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A Massachusetts state appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a jury verdict clearing a doctor of accusations that he botched a woman's spinal surgery by placing certain hardware in the wrong position, ruling that the trial judge did not err by allowing experts to testify on topics not explicitly stated in pretrial disclosures.

An Arizona appeals court has refused to revive a suit accusing a Scottsdale oral surgeon of botching a woman's dental implant surgery, causing facial numbness, saying the patient's expert witness was not qualified to testify as he is board-certified in a separate dental field.

The parents of an Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver who died when a tornado struck a St. Louis-area fulfillment center sued the e-commerce company, claiming it knowingly placed workers in "imminent danger," according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Illinois state court.

A Texas appeals court on Thursday denied a Houston-area hospital's objections to an expert report that said the medical center failed to care for a patient's hand injury properly, finding the witness is qualified to present opinions on standard of care.

The Fifth Circuit has reversed an early win given to The Boeing Co. in a lawsuit seeking to hold the aerospace corporation liable for the mesothelioma diagnosis of a NASA mechanical engineer, but the appellate court tossed wrongful death claims filed by the man's children.

An Illinois district court ordered candy buyers to refile their lawsuit accusing Kilwins Quality Confections Inc. of cheating customers by exaggerating the amount of sweets in its packages, saying their complaint failed to show they suffered $5 million in damages.

The state of Georgia will join the proposed $26 billion opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the three largest drug distributors in the country, according to a Friday announcement, even as district attorneys across the state are pushing back on the release of claims in the deal.

A Texas appellate court tossed a suit seeking to hold McAllen Hospitals LP liable for expenses related to an allegedly botched hysterectomy, finding Thursday that the patient's fraud claims needed the backing of a medical expert's report because they were premised on accusations of a doctor's malpractice.

The Ninth Circuit asked the top court in Washington state to weigh in on a $10 million verdict awarded to a woman who received a flu vaccine instead of a contraceptive injection resulting in the unwanted birth of a child with permanent brain damage, inquiring if the parents can collect damages related to the infant's condition if the reason for seeking the shot was unrelated.

An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday shut down Walmart's bid to close a lawsuit by a customer who claims she was injured when crashing her arm into the store's automatic sliding door, finding that the open and obvious danger doctrine does not apply to the malfunctioning doors.