By Greg Land | June 23, 2021
The defense said the case was wrenching for jurors who ultimately cleared an emergency room doctor of medical malpractice claims filed after a woman miscarried and her 16-week old fetus was flushed down a hospital toilet.
By Greg Land | June 22, 2021
With 55% fault apportioned to a defendant doctor and 45% to a Perry hospital that settled out of the case before trial, a $6.6 million award is set to be entered in the plaintiffs' favor against the surgeon.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 15, 2021
A federal judge has ordered $8,500 in sanctions against a plaintiffs attorney who repeatedly interrupted and interjected during a deposition in a dental malpractice case to the point where defense counsel could not participate.
By Max Mitchell | June 11, 2021
"There's been a lot of thought and concern amongst the trial bar about how are juries going to think about doctors and hospitals," the plaintiffs' attorney said. "I'm not as concerned about it as I was before."
By Kenneth Artz | June 9, 2021
There are ways to improve patient safety and reduce iatrogenic injury, a problem that neither the health care industry, nor the legal one, has made effective progress in solving.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | June 9, 2021
Barrett DeAngelo's Michael Barrett compared working in the socially distanced setting with trying a case in a sports arena. "It's sort of like trying a case at the Wells Fargo Center," Barrett said. "Until you do it, you really can't appreciate it."
By Greg Land | June 2, 2021
Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard wrote that Emory Healthcare's practice of presenting patients with admissions forms including an "ostensibly indefinite arbitration agreements" cannot bind those who don't sign subsequent forms.
By Raychel Lean | June 1, 2021
"Have an open ear. When people come up with a legal problem, any legal problem, hear them out and see if you can help," Cook said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | May 28, 2021
Last spring, when New York was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medical Malpractice columnists Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier wrote a series of articles focusing on two issues affecting malpractice litigation that flowed directly from the state's response—immunity to health care professionals and facilities, and the toll on the statute of limitations. Both of those matters have undergone modifications over the past year. Those changes and their impact are the subject of today's column.
By VerdictSearch | May 27, 2021
In March 2017, plaintiff Kevin Takacs, a man in his 60s, was diagnosed with stage-IV esophageal cancer. Takacs claimed that his cancer developed because he received substandard care from his family physician, Barry Follweiler.
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