In a recent legal ruling, a San Antonio-based law firm and its clients were held to an initially proposed $100,000 settlement agreement, despite a misunderstanding regarding the limit of the insurance policy in a wrongful death settlement. The court rejected the firm’s protests for a summary judgment reversal. The heart of the dispute lay in…
Last month, a decision from the Alabama Supreme Court recognising embryos as unborn children spurred the legislature into quick action, seeking to protect fertility clinics from liability. As a result of this ruling, many of these clinics shut down temporarily. Nevertheless, the state’s intervention only touches on the surface of larger ethical and legal complications…
In a wrongful death trial that has attracted national attention, the jury has found in favor of the plaintiffs concluding that Andre McDonald was both grossly negligent and unjustly enriched by his wife Andreen Nicole McDonald’s death. Following these findings, the jury awarded $210 million in damages to the victim’s survivors. According to co-lead plaintiffs…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that the organization did not adequately address the significant, ongoing risks related to concussion-related injuries. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of Thomas Riedy, whose father Gerald Riedy, an ex-football player for…
NASCAR, along with its various partners, faces a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the estate of an engineer who was fatally electrocuted while lending his aid to set up the corporation’s Chicago street-racing weekend event last summer. The suit, lodged by the attorneys at Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, represents Kristin Tabinski, the special administrator for…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—the organization that supervises student-athletes from over 1,000 North American institutions and conferences—has been hit with a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses the NCAA of failing to adequately confront the severe and lasting hazards associated with concussion-related injuries. Details of this lawsuit have been brought to the attention of…
Last month, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a novel ruling in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, declaring that for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death statute, an unimplanted human embryo is legally considered a “child”. This interpretation permitted intended parents to sue their IVF clinic for wrongful death, rather than negligence, should their…
On Wednesday night, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that protects in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability. This legislative move comes in the wake of a highly debated February 16 Alabama Supreme Court ruling that classified embryos as children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The recent…
In an intriguing development in the intersection of health-care and law, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed into law a piece of legislation aimed at protecting providers of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments from civil and criminal liability. This proactive legislative move comes in the wake of a potentially ground-changing ruling by the state’s Supreme Court…
In a recent Q&A session, Daniel S. Jo, a partner at Silver Golub & Teitell law firm, shares significant insights about his journey to becoming a partner. Drawing from his extensive law experience, Jo highlights the grave mistake frequently made by attorneys of prioritising career advancement over hard work. He suggests that such an approach…
After a contentious Alabama Supreme Court decision, State Senator Tim Melson has filed a bill designed to safeguard the state’s in vitro fertilization (IVF) industry. The proposed Senate Bill 160 aims to prevent further IVF clinics from suspending their operations by granting criminal and civil immunity to healthcare providers engaged in the provision of IVF…
In a recent development, the Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a Gwinnett County trial court’s decision to dismiss a wrongful death case involving a patient who died in a long-term state-funded care facility. The patient’s demise was originally ruled out due to the absence of proximate cause. However, this decision reverberated a pivotal policy warning…
Unless you’ve managed to avoid all news sources recently, you are probably aware that on February 16, 2024, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled that embryos are “children” for purposes of plaintiffs having a viable claim under the Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. This judgement was adjudicated in the case of LePage v….
The Alabama Supreme Court, on February 16, pronounced that frozen fertilized human embryos can be viewed as children, reigniting debates and discussions around reproductive rights following the recent upheaval of a woman’s Constitutional right to an abortion by the US Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It is essential to parse the…
NFL Enterprises, in concert with Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, Event Rentals Unltd., and Roc Nation, is currently facing legal scrutiny. A lawsuit, alleging wrongful death, has been filed in relation to the Super Bowl LVII event. An unfortunate incident resulted in the death of an individual who was part of the crew engaged in…
In a recent ruling involving oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp., the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stated that Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America, a unit of global provider Chubb Ltd., has to cover the defense and settlement cost of a wrongful death that occurred at one of Exxon’s construction sites…
The legal arena has seen a myriad of interesting developments lately: from unscrupulous partners under reporting their earnings, allegations of wrongful death, leaps in diversity applications for law schools, dubious connections in influential law firms to public perceptions of the Supreme Court. An example of the aforementioned malfeasance is the story of a partner who…
The family of Ashli Babbitt, a strongly conservative woman who was shot by a Capitol Police officer during the widely-publicized Capitol attack, is trying to frame her as a martyr. Sponsored by the legal group Judicial Watch, the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. Such action comes three years after…
Texas law firm Jackson Walker is pushing back against a hand sanitizer company’s efforts to recoup fees the law firm earned. The company alleges that Jackson Walker did not voluntarily disclose a relationship between one of its attorneys and a bankruptcy judge. This dispute emerged amidst the proceedings of the 4E Brands North America bankruptcy…
An allegation of wrongful death in a Pennsylvania prisoner’s case was recently resolved with a $5 million settlement, primarily due to the impact of video evidence and utilisation of effective negotiation strategies. The case revolved around the incident involving Ishmail Thompson, a 29-year-old inmate at Dauphin County Prison, who was found unresponsive shortly after being…
In a recent development, Peter A. Halprin has been recruited by Haynes and Boone as an insurance recovery partner for their New York office. The firm made the announcement on Tuesday. Prior to this, Halprin was associated with Pasich LLP. During his professional journey, Halprin has acquired substantial experience in arbitrating, litigating, and mediating claims…
Selendy Gay Elsberg, a prominent law firm, has earned recognition from Bloomberg Law in its 2023 issue of Pro Bono Innovators. The firm garnered attention by securing beneficial terms for the Sandy Hook families in the Remington debtors’ bankruptcy plan, which resulted in an astounding $73 million settlement by February 2022. Equally noteworthy is the…
Several legal shifts have made headlines recently within the realm of North American legalization. A significant development unfolded in New York as regulators agreed upon a settlement concerning a lawsuit against the state’s cannabis-licensing program. The lawsuit, initiated by military veterans, challenged the structure of the existing agenda. The argument from veterans’ groups has been…
Ellena Erskine’s daily digest on SCOTUSblog is a must-read for legal professionals seeking a snapshot of the day’s Supreme Court-related news. The article, titled “The morning read for Friday, November 17,” promises a carefully curated list of news articles, commentary, and noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. In the spirit of the digest’s dedication…
A wrongful death lawsuit lodged against online food delivery company DoorDash has been dismissed by a Federal court. The case, DeRose for Estate of DeRose v. DoorDash, Inc., 2023 WL 3840655 (E.D.N.C. Jun. 1, 2023), was initiated by the parents of a pedestrian, who alleged that a DoorDash delivery driver negligently struck and killed their…