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Significant Changes Under Georgia’s New Tort Reform Legislation

You likely are aware that Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia’s tort reform legislation (SB 68) on April 21, 2025, which made a number of changes to Georgia law. This article summarizes some of the major changes under that...more

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Georgia Senate Passes Tort Reform Bill

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On March 21, 2025, the Georgia Senate passed S.B. 68, which contains numerous provisions affecting civil lawsuits in Georgia. The provisions include limits on the amounts plaintiffs can recover for medical expenses,...more

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Mold: Homebuyer Files Action Alleging Breach of Warranty/Negligence in Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas

Georgia Lawrence (“Lawrence”) filed a September 20th Complaint in the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas against Strategic Home Inspection, LLC (“SHI”) and Hamilton Wilson (“Wilson”) alleging certain causes of action...more

Marshall Dennehey

Excluding Counsel Fees From Payment of Future Medical Benefits Based on Future Medical Expenses as Speculative is Contrary to Sec....

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Patrice Williams v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No: 277 C.D. 2023; filed Mar. 21, 2024; Judge McCullough - In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted in part and denied in part the claimant’s Petition to Review. The...more

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Florida’s Comprehensive Tort Reform – Governor DeSantis Signs H.B. 837 Into Law, Signaling a New Era For Civil Litigation in...

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On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed H.B. 837 into law. This legislation enacts significant and wide-ranging changes to civil litigation practice in the state, including revamping comparative negligence...more

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Legislative Update: Cannabis, COVID-19, COMAR and More

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Join Goldberg Segalla partners John K. Archibald and Antonio S. Troese to discuss the impact on workers’ compensation practice and exposure given recent developments in Maryland regulations, COVID-19 cases and presumptions,...more

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[Webinar] Legislative Update: Cannabis, COVID-19, COMAR and More - April 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Join Goldberg Segalla partners John K. Archibald and Antonio S. Troese to discuss the impact on workers’ compensation practice and exposure given recent developments in Maryland regulations, COVID-19 cases and presumptions,...more

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Court Compels Arbitration of Balance Billing Dispute Under a California Health Plan, Severs Certain Unconscionable Provisions, and...

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A patient sued her health plan and the plan’s debt collector under various California and federal laws in connection with alleged attempts by the plan to unlawfully collect the balances of the plaintiff’s medical statements...more

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Recapping the Results of Litigation-Related Bills from the Texas Legislature

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Now that the 86th Texas Legislative Session is over, it’s time to review what happened to proposed legislation we highlighted earlier this year related to civil litigation that may affect your business....more

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Litigation-Related Legislative Bills that May Affect Your Texas Company

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The 86th Texas Legislative Session has been in swing for almost two months, so we thought now would be a good time to highlight some proposed legislation relating to civil litigation that may affect your business....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

A prerequisite to the recovery of fees: How "reasonable and necessary" are your charges?

In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Huff, 2013 DJDAR 7379 (2013), the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District decided a novel fee case in the medical context, referencing standards used to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

ERISA Litigation Alert: Check Your Plan Subrogation and Reimbursement Language to Eliminate “Contractual Gaps”

In U.S. Airways v. McCutchen, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ability of U.S. Airways’ health plan to recover medical expenses that it previously paid to the injured party from a third party settlement, but remanded the...more

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