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Corporate Counsel

Code Red for Hospitals: Unions Find Receptive Audience in Weary Health Care Workers

"There could be a campaign going on and you don't even know it," said Trecia Moore, a Husch Blackwell partner.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Zuckerman Spaeder Gets a Post-Trial Acquittal for Doctor Accused of Fraudulent Billing for COVID Tests

Just before Christmas, a federal judge in Maryland granted an acquittal motion filed by Gregg Bernstein, Marty Himeles and Samantha Miller of Zuckerman Spaeder, overturning the healthcare fraud conviction of their client, Dr. Ron Elfenbein.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

White and Williams Taps Longtime Business Department Chair as New Managing Partner

Real estate finance attorney Timothy Davis replaces litigator Andrew Susko, who had led the firm since the start of 2021.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Are Watching These Texas Cases Calendared for 2024

The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument on 14 cases in January, with the majority coming from Harris, Dallas and Travis counties.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Judge Cites Plaintiffs' Counsel in Halving $19M Nursing Home Verdict

The case was filed on behalf of the estate of 70-year-old Patricia O'Donnell who allegedly died as a result of improper care at the nursing facility in which she lived.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$15M Verdict: South Florida Lawyers Put DCF on Trial

"Ultimately, the jury understood it, and they believed that DCF had a responsibility to do a thorough investigation and protect her from these injuries," said attorney Stacie Schmerling of Kelley Kronenberg.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Medical-Malpractice Plaintiff Seeking $9M Moves for New Trial After Gwinnett County Defeat

"We were truly shocked with the defense verdict. The trial went about as well as we could have hoped. We have a wonderful client, an excellent expert witness, and I thought we scored the points we needed to make in cross-examination of the defendant," plaintiff's attorney Robert Lamar said.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

What Do We Do About Long-Term Care?

Long-term care, especially as baby boomers retire and fewer workers remain in the workforce to shoulder the burden, is a serious threat to aging Americans. A national long-term care strategy needs to be developed.
3 minute read

Law.com

'Jaw-Dropping Low' Offer for Disputed Extent of Ski Lift Injuries Heading to Trial

"Based on plaintiff's evidence, a reasonable fact finder could find that a $15,000 offer was jaw-droppingly low," Saris wrote, concluding that the record is not clear if AIG is liable for the financial supervision of the AmWins claims process before 2018. Thus, that matter will proceed to a trial, the judge held.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Finds AOM Not Required for Teacher in Wrongful Death Suit Involving 8-Year-Old Newark Student

"Because teachers are not licensed persons under the AMS, the court should not have dismissed the complaint's allegations pertaining to the teacher's alleged conduct," the per curiam opinion said. "Given the Board's motion was based solely on Washington's failure to supply an AOM, there was no basis to dismiss the entirety of her complaint—particularly, allegations regarding the teacher."
5 minute read

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