New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Tom Comer and Jon Lomurro | March 19, 2018
The Affidavit of Merit Statute, became effective in 1995. Since then, the courts and parties to malpractice cases have been subjected to a never-ending flood of motions and appeals involving the AMS.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | March 16, 2018
Medical Malpractice Defense columnist John L.A. Lyddane writes: The notice to admit will remain as a tool among others to be used in preparing the defense as cases approach resolution. The trial courts will be faced with issues resulting from its use, however infrequently.
By Zack Needles | March 15, 2018
A Philadelphia jury on March 6 awarded $6 million to the estate and wife of a 65-year-old man who died of liver cancer after his doctors disregarded two separate recommendations for MRIs by radiologists.
By Michael Booth | March 12, 2018
The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether a hospital maintains the right of confidentiality for its internal review documents detailing adverse events even when it does not follow mandated procedure for reporting incidents to the state Department of Health.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 12, 2018
A Philadelphia jury on March 6 awarded $6 million to the estate and wife of a 65-year-old man who died of liver cancer after his doctors disregarded two separate recommendations for MRIs by radiologists.
By John Council | March 12, 2018
A Texas Court of Appeals has determined there is enough evidence for a 39-year-old plaintiff to pursue a medical malpractice case against a doctor who allegedly failed to save his testicle and later told the man the removal was no “big deal” because he wouldn't be having any children at that age.
By Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | David Gialanella | March 12, 2018
A roundup of notable case results in New Jersey.
By Charles Toutant | March 9, 2018
A divided appeals court has ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice suit where defense counsel failed to disclose that the defendant physician's trial testimony was significantly different from his interrogatory answers and deposition testimony.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 8, 2018
A Chatham County State Court jury reached a verdict Tuesday in favor of Joan Simmons, who was 58 and had worked full-time as an accountant for Colonial Oil Group in Savannah before she became ill and went to the hospital in July 2014.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Jesse Broocker | March 7, 2018
We have seen collegial text communications actually drag doctors into lawsuits. I have literally seen email chains with the subject line “smoking gun.”
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