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An Ohio federal judge rejected Walmart's bid to toss a slip-and-fall suit claiming a coffee puddle caused a customer to almost do "the splits" in the produce department, ruling that the court can't find that a brown liquid on a brown floor is an open and obvious hazard.

A Kentucky nursing home is still on the hook for a $958,903.39 jury verdict for negligence that caused the death of a patient after a split state appeals court panel refused to set aside the award or grant the facility a new trial Friday.

Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. can't shake a lawsuit over a U.S. Navy sailor's fatal mesothelioma allegedly caused by the company's negligence, a Virginia federal judge ruled on Thursday, saying there are still triable issues of fact a jury needs to sort out.

A Massachusetts state appeals court allowed a health clinic and its staff to escape liability in a malpractice suit accusing them of failing to timely diagnose a woman's multiple sclerosis, saying the claims are barred by the state's seven-year hard deadline for medical malpractice cases.

PacifiCorp will have to face a California state court lawsuit accusing it of negligently sparking the 2020 Slater Fire, which scorched 158,000 acres, after a California federal judge on Monday questioned the "credibility" of the power company's arguments.

Spencer Fane LLP has hired a skilled litigator, whose clients consist largely of collegiate fraternities and student organizations across the country, to join its dispute resolution practice group in Austin, the firm announced last week.

The Seventh Circuit revived a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee's malpractice lawsuit against the agency, which the court said gave him the "runaround," finding he is allowed to pursue federal claims of poor medical care even after the U.S. Department of Labor denied his initial claim that his injuries were caused by a workplace accident.

Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 54,000 of its SUVs and cars because its "full self-driving" software intentionally drives through stop signs with its "rolling stop" functionality, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday.

Target Corp. asked an Illinois federal court to whittle down a proposed class action that claims the big-box chain used deceptive labeling on its Up & Up brand of cosmetics, arguing the lone plaintiff hasn't purchased most of the products listed in his complaint.

A Tennessee state appeals court has revived a woman's negligence lawsuit claiming a 40- to 50-pound pot-bellied pig named Baxter shoved her off a neighbor's front porch while she attempted to return two swine, saying the plaintiff shouldn't be punished for trying to "bring the bacon home."