The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | September 22, 2022
"People in this country are becoming more conscious and aware of these problems, particularly because it has, in fact, affected so many people," said Tom Bosworth of Kline & Specter.
By Everett Catts | September 22, 2022
During a minor surgical procedure, the plaintiff was given "too much propofol too fast," causing complications that led to "permanent cognitive defects," his lawyers said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | September 16, 2022
The trial and appellate courts recognize that the causation element is vital to the plaintiff's prima facie case, and that without both factual and expert support for the causal link, there is no issue of fact for the jury. The court will rule on the issue as a matter of law, but it is incumbent upon defense counsel to identify the causation defenses and develop them to provide a basis for their determination as a matter of law.
By Charles Toutant | September 7, 2022
A Hudson County Superior Court judge on May 10 granted approval to a $13 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit, Williams v. Jersey City…
Daily Report Online | Analysis|News
By Cedra Mayfield | September 6, 2022
"It's a good time to try plaintiff's medical-malpractice cases, because jurors are willing on good case to award fair damages," said Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer in Atlanta. "I can't remember a year where there were more big professional liability verdicts in one year. I think that's an interesting trend."
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | September 2, 2022
The three-week wrongful death trial in DeKalb County State Court focused on care in recovery and mental health treatment programs.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | August 30, 2022
Paul Weathington of the Weathington Firm represented an ER doctor in two trials. The first time in 2019, Weathington won a motion for a directed verdict, which the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed in 2021. This time Weathington won a defense verdict.
By Mason Lawlor | August 29, 2022
A plaintiff suing hospital defendants for negligence on behalf of a deceased plaintiff must prove a causation between that death and a delay in treatment by a doctor, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
By Max Mitchell | August 25, 2022
The rule changes have been controversial since they were first proposed in late December 2018. "The danger is we risk repeating history here," Curt Shroder of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform said.
By VerdictSearch | August 25, 2022
On Aug. 6, 2016, plaintiff Mark Mortland, 53, a physical therapist, underwent a right hip resurfacing surgery that was performed by Dr. Ari Pressman at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh. Mortland claimed that he suffered an intraoperative fractures of the pelvis. Mortland went on to have three hip replacements and develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
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