By Verdict Search | December 2, 2019
The family blamed the death on poor communications on the medical team and inappropriate prescription drugs.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | December 2, 2019
In most medical malpractice actions, the defendants and other medical professionals who rendered the care and treatment that is the subject of the lawsuit do not have specific recollections of all of the events. Therefore, they often testify about their custom and practice. In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier discuss a handful of significant decisions on the issue of the admissibility of evidence of habit or routine practice.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Daniel Harwin and Melissa Gunion | November 27, 2019
Section 768.21(8) excludes adult children from recovering damages for pain and suffering for the death of a parent due to medical negligence. It also excludes pain and suffering damages on behalf of parents who lose an adult child due to medical negligence.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | November 26, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on a Superior Court ruling that said a Jehovah's Witness' repeated written and verbal refusal to allow doctors to perform a blood transfusion prior to her death prevents her estate from proceeding with a medical malpractice lawsuit.
By Verdict Search | November 25, 2019
A jury sides with a family physician after a patient with a back injury developed paralysis in his legs and feet.
By Charles Toutant | Suzette Parmley | November 22, 2019
A woman who developed recurring infections after botched colon surgery agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in her Hudson County suit, Arnone v. Shembde.…
By Greg Land | November 18, 2019
Defense lawyers challenged the verdict because the jury did not apportion any fault to one of five defendants it found liable for the patient's injury.
By Verdict Search | November 18, 2019
The patient said she underwent three additional surgeries to correct her vision.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | November 18, 2019
In his Medical Malpractice Defense column, John L.A. Lyddane discusses the value of exploring a culpable conduct defense when faced with an informed consent claim from a patient who may share responsibility for an unsatisfactory medical procedure outcome.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | November 15, 2019
'The jurors expressed their views that medical malpractice suits have affected the cost and availability of medical services and that there should be a minimum or maximum amount of money that may be awarded to an injured party," a plaintiff's lawyer said.
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