Freeway Law
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Docket: 19-10869 Opinion Date: April 22, 2021 Judge: Lagoa Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury Plaintiff filed suit against Intuitive for injuries following a surgical procedure, seeking money damages. After a two-day Daubert hearing, the district court agreed with Intuitive’s position and excluded the testimony … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Docket: 19-13397 Opinion Date: April 16, 2021 Judge: Jordan Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Personal Injury In this libel case, the Eleventh Circuit held that New York’s “fair and true report” privilege, codified as N.Y. Civ. Rights Law 74, applies to the … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Docket: 20-4026 Opinion Date: April 22, 2021 Judge: Carson Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury, Products Liability Plaintiff Nathan Petersen Plaintiff injured himself while operating the Raymond Model 4200 stand-up counterbalance lift truck (“Raymond forklift”). The Raymond forklift had an open compartment. So it did … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Dockets: 20-30104, 20-30107 Opinion Date: April 21, 2021 Judge: Leslie H. Southwick Areas of Law: Drugs & Biotech, Personal Injury Plaintiffs, three women who suffered persistent hair loss after chemotherapy treatments, sued as a part of multidistrict litigation (MDL) against distributors of the drug Taxotere (docetaxel) … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Docket: 20-30405 Opinion Date: April 19, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Drugs & Biotech, Personal Injury, Products Liability The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on the plaintiff’s failure-to-warn claim asserted against the manufacturers of Taxotere, a chemotherapy medication. Plaintiff … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Virginia Docket: 200153 Opinion Date: April 8, 2021 Judge: Donald W. Lemons Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing with prejudice an amended complaint filed by Lisha Bryant-Shannon (Shannon) against the Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc. (HRCAP) alleging its liability for … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio Citation: 2021-Ohio-1174 Opinion Date: April 8, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Government & Administrative Law, Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals denying U.S. Tubular Products, Inc.’s complaint in mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its decision requesting John Roush’s request … Read more
Court: New York Court of Appeals Citation: 2021 NY Slip Op 02017 Opinion Date: April 1, 2021 Judge: Stein Areas of Law: Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury The Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the Appellate Division holding that recovery of a claimant’s schedule loss of use (SLU) award by his estate is … Read more
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court Citation: 308 Neb. 778 Opinion Date: April 2, 2021 Judge: Per Curiam Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court in favor of the State in this negligence action for damages under Nebraska’s State Tort Claims Act (STCA), Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-8,209 et seq., … Read more
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