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New Jersey Law Journal

2 More NJ Towns Bring Suits Against Makers of Opioids

Irvington and Ridgefield are the latest towns in New Jersey to bring suits against drug companies over their alleged roles in the opioid addiction crisis.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Emotional Distress and Right of Sepulcher

Medical Malpractice columnists Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier write: While recovery for negligent infliction of emotional distress is limited in New York, one area in which such claims have long been permitted involves the interference with the right to the body of a deceased loved one. This right, which exists at common law, is known as the right of sepulcher. A surprising number of actions have been brought against hospitals based upon violations of that right
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Wrongful Prolongation of Life: A New Cause of Action

OP-ED: This avant-garde decision completes the causes of action for the circle of life.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $8M Med-Mal Verdict to Man Claiming Nurses Broke his Neck

The story begins eight years ago, when William Glynn was hurt in devastating wreck on his way to the airport. He had emergency spinal surgery. Then, while recovering in the hospital, he alleged, nurses broke his neck again.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Mull Evidence of Risks and Complications in Med Mal Trials

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments for the second time in two years over when defendants in medical negligence cases should be barred from introducing evidence of a procedure's risks and complications.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Huff Powell Notches Back-to-Back Med-Mal Defense Wins

Huff, Powell & Bailey partner led a defense victory in an Albany medical malpractice trial, then returned to assist a firm partner who another med-mal trial in Fulton County.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Top 20 Personal Injury Results

         Cases reported in the Law Journal's Suits & Deals column…
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Importance of Physical Examinations to Medical Malpractice Defense

Medical Malpractice Defense columnists John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. Goldberg write: The importance of the defendants' physical examinations of the plaintiff claiming injury in a medical malpractice case should not be underestimated.
18 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

President's Perspective: Fairness for professionals—protection for consumers

NJSBA president discusses professional malpractice.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Couples Sue Fertility Clinic Over Eggs With Genetic Defect

Two couples that gave birth to children with a genetic defect later traced back to donated eggs are suing a New York fertility doctor and his clinic.
1 minute read

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