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New York Law Journal

IUD Users' Lawyer Says Bayer Admissions Should Revive Products Suit

An attorney for more than 1,200 women who say they were injured by the Mirena intrauterine device argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that their dismissed suit should be revived based on Bayer's own admissions that its device can perforate the uterus.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Crespo v. Hughes, PICS Case No. 17-1227 (Pa. Super. July 18, 2017) Ransom, J. (35 pages).

Trial court erred in precluding plaintiff's conviction for receipt of stolen property, where crimen falsi evidence was per se admissible, and where evidence of the conviction was relevant to plaintiff's wage loss claim. Judgment reversed in part and affirmed in part, case remanded for new trial on damages.
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The Legal Intelligencer

New Damages Trial Ordered in Nursing Home Liability Row

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ordered a new trial on compensatory damages against a nursing home management services provider, as well as on punitive damages against that company and its nursing home client in a long-running suit over a resident's death.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ehrlich v. Sorokin

Evidence of Informed Consent Erroneously Admitted Where Plaintiff Did Not Raise Lack of Informed Consent Claim
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New York Law Journal

Matter of B.L. v. Lawsky

DFS's Decision Found Arbitrary, Affected By Error; Ordered to Enroll Infant in MIF
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New Jersey Law Journal

$4.25 Million Settlement in Child Med Mal Case in Essex

A settlement in which medical professionals agreed to pay a combined $4.25 million to settle a suit over complications from a toddler's tonsillectomy was approved by an Essex County judge on June 26 in Charles v. Thomas.
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The Legal Intelligencer

In Wake of Informed Consent Ruling, Med Mal Lawyers Raising Questions

Some attorneys are saying a new ruling on informed consent will sow confusion in the medical industry and lead to an uptick in legal disputes. Others say it just clears up conflicting case law and aids in reducing the number of medical malpractice claims in Pennsylvania. But one thing is for sure—attorneys in the Keystone State are talking about the decision in Shinal v. Toms.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate of Paul S. Terry Jr. v. Cathedral Village, PICS Case No. 17-1096 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 17, 2016) Butchart, J. (6 pages).

Plaintiff was required to produce expert testimony to make out a prima facie case for medical negligence. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff failed to produce its expert report within the time set by the court's case management order.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $5M in Suit Over Premature Hospital Discharge

A Philadelphia jury has handed up an award of $5 million to the family of a woman who died after she was allegedly prematurely discharged from the Albert Einstein Medical Center following a gallbladder removal surgery.
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New York Law Journal

Dullea v. Amico

Medical Professionals Establish Prima Facie Case Warranting Dismissal of Malpractice Suit
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