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New Jersey Law Journal

Motorist Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $1.14 Million in Settlements in Monmouth

Four years ago, Katherine Rauch-Sasseen of Long Branch suffered the first of two motor vehicle accidents in Monmouth County that left her with traumatic…
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorneys Form Practice to Focus on Litigation Over Baby Formula

Dozens of lawsuits against the two makers of cow's milk-based infant formulas have been filed nationwide since Connecticut attorney Stephen Reck filed suit in January 2020 on behalf of a mother whose premature baby died.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court: Nurse Seeking Damages for Vaccine-Related Injuries Must First Exhaust Remedies Under Vaccine Act

The Pennsylvania Superior Court remanded and instructed a lower court to dismiss a nursing manager's medical malpractice complaint after she sought damages for vaccine-related injuries without first exhausting available remedies under a national program.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Limited Role of the PDR in Proof of Malpractice

In his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane provides a discussion for defense counsel in malpractice cases where the focus is reliance on prescription medication package inserts. He writes: "Where that reliance is misplaced, defense counsel needs to be ready to respond."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$1.5 Million Settlement Reached in Mercer County Suit Over Fatal Cardiac Event

The family of a corrections officer who died from a cardiac event after not receiving proper care from a nurse agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in their Mercer County medical malpractice suit.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Dramatic Turn That Helped a Miami Lawyer Score an $8.5 Million Settlement

"I've always looked back at the end of parents' cases and felt really proud of what we accomplished," Stephen Cain, a partner at Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, said.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Med Mal Case Against Greenwich Hospital Dismissed Because Lawyer Didn't Attach Opinion Letter

The Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled 3-0 that Greenwich Hospital was off the hook in a medical malpractice case because plaintiffs counsel forgot to attach an opinion letter from a similar health care provider to their lawsuit.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chester Co. Jury Awards Couple $2M in Med Mal Suit Over ER's Failure to Treat Stroke

My clients "heard it was hard to win a medical malpractice case in Chester County, but with the right kind of case—and this was the right kind of case—you should be able to win anywhere because that would be a just result," said lead plaintiffs attorney Robert Morris.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Daubert' Restrictions on Evidence in Med Mal Cases and Implications for Litigators

Expert medical testimony is fundamental to each party's presentation of evidence at trial.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Claims Patient Contracted COVID, Sustained Injuries Because of Medical Staff Negligence

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

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