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New Jersey Law Journal

$45M Awarded in Med Mal Suit Over Botched Diagnosis of Abused Infant

A Gloucester County jury awarded $45 million on Feb. 17 in a medical malpractice suit claiming two doctors failed to diagnose a broken leg in a 2-month-old child who was a victim of abuse.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Claims Tossed Against Jail Health Provider in Suit Over Murdered Inmate

Ruling in a suit brought by the mother of a young man murdered at the Fulton County Jail, a judge dismissed negligence claims against the jail's care contractor. The claims against Corizon Health, the judge said, were actually for medical malpractice and thus should have been accompanied by an expert's affidavit as required by law.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Justices Go Against Scott, Legislature on Expert Witnesses

Pointing to "grave constitutional concerns," the Florida Supreme Court rejected a controversial 2013 move by lawmakers to tighten a standard for expert witnesses in legal cases.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defense: After Hip Replacement, Patient Received Proper Care

By | February 16, 2017
On Sept. 27, 2011, James Tomsula, 68, underwent a left total hip arthroplasty by orthopedic surgeon David Hartmann at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, in Pittsburgh.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Samara v. Matar

By | February 16, 2017
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Brugaletta v. Garcia

By | February 16, 2017
Hospital's Privilege for Self-Critical Analysis Documents Not Lost for Failure to Report Patient's Adverse Event
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Says 'Drastic' Sanction Appropriate in MedMal Case

Punishment in addition to monetary sanctions—in the form of striking a defendant's answers—was warranted for failing to comply with discovery demands in a medical malpractice case, a divided appellate panel has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cardinal v. Kindred Healthcare, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-0149 (Pa. Super. Jan. 27, 2017) Lazarus, J. (14 pages).

By | February 10, 2017
Trial court erred in refusing to enforce an arbitration agreement signed by decedent, a nursing home patient, upon his admission where, the record reflected that he was generally alert and able to express preferences as to his other affairs. Order of the trial court reversed.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Defense Win for Hand Surgeon Accused of Cutting Dentist's Nerve

A Fulton County jury cleared a hand surgeon of liability after he was accused of cutting a dentist's nerve during an operation and leaving his left hand twisted into a "claw."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mother of Premature Baby Gets $5M in Med Mal Case

The mother claimed her OB-GYN's failure to diagnose and prevent her pre-term labor led to her son's autism.
3 minute read

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