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New York Law Journal

License to Pill: SCOTUS Confronts Doctors' Good Faith Defense To Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

If a doctor prescribing controlled substances believes, mistakenly, that he or she is acting within the usual course of professional practice, that sounds like medical malpractice, but is it also a felony?
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Voice Disagreement on Need for Itemized Verdict Slip in Damages Appeal

Chief Justice Max Baer and Justice Kevin Brobson both questioned why the plaintiff would not share in that responsibility to separate any appeal-bound claims. But Justice David Wecht said defense counsel could have anticipated the need for an itemized verdict slip.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Absorbing Med-Mal Boutique, Hall Booth Smith Plans New Office in NJ

For Philip Mattia, the move marks the end of a more than 30-year run practicing at Mattia, McBride & Grieco, which he founded in 1991.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: Medical Malpractice 2022

In The Legal's Medical Malpractice supplement, read about the evolution of the Peer Review Protection Act, the limitations of a parent's right to sue under the Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and legal issues involving patients who suffer from stroke.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Metro Atlanta Jury Returns $8.5M Verdict for Death of New Mother

Mark Meliski, John Bevis and former Gov. Roy Barnes of the Barnes Law Group represented the surviving husband. The jury award went against against Preferred Women's Healthcare in Gwinnett and its doctors.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Knocks Out Successive Tortfeasors in Round Three

For the second time in one year, the court held that subsequent medical malpractice defendants are not entitled to a pro tanto (full) credit for an initial tortfeasor's settlement.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorney Secures Rare $12M Federal Tort Settlement After Baby Went 22 Minutes Without Air

"If everybody is doing their job, this doesn't happen," Miami plaintiffs attorney Richard "Bo" Sharp said.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Appeals Court: Judge Properly Excluded Trauma Treatment Guidelines From Med-Mal Trial Due to Jury's Potential 'Misunderstanding or Misapplication'

"Even assuming that the excerpts met the requirements for admissibility under the learned treatise exception, we cannot conclude that the court abused its discretion in excluding them on the ground that they may have confused the jury," the appeals court said.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Suit Against CVS Over Allegedly Incorrect Prescription Sent to Fed Court

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

New York Law Journal

Departure From Accepted Standards: Navigating the Hindsight Rule

The rule prohibiting hindsight in medical malpractice actions is often the subject of misapplication and misuse. In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier clear things up by distinguishing the type of subsequent evidence that is prohibited as impermissible hindsight from admissible deductions based on circumstantial evidence.
12 minute read

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