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New York Law Journal

Impeachment of Experts by Medical or Scientific Literature

This article will explore the subject matter of impeachment of expert witnesses by the use of medical or scientific literature containing contrary opinions during cross-examination.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

7 Reasons Not to Fear Virtual Depositions in Medical Malpractice Cases

When COVID-19 stopped the world in 2020, the first inclination by many plaintiffs' medical malpractice attorneys was that too much was at stake to conduct depositions virtually. Surely, the best course would be to hunker down and wait for things to get back to normal.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Jury Awards $3M Med-Mal Award in Hall County's First Post-Lockdown Civil Trial

The lawyer for the mother and children of a woman who died of post-surgical complications said Hall County's first civil trial since the pandemic lockdown ended was also his first medical malpractice trial.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Birth Injury Case Resolves For $2.75 Million in Monmouth County

A $2.75 million settlement in a Monmouth County medical malpractice case concerning a birth injury, Huemer-Sanfilippo v. Rattigan, was approved by the…
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Error in Judgment Defense Is Alive and Well

In his Medical Malpractice column, John L.A. Lyddane writes that the error in judgment defense "is as valuable as it ever was in protecting the physician defendant from the other 'experts' in the profession who are retained for second guessing."
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Eye Reach of Review Privilege in Medical Malpractice Cases

Argument in Leadbitter v. Keystone Anesthesia Consultants follows the Superior Court order requiring defendant St. Clair Hospital to produce to the plaintiffs the unredacted credentialing file of defendant Dr. Carmen Petraglia.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Hear Case Over Defense Counsel's Comment to Witness in Ex-NFL Player's Med Mal Suit

Allowance of appeal was granted by the justices in a March 2 order in former Chicago Bears defensive back Craig Steltz's lawsuit against a surgeon who treated him for a hernia and allegedly failed to disclose the existence of a muscle tear in his leg.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal Judge Awards $9.4 Million in Damages in Connecticut MedMal Case

"The only thing holding Eric's abdominal organs is the outer layer of his skin," said plaintiffs counsel Kathleen Nastri of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport. "It's the worst case of a pot belly you can imagine."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Med Mal Case Over Birth Complications Settles For $7 Million in Passaic

The  parents of a child who suffered severe brain damage during delivery received $7 million to settle their Passaic County medical malpractice suit,…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Real-Time Cell Data Warrants, Med Mal Peer-Review Privilege to Highlight Pa. Supreme Court Arguments

The justices are set to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases between March 9 and 10. The sessions, which will focus on cases that originated from the Philadelphia area, are scheduled to be livestreamed over YouTube.
7 minute read

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