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Tort litigation trends, major verdicts make news in 2011 

Published: January 5, 2012

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The past year featured a flurry of activity on the personal injury and tort scene, with several new drug and device developments, significant U.S. Supreme Court rulings and some staggering verdicts.

Here’s a wrap-up of the highlights of personal injury and
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New game-changing brain injury test gains traction 

By: Al Turco
Published: October 21, 2011

Tags: brain injury, MRI

New MRI technology that has been gaining acceptance in the courtroom is changing how some brain injury lawyers litigate cases.

Police settle personal injury suit for $1.1 million 

Published: August 3, 2011

Tags: brain injury, California, fall, police

A 30-year-old former pet store employee will receive nearly $1.1 million in a lawsuit settlement for brain injuries he suffered from a fall while assisting a Fremont, Calif. police officer during a burglary investigation.

Couple wins $34 million medical malpractice verdict 

Published: July 14, 2011

Tags: brain injury, hospital, medical malpractice, New York

In what may be the largest civil verdict in Orange County, N.Y. history, a jury has awarded a Montague, N.J., woman and her husband more than $34 million in a medical malpractice case.

$11 million settlement reached in Va. brain injury case 

By: Alan Cooper
Published: July 12, 2011

Tags: brain injury

A 19-year-old Virginia woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a traffic crash has won an $11 million settlement from the owner of a van that crossed the center line on a wet two-lane highway.

$2.9 million awarded in drunk driving suit 

Published: May 31, 2011

Tags: brain injury, car accident, drunk driving, West Virginia

A Kanawha County, W.Va. judge awarded nearly $3 million to a man suffering permanent brain injuries after he was struck by a drunk driver while walking down Capitol street in 2008.

Family awarded $6.9 million for son’s brain injury 

Published: April 14, 2011

Tags: brain injury, Florida, school

The family of a Florida high school student who suffered permanent brain injury in 2007 at an after-school fundraiser was awarded nearly $6.9 million.

Woman to receive $4.5 million settlement for bus accident in crosswalk 

By: Tony Ogden
Published: February 7, 2011

Tags: automobile accident, brain injury, bus, pedestrians, Washington

A Seattle woman struck by a Metro bus while she was in a crosswalk on Seattle’s Alaskan Way in 2008 has reached a $4.5 million settlement with King County.

Mother of teen beating victim sues school board 

By: Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011

Tags: assault, brain injury, Florida, negligent security, safety standards, school

The mother of a girl who authorities say was savagely punched and stomped on the grounds of a middle school by another teen wearing steel toe boots filed suit against a South Florida school board seeking in excess of $15,000 in damages.

Doctor ordered to pay $3 million in malpractice decision 

By: Tony Ogden
Published: February 3, 2011

Tags: birth injury, brain injury, medical malpractice, New York

A New York state Supreme Court jury in Warren County has ordered a Glens Falls doctor to pay $3 million for medical malpractice for injuries a Lake George girl suffered during childbirth nearly 18 years ago.