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Back to the Basics: Preserving Evidentiary Principles in Negligence Claims Against Public Entities

Evidence Needed for a Successful Negligence Claim

When another person’s careless actions cause an injury, you may have the right to seek... The post Evidence Needed for a Successful Negligence Claim appeared first on UploadArticle...

Negligence and Tort- Nursing home resident dies after brief stay

A nursing home resident's death after a brief stay resulted in a $385,000 settlement over alleged therapy delays and medication errors. The post Negligence and Tort- Nursing home r...

When the Law Cares More About What Happened Than How Careful You Were

Most people’s instinct about legal responsibility goes something like this, if you were […]

Understanding Proximate Cause: A Key Factor in Liability and Legal Defense

Negligence and Tort – Altercation in dementia facility results in leg injury, surgeries

A $425,000 settlement was reached in a Virginia dementia facility case involving a leg injury requiring surgeries after an altercation between residents. The post Negligence and To...

Negligence – Gross negligence claim against City of Norfolk is dismissed

Where a woman sued the City of Norfolk for gross negligence after she fell in a dark city-owned recreational facility, the city’s demurrer was sustained. The city took a precaution...

The Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Problem

Pires v Daniella Levi & Assoc., P.C. 2026 NY Slip Op 05330 September 16, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department illustrates a very common legal malpractice issue that comes...

Early Defense Strategies for Business Tort Lawsuits

Business tort lawsuits are not oversized contract cases, and defending one as if it were is how a manageable dispute becomes an existential one. Tort counts can open the door to pu...

Good Cause-Excusable Neglect

Harris alleged she was injured when a revolving door at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center struck her elbow. The post Good Cause-Excusable Neglect appeared first on Wisconsin Law Jou...

You’ve Been Sued: A Physician’s Guide to Responding to a Malpractice Claim

Negligent Security Claims After an Assault on Private Property

In 2024, the US faced approximately 6.67 million violent crimes, predominantly simple assaults. Victims can claim compensation for injuries from negligent security, typically in pr...

Not Inconsequential Legal Malpractice

Puccio v Hoffman, Wachtell & Rao, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 05122 August 26, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is a legal malpractice case based upon a worker’s compensatio...

PREMISES LIABILITY:   Does the Business-Invitee Relationship Obligate a Business to Call EMS During a Medical Emergency...

Natalie K. Mitchell—Senior Attorney      The law in Virginia, as with most states, is that a business owner and its invitees have a special relationship in the law, in that the bu...

Medical Negligence or Psychiatric Malpractice?

A new book takes a fresh look at a landmark ruling that changed the path of American psychiatry.

Evidence for negligence claim insufficient

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of negligence claims against Fairfax Taxi in a fatal 2019 George Washington Parkway collision. The post Evidence for negligen...

What Makes a Personal Injury “Catastrophic” In Illinois?

Like most states, Illinois has fault-based injury laws that hold a negligent or wrongful party financially accountable for the harm they caused to someone else, or the “damages,” i...

Known Complication or Informed Consent? Wakenight Clarifies the Distinction in Illinois Medical Negligence Cases

In Wakenight v. Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, 2026 IL App (4th) 251048, the Fourth District addressed an evidentiary issue that arises frequently in medical negligence cases invo...

Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Chapter 93A Liability for Delayed Disability Insurance Benefits

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against LA County Fire Department Over Treatment of Accident Victim

A California superior court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Fire Department and one of its paramedics over allegations that delays in treating and tran...

From Chatbots to Chapter 11: Tracing Responsibility for Safety

Employers’ Vicarious Liability to Third Parties Does Not Transfer Under TUPE

The Challenge of Proving Medical Malpractice!

Medical malpractice is a specialized form of personal injury law that seeks to hold medical professionals responsible for injuries to their patients that result from negligence. Th...

TTB Gets the Permit Wrong—and the Distillery Pays the Price

An agency should not escape an otherwise valid negligence claim merely by sending a letter announcing its mistake. Yet a recent TTB permit termination dispute pushes federal immuni...