Bernavage by and through Vanston v. Green Ridge Healthcare Group, LLC, WL 14279152025, (Pa. Super. May 19, 2025) - This case concerned an elderly woman’s slip and fall on a shower floor while being assisted by staff in an...more
On December 12, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that there was no coverage available to an employer for its employee’s workplace personal injury lawsuit under the employer’s workers’ compensation and employer’s liability...more
The California Wrongful Death statute creates a legal claim when someone dies at the hands of a negligent, reckless, or intentional tort or a dangerous or defective product. Such incidents include...more
Dionicio Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC, et al. and Sir Electric, LLC v. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co., No. A-2079-22 (Dec. 22, 2023) - The Appellate Division affirmed the Law Division order granting Hartford...more
The case has rocked the medical profession. On March 25, 2022, a Tennessee jury found a former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse guilty of criminally negligent homicide and negligent abuse of an impaired adult....more
In Stewart v. Demme, the Ontario Divisional Court (the “Court”) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a data breach class action against a hospital, where a nurse used patient health records to...more
The tenets of good seamanship and common sense dictate that your boat should never be unintentionally adrift. Unfortunately, Murphy’s Law applies equally on land and at sea. Whether caused by a mechanical failure, a broken...more
Nearly 50,000 people attended the sold-out Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2021. Concertgoers, who paid more than $300 per ticket, eagerly anticipated the performance of Grammy-nominated rapper...more
North Carolina's mild climate and natural beauty make it a great place for outdoor recreation. Its coastline, rivers, and lakes make water-related activities particularly popular. North Carolinians and tourists alike...more
To a professional accountant or tax adviser whose career is built on providing clients sound advice, the prospect of a client suffering a loss due to their faulty opinion ranks as the worst possible fear. If an accountant’s...more
This is the last of four articles examining the scope of the Seventh Amendment jury trial right as applied to the facts that set the maximum monetary penalty a judge may impose against a civil defendant in a U.S. Securities...more
A New York man and two construction companies he owns have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of an employee who plunged six stories to his death after allegedly being directed to perform work...more
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) recently initiated proceedings for alleged market misconduct against U.S.-based Andrew Edward Left in connection with his research report (“Left’s report”)...more
A federal judge has rejected the CFPB’s argument that the CFPA should incorporate a lower standard for “recklessness” than that to secondary liability under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEC Act”). On September 1,...more