The Supreme Court of Georgia has disbarred two personal injury lawyers who paid non-lawyers to refer clients to them. In a 5-to-2 decision announced Wednesday, the court said that although law partners Steve Freedman and Thomas Sinowski had no prior …
Two Vermont State Police troopers who went to the wrong house when asked the check on the welfare of an elderly woman can be sued over her death from hypothermia, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Troopers Travis Valcourt and …
An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that protected a hospital from paying a judgment in a patient’s death has sparked an outcry from attorneys. The Tuscaloosa News reports on Sunday that about 100 attorneys have asked the court to reconsider its …
The California Supreme Court says Mill Valley must pay $4 million to the family of a man killed in a mudslide at their home. Walter Guthrie was trying to clear an outdoor drainpipe during a 2006 rainstorm when he was …
Public adjusters would have more access to homeowners in the immediate aftermath of a storm if the Florida Supreme Court rules Florida’s current public adjuster law unconstitutional. The Florida Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case of Atwater …
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a case that legal experts say is the first in the nation on whether insurers may be liable for claims arising from global warming. The court unanimously …
The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday allowed the family of a man who stabbed his mother to death in a psychotic rage to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against his psychiatrist, settling a long-running debate …
Florida’s highest court has upheld the so-called “household exclusion” clause in automobile policies that states the injuries suffered by family members residing with an insured driver are not covered under the policy. The Florida Supreme Court in the case of …
Florida highest court will consider whether a $1 million cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases violates the state’s constitution. The Florida legislature enacted the cap as part of a 2003 law overhauling the state’s medical malpractice stature. Led …
South Carolina’s Supreme Court has unanimously agreed to let a lower court decide if a landlord is liable for damages in a dog bite case. The Supreme Court’s decision Monday says landlords could be found liable for a dog bite …