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By Cedra Mayfield | June 3, 2024
"With prejudgment interest and a 9-11-68 offer, the judgment could end up around $14.5 million," said Matthew Cathey of Cathey & Strain in Cornelia.
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By Mason Lawlor | June 3, 2024
According to the summary judgment motion, Russell is entitled to qualified immunity because "no reasonable person in her position would have known" that her actions in monitoring Connell's Hepatitis C and treating symptoms would have constituted a violation of "some clearly established right" of the plaintiff.
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By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | June 3, 2024
Over the past few years, there have been numerous decisions of interest from the Appellate Division involving issues related to discovery in medical malpractice and personal injury actions. These decisions demonstrate the continuing evolution of decisional law pertaining to various discovery issues.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 31, 2024
Despite evidence that Texas doctors delay medically necessary abortions until the mother's life is at imminent risk of death or loss of major organ function, the court held the anti-abortion law provides doctors with sufficient discretion.
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By Ellen Bardash | May 28, 2024
A jury has found Westchester Medical Center owes $23.3 million for failing to prevent a man being treated for a traumatic brain injury from suffering…
3 minute read
By John Lyddane | May 28, 2024
Over the course of discovery in a complex medical malpractice case, it is expected that issues will arise as to the doctor's vicarious liability for others involved in the patient's care. Knowing where the distinctions are drawn will be helpful to the defense of your physician client.
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By Brian Lee | May 24, 2024
The panel said a 2005 high court decision doesn't bar a plaintiff mother's claim for emotional harm resulting from a lack of informed consent for certain prenatal procedures.
4 minute read
By Marianna Wharry | May 15, 2024
"The jury's verdict is bittersweet for this wonderful family, which has been devastated by Craig Pierce's injury and the loss of his ability to function independently and practice law," Christopher Hurley, a founding partner at Hurley McKenna & Mertz, said in a statement.
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By New Jersey Law Journal | May 14, 2024
This year's special section covers everything from the (un)likelihood of winning punitive damages, the appellate review of pain and suffering awards, and the "piercing the corporate veil" doctrine.
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By Melissa Terranova | May 14, 2024
"New Jersey, like most jurisdictions, applies a highly deferential standard of review and the appellate court assesses whether a damages award shocks the judicial conscience," writes Melissa Terranova, an associate with Wilson Elser.
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