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Ga. Appellate Court Holds There's No Exception for Deadline Confusion—Even During the Pandemic

"When we were in the midst of COVID, every case was different," said defendant-appellee counsel. "In all candor, I never was sure if I was calculating the deadlines correctly."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Temple Hospital Faces $30M Judgment as It Backs Down From Failed Verdict Challenge

By opting not to appeal, TUH is accepting an August ruling that soundly rejected the hospital's efforts to advance an argument that the verdict should be remitted based on the harm it would cause to the community.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Returns $3.5M Verdict Against Doctor for Failing to Recognize Patient's Impending Heart Attack

"Mr. DiMeo's commitment to his health and rehabilitation, rather than taking a victim's mentality, persuaded the jury to award the significant past and future non-economic damages in this case," Louis Tumolo of The Beasley Firm said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

When It Comes to Doctors, Experience May Not Always Equal Care

Dr. Gregg Shore, a colorectal surgery specialist in Sebring, Florida, has been involved in several medical malpractice suits. According to Florida Department of Health complaints, Shore committed malpractice in patient deaths and erroneously removed an organ.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Favorable Facts and Voir Dire Strategy Helped Win a $30M DeKalb Med-Mal Verdict

"This is what happens when insurance companies force plaintiffs to try cases," plaintiff's counsel said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Med Mal Case Over Ruptured Brain Aneurysm Results in $10 Million Settlement in Middlesex

The family of a woman who was disabled due to a ruptured brain aneurysm agreed to a $10 million settlement in a Middlesex County medical malpractice…
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Lawsuit Could Help Provide Guidance for Proving Emotional Distress

"To justify recovery, the plaintiff should observe the kind of result that is associated with the aftermath of an accident, such as bleeding, traumatic injury, and cries of pain," the doctor and her practice said in court papers.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Legal Malpractice? Houston Law Firm Sued by Client

Alleged failures included not investigating and serving the hospital with suit, and failure to timely serve an initial report to a rehab center.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Professional Reliability Exception to the Hearsay Rule (Part One)

In the first installment of this two-part Medical Malpractice Defense column, John Lyddane discusses the origin and historical development of the professional reliability exception to the general rule against hearsay. Its application to malpractice defense will be explored in the second installment.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Transparency, Open Process Needed for Review of 2022 Amendments to Med Mal Venue Rule

The repeal of Rule 1006(a.1)—coupled with the recent trend of nuclear verdicts in Philadelphia County and the Superior Court's precedential decision in Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, 247 A.3d 1136 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021), appeal granted, 278 A.3d 301 (Pa. 2022), holding that venue could lie over a defendant who does only 0.005% of its annual business in the forum—has raised concerns over a return of the medical liability crisis that led to the adoption of the Rule 1006(a.1) in the first place.
5 minute read

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