Personal Injury Roundup No. 81 (9/24/10)

New Suits

• Negligence suit filed against 2 CA health care facilities in birth of brain-damaged child (PR Web)
• Woman sues airline over emergency landing (Overlawyered)

Appeals

• Idaho SC affirms dismissal of wrongful death action against school over a student's murder that occurred off the school's property and outside of school hours.  (LegalNewsline)
• Connecticut SC reverses slip-and-fall verdict; "mode of operation" rule not applicable.  (LegalNewsline)

Reform, Legislation, Policy

• NJ:  Bill would prohibit insurers from raising premiums for malpractice liability insurance unless a physician is found liable for a med mal claim.  (Holmdel Independent)
• Malpractice reform no panacea for rising health care costs (Century Foundation)

Trials, Settlements and Other Ends

• NC jury finds mistress must pay $5.8M alienation-of-affections verdict.  (WNCT-TV, via Volokh, via Overlawyered)
• Jury finds risks of FDA-approved drug outweighs its benefits (Bernabe) (Drug and Device Law)

Miscellaneous

• Ron Miller on malpractice suits of the rich and famous (The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog)

--CJR