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Connecticut Law Tribune

Stamford Jury Returns $5.5 Million Verdict

"Every other piece of evidence in the case was through that classroom lens, if you will, which I think was very beneficial," plaintiff counsel Michael Kennedy said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reading Hospital Agrees to $32.5M Settlement in Phila. Birth Injury Suit

Ross Feller Casey founding partner Matt Casey said his firm took on the case after the first attorney the injured child's family contacted turned it down.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Unexplained Change to Hearing Date on eCourts Results in Remand by Appellate Division

"There was no explanation on eCourts as to why the return date for defendant's motion was changed from April 1, 2022 to March 18, 2022," the opinion said. "Because of these procedural infirmities, we assume the court was presented with the unopposed motion without being advised the return date had been changed."
3 minute read

Law.com

Virginia High Court Reverses Patient's $1.6M Med Mal Verdict: Low Blood Sodium Levels 'Part of a Wide Range' of Causes

The high court concluded the trial court erroneously refused a jury instruction supporting the defendants' theory that the patient could have sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall from other means than what was presented by the plaintiff.
5 minute read

Law.com

A Game to 'Get Out of Trial:' Med-Mal Plaintiff Seeks Rule Change After Defendants Wait Out Statute of Limitations Before Pressing Defective Service Arguments

"Why did you extend all this legal work to the financial detriment of your client?" Ohio Justice Melody J. Stewart asked.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Already Under Scrutiny, Goals Plastic Surgery Faces New Suit

"Goals has done a really good job of playing to body conscious issues for minority women," Eric Chaffin said. "They're offering what they claim to be a cost effective way to achieve a [Brazilian butt lift], but it's really unsafe."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$14.4 Million Award: Silver Golub & Teitell Secures Victory

"We're pleased that the jury rejected the attacks on Mr. and Mrs. Griswold during the trial and recognized the defendants' responsibility for causing Mr. Griswold's terrible injuries," Silver Golub & Teitell partner Joaquin Madry said. "This is yet another example of a jury sorting through a lot of misdirection and finding a just result."
4 minute read

Law.com

Ohio Court Upholds $700K Med Mal Judgment: Mention of Surgeon's License Revocation or Other Lawsuits Didn't Prejudice Defendants

"After carefully reviewing the record, we hold that had the trial court precluded admission of the challenged aspects of the Durrani collage and any reference to Durrani's license revocations and the other lawsuits, the jury likely would have reached the same verdict," wrote Judge Ginger S. Bock for the Ohio First District Court of Appeals. "Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendants' motion for a new trial."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bills of Particulars and Partial Summary Judgment

In its recent decision in 'Carroll v. Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center', the Fourth Department held that partial summary judgment should be granted only as to theories or claims of malpractice that were not addressed, and that an expert affirmation submitted in opposition is not required to address every allegation in a bill of particulars.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Record-Breaking Ship Illustrates the Modern Perils of Cruising

Passengers in this environment justifiably rely on the cruise line being able to provide medical treatment in the event of an emergency. And the marketing for the major cruise lines promotes their trained and credentialed medical staff. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of passengers, the on-board medical staff routinely demonstrate their inability to handle medical emergencies.
6 minute read

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