The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 31, 2024
While the two formula cases to go to trial this year were against product manufacturers, the Philadelphia litigation brings hospital defendants into the mix.
By ALM Staff | July 30, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By ALM Staff | July 24, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By VerdictSearch | July 23, 2024
On April 6, 2021, plaintiff Ronald Lewis, 72, underwent open vascular surgery at Reading Hospital to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm and bilateral iliac aneurysms. Following the surgery, Lewis allegedly suffered a microembolism that led to an ischemic foot injury and a partial amputation.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Jack Slover | July 22, 2024
Preparing for the mediation ahead of time and creating rapport with both parties helps ensure a successful mediation. Even if the case doesn't settle at the mediation itself, these actions make it more likely to settle before trial, which benefits both parties.
By Alan W. Clark | July 19, 2024
Judiciary Law section 474-a, as amended effective July 1, 1985 sets forth a contingency fee schedule and provision for application for increased fee in extraordinary circumstances. In practice, the fee schedule creates inherent conflict, is unfair and deprives many victims of malpractice the opportunity to hire competent counsel. Applications for enhanced fees are rarely granted. The proposed Amendment set forth in NYAB 7448 provides much needed changes to the Statute.
By John Lyddane | July 18, 2024
Cumulative testimony is generally excluded at trial based upon the sound discretion of the trial court, whose obligation it is to control the presentation of the issues to the trier of fact. This scenario arises in cases that involve expert witnesses from multiple specialties but may also occur when there are one or more missing witnesses.
By Cedra Mayfield | July 17, 2024
"[Dr. Chappuis] failed to disclose any of these text messages," read Judge Susan Edlein's order. "Importantly, he affirmatively stated there were no text messages."
By Colleen Murphy | July 11, 2024
"The AOM requirement should not be a minefield battle about hypertechnicalities; the requirement is a threshold issue only meant to weed out unmeritorious cases at the beginning of the case before discovery has taken place. The court's decision strikes the right balance on protection of a plaintiff's meritorious case from dismissal with prejudice at a time when many facts are still unknown with providing a defendant with notice that the claim as alleged has merit," said Christina Vassiliou Harvey, a partner with Lomurro Munson.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 9, 2024
The Superior Court ruled that sanctions "must be based in the rules or supported by contempt law, and must be based on actions in the individual case, not a courtwide policy for imposition of sanctions."
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