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Miami Lawyers Sue Cosmetic Center, Doctor Over Fatal Brazilian Butt Lift

"The state began to try to regulate these procedures in the aftermath of our client's death," said Michael Levine, a partner at Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Intermediate Court Divided as It Shoots Down Vicarious Liability Med-Mal Appeal

"If this Court were to reverse the trial court's order and hold that when a medical student is on a clinical rotation with a physician the physician is vicariously liable for that student's conduct, what physician would ever participate in the educational process with the prospect they would be held vicariously liability for a medical student's error?" the appellee brief asked. "The answer is simple—no physician would accept that risk."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penn Hospital Scores Defense Verdict in $25M Birth Injury Case

"They were gunning for me during trial," plaintiffs attorney Thomas Bosworth said of the defense. "They moved for a mistrial five or six times. At least three were based on TikToks."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Smoking-Gun Paper Trail Leads to $6.2 Million Texas Verdict

During trial, plaintiff's counsel was able to show the medical record was tampered with and therefore conflicted with the neurosurgeon's testimony about the patient's condition before and after surgery, attorney Seth McCloskey said.
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'You Can't Become an Effective Partner If You Haven't Spent Time in the Trenches,' Says Daniel S. Jo of Silver Golub & Teitell

"[A] common mistake is when attorneys prioritize their career advancement over hard work. This leads to seeking out only plum assignments and tasks while avoiding more tedious (yet critically important) work, such as many aspects of discovery in litigation."
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Refusing Potential Mergers, Former Phila. Trial Lawyers Association President Founds Personal Injury Boutique

Ken Fulginiti had been with Duffy + Fulginiti, now the Duffy Firm, for over three decades.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'The Changing Landscape of the Judicial Crisis': Appellate Division Allows Venue Change in Med-Mal Case After Moratorium Lifted

"This case shows the changing landscape of the judicial crisis, and why the governor and Legislature need to fully staff our courthouses around the state," plaintiffs counsel Christina Vassiliou Harvey of Lomurro, Munson, said. "This decision does not resolve the problem of a grossly understaffed judiciary around the state. While there has been movement, judicial nominees should be vetted and approved so that litigants' cases can be heard as expeditiously as possible in a convenient forum."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Hits Pa. Dentist With $11M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis, Alleged Cover-Up

The suburban Pennsylvania jury awarded $8 million in punitive damages based in part on the allegation that the defendant tried to undermine the patient's claims by withholding dental records.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Jury Returns $10M Verdict Against Einstein for Deadly Surgery

"Now when we're trying cases we try to emphasize to jurors why it's important for them to hold doctors accountable, because the next case could be you," Hill said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Utah Supreme Court Reverses $450K Survival Claim Due to Lack of Evidence

The five-judge panel said the plaintiff presented insufficient evidence to prove that the doctors' negligence caused her mother to experience a diminished quality of life between the eight hours spanning the withdrawal of care and the time of her death.
5 minute read

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