By Mason Lawlor | May 24, 2022
In a decision that further clarifies the rules on admission of expert testimony in medical malpractice cases, the Court of Appeals of Georgia has reinstated a lawsuit in which two parents claim Insight Psychiatric Services neglected to identify lupus in their daughter.
By Cheryl Miller | May 23, 2022
The new law avoids a costly campaign over a November initiative that will now be removed from the ballot.
By Allison Dunn | May 20, 2022
The Massachusetts Appeals Court vacated an interlocutory order and instructed a trial judge to take another look at a complaint filed against Winchester Hospital, finding that the judge initially erred in viewing the matter as one alleging ordinary negligence rather than medical malpractice.
By VerdictSearch | May 19, 2022
On March 28, 2017, plaintiff Chasidy Plunkard, 41, was diagnosed with Stage IVB metastatic cancer. Plunkard claimed that her cancer diagnosis was delayed due to the negligence of her gynecologist, Charles Marks.
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By Tasha Norman | May 19, 2022
Stuart Weissman, 39, Ratzan Weissman & Boldt, Miami Practice area: Trial attorney, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, products…
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Cedra Mayfield | May 18, 2022
"As a result of their delays in diagnosing her sepsis, she unfortunately lost both of her hands," said plaintiffs attorney Jeff Wisner of Koskof Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport. "Her left leg was amputated below the knee and then her right foot was amputated at the level of the metatarsals."
By Jasmine Floyd | May 16, 2022
"The court's ruling, we believe, finds that the evidence presented reflects grossly negligent care and a complete disregard for Mr. Sasso's safety by the physicians involved," attorney Diana Santa Maria said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | May 16, 2022
In his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane uses extensive case law to discuss how the Bill of Particulars serves as a valuable guide to avoid prejudice when, for example, new claims and theories of recovery are brought up once a medical malpractice case goes to trial. "When the court is called upon to resolve disputes over the appropriate bounds of discovery, it necessarily examines the Bill of Particulars and the parameters of the claim."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 11, 2022
Many attorneys say they are anticipating a rise in lawsuits stemming from understaffing-related oversight on the horizon.
By Cedra Mayfield | May 11, 2022
"The question isn't really, 'Should you put it back where it came from?'" argued appellant counsel David Hanson of the Weathington Firm in Atlanta. "The question is, 'How do you determine where it goes?'"
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