Boyer v. City of New York and the Verdict That Survived JNOV
The Second Department reinstates a hit-and-run ambulance verdict, restating the 'utterly irrational' standard and showing how agency GPS an…
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Case Law & Settlements
Appellate decisions, verdicts, and notable settlements from California courts.
Depo-Provera MDL Daubert Ruling and $71M Maryland Verdict Shape PI Practice
Judge M. Casey Rodgers held the July 27, 2026 Daubert hearing in MDL-3140 as scheduled despite a tentative Pfizer settlement covering rough…
Gardner v. Norman and the Shrinking Past-Medical Number
Utah's high court held that the negotiated charge, not the gross bill, measures past medical specials. Here is the holding and how to build…
Drury v. Ryan and the Negligence Per Se Instruction
A California appellate court threw out a defense auto verdict because the jury never heard the negligence per se instruction. Drury v. Ryan…
Illinois $45M Mesothelioma Verdict Tests Reduced Lifespan Damages Theory
On July 10, 2026, the Illinois First District affirmed a $45 million talc-mesothelioma verdict in Garcia v. Johnson & Johnson, including a…
Maywald v. Toyota and Arizona's Two-Element Defect Test
The Arizona Supreme Court now requires proof of defect and unreasonable danger as separate elements, and it rejected a lane-departure omiss…
Georgia Negligent Security After Carmichael and SB 68
Georgia CVS Pharmacy v. Carmichael marked the high-water line of plaintiff-friendly negligent-security law. Then SB 68 snapped the foreseea…
CCP 998 in 2026: Offer Math, Cost-Shifting, and Enforcement
A CCP 998 offer is the cheapest verdict insurance a plaintiff lawyer can buy, but only if the number is defensible and the paper is clean.…
Fuentes v. Parkchester and the Sidewalk Tenant's Escape Hatch
A First Department decision dismissing a commercial tenant on summary judgment is a checklist for plaintiff's counsel: prove special use or…
Freight Broker Carrier-Selection Liability: Key PI Rulings, July 17, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on May 14, 2026 in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, No. 24-1238, holding that FAAAA no longer preempts state-…
Lanunziata v. Penn National and the Residency Line in UIM
A May 2026 Pennsylvania decision denied an adult child UIM coverage under his parents' policy. The residency-versus-domicile line is a cove…
Uber MDL-3084 Non-Delegable Duty Ruling and Key PI Verdicts: July 2026
Judge Breyer's April 10, 2026 order in Uber MDL-3084 (N.D. Cal.) held Uber owes a non-delegable duty to passengers regardless of driver-con…