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The Legal Intelligencer

Clarion County Jury Awards $2M in Urinary Med Mal Case

A woman alleging she's suffering the effects of shoddy installation of a urinary sling has been awarded $2 million by a Clarion County jury.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clarion County Jury Awards $2M in Urinary Med Mal Case

A woman alleging she's suffering the effects of shoddy installation of a urinary sling has been awarded $2 million by a Clarion County jury.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Failure to Note Patient's Meds Leads to Verdict Against Surgeon

A Weston woman died after her surgeons failed to warn her about blood clot risks, plaintiffs attorneys argued.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Failure to Note Patient's Meds Leads to Verdict Against Surgeon

A Weston woman died after her surgeons failed to warn her about blood clot risks, plaintiffs attorneys argued.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woman Awarded $2M for Botched Gallbladder Surgery

A Pittsburgh jury has awarded $2 million to a woman claiming she suffered ongoing internal injuries resulting from a botched gallbladder removal surgery.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Culpable Conduct Defense in Medical Malpractice Actions

Medical Malpractice Defense columnists John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. Goldberg write: In an appropriate case, a patient's culpable conduct, as for example a failure to provide an accurate medical history or heed instructions for follow-up care, can result in an apportionment of fault against the plaintiff and a corresponding reduction in the damages recoverable, or at a minimum, provide the basis for a jury instruction on mitigation of damages. In addition, negligent conduct by the plaintiff which contributed to the condition for which treatment was sought may potentially be treated as culpable conduct.
25 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woman Awarded $2M for Botched Gallbladder Surgery

A Pittsburgh jury has awarded $2 million to a woman claiming she suffered ongoing internal injuries resulting from a botched gallbladder removal surgery.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices to Hear Appeal in Denial of Med Mal Counsel Fees Ruling

The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff who took the rare step of seeking counsel fees under the offer-of-judgment rule but failed to recover those fees because an appeals court ruled that the settlement agreement did not address the issue.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices to Hear Appeal in Denial of Med Mal Counsel Fees Ruling

The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff who took the rare step of seeking counsel fees under the offer-of-judgment rule but failed to recover those fees because an appeals court ruled that the settlement agreement did not address the issue.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Rejects Claim That Red Dye Caused Woman's Allergy Attack

A Fulton County jury has declined to hold a doctor and hospital liable after an elderly woman claimed she was rendered dangerously ill after a severe allergic reaction to the Red Dye No. 40 in an iron supplement she was prescribed.
9 minute read

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