Navigating Federal Tort Claims on a National Scale | Tom Jacob | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Although product liability actions are governed by state tort law, they frequently find their way into federal court on diversity jurisdiction. In such actions, federal law provides the procedural rules and state law provides...more
Was a trial court's award of $8.3 million to a minor child excessive? Yong Juan Zhao v. USA, 963 F.3d 692 (7th Cir. 2020) - Case Summary - This medical malpractice lawsuit involving an alleged shoulder dystocia...more
Nexsen Pruet attorney Marc Manos, a member of the SC Bar Torts and Insurance Practice Section Council, sheds light on a few recent cases from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, focused in the area of Torts & Insurance....more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases on June 6, 2016: Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15-109: Respondent Walter Himmelreich, an inmate at a federal prison, brought two suits against prison...more