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Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
Experts say failure to use AI tools may soon breach the standard of care in legal malpractice claims in Massachusetts and beyond.
‘Never maneuver’ leads to lifelong birth injury, seven-figure verdict
Action: Negligence, medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Permanent nerve injuries rendering child’s left arm, shoulder, and hand useless for life Case name: Naqah Lake, by and through his Guardian ad […]
Downtown Asheville bar sued after patron’s wrong-way fatal I-40 crash
An Asheville sports bar is facing a wrongful death lawsuit alleging it overserved an already intoxicated woman alcohol before she wrecked on the interstate, killing a 21-year-old man. Lori […]
Estate settles after woman killed by impaired driver
Action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Blunt force trauma causing death Case name: Withheld Amount: $2 million Date: May 1, 2026 Attorneys: Shawn Howard, Victor Macam, and Andrew […]
TikTok to settle with teen plaintiff before California social media trial, law firm says
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for the plaintiff‘s law firm said on June 30. […]
Defendant’s rural detour ends in crash settlement
Action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Ogilvie syndrome, permanent dietary changes, fractured sternum, rib fractures, liver laceration, patella fracture, mediastinal hematoma Case name: Withheld Amount: $2.25 million Date: Spring […]
Lawsuit claims fatal negligence at Brunswick senior home
A nursing home facility in southern Brunswick County is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit following the death of a former patient. Gaston County resident Frank Phelps III has […]
Mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter’s suicide
A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in U.S. court on Thursday alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse the […]
Jury awards truck driver who lost career, identity, in crushing incident
Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Torn rotator cuff, chronic pain, anxiety and depression, permanent disability Case name: Armstrong v. United Natural Foods, Inc. Case no.: 24 CVS 2948-440 Judge: Nathaniel […]
Jury returns record award in tragic retaining wall failure case
Action: Negligence, gross negligence Injuries alleged: Plaintiff 1: Numerous injuries including crush injuries, multiple facial fractures, loss of teeth, subarachnoid hemorrhage, pelvic fractures, hematomas, acute renal injury, disc herniation, […]
Collateral estoppel bars renewed negligent credentialing claims
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that collateral estoppel barred plaintiffs from relitigating negligence claims against a hospital system over surgeries performed by a neurosurgeon because the same […]
Asheville faces lawsuit after fatal sanitation truck accident
The husband of an Asheville woman who was struck and killed by a sanitation truck has filed a lawsuit accusing the city and the truck driver of negligence. The lawsuit was filed May 7 […]
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