The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020

By Y. Peter Kang Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing. Law360 (December 18, 2020, 7:44 PM EST) — Record injury awards and major court rulings caught the attention of personal injury attorneys in 2020, including a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring civil damages in fatal cross-border shooting cases and lower courts’ resolution of suits involving questions of liability for social media-related injuries. Here, Law360 looks back at some of the year’s top verdicts and decisions. High Court Bars Damages in Fatal Cross-Border Shooting The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February that the family of a Mexican teenager who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent across the U.S.-Mexico border can’t collect civil damages. In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Jesus C. Hernandez, the father of the slain 15-year-old boy, can’t pursue civil damages under the 1971 Supreme Court ruling Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents…
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