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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $45M 'Patchwork' Jury Verdict in Med Mal Case

"The specific allegations of Dr. Joo's acts or omissions are not separate elements of the claim on which the jury must unanimously agree, provided they agree his failure to meet the standard of care caused Butts's injuries," Justice Michael B. Hyman wrote on behalf of the panel in the March 8 opinion.
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New York Law Journal

Mitigation of Damages in Medical Malpractice Defense

It is a broadly accepted principle of damages under New York tort law that no recovery should be allowed for losses in which the person injured could have prevented by reasonable effort. A review of the reported decisions on point reveals that issues of mitigation of damages are often litigated in architectural and legal malpractice cases, but less so in medical malpractice cases.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$32M Settlement Reached Over Infant's Hypoxic Brain Injury

The suit, filed by the child's parents, alleged Hahnemann University Hospital delayed in performing a cesarean section, despite the child being in distress, resulting in severe, life-long brain damage.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Grant & Eisenhofer Secures $14M Birth Injury, Wrongful Death Verdict

The jury found the University of Chicago Medical Center liable for birth injuries that led to the death of a boy at the age of 4.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Cosby Prosecutor Leaves Saltz Mongeluzzi for Anapol Weiss

Kristen Gibbons Feden, who delivered the closing argument in Cosby's second criminal trial as a Montgomery County prosecutor, launched the sexual abuse practice group at Saltz Mongeluzzi.
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Daily Business Review

Broward Jury Returns $31.9M Verdict Against Cleveland Clinic Florida

"Learn the system, learn what is asked for, and don't take no for an answer because you are entitled to it and it could be the difference maker in the case," said Dane Ullian, a partner at Gould, Cooksey, Fennel.
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Texas Lawyer

Brightline Rule: Imperfect Pre-Suit Med-Mal Form Is Not Fatal to Case

"The court crafted a fair and simple solution to what has been an overly complex problem for both sides since the statute's inception," said plaintiff's attorney Collin D. Cobb.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Argues 'Monumentally Fundamental Error' Drove Penn Hospital's Win in High-Stakes Birth Injury Trial

Judge Johnson told the jury that "a lot of things have happened behind the scenes you don't know about" before instructing them to disregard certain testimony from the plaintiff's experts, according to Anyae Matthews' motion.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Jury Was Offended': UPMC Faces $1.4M Verdict After Surprise Testimony Backfires

"It was just embarrassing and the jury was offended by it," Neuman said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Estate Agrees to $3M Accord Following Tax Attorney's Fatal Brain Bleed

The plaintiff suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or bleeding in the space between the brain and the surrounding membrane, which left him incapacitated with irreversible brain damage, the plaintiff's attorney Bruce Nagel said.
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