Perhaps property owners should just hand over their wallets. They might as well if they’re going to be liable for injuries suffered by every child trespasser who takes a tumble in an empty field. On Friday, the Rhode Island Supreme Court opened up the pockets of landowners by reviving the personal injury suit of a boy who was hurt playing football in grass-covered vacant lot in Pawtucket.

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Missouri courts decided years ago that once a plaintiff files a personal injury lawsuit his medical information is, to a certain extent, fair game. But that was before Congress passed sweeping medical privacy legislation. Missouri courts have never squarely ruled on the interaction between the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and their own caselaw. In a ruling last week, the Court of Appeals Western District came close, acknowledging “tension” between HIPAA and caselaw might need to go to the Supreme Court. Judge Alok Ahuja (pictured) co-wrote the Western District decision examining when a doctor can be required to participate in ex parte interviews in medical malpractice cases.

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A federal jury in Iowa has awarded $7.5 million to a man who worked at a microwave popcorn plant and developed a lung disease caused by a chemical in the artificial butter flavor. The plaintiff, 69-year-old Ronald Kuiper, did not ...

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A woman has filed a personal injury/malpractice suit against a home care business that visited her home where she suffered a head injury. Benita Roberts claims the defendant hired to provide services in her home was responsible for her head ...

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Customers typically assume that if they pay more for their food, they’ll receive better, higher-quality service. But as two lawsuits filed this month in St. Louis County illustrate, instances of food mishaps can happen anywhere, on both the lower end ...

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