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Biggest Personal Injury And Med Mal Court Decisions In 2023

Law 360

Supreme Court ruling addressing states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies and a key ruling in sprawling multidistrict litigation against Silicon Valley's biggest companies over social media addiction are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases for 2023.

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Australia court rules environment minister has duty of care for carbon dioxide emissions

JURIST

The court had earlier denied the injunction, but in its most recent ruling on the case determined that the minister “has a duty to take reasonable care. to avoid causing personal injury or death to persons who were under 18 years of age. arising from emissions of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere.”

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Maker of CBD products asks court to decide whether lawsuit under criminal racketeering law can go forward

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The district court ruled for the company on Horn’s RICO claim. Because RICO authorizes lawsuits only for injury to business or property, the district court held, it does not extend to harm from a personal injury like being misled into purchasing an alternative health supplement. On appeal, the U.S.

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Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

SCOTUSBlog

The district court ruled for Medical Marijuana and the other companies on Horn’s RICO claim. It concluded that because Horn’s lost earnings flow from a personal injury – his ingestion of THC – he had not suffered an injury “to business or property” for which he could recover under RICO.

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Paralegal Compliance Officer – An Interview with Melissa Andrews

Paralegal Bootcamp

For the past 10 years, she’s been working outside the typical law firm environment and in an area, to be honest, I never thought of as a potential career transition for a personal injury paralegal or any paralegal, really. Free Guide for Personal Injury Paralegals Are you ready to be a rockstar personal injury paralegal?!

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

All of the work that a litigation paralegal does is usually tied to a deadline set by the court rules or the judge. Free Guide for Personal Injury Paralegals Are you ready to be a rockstar personal injury paralegal?! As part of this, time management is important.

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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

At the Lectern

5th 93 — “ Missed break premiums count as wages, State Supreme Court rules.” The third CLAY award Supreme Court decision is Sheen v. 5th 905 — “ Lenders don’t owe borrowers a general duty of care, top state court rules.” Another CLAY award winning case is Naranjo v.

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