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New Jersey Law Journal

Court to Decide Whether Self-Critical Analysis Is Discoverable

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff whose bid for a hospital's self-critical analysis of her care was rejected.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court to Decide Whether Self-Critical Analysis Is Discoverable

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff whose bid for a hospital's self-critical analysis of her care was rejected.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Government Hit With $42M Birth Injury Verdict in Pa.

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.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Government Hit With $42M Birth Injury Verdict in Pa.

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.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing Counsel's Conduct, Nassau Judge Reverses MedMal Verdict

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Brown ordered a new trial in 'Hilt vs. Carpentieri,' in large part over plaintiffs' counsel Steven Goldfarb's "inappropriate behavior in the presence of the jury" that "created an atmosphere that deprived the defendants of a fair trial."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

How to Handle Hindsight Bias When Defending Radiology Claims

Andrew S. Kaufman writes that suits against radiologists have become ubiquitous in our society, and the potential monetary exposure tends to be high. The vast majority of such claims are based on a radiologist's not appreciating an abnormality, a claim that is susceptible to a pernicious and insidious form of bias on the part of plaintiff's expert as well as the jury.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Robins v. Procure Treatment Centers, Inc.

Good Faith Requirement Not Satisfied, Motion to Compel Discovery Denied
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Clifford v. Kates

Patient's Malpractice Action Time-Barred; Gap In Treatment Ends Continuous Treatment Toll
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The 'Scafidi' Quagmire and the 3 Percent Solution

The ambiguous language in Model Jury Charge 5.50--which provides no guidance on the definition of "substantial factor" regarding the causation of an injury--must be resolved.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Overlooked Breast Lump Leads to $21.6M Miami-Dade Med-Mal Verdict

Hialeah nurse Marlande Lazard was told she did not have cancer. Meanwhile, her symptoms worsened.
9 minute read

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