New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Colleen Murphy | December 8, 2022
"This is trying to stop or dissuade lawyers from taking these cases which is what has happened in many other states," said David Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. "They reduce litigation because it's not worth it for lawyers to take these risks and bring these cases. At the end of the day, the people who get hurt are those truly hurt by medical malpractice."
By Colleen Murphy | December 5, 2022
"Currently, New Jersey does not have a limit or maximum amount permitted on recovery for noneconomic loss, referred to as compensatory damages," read the statement accompanying the bill.
By Colleen Murphy | November 10, 2022
In an issue of first impression, the appeals court found that under the Affidavit of Merit statute, a licensed practical nurse is not included as a "licensed person" and therefore no AOM is required for a malpractice or negligence claim.
By Colleen Murphy | November 2, 2022
A settlement of $1.5 million was approved on Sept. 26 in Camden County suit Gutierrez-Ramirez v. Mama, M.D. for a 7-year-old child who suffered…
By Charles Toutant | September 7, 2022
A Hudson County Superior Court judge on May 10 granted approval to a $13 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit, Williams v. Jersey City…
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Juliette Gillespie | August 8, 2022
A listing of the 20 New Jersey personal injury cases yielding the highest awards in the last 12 months.
By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy | August 5, 2022
The family of a man who died after his cardiologist allegedly failed to diagnose his coronary artery disease agreed to a $1 million settlement in their…
By Colleen Murphy | July 14, 2022
"The Legislature specifically addressed liability for acts that occurred to a person who has died when it drafted the Wrongful Death Act and plainly intended all wrongful death cases be filed within two years of a decedent's death," stated the judge. "Because the Act is limited in its application to those already deceased, had the Legislature intended to apply minority tolling to claims brought on behalf of deceased minors, it would have stated so explicitly."
By Justin Henry | July 5, 2022
The Atlanta-headquartered firm's additions mark the latest example of firms with acquisitive growth strategies benefiting from the dissolution of practices with weaker platforms.
By Colleen Murphy | June 24, 2022
"Bowers alone agreed to the settlement amount, we reasonably assume it reflects only her portion of Hoelz's full damages, not those attributable to another joint tortfeasor's liability," the court said.
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