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By Aleeza Furman | January 16, 2024
According to court data, Philadelphia saw a 33% surge in medical malpractice filings in 2023 compared to the 2017-19 average.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 11, 2024
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' densely packed medical malpractice trial scheduling that took off last year is on track to calm down by the second half of 2024, according to Administrative Judge Daniel Anders.
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By Laura D. Phillips | January 3, 2024
The Rules of Professional Conduct mandate that we exhibit candor to the tribunal (Rule 3.3) and act with fairness toward an opposing party and their counsel (Rule 3.4). But following these rules should be considered the bare minimum.
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By Max Mitchell | January 2, 2024
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.
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By Alex Anteau | December 28, 2023
"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.
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By Thomas Spigolon | December 20, 2023
Ringgold physician Dr. Charles Adams is seeking what his lawyer said is "millions" in actual damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
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By Mason Lawlor | December 14, 2023
"From our reading of Mr. Vandergriff's complaint, several of the alleged actions and inactions that constituted the purported medical malpractice in the present case occurred after [April 14]," the appeals judge wrote. "The statute of limitations does not serve as bar to his lawsuit as to those incidents because Mr. Vandergriff filed his lawsuit within a year of their occurrence."
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By Aleeza Furman | December 13, 2023
CHOP had previously evaded liability in the case, over the death of a 4-year-old boy, when a 2020 trial ended in a nonsuit in its favor.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 12, 2023
"Here, it is not possible to identify any Alaris Health nurses who Kotz asserts were negligent because the AOM refers generally to the entire Alaris Health nursing staff over an extended period and indiscriminately combines the nursing staffs of two separate facilities," Judge Robert M. Vinci said.
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By Marianna Wharry | December 11, 2023
"This decision is a win for the people of Washington, and hopefully will help inform the court's Article1, [Section] 12 analysis in other cases involving fundamental rights," Bailey told Law.com.
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