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New York Law Journal

Correction

By | March 25, 2014
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Antitrust Topples IP For Largest Awards

The top verdict in the country came in antitrust law: A $1.2 billion award against The Dow Chemical Co. in a case involving price-fixing of urethane. That outcome pushed antitrust awards to the No. 1 category, last year topping out at nearly $1.5 billion.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Yarborough v. Cattani

Patient May Not Use Board's Findings Regarding Doctor's Incompetence at Trial
1 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Testimony of Doctors' 'Routine Procedure' Is Admissible

A physician who cannot recall the specific treatment rendered to a patient who has filed a medical negligence lawsuit may offer testimony describing his or her "routine procedures" followed in similar cases, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation 2: Medical Malpractice

By | March 18, 2014
Articles concerning forensic accounting considerations in medical malpractice litigation; recovering special damages post-MCARE; navigating the benevolent gesture liability act; and more can be found in the Medical Malpractice Supplement.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tale of Two Verdicts: From $5.4M to Zero

A man who won $5.4 million with his wife on claims he was injured while giving a blood sample walked away from a new trial empty-handed after Fulton County jurors found for the defense last week.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's Medical Negligence Statute of Repose

Until the passage of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act in March 2002, Pennsylvania, like most states, did not have a statute of repose related to medical negligence. However, in Section 513 of MCARE, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted a seven-year statute of repose.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recovering Special Damages for Med Mal Post-MCARE

There has been surprisingly little appellate authority interpreting the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act since its passage in 2002. In 2012, I had an opportunity to try a medical negligence case to verdict on behalf of a severely brain-damaged baby with enormous projected future medical bills.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating the Benevolent Gesture Liability Act

Imagine that you are driving to the hospital to visit your mother, who is recovering from a routine appendectomy, when you receive a call that she has passed away. You arrive at the hospital, then wind through the unfamiliar corridors until you reach her room. Several nurses and doctors are standing at the nearby nurses' station.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Responding to a Plaintiff's Discovery Requests

Because of the complex nature of the majority of medical malpractice cases, the discovery process is extremely important. As a defense attorney, the discovery requests received from plaintiffs are usually extensive in nature and include medical records, statements, incident reports, audit trails, videos, personnel files and different policies and procedures of the hospitals.
7 minute read

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