New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | April 4, 2023
In their last Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier discuss several court decisions related to immunity temporarily given to health care professionals and facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Riley Brennan | April 3, 2023
"Because the plaintiffs did not proffer admissible evidence on damages, summary judgment should have entered for the defendants," the court said.
By Riley Brennan | March 31, 2023
"Here, we agree with the estate that instruction sixteen as presented to the jury misled the jury by its phrasing. By omitting the operative 'if/then; language from the proposed instruction, the instruction transformed from an instruction asking the jury to decide whether an alternative approved method of treatment was used (which, if so found, would preclude a negligence finding) to an instruction directing the jury that Cloos did employ an alternative approved method of treatment and was not negligent," Judge Paul B. Ahlers wrote.
By Charles Toutant | March 31, 2023
Under the offer of judgment rule, Ogunkoya and his insurance company, ProAssurance, are liable for Sapp's legal fees and expenses incurred from the time they declined the offer of judgment until the verdict was returned, pursuant to the offer of judgment rule, subject to court approval, plaintiffs lawyer John Collins said.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Aleeza Furman | March 31, 2023
Obermayer partner Gary Samms said the drop-off could create a "tremendous impact" on case management down the road.
By Katie Hall | March 30, 2023
These case results are reported by Texas Lawyer affiliate VerdictSearch.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Nicole Callahan | March 29, 2023
The need for access to someone's health information arises in the field of medical malpractice litigation. Typically, the parties to such a litigation would have access to the alleged injured party's health records by authorizations provided by said party or the party's representative.
By Colleen Murphy | Charles Toutant | March 28, 2023
A $12 million settlement in a Monmouth County medical malpractice case, and a $1.5 million settlement in a Union County auto case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Gregory F. Brown, Alexandra E. Lynch, Christopher J. Tellner and Gregory S. Hyman | March 28, 2023
As the strain on health care workers imposed by COVID-19 passes, it is an open question whether Penn will be the exception or the rule for hospitals in Pennsylvania.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Courtney C. Barbacane | March 28, 2023
But what happens when an autopsy is performed, in anticipation of litigation, and the body is subsequently cremated? Regardless of whether the autopsy is performed by a county coroner or an independent pathologist, I would argue that cremation of the body is tantamount to the intentional destruction of evidence in a wrongful death case.
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