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Work is important for people but safety should never be compromised. A slip and fall accident is one of the tragic events that could happen at the workplace. These accidents affect the victims’ lives and their families. 22% of slip and fall at work resulted in more than 31 days of lost wages. It was … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Texas Docket: 20-0127 Opinion Date: June 11, 2021 Judge: John P. Devine Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court conditionally granted a petition for writ of mandamus sought by the Diocese of Lubbock, as the relator, asserting that ecclesiastical abstention prohibits the trial court from assuming jurisdiction over a suit … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Texas Docket: 20-0005 Opinion Date: June 11, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court vacated the trial court’s underlying interlocutory order denying a motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code 27.003, and the judgment of the court … Read more
Court: Oregon Supreme Court Docket: S067882 Opinion Date: June 17, 2021 Judge: Martha Lee Walters Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Plaintiff was a passenger in a truck driven by Lorenz. The vehicles were traveling on an interstate when it began to hail and rain. A sedan ahead of the truck spun … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri Docket: SC98711 Opinion Date: June 15, 2021 Judge: Paul C. Wilson Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court made permanent a preliminary writ of prohibition it issued ordering the circuit court to take no other action in this wrongful death action other than to dismiss Sergeant Dirk Helms and … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri Docket: SC97983 Opinion Date: June 15, 2021 Judge: Patricia Breckenridge Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the circuit court in favor of Michael Holmes on his claim that the state legal expense fund (SLEF) was obligated to pay his 2016 judgment against two former … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Citation: 2019-IA-01378-SCT Opinion Date: June 17, 2021 Judge: Beam Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) sought, and the Mississippi Supreme Court granted interlocutory appeal challenging a circuit court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. Mississippi Baptist Health System (MBHS) also appealed … Read more
A car accident is a very tragic event that could change the victims’ lives. Based on the 2020 motor vehicle statistics of the National Safety Council, 42600 lives were lost due to a car accident. It is an 8% increase over 2019. In every 12 minutes, one person dies. These figures are very alarming. It … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Citation: 2020-CA-00418-SCT Opinion Date: June 17, 2021 Judge: Josiah D. Coleman Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury In September 2019, Robert McGowen filed a complaint in circuit court alleging that he had been sexually abused by a priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in 1984 and 1985 when McGowen … Read more
