By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
Trial court abused its discretion in transferring venue in appellants' medical malpractice action back to county where premature newborn was hospitalized rather than letting it remain in county where cardiologist read test, diagnosed a condition requiring immediate treatment and made treatment plan but staff did not transmit the plan to hospital where child was in a timely fashion because the alleged negligent acts occurred in county where cardiologist was located. Order vacated.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
Inmate petitioned the court to review the department's refusal, under DC-ADM 803, to allow him access to photographs sent to him but the court lacked appellate or original jurisdiction to review the factual or legal findings of a chief grievance officer and inmate's First and Fourteenth Amendment due process claims failed because the procedures in DC-ADM 804 were adequate. Petition dismissed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
A court memorandum found that the settlement program resulting from multidistrict litigation after an Amtrak wreck, achieved fair, reasonable and adequate compensation consistent with equal treatment of all claimants and kept administrative expenses to a 0.00418 percent of the settlement fund.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
Court transferred patent infringement case to the Western District of Pennsylvania under the first-filed doctrine because the claims and parties were substantially similar, the cases involved the same accused products and the defendants in the cases were in privity. Motion to transfer granted.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 24, 2017
No Error in Finding Court Lacked Jurisdiction, Agreement Could Have Been Performed in Year
By Jason Grant | August 24, 2017
A retrial must be held in a personal injury case because transcript "inadequacies," created by a court reporter who fell asleep during trial and later died, prevented a judge from properly considering a motion to set aside the verdict, a state appeals court has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | August 24, 2017
Prominent attorney Clifford Haines was involved in an altercation with Philadelphia sheriff's deputies Monday at the Criminal Justice Center, according to a spokeswoman for the sheriff's department.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 23, 2017
Belated Timing of Prevailing Contractual Interpretation Defense Not Shown in Bad Faith
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 23, 2017
Denial of Severance, Injunctive Relief In Patent Infringement Action Explained
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 23, 2017
New York an Inconvenient Forum, Lebanon Better Venue; Personal Injury Suit Dismissed
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