By Cedra Mayfield | July 9, 2024
"The Supreme Court made it clear that the General Assembly had the power to toll statutes of repose that it created," said appellant counsel Michael B. Terry. "This clarification may have impacts in a wide variety of cases."
By Brian Lee | July 5, 2024
A 5-0 ruling, authored by Justice Christine Clark, of the Appellate Division, Third Department, said a trial judge should have greenlighted expert testimony on the standard of care.
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By Emily Cousins | July 3, 2024
"I certainly hope that as a result of what happened here that the anesthesia providers who were involved learn that when time is of the essence, it means a patient's life is on the line," Kathleen Nastri said. "You can't just stand by and watch as a patient deteriorates."
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By Aleeza Furman | July 2, 2024
Despite losing on causation, the plaintiffs are still set to receive $1 million under a high-low agreement the parties had reached, Frank Mangiaracina of Kline & Specter said.
By VerdictSearch | July 2, 2024
On Sept. 30, 2018, the plaintiff infant was born with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at Reading Hospital. After the baby's birth, the hospital allegedly failed to provide him with therapeutic hypothermia to limit the extent of his injury. The infant was ultimately diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
By Colleen Murphy | June 26, 2024
"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | June 17, 2024
According to the plaintiffs' lawyer, the doctor's own recordkeeping was what drove the defendants' loss.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Marsha L. Steinhardt | June 14, 2024
In this article, Marsha L. Steinhardt makes a case for why mediation would be a great option specifically for medical malpractice cases, highlighting some key examples of its benefits.
By Riley Brennan | June 12, 2024
"All of that said, even if F.D.'s differential diagnosis was thus unreliable and should not have been admitted, other substantial evidence at trial tended to prove that K.P.'s death was caused by Vyvanse use. This Court will not reverse a judgment unless the circuit court's error in admitting expert testimony 'materially affected the merits of the action,'" Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Cristian M. Stevens.
By VerdictSearch | June 11, 2024
On Nov. 8, 2016, plaintiff Kimberly Janney, 51, underwent a septoplasty and surgical removal of a dorsal cartilage graft. Plastic surgeon Lori Cherup performed the procedure at Ohio Valley Hospital. In October 2017, Janney removed a foreign body from the top portion of her face. She believed the foreign body was a piece of surgical material that Cherup had used during the operation. Janney claimed this foreign body left her with permanent injuries.
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