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Reglan Litigation Reaches Tentative Global Accord

Litigation over the alleged dangers of the drug Reglan has reached a tentative global settlement, which could resolve thousands of cases pending across the country.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Federal Jury Awards $14.5M Over Birth Injury

A western Pennsylvania jury has awarded nearly $14.5 million to a family over an allegedly mishandled delivery that led an infant to develop severe cerebral palsy.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kornberger v. Lehigh Valley Health Network, PICS Case No. 17-0021 (C.P. Lehigh Sept. 30, 2016) McGinley, J. (52 pages).

By | January 27, 2017
Following an unfavorable conclusion to a medical malpractice/wrongful-death action, the administrator of decedent's estate sought post-trial relief in the nature of a new trial. Denied.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

GOP Proposal Will Harm Disabled Children in Low-Income Families

Among the first initiatives of the newly elected Republican Congress and President Donald Trump is to convert Medicaid and SSI to block grants. This may sound harmless enough, but it is not. These proposals will slash the minimal benefits provided to disabled children in low-income families, and if this becomes law these children will be left at risk for their very lives. I am writing to ask that your associations and organizations take action to contact Pennsylvania's Republican delegation and request that they oppose these initiatives.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judges Question ACA's Usage in Med Mal Damages

Lawyers relying on the Affordable Care Act to mitigate their client's liability in medical malpractice cases have been dealt a series of setbacks in state and federal courts amid concerns Congress will repeal the law.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Schifaudo v. Herzog

By | January 24, 2017
Absence of Certificate of Conformity Not Fatal Defect; Dismissal of Malpractice Suit Denied
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Doctor in Nursing Home Death

The Georgia Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against a doctor in a small-town nursing home over the treatment of a patient who died after developing an infection there.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Affirms $3M Jefferson Co. Failed Diagnosis Verdict

The state Superior Court has declined to toss a $3 million verdict that a Jefferson County jury awarded against two radiologists who failed to detect a woman's lung cancer.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Splits on Assessing Conflicting Expert Witnesses

A 3-2 Appellate Division, First Department, decision found there are issues of fact that need to be addressed by a lower court in a medical malpractice case.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Revives Patient Suicide Suit Against Hospital

The state Superior Court has reinstated a lawsuit against a hospital over claims it was grossly negligent in allowing a suicidal patient to leave the facility and end her life by walking into oncoming traffic.
8 minute read

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