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New Jersey Law Journal

'Renowned' Attorney and Former J&J Deputy Counsel Joins McCarter & English

"A former assistant U.S. attorney and strategic adviser and executive at one of the most prominent health care companies in the world, Joe brings a unique perspective on litigation and dispute resolution," Joseph T. Boccassini, firmwide managing partner for McCarter & English, said. "Joe's global advisory responsibilities at Johnson & Johnson make him ideally suited to engage with our clients at the general counsel-to-general counsel level and to provide high-level strategic counsel on a wide range of matters."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Scary Moment': How Huff Powell Bailey Secured Defense Judgment in DeKalb Birth Injury Trial

Ultimately defense attorney Taylor Tribble said this was not a case that would win on compensation, but a documentation issue created a roadblock for the defense to overcome at trial.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Digital Prescription Tracking and Evidentiary Issues

A discussion of the legality and various evidentiary issues concerning digital repositories of prescriptions.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Eyes Presumption of Death Statute in Case Over Mental Health Discharge

Defendant-appellees said they are not aware of any prior Georgia cases where the missing person statute has been used to assert a wrongful death claim.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pandemic Mask Mandate Moot, Federal Court Rules

"Moreover, while we think a legal degree confers many advantages, we do not believe it equips us to accurately predict if or when another global respiratory pandemic will infect our shared world," the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
4 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Split: Are Claims of Mishandling Fetal Remains Subject to Pre-Suit Notice?

"The majority quickly and tersely distinguishes this case—not because the allegations, cause of action, or underlying conduct is substantially different—but simply because the decedent in Ricottilli was a 'prior patient.' ...," Justice William R. Wooton wrote in a dissenting opinion.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Conservative Justices Cast Constitutional Cloud Over False Claims Act Decision

Justices Thomas, Barrett and Kavanaugh suggest the law combatting fraudulent billing of the government violates executive-branch authority.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Employee Sues Hanesbrands, Claiming She Was Fired Over COVID-19 Vax Policy

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

2023 Attorney of the Year Finalist: Meet Bob Wilson of Nelson Mullins

"My heart and my passion have sort of always been in rural community health care, because I was born in a rural community hospital and grew up in a rural area and knew the importance that was attached to the local hospital," Bob Wilson said.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Potential to Mislead the Jury': State Appellate Court Calls for New Med Mal Trial Over Potentially Confusing Jury Instructions

"The instruction that consent need not be in writing was similarly unnecessary because consent was not in dispute. This instruction, combined with the consent instruction, had the potential to mislead the jury into believing that Ms. Harward's nonverbal action of presenting at the infusion center and submitting to treatment was sufficient to establish that she gave informed consent to receive gentamicin," Judge Michele M. Christiansen Forster wrote.
6 minute read

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