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New York Law Journal

Certificate of Merit: Courts Continue to Grapple With Requirement

Although it is a fairly simple procedure, it has occasionally necessitated litigation over the impact of a failure to so certify, as well as the nature of the certification required in certain types of cases. Thirty-seven years after the passage of this requirement, the courts continue to grapple with these questions.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

How the Bell Law Firm Secured a $4M Verdict in a Fulton County Med-Mal Trial

"That [recording] turned out to be very important evidence," Plaintiff's attorney Lloyd Bell said. "The jury told us afterward that was one of the main criticisms they had."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Won't Reinstate $10M Dental-Mal Verdict

In a May 24 order, the appellate court denied the application in a lawsuit filed by a Henry County woman who claimed she was permanently injured following a root-canal procedure conducted by her dentist.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Improper Foot Surgery Work-up Led to Gangrene, New Suit Alleges

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

'Let's Get Married': Description of Private Vows Sufficient to Establish Dispute of Common Law Marriage Under Pa. Law

"Moreover, Mr. Zadnik was, from the evidence, the only other person in the room when the purported common law wedding ceremony occurred. There was no officiant. Perhaps I said that too quickly. Let me repeat that. There was no officiant," Circuit Judge Marilyn F. Bentley said from the bench, according to the opinion, that "There were no other witnesses; whether they be follow [sic] employees of either Mr. Zadnik or Ms. [Conway]; no neighbors; no friends; no siblings of Ms. [Conway]; no anyone." and that the "'testimony of one party alone is insufficient to confirm the existence of a valid and lawful marriage.'"
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$25.9M Verdict for Man Who Blamed Loss of Leg on Hospital

A Philadelphia man won a $25.9 million verdict in his lawsuit claiming that Temple University Hospital was to blame for losing his leg.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

New Ruling Sheds Light on Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation

"I think it could have a lot of application for medical malpractice attorneys and maybe even in other areas where experts are needed," plaintiff counsel Brandon B. Fontaine said.
4 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court Reinstates Med-Mal Case After Expert Witness Standard-of-Care Discrepancies

Trial court did not allow plaintiff chance to address additional grounds: "A party cannot raise new issues in a motion to alter or amend."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penn Hospital Faces Med Mal Suit After Allegedly Negligent Childbirth

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $4.5M in Medical-Malpractice Suit After Defendant Admits Fault on the Stand

"He volunteered that information," Plaintiff attorney Robert "Bart" Turner said. "He thought that, by volunteering and saying [the incorrect placement of the device] didn't cause her any harm, he would mitigate his problem."
4 minute read

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