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By Riley Brennan | October 25, 2023
"The Maryland procedural requirements at issue are neither elements of a malpractice claim nor rules defining a negligence cause of action, but instead are pre-pleading 'barrier[s] to entry meant to weed out malpractice claims,'" said the court.
6 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | October 23, 2023
John Ryan, general counsel of Temple University Health System, called the hospital's recent loss, "disappointing but not surprising," and said, "We were not putting our best foot forward with the quality of lawyering."
6 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | October 20, 2023
The New Jersey Appellate Division sided with the father of a girl who died of a drug overdose in his claim filed against several New Jersey pharmacies, finding that it was error to preclude consideration of the plaintiff's claims under the learned intermediary doctrine.
4 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | October 20, 2023
"We were brutally honest about the fact that John took his own life on a night where he was drinking pretty heavily," said plaintiff attorney Andrew J. Conn of Harris Lowry Manton.
8 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | October 17, 2023
"First, we've got to talk about jurisdiction," said Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren. "We have to assure ourselves that we can be here."
6 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | October 17, 2023
"You could always take the treating physician to the law firm and then, voila, they're the client," Justice Sallie Mundy said.
3 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | October 13, 2023
"It's not that the judge needed to endorse the plaintiff's viewpoint that it was reckless," Thomas Bosworth said, "it's merely that the judge needed to allow the jury to make that decision."
3 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | October 12, 2023
A Philadelphia jury awarded $3.5 million Sept. 28 to a man who claimed he suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of his doctor's failure to recognize his impending heart attack.
3 minute read
By Alex Anteau | October 11, 2023
"We're talking to people from different backgrounds and walks of life," plaintiff-appellees argued. "If we're suddenly hemmed into saying only one type of word, I think that's a slippery slope."
5 minute read
By Emily Cousins | October 10, 2023
"The painkiller diversion went on for a matter of years, during which they ignored evidence of diversion and left countless patients in the dark about the truth of what had happened to them," Josh Koskoff, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, claimed.
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