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TX Supreme Court Emphasizes Negligence Does Not Always Result in “Negligent”

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In a recent opinion issued on June 27, the Supreme Court of Texas emphasized that the presence of negligence does not always lead to liability, and Texas law requires more from those seeking such a finding....more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Cracking the Code: Demystifying the Legal Lingo in Insurance Defense

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Picture yourself standing in the middle of a bustling market surrounded by signs and conversations you can’t seem to decipher. If you’ve ever been a foreign country and don’t speak the language, you understand what it’s like...more

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Rhode Island’s First Asbestos Verdict in Nearly 40 Years

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For the first time in nearly 40 years, an asbestos case was tried to verdict in Rhode Island. This case, The Estate of Bonnie Bonito, resulted in a full defense verdict!...more

Goldberg Segalla

Federal District Court Grants Pump Manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Action

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In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michele Salvemini alleges exposure to asbestos while working as a marine engineer and shipyard mechanical worker on various merchant and U.S. Navy ships from 1974 to 2007. During this...more

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Account for a Jury’s Purpose on Damages

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Something that we see over and over again in mock trials has now occurred in an actual trial. A recent jury in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania entered a defense verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson, answering “No” to the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Washington Court Finds No Take-Home Exposure in Asbestos Bench Trial

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In Perkins v. United States, Plaintiff Tristan Perkins sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) for her mother Geraldine Perkins’ (“Decedent”) alleged wrongful death due to asbestos exposure. Alleging...more

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Foreign-Flagged Vessels Beware

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Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge allision on March 26, 2024, two U.S. House of Representatives members introduced the Justice for Victims of Foreign Vessel Accidents Act (Bill), which would retroactively increase the...more

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The Supreme Court of South Carolina Grants Certiorari in Jolly v. Gen. Elec. Co., Agreeing to Review Setoff Calculation and...

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On September 1, 2021, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court’s verdict and additur in favor of Plaintiffs in the matter of Beverly Dale Jolly and Brenda Rice Jolly v. Gen. Elec. Co., et al. Fisher...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Robins Kaplan Justice Report Fall 2020 | VOL. 14 NO. 4

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Marquardt v. Schaffhausen, 941 N.W.2d 715 (Minn. 2020), for example, is a medical malpractice action where Patricia Marquardt suffered a brain injury when she developed an untreated infection after undergoing a knee...more

Gray Reed

Stay Shut Down or be Sued? The Risk to Businesses from COVID-19 Premises-Liability Claims

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After months of governmental orders that required all non-essential businesses to close their doors, many companies are eager (or even desperate) to re-open and begin generating revenue. But they are wary of potential...more

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