By Michael Booth | December 27, 2017
For the first time since before newly elected Gov. Chris Christie made the unconventional decision not to renominate a justice up for tenure, the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2017 had a full roster of seven justices for the entire calendar year.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 18, 2017
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the reduction of a $26.6 million verdict awarded to a woman who needed four knee surgeries after taping a promotional video to show the success of her initial knee-replacement procedure.
By Michael Booth | December 15, 2017
A decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court requires judiciary administrators to begin notifying parties litigating professional malpractice claims of their statutory obligations to file affidavits of merit and to schedule hearings to determine whether those affidavits are satisfactory.
By Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | David Gialanella | December 15, 2017
A Middlesex County jury awarded $11.05 million on November 28 in Fava v. Moss, a medical malpractice suit brought by a man who had both legs amputated…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen J. Pokiniewski Jr. | December 14, 2017
In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.
By Jonathan Ringel | Amanda Bronstad | December 5, 2017
The American Tort Reform Foundation placed the Georgia Supreme Court on a "Watch List" in its annual "Judicial Hellhole" report on jurisdictions "where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner, generally to the disadvantage of defendants."
By Amanda Bronstad | December 5, 2017
A bevy of medical malpractice decisions helped propel Florida to the No. 1 spot in the annual Judicial Hellholes report this year for the first time.
By Charles Toutant | December 5, 2017
Irvington and Ridgefield are the latest towns in New Jersey to bring suits against drug companies over their alleged roles in the opioid addiction crisis.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | December 4, 2017
Medical Malpractice columnists Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier write: While recovery for negligent infliction of emotional distress is limited in New York, one area in which such claims have long been permitted involves the interference with the right to the body of a deceased loved one. This right, which exists at common law, is known as the right of sepulcher. A surprising number of actions have been brought against hospitals based upon violations of that right
By Louis Locascio | December 4, 2017
OP-ED: This avant-garde decision completes the causes of action for the circle of life.
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