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19 hours ago

Relatives of family killed in Hudson River helicopter crash last year sue charter company for negligence | amNewYork

The complaint alleges that the defendants operated the helicopter with willful and wanton disregard for passenger safety, failed to maintain the helicopter in a safe condition, and ignored safety procedures in accordance with industry standards.
NYC parents
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Morning Docket: 04.23.26 - Above the Law

The Republican county judge's persistent efforts to block Virginia's redistricting have been met with repeated rejections from the state supreme court, raising concerns about judicial overreach.
Law
SF parents
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Families of Four Teens Killed In Marin Crash File Three More Lawsuits Against County

Marin County faces multiple lawsuits over hazardous road conditions linked to a crash that killed four teenagers in April 2025.
Media industry
fromIntelligencer
3 days ago

Patel: I'm No Erratic Drunk, Now Give me $250 Million

Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic, claiming false statements about his behavior and capabilities.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The rape case that became one of Britain's greatest miscarriages of justice

A young woman was brutally raped in 2003, leading to a miscarriage of justice for an innocent man who spent 17 years in prison.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Turning Defense Into Offense - Above the Law

Jack Hughes' game-winning goal exemplifies a successful transition from defense to offense, paralleling patent litigators' proactive strategies against infringement allegations.
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Some Law Firms Got Paid, Others Still Waiting By The Mailbox- See Generally - Above the Law

Some law firms have successfully converted billable hours into significant wealth, while others face financial and ethical challenges.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Families of NorCal fireworks warehouse explosion victims say defendants 'have blood on their hands'

Six defendants in the Yolo County fireworks explosion case face charges, with families expressing grief and demanding no bail for those involved.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Family of man killed in shooting at Florida State University to sue ChatGPT and OpenAI

The family of a shooting victim plans to sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT advised the shooter on committing the crime.
Healthcare
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

Parents of Conor Hylton are suing a Connecticut hospital after their son died in a telehealth ICU without on-site critical care doctors.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Attorney In Wrongful Death Suit For Oakland Math Teacher Says Police Treated Girlfriend as Suspect

Police may have treated a seriously injured bystander as a suspect during a fatal crash in East Oakland, leading to negligence claims.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Lawyer Tells Attorneys For Missing Child That They're 'Gonna Burn In Hell' - Above the Law

A lawyer for Camp Mystic made a controversial remark during a hearing related to a tragic flood that killed 27 people.
Law
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Stanford medical professor who was wrongfully arrested wins $58 million verdict

A jury awarded $58 million to Dr. James Quinn for wrongful arrest by Chemence Medical amid a contract dispute.
Law
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

DA sued for paying prosecutor not to work

A lawsuit claims Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen wastes taxpayer money by paying a prosecutor to stay home amid budget cuts.
Medicine
fromSocial Media Explorer
4 weeks ago

How Truck Accident Injuries Are Evaluated for Compensation - Social Media Explorer

Truck accidents can cause severe physical and psychological injuries, necessitating comprehensive medical care and accurate documentation for treatment and legal processes.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Biglaw Firm Sued For Firing Staffer A Month After Returning From Disability - Above the Law

Firing an employee shortly after disability leave, amid claims of a hostile work environment, can lead to legal repercussions.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

What Does Competence Mean When Litigation Happens In Real Time? - Above the Law

Competence in law is evolving as technology changes the speed and precision of decision-making in litigation.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Morning Docket: 03.18.26 - Above the Law

Chief Justice Roberts calls for ending personal attacks on judges, while questions arise about presidential official acts; meanwhile, legal developments span judicial conduct, cryptocurrency regulation, Section 230 reform, and national security concerns.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Family files lawsuit against Richmond police in fatal 2025 shooting of Jose Mendez Rios

There more than 10 officers there that night. These officers had nearly an hour to formulate, to strategize about a better plan, that would be able to get Mr. Mendez home safely.
Miami Marlins
#traffic-accident
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
SF parents

SF driver who killed family of 4 will to be forced to explain what happened in crash in civil cases

An 80-year-old driver will testify in civil cases after killing a family of four in a crash two years ago.
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1 month ago
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Families of 2024 West Portal Crash Victims Move Forward With Civil Suits Against Mary Lau

