The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | December 29, 2021
Saylor wrote in his dissenting opinion that "the concerns of the medical community that judicial authorization of the inference will foster confusion among jurors, unduly increase the cost of medical services, and serve to undermine the quality of health care in the commonwealth ... do not seem to me to have been assessed in any meaningful fashion."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Allison Dunn | December 23, 2021
The Supreme Court majority said nothing about the question defense counsel posed to its musculoskeletal radiology expert—asking whether he was aware that the plaintiff "couldn't find" an expert of his own in that field—warranted a new trial.
By Raychel Lean | December 22, 2021
"Pay attention to [the prison] population as well, and to those complaints and the people who are calling your phones saying, 'My son died at this jail or my daughter was not provided medical care.' They're people too, and they count and they matter," Leesfield Scolaro partner Thomas Scolaro said.
By Jasmine Floyd | December 20, 2021
"We gave Angels Senior Living every opportunity to resolve this case fairly, even after the award, yet they persisted in trying to vacate it. Now that the award has been confirmed by the court, my clients look forward to the closure they deserve," plaintiffs counsel said.
By Jasmine Floyd | December 16, 2021
"The jury understood the testimony of our urology expert that at 71 years of age and with a low grade and low aggression cancer a guy who had a lot of medical issues going on was a bad candidate to take into surgery where more than the usual amount of bleeding was expected,'' Mariano Garcia said.
By VerdictSearch | December 16, 2021
On Sept. 30, 2013, plaintiff's decedent Dawn Pugar, 52, underwent hip surgery. The procedure was performed by an orthopedist, Dr. Dale Yakish, at Heritage Valley Hospital, in Beaver. Yakish was assisted by an anesthesiologist, Dr. Brett Anderson.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Tullio E. Iacono | December 15, 2021
Once damages are capped, there is less speculation and a great deal more certainty about case value. In many instances, this certainty leads to earlier resolution of medical malpractice cases.
By Melissa Siegel | December 15, 2021
A jury awarded $600,000 to a man who claimed that unwanted cosmetic surgery caused permanent numbness and paralysis of his face. Jerome Jimison underwent…
By Steve Hallo | December 10, 2021
When moving to a new state, doctors could be in for sticker shock when it comes to malpractice and tail coverages.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | December 6, 2021
A circumstance sometimes arises in medical malpractice actions where venue is decided based upon a physician's principal office. A recent decision by the Court of Appeals addressing that circumstance provides the opportunity for authors Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier to examine the venue rules as they apply in malpractice actions.
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