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New York Law Journal

Another Judge Rejects Use of 'Forces of Labor' Defense

A medical malpractice defense that has been utilized, often successfully, for more than 20 years has taken another hit with a decision that precludes the defendants from introducing a theory that maternal pushing and uterine contractions, and not physician error, injured a newborn's brachial plexus.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Split Court Rejects Hospital's Tardy Summary Judgement Bid

"We are concerned that the respect for court orders...and the authoritative voice of the Court of Appeals are undermined each time an untimely motion is considered simply by labeling it a 'cross motion' notwithstanding the absence of a reasonable explanation for its untimeliness." Justice Paul Feinman wrote.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bucks Jury Clears Doctor in Heart Disease Death

A Bucks County jury issued a defense verdict in favor of a group of doctors whose alleged failure to monitor a woman's coronary artery disease allegedly led to her sudden death in 2007.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Firm Not Entitled to $2 Mil. in Attorney Fees

An Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal judge has found that Philadelphia-based Mitts Law is not entitled to nearly $2 million in attorney fees it is seeking from former clients it represented in a RICO class action against IBM.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drop in Mass Torts Was FJD's Top Accomplishment

This year, the number of mass tort cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas dropped to even fewer than in previous years, continuing the trend that began with the court's restructuring of the mass torts program.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Overturns Lynn's Conviction

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed the conviction of Monsignor William J. Lynn, the first Catholic Church administrative official convicted of endangering the welfare of children abused by other priests.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cop Immune in Case Where Son Used Service Gun to Kill

A police officer whose service-issued handgun was used by his son to kill the son's estranged girlfriend is entitled to statutory immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation Hold Letters Sent to Third Parties Are Privileged

Litigation hold letters sent to a defendant company's business associates are protected by judicial privilege from that company's claims of defamation and tortious interference, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medmal Theory Is Called Into Question

The "maternal forces of labor" theory used to explain a newborn child's injuries and defend doctors against malpractice claims has been rejected by a trial judge nearly two years after an upstate appellate panel discarded the premise on different grounds.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Jury Awards $55 Mil. in Birth Injury Case

A Lehigh County jury awarded $55 million to a family whose child suffered brain damage and other injuries from the alleged failure of doctors at St. Luke's Hospital to timely perform a C-section.
4 minute read

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