Elderly driver Mary Lau faces civil lawsuits after a crash that killed a family of four, requiring her to explain the incident in court.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

SF driver who killed family of 4 will to be forced to explain what happened in crash in civil cases

An 80-year-old driver will testify in civil cases after killing a family of four in a crash two years ago.
Law
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Families of 2024 West Portal Crash Victims Move Forward With Civil Suits Against Mary Lau

Elderly driver Mary Lau faces civil lawsuits after a crash that killed a family of four, requiring her to explain the incident in court.
Law
fromBloomberglaw
3 weeks ago

Newborn Death Verdict Displays Tort Law Power in Work Disputes

A $22.5 million verdict against an Ohio company highlights the legal risks of denying medical accommodations for pregnant employees.
Law
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Kelsey Fitzsimmons was found not guilty. Now she's suing.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, a former police officer, was acquitted of assault and is pursuing a civil lawsuit against North Andover town officials.
SF parents
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Day Around the Bay: Parents of SFPD Recruit File Wrongful Death Suit

Jon-Marques Psalms' parents filed a wrongful death claim against San Francisco after their son died during a police training exercise from rhabdomyolysis.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 04.02.26 - Above the Law

DOJ has prioritized deporting law-abiding individuals over prosecuting serious criminal cases.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man in court accused of murdering 82-year-old

A 53-year-old man was charged with murder after an 82-year-old pensioner was stabbed 20 times in his north London home on March 4.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Rebecca Grossman murdered 2 boys when she sped through a crosswalk, a jury found. Appeals court agrees

California appeals court upheld Rebecca Grossman's second-degree murder conviction for killing two young brothers while speeding through a crosswalk at over 70 mph.
Miscellaneous
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

'Top Gun' pilot settles lawsuit over woman's death at Calif. beach party

A stunt pilot settled a wrongful death lawsuit after a woman drowned during an ATV accident at a Burning Man-style beach party he hosted in California in 2020.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Family sues L.A. mortuary over 'grotesque' embalming, claims decayed body oozed liquid

The body was visibly deteriorated and was observed discharging liquids from the facial area throughout the entire duration of the viewing and wake. The family was horrified and devastated by what they witnessed.
SF parents
fromSocial Media Explorer
4 weeks ago

How Evidence Matters in a Birth Injury Case - Social Media Explorer

In birth injury cases, the collection of evidence is crucial for establishing liability and demonstrating the extent of harm suffered by the child and family. Without sufficient evidence, it becomes challenging to prove that the injury was preventable and that the healthcare providers failed in their duty of care.
Law
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Lawsuit from families of men killed in boat strikes is the first to reach U.S. court

Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo are presumed dead after a U.S. missile hit the boat they were taking home to Trinidad last October. President Trump said the strike targeted narco terrorists when he posted the video online, but families of those men say they had no ties to the drug trade. Now Joseph's mother and Samaroo's sister are suing the U.S. government in federal court in Massachusetts.
US politics
#wrongful-death
fromWCVB
1 month ago
Law

Her employer wouldn't let her work from home while pregnant - She lost her baby and sued for $22.5M

Law
fromWCVB
1 month ago

Her employer wouldn't let her work from home while pregnant - She lost her baby and sued for $22.5M

A jury awarded $22.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Total Quality Logistics for denying a pregnant employee's work-from-home request.
Law
fromUNILAD
1 month ago

Employer ordered to pay $22.5 million for denying woman's work-from-home request

A jury awarded $22.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit after a mother was denied remote work during her high-risk pregnancy.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Lawsuit by family of boy who died in Ontario couple's care claims doctors wrongly' prescribed him medications | CBC News

A 12-year-old boy who died while in the care of two Ontario women was wrongly and excessively prescribed medications by several doctors who didn't assess him in person, according to a lawsuit filed by his biological family. His younger brother experienced the same overprescribing while living with Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney in Burlington, the statement of claim alleges. The doctors clearly breached their professional duties, it says.
Toronto
fromSnowBrains
2 months ago

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Skier Dies in Avalanche During Mount Bailey, OR, Cat-Skiing Trip - SnowBrains

