Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 329: Listen and Learn -- Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (Torts)
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Proximate Cause - An Important Practice Tip for Personal Injury Lawyers
Each year, thousands of individuals are severely injured or die from intentional inhalation of everyday products like computer duster to achieve a euphoric high. When these injuries or deaths lead to lawsuits against...more
Coleman v. Via Entertainment, LLC, 2025 WL 2626061 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District, 2025) - The plaintiff, Jarvis Coleman, attended an event hosted by Via at an entertainment venue and, upon leaving the...more
In Jena Lhotsky v. Guy Sutcliffe, No. 2024-CA-1521-MR (Ky. Ct. App. Oct. 17, 2025), a recently published opinion, the Kentucky Court of Appeals proposed a substantial change to how courts across the Commonwealth analyze...more
Even “[a] supremely qualified expert cannot waltz into the courtroom and render opinions” unless those opinions pass muster under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Clark v. Takata Corp., 192 F.3d 750, 759 n.5 (7th Cir. 1999). As...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode explains the concept of negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) in tort law, outlining the four specific situations in which a plaintiff can recover for...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, applying California law, has held that a misappropriation of funds exclusion barred coverage under an E&O policy for a claim against a company that...more
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake (No. 23-0493) clarifies proximate causation in personal injury cases ensuring an appropriate bar for proving the causation element of a negligence...more
Hunt, et al. v. State of New York, 237 A.D.3d 1386 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) - In a case involving an automobile collision, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division affirmed a decision in favor of the claimants, holding...more
What if justice had a shape — not rigid scales or a blindfolded figure, but a living, dynamic map? Imagine causation as a multidimensional space, where influence, control, and responsibility could be mapped across a moving...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're focusing on the basics of Criminal Law – that is, the elements of a crime. Specifically, we're going to spend some time diving into the two most important elements:...more
On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake, No. 23-0493, providing significant guidance on the doctrine of proximate cause in Texas negligence law. The Court reversed a...more
In a recent vehicular negligence opinion from the Texas Supreme Court, the Court addressed legal issues of proximate cause and substantial factor-to-injury in a situation where a vehicle, while driving in icy conditions,...more
In Badgett v. G’Sell, a client retained a financial advisor to manage her account. No. 01-22-00587-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 8185 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] November 26, 2024, no pet.)....more
In a recent opinion issued on June 27, the Supreme Court of Texas emphasized that the presence of negligence does not always lead to liability, and Texas law requires more from those seeking such a finding....more
The Texas Supreme Court recently issued a major opinion reversing a nearly $90 million judgment against a national motor carrier in a personal injury suit arising from a multi-vehicle crash on an icy interstate. The case,...more
On an icy winter day more than ten years ago, the driver of an F-350 pickup truck, traveling eastbound on Interstate 20, crossed a 42-foot grassy median, entered in westbound traffic, and collided with a Werner Enterprises...more
In a decision earlier this year, the US Supreme Court held that plaintiffs bringing civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claims may be able to recover damages for business or property losses that...more
In a significant decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed a jury verdict awarding over $89 million in damages in favor of the plaintiffs in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake, holding that the...more
A recent update to New Jersey’s Model Civil Jury Charges marks a significant development in legal malpractice law—and directly reflects the work of attorneys in our Mount Laurel, New Jersey office, Jack Slimm and Jeremy...more
The right to a trial by jury in Ohio is one of the most fundamental rights in our judicial system. In civil cases, the Ohio Constitution requires concurrence of no less than three-fourths of the jury. Ohio Const., art. I...more
On September 5, 2024, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a ruling addressing the application of the same-juror rule in negligence cases in Hild v. Samaritan Health Partners, deciding whether the defendant-hospital was negligent...more
A Fairfax County, Virginia, jury in May 2022 found that Pegasystems Inc. (Pegasystems) misappropriated trade secrets from its competitor, Appian Corp. (Appian), and awarded Appian more than $2 billion in damages – the largest...more
Galloway v. Lux Credit Consultants, LLC, --- N.Y.S.3d ----, 2024 WL 820922, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 01003 - In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appealed an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County,...more
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision recognizing the tort of “negligent selection of an independent contractor.” This development holds significant implications for businesses that engage...more
In recent years, a circuit split among the United States Courts of Appeals has emerged over how courts have interpreted the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) causation element in cases where a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute...more