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K.H. v. Mill Run Campground, Docket No. 2197 of 2023, G.D. (Pa. Com. Pl., Fayette Cnty, Mar. 10, 2025) - A Pennsylvania trial court overruled primary objections to claims of punitive damages when the plaintiffs’ alleged...more
There is nothing like an injury to remind human beings of our frailty. Whether it's a car accident or a slip and fall incident in a grocery store, our bodies may feel the aftereffects for months — or even years — after the...more
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
For over three decades, federal preemption of state failure to warn claims has served as a powerful defense in strict liability tort cases. Courts have consistently dismissed lawsuits challenging the adequacy of warnings for...more
The 2024-2025 Judicial Hellholes report shines its brightest spotlight on 10 jurisdictions that have earned reputations as Judicial Hellholes. Asbestos litigation continues to be a trend within numerous jurisdictions....more
Potential and actual distractions abound when you occupy the driver's seat. You adjust the volume on the radio, heat, and air conditioning. Large screens in the front display maps, directions, radio stations, the song being...more
Approximately 6 percent of adult Americans experience an activity-limiting injury every three months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Injuries can happen because of carelessness, such as...more
Scott Seaman, Co-Chair of Hinshaw’s global Insurance Services Practice Group, is joined by Hilary Harmsworth and Sam Vardy of Howden Insurance Brokers to introduce a new fifty-state survey on U.S. bad faith law and to briefly...more
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles - In this asbestos action, three defendants filed motions for summary judgment, and in some cases, in the alternative, motions for summary adjudication,...more
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
Defective products can lead to serious injuries. As in any other catastrophic injury case, the damages which the victim suffers from such an event can be substantial. The types of damages to which you may be entitled can be...more
There are several misperceptions as to how damages are calculated in a personal injury case. Common misbeliefs range from thinking that there is a standard formula for calculating damages to believing that punitive damages...more
The Holding - In Swift Trans. Co. of Az., LLC. v. Carman in and for County of Yavapai, — Ariz. —, 515 P.3d 685 (Aug. 23, 2022), a bodily injury and wrongful death case arising from a tractor-trailer accident, the Arizona...more
A federal jury in Florida awarded $77.5 million in damages, including $72.5 million in punitive damages, to a former soldier who filed a claim alleging that his hearing loss resulted from defective 3M Co. earplugs. The case...more
The 3M earplug lawsuits keep moving forward. On November 15, 2021, the seventh bellwether trial in the ongoing 3M earplug injury litigation ended in a $13 million award in favor of the plaintiff. This jury award has other...more
Court Dismisses Claims Against Insurer For Bad Faith Failure To Settle, And For Consequential And Punitive Damages- Scottsdale issued a policy to Watershed Ventures, LLC, which included Directors and Officers Liability...more
Punitive damages are awarded against an employer in favour of an employee only if the employer engaged in wrongful acts that are outrageous, reprehensible, and offensive to ordinary standards of decent conduct in the...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in a May 10 Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) addressed a negligence claim against a Waste Transfer Station (“Landfill”) operator. See Buchanan v. Santek Env’t...more
When an accident happens due to someone else's negligence, an injured person is able to recover compensatory damages from the at-fault party or their insurance carrier. For instance, if an innocent driver is injured in a...more
A recent Supreme Court decision sets important precedent on the retroactive effect of legislation amending the law governing sovereign immunity in the United States. On May 18, 2020, the Supreme Court handed a victory to...more
The Supreme Court in Opati v. Republic of Sudan, No. 17–1268, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), has held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA") allows certain plaintiffs to recover punitive damages from state sponsors of...more
On May 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Opati v. Republic of Sudan, holding that plaintiffs who sue a foreign government under the state-sponsored-terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act can seek...more
Opati v. Republic of Sudan, No. 17-1268: Victims of a 1998 al Qaeda attack outside the United States Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania brought suit in federal court against the Republic of Sudan, alleging that Sudan had...more
With the new administration of President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico is currently facing numerous political and economic changes. These changes will have a direct impact on business activities in Mexico including the...more
A recent United States Supreme Court ruling held that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a maritime claim of unseaworthiness. This new ruling has resolved a split among the circuits and has essentially reinforced...more