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New Jersey Law Journal

$5.5M Settlement, $1.3M Attorney Fees After High School Principal Dies Donating Bone Marrow

The settlement illustrates the merits of persevering when initial indications suggest that a case lacks merit, the estate's lawyer, David Mazie, said. The first two liability experts who studied the case were unwilling to say that malpractice had been committed, he said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Press Pa. Supreme Court to Set in Motion COVID-Delayed Med Mal Case

Lawyers representing a young woman injured during surgery due to alleged malpractice have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to exercise extraordinary jurisdiction to get the case moving again after it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Hospital Hit With MedMal Death Lawsuit After Woman Allegedly Misdiagnosed

Plaintiffs counsel Elisabeth Swanson has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Hartford Hospital on behalf of the family of a 63-year-old Connecticut woman who died after her condition was misdiagnosed.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Doctor Sues MagMutual for Bad Faith After Default Judgment Forces Settlement

An Augusta surgeon's lawsuit said MagMutual Insurance's failure to timely respond to a medical malpractice suit tarred his reputation after a $1.7 million settlement on default.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: Why Keep Making It Easier?

The Affidavit of Merit statute should be read broadly in order to maintain the integrity and intentions of the legislature. While some questions have been reviewed by the New Jersey Supreme Court, this article addresses lingering gaps in the effectiveness of the AOM.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge's Order Brings Total Med-Mal Payout to $38M for Patients of Convicted Ex-Doctor

An insurer for convicted orthopedist Spyros Panos, who pleaded guilty to new charges of fraud and identity theft Friday, was ordered to pay $16.8 million to allay some of a $141 million arbitration award to 250 former patients.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

US Government's $6.6M Med-Mal Settlement to Army Mom Brings Total Payout to $10.2M

Both settlement agreements—which resolve a case over catastrophic brain injury suffered by a newborn—were reached in principle in late 2019 after a mediation, but the government's processes for finalizing and paying the settlement were just completed.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defense: Doctor Properly Addressed Patient's Dizziness

On April 15, 2015, plaintiff Caren Franz, 47, a pediatric dentist, was diagnosed with meningioma, a noncancerous tumor, in the back of her brain. She claimed that her otolaryngologist, Dr. Marc Stiefel, should have diagnosed the tumor months earlier.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A NE Pa. Jury Returned a Defense Verdict in 14 Minutes on a $16M Case. Plaintiff's Counsel Is Crying Foul

The post-trial motion said the fact that deliberations happened so quickly raised questions. While the plaintiff's lawyer did not specifically identify an "improper outside influence" that affected jury deliberations, he argued that a hearing is needed.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Birth Injury Case Gets 'Gross Negligence' Standard, Appeals Court Rules

Med-mal defense lawyer sees an important ruling on emergency obstetric care, while plaintiffs' lawyer says an appeal to the Supreme Court is being considered.
6 minute read

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