» Summary Judgment Reversed; Plaintiff Expert Admissible In Elbow Prosthesis Case
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SAN FRANCISCO - A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 10 reversed summary judgment in an elbow prosthesis case, finding that a trial court erred in excluding a plaintiff expert b...

» Panel Affirms $3.64M Verdict, Penalties Against Insurer Arising From Katrina
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GRETNA, La. - A Louisiana appeals panel on March 9 affirmed a jury's $3.64 million award for actual damages and $5,000 in bad faith penalties to an insured stemming from the insured's claims that the ...

» Illinois Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Benzene Case On Statute Of Repose
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CHICAGO - An Illinois federal judge on Feb. 11 denied a motion to dismiss by a defendant in a benzene case, holding that the plaintiff's claim is based in negligence, not strict liability, and therefo...