“Everything’s Bigger in Texas.” That has certainly been true of personal injury and wrongful death verdicts in recent years. But for how much longer? The Supreme Court of Texas recently issued a ruling that may limit the...more
A more than $15 million award for noneconomic damages in a wrongful death suit prompted the Texas Supreme Court’s recent plurality opinion in Gregory v. Chohan, __ S.W.3d __, No. 21-0017, 2023 WL 4035886 (Tex. June 16, 2023)....more
The Texas Supreme Court recently discussed the standard for recovering and reviewing noneconomic damages in a wrongful-death case. Gregory v. Chohan, No. 21-0017, 2023 WL 4035886 (Tex. June 16, 2023). The court of appeals...more
On June 2, 2022, Senate Bill S74A, also known as the Grieving Families Act, passed the New York Senate Assembly and is expected to be signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. Once in effect, the new law will expand recovery rights...more
HB 3360, vetoed by Gov. Pritzker on March 25, would have imposed 9 percent prejudgment interest on personal injury and wrongful death claims in Illinois. This is the governor’s first bill rejection in two years and his ninth...more
On January 20, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six (Ventura), in Plascencia v. Deese (B299142), vacated a $30 million non-economic damages award in a highway fatality case because: (1) the...more