The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Paul F. Laughlin | March 28, 2023
Medical professional liability cases can be complex, expensive to prosecute and defend, trigger substantial emotions and be quite unpredictable in terms of outcome. Mediation can be particularly valuable and effective in securing acceptable outcomes for all parties. Choose wisely.
By Everett Catts | March 28, 2023
"We're all human, and we make mistakes," plaintiff attorney James H. Potts II said. "I damned sure make them. Physicians make them. Nurses make them. The reason hospitals have physicians and nurses and [other health care staff members] looking after a patient is if someone else misses something and doesn't get it right, someone else [can] catch it. But when you've got everyone doing nothing, that's a problem."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ezra Wohlgelernter | March 27, 2023
Oral cancer cases are complex cases, and best practice demands that they be handled by attorneys with extensive medical and legal knowledge and significant trial experience.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | March 23, 2023
According to personal injury attorney Joseph Messa Jr., the question of whether defense counsel may communicate with a medical malpractice plaintiff's treating physician outside the bounds of authorized discovery is 'pretty much a no-brainer.'
By Charles Toutant | March 23, 2023
An Essex County jury awarded $1.6 million in Estate of Gaza v. Popovich, M.D., a medical malpractice suit claiming errors following a gallbladder removal…
By Alex Anteau | March 22, 2023
Jay Sadd, the plaintiff's trial attorney, said his team's strategy was "almost the same as it always was – to demonstrate the truth of the case, which was that the doctor breached the standard of care." However, this wasn't without its challenges.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | March 20, 2023
Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen partner James Conaboy allegedly forged the signatures of a court administrator and a judge while attempting to deceive clients into believing that their suit had settled.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | March 20, 2023
"What's tragic for his widow is not only did they make this terrible mistake, but now it appears that the method of defending this case that they're choosing to utilize is to delay," the plaintiffs attorney said.
By Riley Brennan | March 20, 2023
"While the MHPA requires a written application to begin the involuntary examination process, it does not require a written application to begin voluntary inpatient examination and treatment," the court said. "Thus, facilities such as Geisinger and Alley may be held liable for refusal to provide voluntary inpatient examination and treatment to a person who submits himself for examination and treatment when the refusal constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | March 20, 2023
In this edition of his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane discusses issues relating to the identity of distributees addressed for the first time on post-trial motion and appeal.
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