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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."
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Law.com

Saltz Mongeluzzi Files Product Liability Suit Alleging Tuberculosis Contracted From FiberCel Bone Graft Implant, Expects Dozens More

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'It Wasn't About the Medicine': Western Pa. Jury Awards $7M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

"It's an important case for the medical community to take a look at because these PAs are not doctors," Richard Godshall said. "They're being put in position to make decisions that their experience and training just hasn't met yet."
3 minute read

Law.com

Maryland Appellate Court: Registered Nurses Shouldn't Be Barred From Serving as Proximate Cause Experts

"A registered nurse may be qualified to attest that breach of applicable standards of nursing care for preventing and treating decubitus ulcers proximately caused the plaintiff's ulcer injury," Judge Donald E. Beachley wrote on behalf of the court.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jewish Doctor Argues Trial's Overlap With Yom Kippur Warrants Do-Over of $4.1M Med Mal Case

The defendant claimed that the case "hinges on a fundamental constitutional issue that has implications far beyond the professional liability context: whether a trial court can prioritize run-of-the-mill, non-constitutional scheduling concerns over a litigant's constitutional right to freely exercise his religious beliefs."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2024 Medical Malpractice

In The Legal's Medical Malpractice special section, read about how to mitigate risks in the emergency room, the stigma of medical malpractice cases that stem from suicide, and the role appellate mediators can have in an era of nuclear verdicts.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Cases Arising From Suicide: Dispensing the Myths and Removing the Stigma

When a potential client comes to you with a wrongful death medical malpractice case arising from suicide, we encourage you to dispense the myths and remove the stigma, and to evaluate the case with the same analysis as any other medical malpractice case.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Instruction Dilemma: SSJI 14.90's Conflict With Shifting Pennsylvania Law

What happens when the law changes and the standard charge is wrong? Since 2021, Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Civil Jury Instruction Number 14.90 "Informed Consent-Nondisclosure" has been in direct conflict with Pennsylvania law.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Role of Appellate Mediation in an Era of Thermonuclear Verdicts and Continuing Challenges to Settled Precedent

With the value of stare decisis now open to question, and the potential of significant personal injury matters now unpredictable at best, the value of informed decision-making facilitated by experienced appellate mediators has become increasingly self-evident. It is an alternative to the expense, duration and uncertainty of appellate decisions well worth consideration.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Negligence Claim Over Embryo Storage Should Face Jury: NY Appeals Court

The Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday remitted negligence claims over destroyed embryos to the trial court, but upheld the dismissal of medical malpractice claims.
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