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The article offers tips for lawyers to consider and prepare for standing and statute of limitations issues before suing an attorney for legal malpractice over an estate plan. It informs that lawyers should properly examine documents to check their clients name as beneficiaries in the trust, analyze the cause of action for legal malpractice by drafting attorneys, and provide an action plan for compensatory damages against negligence.

The article offers information on types of categories, causes, and diagnosis of the brain stroke, which results in long-term disability, brain damage, or even death, to be considered by lawyers representing a client in personal injury cases in the U.S. It analyzes views of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association on hemorrhagic or ischemic strokes and various warning signs of strokes that can assist lawyers to claim for personal injuries from stroke.

The article focuses on how attorneys can deal with bankruptcy in mass tort litigation. Topics include how corporate bankruptcy can impact victim compensation awards, the creation of global tort settlement schemes, and the differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Information is provided on the limits for filing proof of claims.

The article discusses the decision of the a court of Northern District of Oklahoma in the case "Burke v. Glanz" concerning civil rights and in which jury awarded 10 million U.S. Dollars in compensatory damages against both defendants.

The article discusses the case Wells v. Aslan Commons, LLC decided at Atlanta, Georgia's State Court of Fulton County, which dealt with explosion of Stephen Wells' apartment in Georgia due to uncapped gas line. It mentions that Wells sued the apartment complex owner and manager and sought future medical expenses and lost earnings. The court found the defendants at fault and asked them to award 17.9 million dollars to Wells in compensatory damages.

The article discusses the decision of Cook County of Circuit Court of Illinois in the case "Darden v. City of Chicago" concerning the government failure to secure outdoor shelter and in which the jury awarded 148.19 million U.S. dollars in a trial on damages.

The article focuses on the South Carolina court case Garvin v. BW/IP Intl. Inc., which dealt with a claim of testicular mesothelioma allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos. Topics include the admission of comprehensive medical testimony during litigation, the awarding of compensatory and punitive damages, and the use of recorded depositions.

The article focuses on the Texas court case Henderson v. Irika Shipping S.A., which dealt with a company's negligence in failing to adhere a nonskid surface to its deck of a freighter. Topics include compensation for permanent and lifelong injury, payment for future lost earnings, and the liability of the freighter owners to properly implement safety controls the ship.

The article focuses on the tort reform agenda instituted by Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, which includes caps on noneconomic damages arising from nursing home neglect, caps on compensatory and punitive damages, and amendments to rules governing product liability claims. Information is provided on the adoption of the federal 'Daubert' reliability standard.

The article looks at the U.S. Court case Ingram v. Vaughn in which plaintiff Erin Ingram, 8 year old girl, was attacked by the dogs owned by his neighbor Twyann Vaughn in which Ingram was badly injured. It mentions that the plaintiff claims liability for the past pain and suffering and future pain for the medical expenses. It also mentions that the jury awarded the both compensatory damages and the punitive damages to the plaintiff.

The article offers information on the judicial decision of the Superior Court of the Union County in New Jersey, in the workplace safety case of King v. Comber Co. LLC, in which plaintiff the Gary King who is a handyman sued Eagle Group alleging that company failed to protect workers from the fall hazard. It informs that the plaintiff was awarded with workers' compensation for about 155,400 U.S. dollars for disability claims under the provisions of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act.