/trials?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Trials Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:56:53 +0000 /trials/articles/2350015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2350015 An Indiana state appeals court Thursday upheld a defense win in a medical malpractice trial despite a juror's post-verdict revelation that she had previously heard of a defense expert witness. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:51:41 +0000 /trials/articles/2349945?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349945 A California judge has affirmed a jury verdict awarding $50 million to a gig economy driver who suffered a severely burned penis after scalding hot tea spilled in his lap due to a Starbucks worker's negligence, saying the verdict was not excessive given his "horrific injuries." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:27:11 +0000 /trials/articles/2350003?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2350003 A former Virginia city assistant attorney's Family and Medical Leave Act suit against the chief city prosecutor will head to trial, a federal judge said Thursday, ruling that there is an open question over whether firing the attorney was a pretext to not grant a leave request. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:03:33 +0000 /trials/articles/2349971?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349971 The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday struck down $65 million in punitive damages awarded to a doctor who was defrauded of his investments in a series of restaurants, ruling that the verdict was "grossly excessive" at more than 100 times the value of the compensatory damages awarded by a state court jury. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:10:39 +0000 /trials/articles/2349816?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349816 New Jersey justices have agreed to weigh in on personal injury suits against Walmart and a Garden State health clinic involving an overturned $1.3 million verdict in one case and the immunity of medical nonprofits in the other, according to a pair of court orders. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:23:57 +0000 /trials/articles/2349876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349876 Tom Girardi's son-in-law pled guilty to criminal contempt Thursday in Illinois federal court, admitting he knew the once-celebrated plaintiffs lawyer failed to pay millions of dollars in plane crash settlement funds they had been ordered to distribute to their clients "as soon as practical." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:56:41 +0000 /trials/articles/2349738?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349738 An insurance company that sued a law firm for malpractice in Georgia federal court after paying more than $6.4 million following a worker injury jury verdict against a construction company it insured, said Thursday that it had settled with the firm in connection with its representation of the company. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:04:52 +0000 /trials/articles/2349785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349785 An ex-Wells Fargo worker awarded $22.1 million in his case claiming he was fired out of disability bias defended his request for $1.5 million in attorney fees, telling a North Carolina federal court his counsel's "superior lawyering" and "herculean effort" justified the proposed award. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:56:10 +0000 /trials/articles/2328074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2328074 After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:15:05 +0000 /trials/articles/2349603?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349603 A Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday refused to lift a lower court's injunction mandating certain App Store policy changes while Apple appeals it, saying that it wasn't "persuaded that a stay is appropriate" in the high-profile litigation brought by Epic Games. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:05:15 +0000 /trials/articles/2349428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349428 A Brooklyn federal prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors that OneTaste co-founder Nicole Daedone and her former top deputy used an array of manipulative tactics, including sexual and financial abuse, to keep workers for the sexual wellness company in line, as the trial nears its end. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:42:40 +0000 /trials/articles/2349529?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349529 A digital effects company's attorney urged a Ninth Circuit panel at a hearing Wednesday to revive a jury's finding that Walt Disney Pictures vicariously infringed its software by using it on the 2017 movie "Beauty and the Beast" and grant it a new damages trial. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:50:04 +0000 /trials/articles/2348989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2348989 A Florida distance learning school urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive its trademark infringement lawsuit against a rival, arguing it should be allowed to prove to a jury that it sustained actual damages because parents were confused by a competitor's website. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:34:18 +0000 /trials/articles/2349322?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349322 Walmart can't argue it had no duty to treat a specific patch of black ice that caused a woman's slip and fall after a winter storm, the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying that a winter storm puts retailers on notice that their entire parking lot had become a potential hazard for customers. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:08:49 +0000 /trials/articles/2349214?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349214 A former Dominion Voting Systems executive testified Wednesday that his expletive-laden Facebook posts insulting Donald Trump can't be compared to allegedly defamatory statements about him by MyPillow's CEO, arguing the CEO's statements weren't mere hyperbole. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:52:56 +0000 /trials/articles/2349106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349106 Several migrant workers for a farm labor contracting company testified they weren't forced to turn over their passports or work 20-hour days as the company sought to defend itself against human trafficking claims before a Michigan federal jury on Wednesday. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:28:30 +0000 /trials/articles/2349324?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349324 A criminal defendant's right to consult with counsel during an overnight trial recess is "clear and categorical," a man who didn't receive that right has told the U.S. Supreme Court in preparation for his Sixth Amendment case to be heard before the justices. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:08:18 +0000 /trials/articles/2349500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349500 Spring has sprung momentous decisions and quiet resolutions in some of the North Carolina Business Court's top cases, from clearing for trial the attorney general's suit over a hospital's post-merger standard of care to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP dropping its coverage dispute over a 2022 data breach. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:54:53 +0000 /trials/articles/2349231?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349231 A North Carolina mall property owner lost its bid to increase a paltry water damage award when a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday that the landlord failed to show sufficient evidence of damage from a neighboring property's stormwater runoff.  Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:25:50 +0000 /trials/articles/2349489?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /trials/articles/2349489 A key committee will decide Thursday whether to send President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Labor’s employee benefits arm ahead for a full Senate vote, setting the stage for what attorneys expect will be an employer-friendly shift in policies. Here are three ways Daniel Aronowitz could change benefits litigation if confirmed.