By VerdictSearch | October 29, 2020
On April 15, 2015, plaintiff Caren Franz, 47, a pediatric dentist, was diagnosed with meningioma, a noncancerous tumor, in the back of her brain. She claimed that her otolaryngologist, Dr. Marc Stiefel, should have diagnosed the tumor months earlier.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 29, 2020
The post-trial motion said the fact that deliberations happened so quickly raised questions. While the plaintiff's lawyer did not specifically identify an "improper outside influence" that affected jury deliberations, he argued that a hearing is needed.
By Jonathan Ringel | October 27, 2020
Med-mal defense lawyer sees an important ruling on emergency obstetric care, while plaintiffs' lawyer says an appeal to the Supreme Court is being considered.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Alan W. Clark | October 21, 2020
Part 1 of this article addressed proof of diminished chance for a cure or better outcome or increased injury and pain and suffering as a substantial factor of injury in failure to diagnose cancer cases. Part 2 addresses the application of law and evidence to medical malpractice cases dealing with failure to diagnose other medical conditions and illness.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | October 14, 2020
The neatly divided roles of fact witness, expert witness and finder of fact are understandable in theory, but have not always been easy to apply to the evidence in a given case, as explored by John L.A. Lyddane in his column on Medical Malpractice Defense.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Alan W. Clark | October 14, 2020
In medical malpractice cases, competent poof of a diminished chance for a cure or better outcome or increased injury and pain and suffering may be a substantial factor or proximate cause of injury. Part 1 of this two-part series deals with such evidence as presented in failure to diagnose and treat cancer cases.
By Robert Storace | October 13, 2020
The Connecticut Supreme Court has affirmed two lower court rulings that said a prisoner medical malpractice lawsuit against the state Department of Correction couldn't move forward because the statute of limitations has passed.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Commentary|Event|Investigation|News|Q&A
By Kenneth Artz | October 7, 2020
Texas Lawyer spoke with Chip Jones about his new book and how racially biased attitudes fit a broader pattern of discriminatory behavior toward Black patients in the 1960s.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | October 5, 2020
In this month's column, Medical Malpractice writers, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier, focus on the circumstances under which referring physicians may be held liable.
By Katheryn Tucker | September 29, 2020
"The apportionment statute was enacted 15 years ago, and we're still arguing over it," said winning plaintiff's attorney Bill Stone of the Stone Law Group.
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