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Decedent’s personal injury settlement did not become wrongful death proceeds after his death.

Day on Torts

Before his death, decedent filed suit for personal injury and loss of consortium in West Virginia. The Court explained: Here, Decedent brought suit in West Virginia for personal injury and loss of consortium. Decedent himself ultimately accepted a settlement in lieu of further litigation.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute.

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