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The Legal Intelligencer

Warrants for Real-Time Cell Data, Med Mal Peer Review Protections to Highlight Pa. Supreme Court Argument Session

The justices are set to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases between March 9 and 10. The session, which will focus on cases that originated from the Philadelphia area, are scheduled to be livestreamed over Youtube.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney's Error Takes Center Stage in MedMal Case Before Connecticut Supreme Court

"An innocent mistake is not an egregious one," plaintiff counsel said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Case Over Surgery Patient's Excessive Fentanyl Dose Settles for $3.35 Million in Middlesex

The family of a woman who died after routine surgery has agreed to a $3.35 million settlement of her Middlesex County medical malpractice suit, Holland…
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Daily Business Review

Third DCA Ruled for Doctor Allegedly Behind Deadly Cosmetic Surgery

The Florida Board of Medicine will have the final say on whether Dr. Stephanie Stover can return to her normal practice or whether a more drastic punishment awaits her.
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Daily Business Review

Meet Stuart Ratzan, the Miami Lawyer Championing the Return of In-Person Jury Trials

"Conscientious jurors, in my opinion, they're going to make the decision based on the evidence, not based on what your mask looked like," Miami trial attorney Stuart Ratzan said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Why MedMal Attorneys Will Be Interested in This Wrongful-Termination Lawsuit

The wrongful-termination lawsuit alleges a former Connecticut doctor was urged to perform surgeries on patients who didn't need them.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Knocks Off $4M From $6M Verdict in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

"Given the fact that the jury awarded a high amount of pain and suffering damages for a brief period of time coupled with the undue weight that jurors are likely to give to expert testimony, we conclude the admission of Plaintiff's cardiology expert's opinion on pain and suffering was prejudicial error," the court said.
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New York Law Journal

Liability for Transmitting COVID-19

In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier discuss both historical and modern precedent that helps answer the current issue during the COVID-19 pandemic as to whether people who infect others by engaging in negligent conduct may be held liable for the damage they cause.
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New York Law Journal

Appeals Court: Continuous Treatment Doctrine Does Not Apply to Plaintiff's 2 ER Visits Over 2.5 Years

The plaintiff's "return to Montefiore [Medical Center] in 2015 constituted a resumption of treatment rather than a continuation thereof insufficient to toll the statute of limitations," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Kline & Specter Partners Leave to Form New Personal Injury Firm

According to Andrew Stern, the move marks an "amicable departure" from Kline & Specter, and he and Elizabeth Crawford will be bringing their clients with them.
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