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New York Law Journal

Medical Malpractice Suit Against Anesthesiologist Dismissed on Appeal

Administrations of an anesthetic were uneventful and successful in sedating the plaintiff and did not cause pain syndrome, the appeals panel ruled.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Agreement Boosts Hip Implant Settlement to $340 Million

A hip implant device manufacturer that since 2011 has been a defendant in multidistrict product liability litigation on two coasts is augmenting a settlement…
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

DeKalb Jury Awards $6M in Fatal Med-Mal Case, Clears Co-Defendant Doctor

A DeKalb County jury awarded $6 million in a medical malpractice case involving an elderly woman's death several days after surgery, but it cleared a co-defendant emergency room doctor of liability.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Walgreens, CVS on the Hook for $21,000 Discovery Bill, Third DCA Rules

A Miami-Dade judge refused to shift the costs to a man who filed a wrongful-death case claiming the drugstore chains served as his late daughter's narcotics pill mills.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Blocks Abortion Law Requiring Registration

A federal judge has blocked a Florida law that would require people and groups that provide abortion advice to register with the state and furnish women with a detailed explanation of the procedure and alternatives.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Insurance Chief Altmaier Pushes Patient Billing Change

Nothing is going to slow down Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier from asking the Florida Legislature to prevent insured patients from being hit with high out-of-pocket costs for emergency medical transportation.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Department of Banking and Insurance Proposes New Rules for Health Plans

On Sept. 5, DOBI published proposed rules for health-care plans. Comments are being accepted until Nov 4.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

First Healthcare Compliance Hires New GC

A health care compliance software company based in Wilmington, Delaware, has hired Sheba Vine as vice president and general counsel, the company announced.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Use and Abuse of Informed Consent

Two recent Appellate Division cases ('Ehrlich' and 'Granovsky'), have demonstrated that the doctrine of informed consent can be abused to confuse the issues. in medical malpractice cases.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Galderma Laboratories' GC Has Skin in the Pharma Game

Reporter Kristen Rasmussen interviews Quintin Cassady, vice president and general counsel at Galderma Laboratories, Swiss-based operating company of Nestle Skin Health known for products such as Cetaphil .
4 minute read

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