The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) passed a Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act effective as of February 4, 2020 through October 1, 2024. Manufacturers are protected from legal liability for additional 12 months...
What happens if I am injured by COVID-19 related care or a vaccine?
The Federal Government has granted broad immunity for healthcare providers and vaccine manufacturers related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, those injured by a healthcare provider or vaccine manufacturer only have one remedy[1] – a claim under the Countermeasures...
Attorney Loucks Certified as a Civil Trial Law Specialist with MSBA
Kathleen Loucks, a Lommen Abdo litigator, achieved certification as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA). Loucks joins a very limited list of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by...
Kathleen Loucks and Mike Moline Elected Lommen Abdo Shareholders
Kathleen Loucks and Mike Moline have become shareholders of Lommen Abdo, P.A. effective January 1, 2016. Kathleen Loucks is a litigator who focuses on business and construction defect litigation, as well as medical malpractice and insurance coverage disputes. In her...
Notable Verdicts: organ transplants gone wrong, botched surgeries, bad priests
Minnesota Lawyer included a recent Lommen Abdo case in an article titled, "Notable Verdicts: organ transplants gone wrong, botched surgeries, bad priests." The plaintiff underwent a pancreas transplant at the University of Minnesota and within the year was dead from...
Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Transplant Case
A Hennepin County jury recently found the University of Minnesota Physicians and Dr. Ty Dunn negligent in accepting a pancreas for transplantation where the cause of the donor’s death was unclear. The case was tried by Kathleen Loucks of Lommen Abdo and Edward...
Vaccine Injury, Medical Malpractice & Civil Litigation Q&A with Kathleen Loucks:
Why would a client hire you? [Transcript] You’ve handled medical malpractice cases both for the plaintiffs and for the defendants – how does that impact your handling of any case? [Transcript] What should I look for in choosing a lawyer to handle my vaccine-related...
Intra-insured exclusion bars coverage for wrongful-death claim arising from insured’s death
The intra-insured exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy precluded coverage for a wrongful-death claim filed by the father of an insured minor child who shot himself to death after having found an unlocked handgun in the home that his mother shared with her...
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