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Philadelphia Jury Returns $10M Verdict Against Einstein for Deadly Surgery

"Now when we're trying cases we try to emphasize to jurors why it's important for them to hold doctors accountable, because the next case could be you," Hill said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Utah Supreme Court Reverses $450K Survival Claim Due to Lack of Evidence

The five-judge panel said the plaintiff presented insufficient evidence to prove that the doctors' negligence caused her mother to experience a diminished quality of life between the eight hours spanning the withdrawal of care and the time of her death.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Don't See How [Your Evidence] Proves That': Judges Press Parties on Timeline and Drug Use in Negligent-Hiring Appeal

"Changing this law is going to change not just staffing companies, but how physicians are able to practice if they have issues in their personal life, how pilots practice despite having issues in their personal lives," said defendant-appellee counsel Sarah Kazemian of Hall Booth Smith.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

State AGs Emerge as New Antitrust Hurdle for Health Care Mergers

Concerns that transactions raise consumer prices and reduce access to care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, a new headache for dealmakers already facing headwinds at the federal level.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hinshaw & Culbertson Faces $5.5 Million Negligence Lawsuit in Miami

After Hinshaw & Culbertson lawyers allegedly ignored a $1 million medical malpractice settlement almost a decade ago, the plaintiff in that case claims he's been "financially ruined" by the verdict and associated costs, and he's suing the firm for negligence.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Should Change Animal Testing Laws to Better Fit ABA Resolution Seeking to 'Replace, Reduce and Refine' Methods

Significantly, the statute expressly excepts application of this "to any animal test conducted for the purposes of medical research."
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Why Must Patients So Often Sign Medical Records Before Reading Them?

Shouldn't medical providers be required to provide pre-signature access to forms concerning medical treatment and payment, affording the ability to read them before we sign them?
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After Leading Through Trans Controversy, Vanderbilt Medical Center GC to Retire

Michael Regier is passing the legal reins to Doug Mefford, who's been with the health system since 2013.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

5 Lawsuits and a Class Action: Drugmaker Sued in Delaware, Connecticut

Shareholders are suing a corporation that markets itself as a biopharmaceutical company using artificial intelligence to develop neurological medicines.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Scrutinizing Volume Discounts in Pharma, Using Dormant Law It Could Apply to Other Industries

"Sellers in every industry should monitor these developments to see how the agency's enforcement priorities evolve and are treated by the courts, so they can calibrate their compliance policies accordingly," said Mary Kaiser, a Morrison & Foerster partner.
4 minute read

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