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Wrongful Death Claims in Florida: A Guide to What You Need to Know

Losing a loved one due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct is one of the most devastating experiences anyone can endure. In Florida, the law provides a pathway for families to seek justice and financial compensation...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Is a Personal Injury Settlement Taxed?

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

Adams & Reese

The Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Defense Takes Another Hit

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The Supreme Court of Mississippi recently held in Tiger Production Company, LLC v. Pace, 2021-IA-00315-SCT, 2022 WL 11555295 (October 20, 2022) that surface owners are not necessarily required to exhaust administrative...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Former Client Alleging Legal Malpractice May Recover Punitive Damages Awarded Against it in...

Midwest Sanitary Service, Inc., et al. v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C. et al., 2022 IL 127327 (Sept. 22, 2022) Brief Summary - The Illinois Supreme Court held that defendants' former client can seek to recover...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SC Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Cap on Punitive Damages

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently decided Garrison v. Target Corporation in which it interpreted South Carolina’s statutory cap on punitive damages....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Emerging Issues in Planned Community and Condominium Disputes

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From disagreements over short-term rentals to an infamous Tigger mailbox that elevated a neighborhood dispute all the way to the Commonwealth Court, Pennsylvania has seen a growing trend in litigation involving unit owners’...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

W. Virginia Court Rejects Claim Opioid Reports Defamed Pharmacist

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A West Virginia federal court has rejected defamation claims arising from two Peabody Award-winning CBS Evening News reports about the opioid epidemic....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

When Are Punitive Damages Too Punitive?

The defendants aren’t in the health care business, but their April 1 victory in the Tenth Circuit has implications for defendants in all lines of business. That’s why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce weighed in with an amicus...more

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