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J&J Spars With Foes of $9 Billion Talc Cancer Plan as Trial Ends

Johnson & Johnson told a judge its $9 billion proposal to settle baby powder cancer claims in bankruptcy court is the only viable way to end more than 15 years of litigation, while opponents assailed the company’s efforts to line …

Jury Awards $2.78 Million to Nanny Over Hidden Camera in Bedroom

A jury has awarded $2.78 million to an au pair whose employer used a hidden camera to videotape her while she slept in their New York City home. The jury in Brooklyn federal court ordered Michael and Danielle Esposito to …

Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims

A Connecticut clinical social worker believes her homeowners insurer should defend and indemnify her against claims she violated patients’ privacy by accessing and sharing their private medical information. She says the lawsuit against her triggers her homeowners coverage because the …

Update: Woman Sues NFL Star Tyreek Hill, Says He Broke Her Leg in Backyard Football Drills

Miami Dolphins superstar Tyreek Hill has been named in a lawsuit by a model and social media influencer, who claims that Hill broke her leg after she knocked him backwards in an impromptu football instruction last year. Hall’s complaint, filed …

Study Reviewed Most Common Private Civil Cases in California

A new analysis of court cases in California over a year showed civil rights cases and personal injury cases were the most common civil cases in the state. Of the 25,636 civil cases in California for the 12-month period ending …

Maine Lighthouse Closed After Walkway Collapse That Injured 11

A lighthouse that was the site of a walkway collapse that injured 11 people will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to the group that maintains the structure. The wooden walkway at Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic …

How Much Is a Picture Worth? Let Jury Decide in Personal Injury Claim, Says Court

Photos of damaged vehicles are relevant to the likelihood and degree of personal injury in a car accident case and they are admissible at trial, even when no expert witnesses are around to testify about them, the Massachusetts high court …

Alabama Jury: Delivery Worker to Get $1.9M After Fall at Dollar General Store

An Alabama jury has decided that Dollar General stores must pay almost $2 million to a delivery worker who was injured when a ramp collapsed at a store. Driver Jason Agee in 2019 was pushing a rolling cart full of …

Guest at Daytona Hotel Dies After Being Struck by Forklift During Storm Repairs

A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm repairs, authorities said. The 62-year-old woman, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was struck Monday while walking through the parking lot …

New York Jury Convicts Lawyer, Doctor in $31M Trip-and-Fall Insurance Fraud

A New York attorney and surgeon were convicted by a Manhattan jury of six counts of fraud for participation in an illegal scheme that included false insurance claims and unnecessary surgeries for alleged injuries from staged trips and falls, a …