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New Jersey Law Journal

Suits and Deals

By | December 13, 2013
Large verdicts and settlements in New Jersey.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Rejects Rule On Expert Witnesses

Citing constitutional issues, the Florida Supreme Court rejected a new rule that would have implemented a change in state law requiring certification of out-of-state expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Opponents Offer Testimony Against Malpractice Bill

Opponents of a bill to scrap the state's medical malpractice tort system and replace it with a worker's compensation-like board have found their own Emory law professor to argue their side. In an earlier committee meeting, an Emory prof testified in favor of Senate Bill 141, called the Patient Injury Act.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

3rd DCA says Ship's Doctor Without a Country Can't Be Sued

A panel of the Third District Court of Appeal voted 2-1 to reverse a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge's ruling, with the author of the majority opinion reproaching the judge for stretching case law to redress what the judge deemed "a nefarious scheme" to avoid being sued.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fornataro v. Jorgensen, PICS Case No. 13-3184 (C.P. Lawrence Nov. 5, 2013) Hodge, J. (14 pages).

By | December 10, 2013
Medical Malpractice • Punitive Damages • Reckless Conduct • Specificity • Informed Consent
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

DePuy Hip Implant Deal Excludes Thousands

Just weeks after DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. announced a $2.5 billion settlement to resolve the bulk of the litigation over its recalled hip implants, some lawyers have raised concerns about the thousands of patients excluded from the deal and the process that determines how the plaintiffs will be compensated.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits and Deals

By | December 06, 2013
Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Doctor Freed From Jurisdiction In Malpractice Case

A British doctor was freed from Florida jurisdiction in a malpractice case filed by a Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Panel Adds Piece to ER Puzzle

As it wrapped up its end-of-term cases last month, the Georgia Court of Appeals added another piece to the puzzle that the new standard for medical malpractice cases against emergency room personnel has created for the courts.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Addresses Duty and Limits of Liability

In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore discuss three decisions issued this year involving claims of liability against health clubs, laboratories conducting drug testing, and municipal ambulance services, which show the diverse opinions of the members of the Court of Appeals when confronted with difficult questions concerning legal duties of care and the limits of liability in medically related contexts.
13 minute read

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