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New York Law Journal

When Does a Doctor Owe a Duty to a Non-Patient?

In their Medical Malpractice Defense column, John L.A. Lyddane and Barbara D. Goldberg of Martin Clearwater & Bell write: Imposition of liability for medical malpractice almost always requires the existence of a physician-patient relationship. Those situations in which a physician's duty extends to a non-patient are few and narrowly circumscribed, and often involve allegations of a failure to warn of risks to the third party caused by the treatment of the patient.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judges May Be Disciplined for Extrajudicial Conduct

Judges and magisterial district judges can be disciplined for illegal conduct that affects the integrity of the office, regardless of whether the conduct occurred within the judicial decision-making process, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Action

By | October 29, 2013
Following is a listing of legislative and executive action for the week of Oct. 21. Members of the General Assembly are set to return to session Nov. 12.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Search Warrant Language Added to Drug Database Bill

By | October 29, 2013
On a close vote, the state House of Representatives amended legislation that would establish a prescription drug database, which, among other things, is designed to prevent patients from seeing multiple doctors for prescriptions for the same drug, so-called doctor shopping. The amendment requires search warrants for prosecutors to review the information in the database.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Business Threw Its Full Weight Behind 'Apology Rule'

By | October 29, 2013
Pennsylvania doctors weren't the only ones delighted with Gov. Tom Corbett's signature on legislation, SB 379, allowing them to express remorse for the bad results of treatment without fear of it coming back to bite them in a lawsuit as an admission of negligence.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Enters Award Against Doctor in Infant Death Case

A Berks County jury has awarded $1.7 million to the family of a three-month-old girl who died from a brain injury after a doctor failed to diagnose a bacterial meningitis infection.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Gunshot victim wins $17.5M award

A DeKalb County jury has awarded $17.5 million to a young man and his parents, who claimed Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University and several medical staffers were responsible for brain damage that occurred after the man was treated for a gunshot wound.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

In search of typical hip device case

The first courtroom test of liability claims involving a particular hip replacement device ended in more or less a split decision: The jury awarded the plaintiff $8.3 million but rejected his bid for punitive damages. Unfortunately, attorneys on both sides agree, the outcome tells precious little about the prospects for the approximately 10,000 claims still pending over the device.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Finds Against Hospital in Colon Surgery Verdict

By | March 05, 2013
A Philadelphia jury awarded $19.5 million in a medical malpractice case stemming from a woman's death 22 months after her colon surgery went wrong.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Jury Renders $19.5 Mil. Med Mal Verdict

A Philadelphia jury awarded $19.5 million Monday in a medical malpractice case stemming from a woman's death a year and 10 months after her colon surgery went wrong.
4 minute read

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