Judicial Hellholes California, Florida, New York and West Virginia were home to some of the most absurdly outsized (and costly to us all) medical liability verdicts since 2010. . . . → Read More: Judicial Hellholes Spurring Costly Trend toward More Giant-Sized Medical Liability Awards
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 Comments are closed  Judicial Hellholes  California, Medical Liability, New York, South Florida, West Virginia January 25th, 2012
Eight new asbestos lawsuits filed in Kanawha County each name 190 defendants in what may be an all time high (or low, depending on one’s point of view), even in one of the more scandalous Judicial Hellholes, West Virginia . . . → Read More: West Virginia Asbestos Shakedowns May Hit New High (or Low) August 30th, 2011
A Charleston Daily Mail editorial rightly criticizes a $90.5 million verdict in a lawsuit against a nursing home that alleged negligence in the wrongful death of an 87-year-old woman who suffered from dementia . . . → Read More: ‘Astronomically High’ Nursing Home Verdict Maintains West Virginia’s ‘Hellhole’ Reputation Comments are closed Judicial Hellholes Charleston Daily Mail, Medical Liability, nursing homes, West Virginia June 23rd, 2011
West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals yesterday reaffirmed the constitutionality of the state’s reasonable limit on inherently subjective awards for pain and suffering in medical liability lawsuits. . . . → Read More: West Virginia Court Upholds Limit on Pain & Suffering Awards in Medical Liability Lawsuits December 30th, 2010
A federal appellate court today reinstated a lawsuit brought against a Pittsburgh personal injury firm for allegedly engaging in a scheme designed to generate fraudulent asbestos claims. ATRA had filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief, urging the court to take such action. The Fourth Circuit ruling clears the way for the case to move forward. . . . → Read More: Fraud Suit Against Personal Injury Law Firm Reinstated December 20th, 2010
A ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday shows why the state is no longer named ATRA’s #1 Judicial Hellhole and provides an encouraging sign for further improvement of the state’s civil justice climate. In White v. Wyeth, the state’s highest court recognized the basic principle that an individual who sues under a consumer protection statute must show that he or she actually relied on the allegedly deceptive advertisement or practice to recover damages. . . . → Read More: West Virginia High Court Says No Lawsuits Without Injury |
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