Coverage of large verdicts and case digests of significant cases
By Mason Lawlor | January 24, 2025
"Everybody feels terrible about what happened to Eddie Nelson. It simply wasn't Keyvon Sellers' fault. He did his job and he's a really good person, and if he had perceived a threat to Eddie Nelson, he would've done something about it," said Thomas Gristina of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, who defended a corrections officer in a wrongful-death suit.
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 22, 2025
Bibb County State Court jurors have returned a $13.7 million medical malpractice verdict against a pair of anesthesiologists whose alleged breached standard of care contributed to the death of a patient.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 15, 2025
“The Superior Court’s decision provides an excellent review of Pennsylvania privilege law while ordering the production of interview notes containing factual summaries that the defendant had refused to produce,” the plaintiff's attorneys said in a joint statement.
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 14, 2025
Less than two years after a stray bullet killed a sleeping child inside her Griffin apartment, plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn and Mabra Law and defense counsel with Drew Eckl & Farnham negotiated a $6 million wrongful-death settlement.
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By Colleen Murphy | January 8, 2025
The plaintiffs claimed they were waiting for critical information from the school before filing their complaint. However, the judge said the delay was unreasonable since they were represented by an attorney.
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By Lisa Willis | December 31, 2024
In one of the last cases to be filed in 2024, a South Florida law firm wants justice for their client and legislative changes to mandate safety measures for retention ponds.
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By Aleeza Furman | December 27, 2024
“There was no evidence that the jury’s award resulted from bias, impartiality, prejudice, or ill will, and the verdict was supported by the record and not grossly excessive to shock this court’s conscience,” Judge Angelo Foglietta ruled in the 24-page opinion.
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By Mason Lawlor | December 26, 2024
The judge had awarded $9.6 million as compensatory damages, and then trebled the total to more than $29 million against Penn National.
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By Morgan Lee | December 26, 2024
Attorney Gloria Allred says the family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the 2021 shooting in New Mexico, are disappointed prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of a criminal charge against actor Alec Baldwin.
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By ALM Staff | December 25, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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