Tort Law

Whistleblower lawyer says his security clearance has been restored

A whistleblower lawyer said in a LinkedIn post Tuesday his access to classified information has been restored months after President Donald Trump announced in a memo that he was revoking the Washington, D.C., lawyer's security clearance.

Jan 13, 2026 2:33 PM CST

Law prof’s new book details pelvic mesh litigation scandal that ‘shocked the mass tort world’

A new book by a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law unravels a tale of scheming and manipulation behind a notorious mass tort litigation case involving the pelvic mesh that "shocked the mass tort world."

Jan 13, 2026 10:41 AM CST

Judge will resign after allegedly paying convicted doctor over $300K to work on workers’ comp cases

A California judge will resign after pleading guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for allegedly hiring a physician convicted of health care fraud to prepare medical records to submit to the state’s workers’ compensation program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Jan 9, 2026 1:55 PM CST

FBI investigating missing lawyers who disappeared from fishing boat

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is launching a probe into the disappearance of two lawyers who didn't return from a weekend fishing trip about 70 miles offshore of Southwest Florida's coast, according a report by the U.S. Sun.

Dec 23, 2025 10:38 AM CST

Personal injury lawyers add to woes of car crash victims, survey shows

Victims of car crashes often have their problems compounded after retaining a personal injury lawyer, one poll has found.

Dec 17, 2025 9:09 AM CST

Lawyer for former Infowars host Alex Jones loses disciplinary suspension appeal over medical records

A state appeals court has upheld the law license suspension of attorney Norm Pattis—a lawyer for former Infowars host Alex Jones—who improperly disclosed the sensitive medical files of a Sandy Hook Elementary School family during a 2022 defamation trial.

Dec 16, 2025 12:28 PM CST

Los Angeles declared most abusive ‘judicial hellhole,’ report says

Rampant lawsuit abuse, “eye-popping” "nuclear verdicts" and allegations of fraud and racketeering against lawyers have made Los Angeles the worst of what it calls America’s most abusive court systems.

Dec 10, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Companies use ‘deceitful tactics’ to market harmful ultra-processed products with ‘addictive nature,’ city’s suit alleges

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the city of San Francisco alleges that several major food companies used “deceitful tactics it inherited from the Big Tobacco industry” to market harmful ultra-processed foods and to "aggressively sell those products to children.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:20 AM CST

Personal injury lawyers find ‘massive opportunity’ with AI

Recent months have brought an explosion of massive investments in artificial intelligence tools for personal injury lawyers. A report released this summer by professional business platform 8am supports this sentiment, showing 37% of personal injury lawyers use generative AI at work, compared to 31% of lawyers overall.

Dec 4, 2025 9:48 AM CST

‘Lawyers Gone Wild’? Filmmaker criticizes bar as he seeks ethics probe of serial killer’s daughter for alleged lie

An activist filmmaker seeking an ethics probe into a lawyer he accuses of lying about a lawsuit outcome has filed a complaint in which he takes potshots at the Florida Bar, touts his award-winning work and quotes rapper Eminem.

Dec 3, 2025 3:11 PM CST

BigLaw firm made ‘Herculean’ effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes

A superior court judge in Alaska has entered a judgment against Holland & Knight and ordered a trial on damages after finding that the law firm engaged in “truly astounding” failure to comply with discovery orders in a lawsuit alleging malpractice by the firm.

Nov 18, 2025 2:58 PM CST

Blank Rome partner engaged in ‘secretive spying’ by accessing private computer files at ex-firm, suit alleges

A New York law firm has filed a lawsuit alleging that the former chief of its finance practice engaged in a pattern of “disloyal and improper conduct” that included a “secretive spying and cyberstalking campaign” against two firm leaders before he left the firm to become a partner at Blank Rome.

Nov 12, 2025 9:10 AM CST

A Rastafarian goes to the Supreme Court after a prison shaved his dreadlocks

By the time Damon Landor arrived at a Louisiana corrections center to serve out a sentence for drug possession in 2020, he had maintained his Rastafarian vow to let his hair grow for nearly two decades.

Nov 10, 2025 9:54 AM CST

Soldier wounded in suicide bombing wants right to sue military contractor

The suicide bomber made his away across Bagram air base in Afghanistan in 2016, heading toward a Veterans Day 5-K race featuring hundreds of U.S. soldiers. As U.S. Army Spec. Winston T. Hencely moved to grab the man, the bomber detonated an explosive-laden vest that left Hencely with severe injuries and killed six.

Nov 4, 2025 9:34 AM CST

Over $200M verdict overturned in ‘Maya’ hospitalization case chronicled in Netflix documentary

A trial judge made errors requiring a new trial in a case stemming from a woman’s suicide after her 10-year-old daughter was removed from her care and held at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, a Florida appeals court ruled last week.

Nov 3, 2025 11:05 AM CST