Tort reform: impact of HB 837 on jury instructions
3/5/24
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 2-A into law in December 2022, followed by his signing of HB 837 on March 24, 2023. One of the many features of this tort reform was the move …
Tort reform: impact of HB 837 on jury instructions
3/5/24
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 2-A into law in December 2022, followed by his signing of HB 837 on March 24, 2023. One of the many features of this tort reform was the move …
Yield rational results: Texas’s attempt to rein in nuclear verdicts
3/4/24
By: Gabriel Canto and Tim Soefje
Last year, the Texas Supreme Court in Gregory v. Chohan1 dropped a hammer on “unsubstantiated anchoring,” the plaintiff tactic of putting big numbers, often seemingly pulled out of a hat, in the mind …
2/20/24
By: Donald Patrick Eckler and A. Mark O’Danovich
In Phillips v. Havenar, 2024 IL App. (4th) 230204-U, the Illinois Appellate Court provided a detailed discussion of plaintiffs’ failure to comply with numerous evidentiary and discovery rulings, the most important of …
2/15/24
By: Donald Patrick Eckler and Joshua W. Zhao
In WEOC, Inc. v. Niebauer ex rel Estate of Blount, No. 23S-CT-184 (2024), as an issue of first impression, the Indiana Supreme Court considered whether common-law liability still applies to claims …
A new concern for drug-makers emerges: “Pipeline Liability”
2/13/24
California Court of Appeal decision finds pharmaceutical companies owe their customers a duty to move safer alternatives to existing drugs through the development pipeline.
In the 1980s, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis was widely seen as a …
12/4/23
By: Kevin G. Kenneally, David Harding and Christina Morgan
“Seldom is so ambitious a case filed on so slight a basis.”
–U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for …
11/29/23
The Statute of Repose is a viable defense in cases dealing with construction defects in Pennsylvania. It limits the liability of builders for defects by barring suits filed 12 years from the date construction is completed. …
Understanding CMS regulations: navigating Medicare secondary payer reporting requirements
10/30/23
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized regulations that shed light on how it will handle civil money penalties for violations of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements. The new rule applies to …
Slippery Conditions in Pennsylvania Defense Slip and Fall Negligence Case
9/27/23
By: Nicholas Hubner
In a recent ruling this month, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defense in a slip and fall case involving “generally slippery” conditions. Plaintiff filed suit against the defendant property owner …
Supreme Court of Georgia affirms decision that cap on punitive damages is constitutional
9/26/23
By: Michelle Yee and Sean R. Riley
In a recent decision, Taylor v. Devereux Found., Inc., 316 Ga. 44, 92, 885 S.E.2d 671, 707 (2023), the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a statutory cap on punitive damages did …
Nuclear Verdict Largest Ever in the State of Ohio
9/7/23
By: Doug Holthus and Ashley Hetzel
A Columbus, Ohio family was recently awarded $787M by a federal trial court jury following the death of the family’s 2-year-old son in 2018.
On May 22, 2018, the 2-year-old was playing with his …
Penn Medicine Challenging Largest PA Med Mal Claim Verdict
8/30/23
A Philadelphia County recently awarded a $182.7 MM verdict, including $80 MM in pain and suffering damages, against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, known as Penn Medicine. While larger medical malpractice jury verdicts are …