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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A split Ohio Supreme Court on Sept. 20 dismissed a wrongful death case brought against a municipality, overturning lower court decisions to deny summary judgment on a political-subdivision immunity basis (Raymond Sanderbeck, et al. v. Medina County, No. 2010-1654, Ohio Sup.; 2011 Ohio LEXIS 2212). View full post on LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Daily [...]

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Aug. 30 overturned a summary judgment decision for the defendants in an automobile accident action, concluding that a jury must decide if a trucker caused a dangerous condition on the highway that resulted in a rear-end crash (Suzette Smith v. The Waggoners Trucking Corp., et al., [...]

The Guardian Paralympians warn legal aid reforms will penalise serious accident victimsThe GuardianPhotograph: Canadian Press / Rex Features Two of Britain's leading paralympians fear the government's shakeup of the legal aid system will have a severe impact on the ability of seriously injured people to claim adequate compensation. …and more » View full post on legal [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida Court of Appeal panel on Aug. 10 ruled that there was no evidence that a woman’s failure to wear her seatbelt contributed to injuries resulting from an automobile accident, concluding that the plaintiff was entitled to the full $ 6,336,160.50 jury award (Egline Henry v. Jena Hoelke, et [...]

SAN FRANCISCO – In a 2-1 decision reached Aug. 4, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a $ 14.9 million award to a man who was seriously injured in a rollover accident, concluding that expert testimony was not necessary to show exactly when during that accident that the plaintiff was injured (Dax [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A California appellate panel on July 28 affirmed summary judgment for the state transportation authority named as the defendant in a wrongful death action, ruling that there was no evidence that an intersection where a pedestrian was struck by a car and killed was unreasonably dangerous (Alberto Salas, et al. v. California [...]

What began as a garden-variety product liability case between an insurance company and a manufacturer took an odd twist when the manufacturer agreed to pay every cent demanded, plus interest, but the insurance company angrily objected to getting what it asked for. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

A California appellate court has reversed a judgment against State Farm, disagreeing with a trial court’s ruling that a man’s drunken punch to his friend’s groin qualified as an “accident” because he hadn’t meant to hit his friend squarely in the testicles. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – A genuine issue of material fact exists regarding whether “actual malice” was involved in an auto accident that injured a woman, an Ohio appeals panel held July 11, reversing a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment on punitive damages (Jennifer Touhey, et al., v. Ed’s Tree & Turf, LLC, et al., [...]

ATLANTA – The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 11affirmed summary judgment for an auto manufacturer accused of building a defective sport utility vehicle that rolled over and seriously injured a young female driver, concluding that the plaintiff failed to show that the vehicle posed serious safety risks (Melanie Ivy v. Ford Motor [...]