By Jason Grant | February 9, 2023
The First Department court, though, still affirmed dismissal of the case "on the merits," saying that the plaintiffs' "longstanding pattern of noncompliance with discovery demands and court orders ... raised an inference of willful and contumacious conduct."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | February 6, 2023
In their last Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier reviewed several decisions relating to implied physician-patient relationships. In this column, they continue with that theme, exploring decisions addressing implied physician-patient relationships in the context of obstetrical care.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | February 6, 2023
As head of the new program, Judge Susan Schulman said she is bullish on the impact it will continue to have on decreasing the medical malpractice backlog.
By Alex Anteau | February 3, 2023
Katherine McArthur said her team anchored the damages to the defense expert witness fees and Allen Turner's medical bills in order to give the jury a frame of reference that they could relate to.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | February 3, 2023
"It will help to ensure that cases don't get knocked out of court on a technicality concerning the sufficiency of an opinion letter," said Kyle Zrenda of Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law. "It still ... prevents frivolous claims, while being fair to the plaintiffs and making sure meritorious claims get heard."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alex J. Keoskey and Amy Kulb | February 3, 2023
It is vitally important that lawyers negotiating settlement agreements for physician clients become fully aware of the complex reporting structure which alerts every health care entity in the United States that a physician has been sanctioned.
By ALM Staff | February 2, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert S. Kelner, Gail S. Kelner and Joshua D. Kelner | January 30, 2023
It is clear that there are issues which may arise with respect to the scope of the waiver of the physician-patient privilege in personal injury and medical malpractice actions which require scrutiny when pertinent pleadings are prepared.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 27, 2023
"What we have here is an opportunity for the Superior Court to put its eyes on these privilege issues in a way that's a little different than we've seen in some recent decisions," said Kline & Specter's Charles Becker.
By Alex Anteau | January 26, 2023
The most recent amendment is different from the previous extensions in that it no longer gives a set expiration date for these grants of immunity.
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