By Jason Grant | January 31, 2019
Bringing into sharp relief the central importance of battling experts, including in the early stages of medical-malpractice litigation, an Appellate Division, First Department panel decided on Tuesday to toss out a lawsuit centered on a patient's developing of an ulcer while at St. Barnabas Hospital.
By Greg Land | January 31, 2019
The plaintiffs, patient Helen Medina and her husband, are represented by John Wisell and Nancy McGee of Wisell, McGee & Romano of Kew Gardens, New York.
By Greg Land | January 28, 2019
The plaintiffs never demanded less than $10 million to settle their claims against a doctor accused of failing to order an emergency exploratory surgery for a woman who lost her small intestine due to a blocked bowel.
By Dylan Jackson | January 28, 2019
Four of the Fort Lauderdale firm's attorneys, including named partner Scott Liberman, have left to start their own boutique medical malpractice and personal injury firm.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | January 24, 2019
"Joseph Ingram talked of how he and his wife used to sit on the porch on the rocking chair together and watch the sun go down," said Steven Errante, attorney for the estate of Gail Ingram. "Now, that chair is empty."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | January 14, 2019
In his Medical Malpractice Defense column John L.A. Lyddane discusses how to approach the defense of the informed consent claim at trial. He writes: In the proper context, the defense should be able to demonstrate that although the outcome was undesirable, the decision to accept the risk prior to the procedure was a rational one and a reasonably prudent person would not have refused consent.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 10, 2019
The state Supreme Court's Civil Procedural Rules Committee last month proposed rule changes that would allow injured plaintiffs to sue in any venue where the health care provider defendants regularly do business. As the rules stand, plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases are limited to suing in the venue where the injury occurred.
By Andrew Denney | January 10, 2019
The indemnity fund was created in 2011 to pay the future costs portion of verdicts and settlements in malpractice suits for birth-related brain injuries.
By Zach Schlein | January 10, 2019
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that interest on an award is accrued from the date a judgment — rather than a verdict — is entered. The court also held an exception only applies when a reversal on appeal produces an initial money judgment, rather than a modification of a judgment.
By VerdictSearch | January 10, 2019
On Sept. 11, 2012, plaintiff Tamara Brunozzi, 38, was diagnosed with high-grade invasive carcinoma and metastatic disease in her left breast. She claimed that her gynecologist, Roberta Renzelli-Cain, and a radiologist, Michelle Straka, failed to properly diagnose the cancerous mass in her breast.
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