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New Jersey Law Journal

Insurance Reimbursement for Medical Cannabis—Where Does NJ Stand Now?

To date, insurance reimbursement for medical cannabis in New Jersey remains a patchwork quilt that yields counterintuitive results, and may remain that way for some time, write Eileen Ficaro and Gregory F. Brown.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Fuel Record-Breaking Med Mal Verdict

According to Briggs Bedigian and his co-counsel, Merritt Lentz and Jon Stefanuca, the ever-rising cost of health care is a major driver of climbing medical malpractice verdicts—verdicts like their recent $182.7 million win in a birth injury case against Penn Medicine.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards $182.7M to Child in Penn Birth Injury Case

A Philadelphia jury awarded $182.7 million to a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and brain damage in a birth injury lawsuit against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Awards $1.2M Judgment Against Spa Over Botched Injections

A northeastern Pennsylvania spa has been hit with a $1.25 million default judgment for botched chin injections that were administered by a nurse who was practicing with a suspended license.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Mulls Jury Award Apportionment in Dental-Malpractice Case

"You're asking us to do something for the first time ever," Judge John "Trea" Pipkin said "Yes, but it's the right outcome," defendant-appellant attorney Austin Atkinson replied.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ District Court: State's Med-Mal Damages Cap Applies to Federal EMTALA Claims

"This court concludes that plaintiff's failure-to-stabilize claim would constitute a malpractice claim if brought under New Jersey law, notwithstanding the fact that the claim does not require Plaintiff to prove the elements of professional negligence here," said U.S. Chief Judge Renee Maria Bumb of the District of New Jersey.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Hits Penn Medicine With Record $182.7M Verdict

The award is Pennsylvania's largest-ever medical-malpractice verdict, based on VerdictSearch data.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judith Livingston Credits 'Dogged' Discovery as Key to $14M Med Mal Settlement

The veteran litigator uncovered key facts about their client's back surgery that led to a resolution with New York Presbyterian Hospital less than 24 hours before opening statements were scheduled to begin.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Suit Alleges Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Led to Invasive Surgery

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

Connecticut Law Tribune

$6.5M for Emotional Damages: Jurors Find Against Yale After Baby's Death

The jury awarded $1.5 million to plaintiff Jomayra Rodriguez as the administrator of the baby's estate for wrongful death, and $5 million for medical malpractice.
5 minute read

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