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'It's Unreal': Wellstar Sued for Allegedly Allowing Woman's Death Due to Post-Operative Bleeding

"We're all human, and we make mistakes," plaintiff attorney James H. Potts II said. "I damned sure make them. Physicians make them. Nurses make them. The reason hospitals have physicians and nurses and [other health care staff members] looking after a patient is if someone else misses something and doesn't get it right, someone else [can] catch it. But when you've got everyone doing nothing, that's a problem."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Hiding in Plain Sight—Med Mal Lawsuits and the Missed Cancerous Oral Lesion

Oral cancer cases are complex cases, and best practice demands that they be handled by attorneys with extensive medical and legal knowledge and significant trial experience.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Defense Attorneys' Access to Plaintiffs' Treating Physicians Under Pennsylvania High Court Scrutiny

According to personal injury attorney Joseph Messa Jr., the question of whether defense counsel may communicate with a medical malpractice plaintiff's treating physician outside the bounds of authorized discovery is 'pretty much a no-brainer.'
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New Jersey Law Journal

Estate Recovers $1.9 Million in Med Mal Case Over Patient's Death After Gallbladder Surgery

An Essex County jury awarded $1.6 million in Estate of Gaza v. Popovich, M.D., a medical malpractice suit claiming errors following a gallbladder removal…
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Daily Report Online

'We Bent Over Backward to Settle the Case': Georgia Jury Awards $15M in Medical-Malpractice Suit

Jay Sadd, the plaintiff's trial attorney, said his team's strategy was "almost the same as it always was – to demonstrate the truth of the case, which was that the doctor breached the standard of care." However, this wasn't without its challenges.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Scranton Attorney Botched Med Mal Suit, Invented $700K Settlement, Couple Alleges

Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen partner James Conaboy allegedly forged the signatures of a court administrator and a judge while attempting to deceive clients into believing that their suit had settled.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Produce the Witnesses: Lawyers Move to Compel Depositions After Athlete's Death

"What's tragic for his widow is not only did they make this terrible mistake, but now it appears that the method of defending this case that they're choosing to utilize is to delay," the plaintiffs attorney said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court: Hospitals Can Be Held Liable for Refusing Voluntarily Inpatient Treatment Without Written Application

"While the MHPA requires a written application to begin the involuntary examination process, it does not require a written application to begin voluntary inpatient examination and treatment," the court said. "Thus, facilities such as Geisinger and Alley may be held liable for refusal to provide voluntary inpatient examination and treatment to a person who submits himself for examination and treatment when the refusal constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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New York Law Journal

The Need to Identify Distributees in Defending Malpractice Death Cases

In this edition of his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane discusses issues relating to the identity of distributees addressed for the first time on post-trial motion and appeal.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Jury Awards Couple $16M Verdict in Med Mal Case

A Beaver County jury returned a $16 million medical malpractice verdict Feb. 27 to a couple who said the wife's obstetricians were responsible for the stillbirth of their child.
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