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Virginia’s New “Vulnerable Victim” Law Increases Employers’ Potential for Vicarious Liability in Personal Injury and Wrongful...

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A new Virginia law, effective July 1, 2025, adds Section 8.01-42.6 to the Virginia Code to address employers’ vicarious liability for their employees’ tortious conduct in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits brought by...more

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How Georgia SB68 Streamlines Litigation: What You Need to Know

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Georgia Senate Bill 68, signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on April 21, 2025, introduces significant changes to the state’s civil litigation landscape. Most notable is the implementation of a mandatory 90-day stay of...more

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Out-of-State Companies Face Increased Litigation Risk Under Illinois's Proposed Jurisdictional Law

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Illinois is known for large verdicts in toxic tort cases, and the state has become a prime venue for forum shopping by plaintiffs’ attorneys. Illinois Senate Bill 328, if signed into law, will make it easier for plaintiffs to...more

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Punitive Damages Now Allowed in Illinois Wrongful Death Cases

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Key Takeaways - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law HB 219 to allow punitive damages to be recoverable in wrongful death and survival actions. Punitive damages are now recoverable in wrongful death claims on...more

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Illinois Civil Procedure Amendment Imposes 6% Prejudgment Interest in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions

On May 28, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/2-1303, that applies a 6% prejudgment interest rate on all damages awarded in personal injury and...more

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Pre-Judgment Interest Law Takes Effect July 1, 2021

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Just ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill that allows a plaintiff to recover 6% per annum prejudgment interest in any personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit pending or...more

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A New Kind of Covid Immunity: Here’s What You Need To Know About Arizona’s New Law Protecting Businesses From Covid Lawsuits

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Over the past year, the big story has been the search for vaccines to protect people from Covid-19. You can’t vaccinate a business, but Arizona businesses are now protected from liability related to Covid-19. ...more

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UPDATE: Prejudgment Interest Could Impact Personal Injury And Wrongful Death Actions In Illinois

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On January 13, 2021, the Illinois Legislature passed House Bill 3360, which tentatively added prejudgment interest on all personal injury and wrongful death claims. Since then, the bill has been awaiting the signature or veto...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Impose Prejudgment Interest on Personal Injury Claims

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The Illinois Legislature passed House Bill 3360 on Jan. 13, 2021, to amend the state's judgment interest statute and add prejudgment interest on all personal injury and wrongful death claims decided in favor of the plaintiff....more

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Tennessee Insurance Legal News: Volume 3, Number 3

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Declaratory Judgment Action Interpreting the "Land Motorized Vehicle" Exclusion - In Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. Simmons, No. E2013-01419-COA-R30-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. July 15, 2014), the Tennessee Court of...more

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