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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns Defense Verdict in $12M Infant Death Case

Despite losing on causation, the plaintiffs are still set to receive $1 million under a high-low agreement the parties had reached, Frank Mangiaracina of Kline & Specter said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$32.5M Settlement Reached in Hospital Infant Brain Damage Case

On Sept. 30, 2018, the plaintiff infant was born with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at Reading Hospital. After the baby's birth, the hospital allegedly failed to provide him with therapeutic hypothermia to limit the extent of his injury. The infant was ultimately diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Appellate Division Has Set a Very Dangerous Precedent': No 'Well-Established Common Law Rule' on Physician's Duty to Warn About Exposure to COVID-19

"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Jury Returns $9.5M Verdict Over Botched Vasectomy

According to the plaintiffs' lawyer, the doctor's own recordkeeping was what drove the defendants' loss.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mediation: A Wise Choice for the Resolution of Medical Malpractice Cases for Both Plaintiffs and Defendants

In this article, Marsha L. Steinhardt makes a case for why mediation would be a great option specifically for medical malpractice cases, highlighting some key examples of its benefits.
5 minute read

Law.com

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms $800K Judgment Against Psychiatrist for Vyvanse-Induced Stroke

"All of that said, even if F.D.'s differential diagnosis was thus unreliable and should not have been admitted, other substantial evidence at trial tended to prove that K.P.'s death was caused by Vyvanse use. This Court will not reverse a judgment unless the circuit court's error in admitting expert testimony 'materially affected the merits of the action,'" Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Cristian M. Stevens.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Gauze in Patient's Nasal Cavity Was From Prior Surgery: Defense

On Nov. 8, 2016, plaintiff Kimberly Janney, 51, underwent a septoplasty and surgical removal of a dorsal cartilage graft. Plastic surgeon Lori Cherup performed the procedure at Ohio Valley Hospital. In October 2017, Janney removed a foreign body from the top portion of her face. She believed the foreign body was a piece of surgical material that Cherup had used during the operation. Janney claimed this foreign body left her with permanent injuries.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'My Clients Are Devastated': Court Holds Staffing Agencies Not Liable for Licensed Health Care Practitioners' Credentials

The plaintiff-appellants indicated that they are considering filing a motion for reconsideration or an application for certiorari with the Supreme Court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Returns $2.5M Award Against Health Care Providers for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Blood Clot After Surgery

"I am extremely happy for the family of Mrs. Koesterer. The verdict vindicated their feelings that the life of their mother, who was age 86, was worth more them a nominal sum. It seems to dispel the insurance industry myth that the life of an elderly person is minimal and confirms that no matter the age, all lives are precious," said the plaintiff's attorney, Thomas Sacchetta of Sacchetta & Baldino.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Closes Dangerous Brazilian Butt Lift Malpractice Loophole

Many adverse incidents stem from surgeries conducted by incompetent doctors operating out of their own facilities. Alarmingly, the vast majority of these practitioners and their clinics do not carry malpractice insurance.
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