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New Jersey Law Journal

Elevator Worker Fatality Leads to $2.15 Million Settlement in Hudson

Also, a woman who developed blood clots after ankle surgery was awarded $550,000 by a Morris County jury.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Doctor, Hospital Hit With $6.3M Verdict Over Misdiagnosed Heart Condition

A Lehigh County jury has awarded nearly $6 million to the widow of a man who died of a heart attack after his chest pain was allegedly improperly diagnosed as the result of panic attacks.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Awards $2.5M for Man Who Suffered Fatal Fall After Eye Exam

A Philadelphia jury has hit two medical organizations with a $2.5 million verdict over a wheelchair-bound man who suffered a fatal fall after an eye care center released him on his own into the bright summer sun following an eye procedure that left his pupils dilated and his vision fuzzy.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Defense Boutique Breaks Away From Weathington Firm

Dan McGrew and his team have decamped from Weathington McGrew to start their own defense litigation boutique focused on medical malpractice cases.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Jury Hits Doctor, Hospital With $6.3M Verdict Over Misdiagnosed Heart Condition

A cardiologist employed by St. Luke's University Health Network improperly diagnosed 48-year-old James Cowher as suffering from anxiety and panic attacks, rather than from a heart condition, when he was treated for chest pains, according to the complaint. He died of a fatal heart attack several days later while running.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Win $24M Award After New Mother Bleeds to Death

Liability had been conceded, and the jury deliberated for only two hours before returning the big verdict.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Certificates of Merit and Vicarious Liability Claims

I decided to take another look at this interesting and complex question. Under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, a certificate of merit has to be based upon the statement of a licensed professional.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Doctors Get Defense Verdict Over Claims of Failure to Diagnose Rare Spine Inflammation

Defense lawyers said that, even if the defendant doctors had diagnosed the neurological disorder earlier, there is no effective treatment.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

$3.8M Settlement Reached After 46-Year-Old's Fatal Heart Attack

The family blamed the death on poor communications on the medical team and inappropriate prescription drugs.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Evidence of Custom and Practice

In most medical malpractice actions, the defendants and other medical professionals who rendered the care and treatment that is the subject of the lawsuit do not have specific recollections of all of the events. Therefore, they often testify about their custom and practice. In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier discuss a handful of significant decisions on the issue of the admissibility of evidence of habit or routine practice.
14 minute read

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