis

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If you have been watching "Dopesick" on Hulu or "Goliath" on Amazon Primes, you might be disappointed to hear that this ...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Family members of former NHL player sue the NHL for wrongful death

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The family of deceased former Chicago Blackhawks player Steve Montador have sued the National Hockey League in Cook County court, claiming i...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

NFL revises its position regarding "race norming"

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Back in March, and later in May, I wrote about ‘race norming’ and the NFL settlement fund to compensate retired players for the effects of t...
Sunday, September 19, 2021

"Worth" -- Netflix's movie on the 9/11 victim's compensation fund, and interviews with Ken Feinberg

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To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, Netflix released a new movie called "Worth".  It is a ...
Sunday, September 5, 2021

Wrongfully Convicted Man who was Imprisoned for 23 Years Sues Prosecutor

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 A recently exonerated man who spent 23 years in prison has filed a complaint against a longtime Mississippi district attorney alleging vari...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Missouri Supreme Court upholds statutory cap on non-economic damages

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I am not happy to report that the Missouri Supreme Court appears to have dropped its hostility towards tort reform. This past July, it uphel...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Louisiana Court of Appeals rejects wrongful life claims

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 About two weeks ago the Louisiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion in which it joins the majority of jurisdictions in rejecting the notio...