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New Jersey Law Journal

Medical Malpractice Special Section 2024

This year's special section covers everything from the (un)likelihood of winning punitive damages, the appellate review of pain and suffering awards, and the "piercing the corporate veil" doctrine.
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New Jersey Law Journal

How Much Deference Makes a Difference?

"New Jersey, like most jurisdictions, applies a highly deferential standard of review and the appellate court assesses whether a damages award shocks the judicial conscience," writes Melissa Terranova, an associate with Wilson Elser.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Navigating a New Legal Landscape: Protecting the Corporate Veil in the Med Mal Suit

"This article explores the historical roots and status of the "piercing the corporate veil" doctrine in New Jersey and Pennsylvania," write David G. Tomeo and Melissa A. Dziak, shareholders with Marshall Dennehey.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Are Punitive Damages in Med Mal Cases the Lost City of Gold?

"Punitive damages are the exception and not the norm, particularly for medical malpractice cases," writes Peter Espey, a partner with Weber Gallagher.
8 minute read

Law.com

Out-of-State Physicians' Responses to Patient Messages Not Enough to Establish Jurisdiction in Med-Mal Case, Court Finds

"Here, the communications between Ms. Carter and Wake Forest are more aptly characterized as isolated or attenuated, and are insufficient to give rise to jurisdiction," Justice Cleo E. Powell said in the May 9 opinion.
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The Legal Intelligencer

John Ryan: Turning a Loss Into a Broader Win for Temple Health and the Defense Bar

"There was something liberating about losing $30 million," Ryan said. "It gave us a lot of impetus to make big and fast changes."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

High Court Weighs in After Judges Disagree on Damages, Negligence

The Supreme Court took the case because the court had not addressed the validity of a claim for medical negligence that results in an unplanned pregnancy and birth of a healthy child, Justice Rebeca Huddle said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Was $15M Too Much?: Defendants Argue for New Trial in Macon-Bibb Medical Malpractice Appeal

"[The defense was] doing our work for us, and we were fine with that," the plaintiff-appellees said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$2M Settlement Over Claims That Doctor Failed to Diagnose Condition Leading to Paralysis

The physician said he instructed the patient to see an oncologist or a primary care doctor after seeing the MRI results, but the patient disputed that claim, according to plaintiffs attorney Paul da Costa.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Sufficiency of AOM in Med Mal Case

"If we had the 'Ferreira' conference, which this court says is a 'backstop,' this would not have happened," said Christina Vassiliou Harvey of Lomurro Munson, who served as pro bono counsel to the plaintiff. "We would have avoided all of this if there was just a conference and an explanation."
6 minute read

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