INHERENTLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY: Installation of 60-foot long-span roof trusses is inherently dangerous as a matter of law, required special safety precautions to mitigate against the peculiar risks… general contractor potentially liable for injuries suffered by subcontractor’s laborer due to falling truss… Halligan. [Read more…]
$$94,500 net verdict (10/90) intersection MVA, whiplash
VERDICT: $94,500 net (10/90 negligence), intersection MVA, whiplash/soft-tissue… settled following verdict. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, med-mal, MRI interpretation
VERDICT: Defense, med-mal, MRI interpretation, neurologic deficits. [Read more…]
$3,087,000 verdict, ophthalmology malpractice, implants
VERDICT: $3,087,000 ($2 million general damages), ophthalmology malpractice, intraocular lens implants allegedly leading to loss of vision. [Read more…]
Insurance bad faith, supervisory control of dismissal
INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Supervisory control denied as to Deschamps’s summary dismissal of bad-faith claims… order. [Read more…]
Medical malpractice, foot surgery, defense verdict
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: Podiatrist properly precluded from testifying in suit against orthopedic surgeon relating to foot surgery which resulted in defense verdict… CPA claims properly dismissed as premised on professional negligence claims… H. Brown affirmed. [Read more…]
Insurance, attorney fees, $200,000 UIM verdict
INSURANCE: Insufficient record to determine if Plaintiff’s request for fees under insurance exception was properly denied following $200,000 UIM verdict… both parties’ actions during entire process must be considered, not merely that insurer did not deny UIM coverage and Plaintiff sued before evidence sufficiently developed… disputed review standard clarified… Menahan reversed. [Read more…]