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December 12, 2017

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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 12/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn icon
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Court Awards Family of Man Who Died Playing Beer Pong $16M
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The family of a Connecticut man who fell to his death from a fourth-floor window after a fight while playing beer pong has been awarded nearly $16 million in a lawsuit filed against three other players. The Connecticut Post reported Monday that a jury ruled in favor of the family of Salomon Martinez, a married father from Stratford. Authorities say Martinez went to a Naugatuck apartment in January 2013 to play the drinking game. Police say a fight erupted. Martinez locked himself in a child's bedroom. He was later found dead on the cement sidewalk. Two of the other men pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Associated Press, Fox News 12/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Texas Appellate Panel Allows Amendments To Med Mal Suit
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A Texas appellate court on Friday reversed and remanded a medical malpractice suit over a man who died following surgery from a lack of oxygen to his brain, determining that the trial judge should have allowed his family time to amend their expert reports. A three-judge panel determined that the lower court had abused its discretion in refusing to allow the family of Larry J. Wheeler to cure deficiencies in their experts' reports and consequently dismissing their claims.
Nicole Narea, Law360 ($) 12/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Texas Justices To Hear Challenge To $9.6M MedMal Verdict
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case in which Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates and one of its doctors argue that there was legally insufficient evidence to support a $9.6 million jury award in favor of the husband of a woman who alleges the substandard care she received resulted in a brain injury. Andre McCoy filed the lawsuit in 2006 as guardian for his wife, Shannon, alleging that the care provided to her in September 2004 caused her brain injury.
Michelle Casady, Law360 ($) 12/12/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Florida Supreme Court To Decide Damages in Smoking Lawsuit
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The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case regarding decided damages in a case over the smoking-related death of a woman's mother. The high court voted 4-3 to take up the case filed by the adult child of the woman who died of a smoking-related illness. Previously, a jury found R.J. Reynolds at fault and awarded the plaintiff $6 million in compensatory damages. However, that amount was reduced to $4.5 million after the smoker was found to be 25 percent liable for her illness. The Supreme Court will now take up the case to decide damages awarded to the plaintiff.
Staff Report, Palm Beach Post 12/06/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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