A lawsuit was filed last Friday in Deschutes County Circuit Court and seeks over $14.5 million in damages for the death of Brian Thomas Roberts. He was killed in an avalanche on Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake, Oregon, on March 13, 2025. The lawsuit against Diamond Lake Improvement Company claims the conditions were too dangerous that day, and the guides told the group to disregard the report indicating a high level of avalanche danger that day.
Snowboarding
fromCaribbean Life
2 months ago

Trinidadian family sues U.S. for boat strike deaths - Caribbean Life

The families of two Trinidadian nationals killed by U.S. strikes in the South Caribbean earlier this year have filed an unlawful death lawsuit against the Trump administration in what is being seen as the first of many that will follow in the coming months. The suit has been filed in a federal court in Massachusetts and accuses the U.S. and its military, by extension of unlawfully killing Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, residents of Las Cuevas in northern Trinidad in October of last year.
World news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

A dog attacked a woman at an L.A. city animal shelter. She won a $5.4-million verdict

Genice Horta, 51, said that neither the shelter nor the rescue group she worked for told her the dog, a Belgian Malinois named Maximus, had bitten a teenager and a shelter employee, sending both to the hospital. After six surgeries to repair the bones and nerves in her right arm, Horta was left with permanent damage, according to a brief by her attorneys in the lawsuit she filed in 2022.
Los Angeles
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fromUSA TODAY
1 month ago

Jury says firm must pay $22.5M after pregnant employee's baby died

A jury ordered Total Quality Logistics to pay $22.5 million after denying an employee's work-from-home request during a high-risk pregnancy, resulting in premature birth and infant death.
Law
fromUSA TODAY
1 month ago

Jury says firm must pay $22.5M after pregnant employee's baby died

A jury ordered Total Quality Logistics to pay $22.5 million after denying an employee's work-from-home request during a high-risk pregnancy, resulting in premature birth and infant death.
fromABA Journal
1 month ago

2 lawyers convicted in staged truck accidents scheme

Jason Giles and Vanessa Motta were found guilty of fraud, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering for their roles in staging truck accidents.
Law
World news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Families of Revere women who died in Belize hotel file wrongful death lawsuit against resort, Expedia

Three Revere women died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Belize hotel; families sued alleging safety failures, ignored warnings, and no functional carbon monoxide detector.
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'I swear to God, I never lie' - how fraudster's attempts to play Ireland's personal injury system were exposed

Constantin Iosca moved here from Romania in 1997 for a 'better life', but will be spending nearly three years in jail after bringing a fraudulent personal injury claim
Miscellaneous
NYC parents
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Police, school district write checks to settle teen's suit alleging excessive force by police

Atherton town government and Sequoia Union High School District settled a lawsuit for $560,000 with a student after police forcibly detained him at school over a toy water gun incident.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Children's Aid Society, couple in murder trial and doctors sued for $4M by family of 2 brothers | CBC News

A $4-million civil lawsuit claims negligence and callous disregard after a 12-year-old ward's death while in foster care, naming CAS agencies, a couple and doctors.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The US is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit after a lethal strike on a boat it says was smuggling drugs

The US armed forces have for months been carrying out lethal strikes against vessels it says were engaged in drug smuggling in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Now, the families of two men killed in one of those strikes are suing the US government for damages. Two family members of Trinidadian nationals said to have been killed in a US boat strike in the Caribbean have accused the federal government of engaging in "unlawful" activity.
US politics
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fromInquisitr News
1 month ago

Mom Whose Newborn Died in Her Arms After Denied Work-From-Home Request Awarded $22.5M

An employer was ordered to pay $22.5 million after denying suitable working conditions to a woman during her high-risk pregnancy.
fromKqed
1 month ago

San Francisco to Pay Family Claiming Wrongful Death After Laguna Honda Transfers | KQED

They noticed a quick decline and he died really quickly after. There are laws and regulations that say what exactly is to be done if someone is transferred and we alleged they did not prepare him for this. If people with dementia are moved, even to a different building, they can go downhill immediately.
SF parents
US news
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

Misconduct by prosecution leads to reprieve for California killer once sentenced to life in prison

