What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation January 14, 2026 By Katie A. Stricklin and Chelsea N. Cortes In California, historically, when a plaintiff filed a personal injury action relating to their own injuries and then died mid-litigation...
Viewpoint: The Need for Defensive Anchoring in Response to Rising Jury Damages July 14, 2023 By Bill Bower In 1989, I began practicing law as a civil defense attorney in Chicago. I had the privilege of working for...
Massachusetts Town Not Liable for ATV Rider’s Death on Town Land June 27, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Massachusetts town is immune from liability for the death of an ATV rider who was killed after striking a...
N.Y. Lawmakers Send Bill Overhauling Wrongful Death Law to Governor June 13, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson New York lawmakers have again overwhelmingly passed legislation to overhaul the state’s 1847 law that governs damages that can be...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pain and Suffering Claims May 31, 2023 By David Shepardson A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing BA.N 737 MAX Ethiopian...
Jury Awards $77M in Suit Against Addiction Treatment Center September 9, 2022 By Kate Brumback ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after...
Jury Awards $77M in Suit Against Addiction Treatment Center September 8, 2022 By Kate Brumback ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after...
School Dean who Shot Student Ordered to Pay $10 Million Judgment August 8, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — A former dean at a Boston high school known affectionately by students as “Rev” has been ordered...
Hearing on Damages Owed by Ex-Cop who Killed Mother of 4 May 25, 2022 A former Mississippi police officer who shot and killed a sleeping woman should pay her four children $2.5 million each...
Florida County Pays $4 Million for Girl with Severed Spine May 25, 2022 MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County has agreed to pay a record $4 million for the care of a girl whose...