Liable

Landmark Decision: Disney Found Liable for $600K in Copyright Trial over Innovative Motion-Capture Technology

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a copyright trial that involved motion-capture technology, a US jury has ruled that Disney owes $600,000. The trial centered on allegations made by a company called SAG-AFTRA, which represents performers, that Disney used its members’ performances in blockbuster films without authorization. The trial lasted for three weeks and ended with the jury issuing a verdict in favor of SAG-AFTRA. Motion-capture technology, which involves recording an actor’s movements and digitally transferring them onto a computer-generated character, has become increasingly popular in the film industry. This trial shed light on the legal … Read more

Florida Hospital Found Liable for Wrongful Separation of Child and Mother, Hit With $50 Million Verdict

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St. Petersburg, Florida – In a groundbreaking medical malpractice case, a Florida jury awarded an additional $50 million in damages, bringing the total penalty against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to over a quarter billion dollars. The jury found the hospital liable on all counts, ruling that it wrongfully separated Maya Kowalski from her mother, who tragically took her own life. This case was prominently featured in the popular Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya.” The jury’s decision was based on a range of offenses committed by the hospital. They found that the facility had … Read more

Federal Jury Finds Rudy Giuliani Liable in Civil Defamation Case, Awards Election Workers $148.17 Million for False Claims

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Atlanta, Georgia – former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, has been found liable in a civil defamation case brought against him by election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. The federal jury, presided over by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, awarded Freeman and Moss a total of $148.17 million in damages after four days of trial testimony. The case focused on false claims made by Giuliani about the two women in relation to the 2020 presidential election. The plaintiffs initially sought a minimum of $24 million each for Giuliani’s defamatory statements accusing … Read more

Landmark Jury Verdict: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Held Liable for False Imprisonment and Tragic Consequences

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VENICE, Fla. – A jury has ruled that Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg falsely imprisoned and battered a 10-year-old girl, Maya Kowalski, and contributed to her mother’s suicide. The jury awarded damages of over $261 million to the Kowalski family in a major legal defeat for the hospital. The jury found that the hospital engaged in “extreme and outrageous” conduct in its treatment of Maya and her family after an emergency room visit in October 2016. The family’s ordeal began when doctors at the hospital were skeptical of Maya’s diagnosis of complex … Read more