3M Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuit: Where the $6B Settlement Stands
The largest mass tort in U.S. history began with a whistleblower's fraud suit and a failed subsidiary bankruptcy. Over half the $6 billion has now been paid.
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Accidental Death Claims: What Counts as an 'Accident'
AD&D insurance only pays for an accident — and insurers have built an entire denial practice around arguing a death doesn't qualify as one.
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Suing an AI Chatbot Company: What Courts Have Ruled So Far
A federal judge ruled a chatbot's output isn't clearly protected speech, letting product liability and wrongful death claims proceed. One case already settled.
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Alabama Car Accident Settlements: The 1% Rule
Alabama bars recovery for any fault at all, and its wrongful death law is even stranger: only punitive damages, and no cap on them.
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Arizona Car Accident Settlements: No Bar, No Free Ride
Arizona has no fault bar at all, but if one defendant cannot pay their share, you generally cannot collect it from anyone else.
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Suing a Federal Agent: What's Left of a Bivens Claim
A state trooper's excessive force is a Section 1983 claim. The identical conduct by an FBI or Border Patrol agent may now have no damages remedy at all.
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Bard PowerPort Lawsuit: A Split Verdict, Then Round Two
The first bellwether ended in a defense win on warnings and a hung jury on design. The second, testing fracture claims, started August 18, 2026.
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Boeing 737 MAX: What Crash Victims' Families Actually Got
A secret 2021 deal shielded Boeing from prosecution. A judge ruled crash victims should have been consulted first — then said he couldn't fix it.
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Colorado Car Accident Settlements: Two Different Caps
Colorado caps ordinary injury damages at $613,760 — but wrongful death claims get a separate cap over $2 million, plus who can sue just changed.
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Connecticut Car Accident Settlements: Uncollectible Shares
Connecticut defendants pay only their own share — unless one cannot pay, when a court can reallocate that share among the others.
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East Palestine Derailment: What the $600M Settlement Pays
Lawyers projected up to $25,000 per person for personal injury. Actual checks averaged about $12,400. Objectors who fought it lost over an unpaid bond.
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Engineered Stone Silicosis: Who You Can Actually Sue
Quartz countertop dust is sickening workers after just a few years, not decades. A $52 million verdict landed in 2024. Congress may now try to block it all.
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