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The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Jury Hits Doctor With $40M Verdict Over Birth Injury

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Reverses Transfer of Toddler Wrongful Death Case

Plaintiffs "did not have the burden to prove that Lehigh County was oppressive to certain individuals, and such evidence was irrelevant to the inquiry herein," the court said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Delco Jury Awards $40M in Birth Injury Paralysis

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sponsor of 'Lavern's Law' Medical Malpractice Bill Pessimistic About Its Chances

State Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, told the New York Law Journal on Wednesday afternoon that negotiations on a bill that would extend the time misdiagnosed cancer patients have to sue doctors and hospitals for the error have not been progressing with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.
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Texas Lawyer

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Houston Attorney Uses Criminal Law to Reverse Med Mal Defense Win

Texas tort reform laws have made it extremely tough for medical malpractice plaintiffs to prevail in Texas civil courtrooms.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Still Accepting Nominations for New Midsize Firm-Focused Awards

Our goal at ALM is to serve the entire legal community, and as part of that, we're adding new wrinkles to our annual Professional Excellence Awards to make sure we get a chance to highlight the great work and achievements across the full breadth of the Pennsylvania legal community.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Professional Malpractice

In this special section, we look at malpractice from different angles: What if the judge makes a mistake, not the attorney? What if the outcome is not what the client wanted, through no fault of the lawyer? Do patients/clients have a right to know the extent of a professional's experience? And avoiding malpractice, right from the intake interview.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Surgical Robots are all the Same, but Robotic Surgeons Aren't

To twist a phrase from the Wizard of Oz, patients need to know “Who is that man behind the robot?”
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The Legal Intelligencer

Injury Lawsuit Against Bryn Mawr Rehab Tossed

A federal judge has ruled that there is not enough evidence to support a lawsuit alleging that a patient was injured during a physical therapy session at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.
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New York Law Journal

The Death of a Party and Its Implications for the Defense

Medical Malpractice Defense columnist John L.A. Lyddane writes: The death of any party to a medical malpractice case during its pendency creates personal jurisdictional issues which require prompt attention in order to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of time and effort, or worse yet an unfortunate outcome.
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