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By Andrew Denney | April 27, 2017
A medical malpractice defendant cannot submit into evidence Facebook posts of the plaintiff allegedly discussing his physical activity because the defendant was unable to produce the person who printed out the posts to be deposed, a state appeals court ruled.
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By Jason Grant | April 26, 2017
A medical malpractice plaintiff cannot assert a new liability theory after the doctors and hospital she sued presented prima facie evidence that her hearing loss was a reasonable result of surgery, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 20, 2017
A federal judge in Harrisburg has ordered the United States to pay $42 million to a family whose baby suffered brain injuries during delivery because of a federally employed doctor's unnecessary use of forceps.
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By Celia Ampel | April 19, 2017
A judge ruled a federally employed OB-GYN lied about offering a cesarean section to a teen whose baby was then born with severe brain damage.
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By Greg Land | April 18, 2017
The verdict against Akorn Inc., reportedly the largest in Houston County history, defies conventional wisdom about rural juries.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 17, 2017
A U.S. district court judge ruled the doctor, a federal employee, was just as responsible as the hospital in contributing to the injury.
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By Max Mitchell | April 11, 2017
A woman suing a hospital over treatment that allegedly caused brain damage should be allowed to access "audit trail" information outlining which health care providers viewed her medical records and whether those records were manipulated, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.
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By Max Mitchell | April 7, 2017
Counsel for a health care provider defendant in a dispute over the quality of peer review presented complex arguments before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. For at least one justice, however, the issue might come down to the use of a comma.
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