Sentences with phrase «court wrongful death action»

Defense of HVAC equipment manufacturer in Massachusetts state court wrongful death action alleging mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure

Obtained dismissal / stay of California state court wrongful death action obtained in favor of helicopter component manufacturer based on improper venue subsequently upheld on appeal.

Defense of Ciba - Geigy in Rhode Island federal court wrongful death action seeking compensatory and punitive damages for decedent's hematologic illness and death allegedly resulting from prescription drug

Not exact matches

Mike Miceli has sued McGarry in Orleans Parish court, saying his actions were «extreme and outrageous,» and has filed a separate suit against the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Department for wrongful death.

Since wrongful death actions are statutory, the courts that have addressed this issue find that only a legislature can include a cohabitant in the list of people who have a right to sue for wrongful death.

The trial judge also held that under Pennsylvania's procedural law, the case brought as a wrongful death claim and survival action could be consolidated and in fact were required to be consolidated and remained together in court.

Representing cigarette manufacturer in the defense of hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death actions as its primary courtroom advocate at the trial court level in select Florida jurisdictions.

Lead and managing counsel for global chemical company in the defense of all asbestos personal injury and wrongful death actions filed in state and federal courts throughout Florida.

In New York, wrongful death actions are filed by the estate of the decedent (deceased person) and any verdict or settlement is awarded to the victim's estate to be divided according to the terms of the court's order.

Importantly, California courts have consistently held that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in a wrongful death action.

He has also tried more than 30 cases to verdict in other personal injury and wrongful death actions in both state and federal courts.

Applying the public policy exception to the rule of lex loci delicti, the trial court correctly ruled that Georgia rather than Florida substantive law applies to the wrongful death and survival actions.

Obtained highly favorable settlement for airport ground handler following depositions and mediation in New York state court multimillion dollar wrongful death action involving a defective ladder used at airport.

A wrongful death action proceeds through the court system as though the victim was still alive, and the deceased is named as a party to the suit.

California Supreme Court brief for Phillip Morris arguing that the doctrine of res judicata bars a plaintiff's claim for noneconomic damages in a wrongful death action that she brought after the death of her husband, because she had dismissed with prejudice a claim for loss of consortium while he was alive.

Despite the death of the cyclist, this matter did not come before the Court as a RI wrongful death motorcycle crash cause of action.

Several states, including Indiana, have passed statutes allowing wrongful death claims for unborn children at various stages of gestation, and courts in other states have recognized causes of action related to fetal death.

Karen Conti has been a lawyer for 26 years, and is a member of the Illinois, California, and U.S., Supreme Court bars, She's handled numerous significant cases, including a successful United States Supreme Court appeal for the Cook County Democratic Party, the death row appeals of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a reversal in the Illinois Supreme Court in an employment discrimination matter, and a wrongful arrest and injury action against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.