The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 22, 2020
"We note this rancorous dispute and protracted litigation between the parties has gone on lone enough, and given our resolution of the issues, it is fair to say we expect the matter to end here, and we would take a dim view of further proceedings," Justice Kevin Dougherty said in a footnote.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | December 22, 2020
Plaintiffs counsel Kelly Reardon of The Reardon Law Firm has clinched a $2 million settlement for her clients, parents of a little girl born with cystic fibrosis.
By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter | December 16, 2020
Numerous class-action and individual wrongful death lawsuits have been filed asserting that proper precautions were not maintained to keep nursing homes residents safe from contracting COVID-19.
By Michael A. Mora | December 9, 2020
"Just like jury trials are being postponed, you're going to see an uptick in those surgeries and that will be a source of additional cases of medical malpractice," Stuart Ratzan said.
By Greg Land | December 8, 2020
The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed an appeal arguing that a juror struck because he lived in an area that "may not be friendly" to Blacks should mean a new trial for a nursing home challenging a $1.5 million verdict.
By Greg Land | December 4, 2020
On remand from the state's appellate courts, DeKalb County State Court Judge Johnny Panos ruled that a jury's 2017 award of past medical expenses but no pain and suffering or other damages was "inconsistent" and required a new trial.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | December 3, 2020
During discovery, it may be determined that claims for negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and credentialing extend liability to entities which were not initially identified as parties. In his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane shows how understanding the parameters of such liability under New York law could be of importance to all counsel representing litigants in malpractice cases.
By Charles Toutant | November 30, 2020
A man whose diagnosis of bladder cancer was delayed agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in his Essex County medical malpractice suit, Wechsler v. Lefkon, M.D., on Oct. 29.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | November 30, 2020
Twenty-five years ago, this Medical Malpractice column concluded that a physician's entire office record, including the reports of consulting physicians and any findings or opinions contained therein, is admissible in evidence, so long as the material was kept in the regular course of the physician's business and was related to the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Among the law discussed was 'Freeman v. Kirkland'. Another columnist recently concluded that 'Freeman' should no longer be followed. Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier respectfully disagree with that conclusion in today's edition of their column.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | November 20, 2020
Massiah-Jackson, 70, made history as the first African American woman to preside over civil trials in Philadelphia and was the first African American president judge of any county in Pennsylvania. Her career, spanning four decades, focused mainly on high-stakes medical malpractice cases.
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