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Daily Business Review

Florida Legislative Roundup: Med Mal, Auto Liability Are Chief Consumer Issues

One medical malpractice bill would require a jury to consider only the actual amount paid to the doctor, which the bill's promoter hopes would force factoring companies out of medical services.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Snibbe v. Superior Court (Gilbert)

By | February 28, 2014
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Doctrine of Parallel Claims: A New Tort Theory Is Emerging

The doctrine of parallel claims is a new approach that is poised replace failure-to-warn claims, in the realm of medical products liability.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Escobar v. Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr.: $7.4M

By | February 27, 2014
An Essex County judge approved a $7.4 million settlement, negotiated by David Mazie of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, of a lawsuit charging two hospitals and their staff members with negligent treatment of an infant victim of child abuse.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Martinez v. Ebert: $7.5M for Misread Fetal Test

By | February 27, 2014
The largest medical malpractice recovery of 2013 was a $7.5 million settlement for the family of a child born with cerebral palsy, represented by Timothy Barnes of Porzio Bromberg & Newman in Morristown.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Medical Malpractice Suit Revived For Pro Se Litigant Left Stranded

A college student whose medical malpractice case was rejected by at least five lawyers and procedurally dismissed won reinstatement by a New Jersey appeals court—sparing her from the teeth of the statute of limitations.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rejects Sanctions for Plaintiffs' Counsel in Mesh Surgical Patch Case

A federal judge has rejected sanctions against a plaintiff's lawyer in a surgical-mesh products liability case in which his client said he was uncertain whether mesh was implanted into his body.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Supreme Court Sends Another ER Case to A Jury

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday gave further indication that a key provision in the 2005 tort reform package may not do much to keep malpractice cases against emergency room providers away from juries.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Carter v. U.S., PICS Case No. 14-0200 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 7, 2014) Bartle, J. (25 pages).

By | February 25, 2014
Summary Judgment • Medical Malpractice • Federal Tort Claims Act
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs and Defense Lawyers Differ on Use of Trial Technology

As the use of trial technology continues to advance, several plaintiffs attorneys say they consider tools such as interactive displays, computer animations and multimedia presentations to be essential in keeping the attention of modern jurors and effectively illustrating facts.
6 minute read

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