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New Jersey Law Journal

Delayed Diagnosis Case Yields $3.1 Million Verdict in Passaic

A roundup of notable case results in New Jersey.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Nondisclosure of Testimonial Discrepancies Violated 'Duty of Candor,' Court Says in Reviving Med Mal Suit

A divided appeals court has ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice suit where defense counsel failed to disclose that the defendant physician's trial testimony was significantly different from his interrogatory answers and deposition testimony.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Savannah Jury Awards $18M to Woman Paralyzed After Hospital Stay

A Chatham County State Court jury reached a verdict Tuesday in favor of Joan Simmons, who was 58 and had worked full-time as an accountant for Colonial Oil Group in Savannah before she became ill and went to the hospital in July 2014.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Advice to Doctors: Don't Make Your Email Subject Line 'Smoking Gun'

We have seen collegial text communications actually drag doctors into lawsuits. I have literally seen email chains with the subject line “smoking gun.”
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justices Toss $22M Med-Mal Verdict Over Jury Instructions

The unanimous opinion said jurors were allowed to rule on both medical malpractice and ordinary negligence, but the resulting "general verdict" did not specify which standard they applied.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

There's Still Time to Enter Midsize and Small Firm-Focused Litigation Awards

This contest is not about who represented the largest or most prestigious client. Nor is it necessarily about who got the biggest—or smallest—verdict.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Says No Relief From Affidavit of Merit Without Effort at Compliance

A lawyer's failure to file an affidavit of merit in a nursing malpractice suit is not an extraordinary circumstance warranting relief from filing deadlines, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Radiologist Denied Excessive Adrenaline Led to Heart Attack

Sanchez v. Harrisburg Avenue RadiologyDefense VerdictDate of Verdict: Jan. 8.Court and Case No.:  C.P. Lancaster County, No. CU-13-04878.Judge:  Jeffery…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Revival of the Ferreira Conference: 'A.T. v. Cohen'

The holding in this case seems to inject new life into the moribund “Ferreira” conferences in professional liability cases.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Defense Verdict in Case of Man Left With Denture Stuck in Throat at Care Center

The jury rejected the family's claims that the three days the deceased man spent with a dental bridge stuck in his throat contributed to his death from complications of Parkinson's disease several months later.
5 minute read

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