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It's a Good Time to Be a Plaintiff Lawyer in Georgia—But for How Long?

"It's a good time to try plaintiff's medical-malpractice cases, because jurors are willing on good case to award fair damages," said Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Lawyer in Atlanta. "I can't remember a year where there were more big professional liability verdicts in one year. I think that's an interesting trend."
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Daily Report Online

DeKalb Jury's $77M Med-Mal Verdict Appears to Set New Georgia Record

The three-week wrongful death trial in DeKalb County State Court focused on care in recovery and mental health treatment programs.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Weathington Firm Secures Defense Win in Retrial of Ga. Med-Mal Case

Paul Weathington of the Weathington Firm represented an ER doctor in two trials. The first time in 2019, Weathington won a motion for a directed verdict, which the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed in 2021. This time Weathington won a defense verdict.
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Daily Report Online

Appeals Court: Plaintiff Failed to Prove Causation Between Delay In Medical Treatment and Wife's Death

A plaintiff suing hospital defendants for negligence on behalf of a deceased plaintiff must prove a causation between that death and a delay in treatment by a doctor, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Broadens Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice Venue Rules

The rule changes have been controversial since they were first proposed in late December 2018. "The danger is we risk repeating history here," Curt Shroder of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Intraoperative Fractures Are Common Complications: Defense

On Aug. 6, 2016, plaintiff Mark Mortland, 53, a physical therapist, underwent a right hip resurfacing surgery that was performed by Dr. Ari Pressman at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh. Mortland claimed that he suffered an intraoperative fractures of the pelvis. Mortland went on to have three hip replacements and develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Daily Business Review

Florida's Free Kill Law—Why It Has to Go

Florida's wrongful death statute prevents the adult survivors from bringing a claim for the loss of their loved one. Had the victim died due to any other form of negligence or misconduct, whether it be a car crash, premises liability, negligent security, a defective product, or something else, those same adult survivors would have had a claim under Florida law for their loss.
7 minute read

Law.com

State High Court: Claims of Negligent Contraceptive Care May Include 'Extraordinary Damages' for Raising Child With Birth Defects

"...[W]here negligent contraceptive care results in the birth of a child, and that child has a congenital defect, the provider may be liable for damages relating to the child's condition," Justice Mary I. Yu wrote on behalf of the court. "Such liability does not require proof that the child was at a known, heightened risk for developing congenital defects or that the patient sought contraception for the specific purpose of preventing the birth of a child with congenital defects."
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Daily Business Review

Miami Attorneys Land $15.5M Jury Verdict for Paralyzed Victim

"It is important for lawyers to stay on their message and not to get distracted by all of the little issues that the defense raises," said Philip Freidin, a partner at Freidin Brown.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

$10M Awarded in Ga.: Litigators Secure 'Highest Verdict' for Dental Malpractice

"Counsel for Ms. Crawford did an excellent job representing their client," said defense counsel Matt Coles of Coles Barton in Lawrenceville. "We were very surprised by the amount of the verdict."
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