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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."
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New York Law Journal

Whose Records Are Privileged in Medical Malpractice Cases?

The statute provides that unless the patient waives the privilege, the provider shall not be allowed to disclose any information acquired in attending to a patient in a professional capacity, which was necessary to enable the practitioner to act in that capacity.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Turn Off That PowerPoint: Lawyer Sanctioned $100,000 for Multiple Missteps

"His strategy backfired on him personally, and he was made to pay a heavy price for his deliberate disregard for court rulings," said Andrew Berman, a shareholder and ethics expert at Young, Berman, Karpf & Karpf.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Temple Hospital Hit With $25.9M Verdict for Patient's Lost Leg

The plaintiff is seeking $3.7 million in delay damages, but Temple University Health System contends that the verdict is part of trend of excessive jury awards against hospitals and doctors.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$2.25 Million Settlement Reached for Premature Discharge and Missed Bowel Perforation

A Passaic County medical malpractice suit filed by a 54-year-old Totowa man and his wife, Dominianni v. Warta, M.D., after an elective hernia repair,…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Medical Malpractice

This special section includes articles on health care electronic record-keeping, litigating fatal pediatric asthma med mal cases, and more.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Silver Golub & Teitell Sues Norwalk Hospital and Others for Alleged Wrongful Death

"It was clear on the imaging of the procedure that the tube was outside of the stomach, and it could have been corrected," Ernie Teitell said. "What was so egregious about that is contents entered into the body that caused her to have sepsis."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Practice Tips for Litigating the Fatal Pediatric Asthma Med Mal Case

This article provides useful tips for litigating standard of care issues as they relate to the prompt diagnosis and treatment of acute asthma attacks in the emergency department and presents strategies for litigating the fatal pediatric asthma case, from client intake through discovery.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Turnabout Is Fair Play: When an Expert Switches Sides on the Eve of Trial

A tactical decision will need to be made whether to set forth expert opinions attacking a co-defendant in the initial report, or to wait to serve a supplemental report on notice of a co-defendant's settlement.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Ethical and Clerical Issues With Health Care Electronic Record-Keeping

The battle over medical providers and institutions hiding facts from their patients after they have suffered injury due to negligence has become a serious problem.
9 minute read

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