JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” The crew could sue for a reckless act on the set under these rules though members could face serious pre-trial litigation under the elements to these rules. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Law360 has coverage: A California state judge said Tuesday that he’s inclined to toss Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s extortion claims against personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee and some, but not all, of the rapper’s defamation allegations stemming from a now-abandoned rape lawsuit.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. OUTCOME: Reversed dismissal on the basis of tolling of statute of limitations. Kansas City Light & Power Company v.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The cases from injuries last year are just now being filed under the statute of limitations, but it has been another bumper crop of Thanksgiving torts. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the return of Halloween and joy of little litigators in anticipation of the return of the festival of Samhain. Here is the column: With the arrival of Halloween, little children and litigators will again celebrate their favorite holiday.

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