Patient’s post-treatment conduct admissible 
Published: January 25, 2013
Tags: comparative negligence, contributory negligence, medical malpractice
A medical malpractice defendant could introduce evidence to show that the plaintiff’s post-treatment conduct was the sole proximate cause of her injuries, the Connecticut Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a defense verdict.
Lawyer wins ‘easy’ $109 million verdict for woman killed by power line
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 18, 2012
Tags: contributory negligence, electrocution
Shanin Specter
Calling it both the worst case he has seen as a trial lawyer and one of the easiest cases he has tried, Shanin Specter won a $109 million jury verdict for the family of a woman killed when a power line fell and electrocuted her.
Jury awards $760K for crash which resulted in fatality
By:
Ben Mook
Published: August 16, 2012
Tags: car accident, contributory negligence, Maryland, negligence, wrongful death
The family of a 24-year-old woman killed in a traffic accident in Baltimore in 2010 was awarded $760,000 by a city jury.
Plaintiff’s negligence at issue in ‘crashworthiness’ case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 22, 2011
Tags: contributory negligence, crashworthiness, design defect, Ford Motor Co.
A plaintiff’s underlying negligence can be considered in determining damages in a product liability case challenging the “crashworthiness” of a sports utility vehicle, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from a U.S. District Court.
Professionals can’t argue contributory negligence
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 11, 2011
Tags: comparative fault, contributory negligence, malpractice
Accounting firms sued for malpractice were not entitled to a jury instruction on contributory negligence, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a defense verdict.
Contributory negligence inapplicable to jail suicide
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 9, 2010
Tags: assumption of the risk, contributory negligence, wrongful death
Defendants in a jail suicide case could not avoid liability by asserting contributory negligence and assumption of the risk, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in granting a new trial.
Adult can’t sue for injuries from children’s Motrin
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 17, 2010
Tags: contributory negligence, Motrin, product liability
Contributory negligence bars the claim of an adult who suffered injuries after taking children’s Motrin, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Children presumed not to be contributorily negligent
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 16, 2009
Tags: contributory negligence, wrongful death
A rebuttable presumption exists that children between the ages of seven and 14 are incapable of contributory negligence in a personal injury case, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a wrongful death verdict.
