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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 held that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) “extends coverage to an employee who can establish a substantial nexus between his injury and his employer’s extractive operations” on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), affirming a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision in a [...]

As a key deadline approached, lawyers for former pro football players and wives who say the National Football League failed to protect players from long-term brain injuries filed two more suits Monday, bringing to six the number of actions filed in Atlanta over concussions sustained on the playing field. View full post on Law.com – [...]

Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner …MarketWatch (press release)Feldman Shepherd is one of only two elite Philadelphia law firms to achieve a first-tier ranking in plaintiffs' medical malpractice law, and one of only 15 firms listed among Philadelphia's top tier for plaintiffs' personal injury litigation. …and more » View full post on law [...]

Law Offices of Brian Cunha & Associates Settles Personal Injury Case, Dog Bite …MarketWatch (press release)Rhode Island General Laws 4-13-16 entitled, ACTION FOR DAMAGES TO ANIMALS makes the owner of any dog who injures or kills another domestic animal or person while traveling on the street or out of the enclosure of the owner or [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) on Dec. 19 ordered the consolidation of all federally filed personal injury cases against sneaker manufacturer Skechers for injuries that plaintiffs claim were caused by the rocker bottom of its “Shape-Ups” toning shoes (In re: Skechers Toning Shoe Products Liability Litigation, JPMDL, MDL No. [...]

SAN DIEGO – A man who claims that he paid more for a portable hard drive promising effortless file backups and then had to pay a computer consultant after the device did not perform as expected alleges standing under the California unfair competition law (UCL) and pleads the claim with adequate specificity, a federal judge [...]

ATLANTA – For a second time, a First Division Georgia Court of Appeals panel has overturned a defense judgment and remanded a carbon monoxide exposure personal injury lawsuit for retrial; the panel found the trial court abused its discretion and erred in decisions regarding jury selection; the opinion was entered Dec. 16 (Jocelyn Harper v. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on Dec. 12 affirmed a Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision that denied entitlement to service connection for the alleged effects of a bilateral foot injury due to frostbite a veteran asserted that he suffered while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany in the [...]

BALTIMORE – A potential competitor pleaded antitrust injury related to long-term, sole-source contracts sufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss by showing genuine intent and preparedness to enter the relevant market, a federal judge in Maryland ruled Dec. 13 (BNLfood Investments Limited Sarl v. Martek Biosciences Corp., No. WDQ-11-0446, Md.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143588). [...]

Two law firm employees whose financial data was hacked have no standing to sue the payroll-processing company that allowed the breach, the 3rd Circuit has held in a precedential opinion, finding the alleged injuries to be too speculative given the lack of evidence that the compromised information has been or will be used. View full [...]