A state prisoner will be released in about five years after a 1988 murder case was compromised by prosecutorial misconduct, resulting in a reduced sentence.
Law
fromHoodline
1 month ago

Cincy Jury Slaps TQL With $22 Million After Newborn's Death

A jury awarded $22 million to a Cincinnati woman whose employer refused work-from-home accommodation despite doctor's orders for bed rest, finding the refusal contributed to her premature delivery and newborn daughter's death.
US news
fromFindLaw Blogs
2 months ago

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fromNBC News
1 month ago

Ohio firm must pay $22.5 million to mom whose baby died after she was denied work-from-home

TQL presented Walsh with an impossible choice - work at the office and put additional strain on her child, or take an unpaid leave of absence and lose the income and health insurance she needed. The jury found that TQL's denial of that reasonable request led to the death of her daughter.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California trial attorneys push bills to rein in 'bad actors' in legal industry

California trial lawyers support bills increasing penalties for attorneys who illegally solicit clients or allow hedge funds to control case strategy.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | How much is my personal injury case worth? | amNewYork

According to a 2025 MetLife personal injury study, the severity of injury plays a significant role in determining a settlement amount both in terms of economic and non-economic damages. As such, the MetLife study found that on average, the amount of settlement money a personal injury litigant receives is about $324,000.
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fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

What to Expect From the Legal Process After a Catastrophic Accident - Social Media Explorer

Thorough initial investigations and timely legal representation are essential to gather evidence, document circumstances, and shape effective legal strategy.
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

The Role of Witnesses in Strengthening Your Injury Case - Social Media Explorer

Witnesses play a crucial role in personal injury cases, often serving as the backbone of the evidence presented in court. Their testimonies can provide essential context and details that may not be captured through physical evidence alone. In many instances, the accounts of witnesses can corroborate the claims made by the injured party, lending credibility to their narrative. This is particularly important in personal injury cases, where the burden of proof lies with the plaintiff. A strong witness can help
Law
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

Why Early Legal Guidance Matters After an Injury in Stamford - Social Media Explorer

Seeking legal guidance promptly can significantly influence the outcome of a case. When individuals face legal challenges, whether they are related to personal injury, criminal charges, or family disputes, the initial steps taken can set the tone for the entire process. Engaging a qualified attorney early on ensures that individuals are informed about their rights and obligations, which can prevent missteps that may jeopardize their case.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Benefits of hiring an injury solicitor instead of handling claims alone - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Professional legal representation in injury claims yields payouts four times higher than self-representation, covering essential expenses like rent and medical bills.
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Solicitors in legal dispute after mistakenly paying almost 100,000 to estate of deceased client

Error at Galway city law firm came to light last year
Law
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Former Girardi firm lawyer pleads guilty over failure to pay orphans, widows of plane crash victims

A lawyer at Tom Girardi's defunct firm pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for failing to distribute $7.5 million in Boeing settlement funds to families of Lion Air Flight 610 crash victims.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law

People exonerated after wrongful convictions must still prove innocence beyond reasonable doubt to receive compensation, causing many long-imprisoned survivors to be denied payments.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Running Your Cases - Above the Law

They don't drive it. They don't manage it. They don't control it. They let it control them. And then one day, they look up and realize discovery closed last week, the client is asking why nobody has taken the key depo, the adjuster wants a status report "by the end of the day," and the partner is asking the question that makes your stomach drop: "Where are we on this file?"
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2 months ago

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FindLaw's Legal Blogs bring you the latest legal news and information. Both consumers and legal professionals can find answers, insights, and updates in the blogs listed below. To receive blog posts right in your inbox, subscribe to FindLaw's Newsletters. General Interest FindLaw's consumer blogs feature the best and latest in legal news, information, tips, trends, and analysis.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Morning Docket: 02.03.26 - Above the Law

Clintons to testify on Epstein amid related disappearances and wider legal battles spanning big law ethics, crypto fraud risk, major M&A, and possible government deception.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

A Guide To Conducting Discovery - Above the Law

Effective discovery shapes litigation by building leverage, forcing admissions, and methodically narrowing the opponent's options to win cases pretrial.
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