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New York Law Journal

Med Mal Suit Dismissed as Plaintiff's Expert Didn't Indicate 'Requisite Knowledge Necessary'

Defendant NYC Health + Hospitals had submitted an affirmation from a pediatric neurologist, who in part had "opined that imaging of plaintiff's brain was not indicated when he presented to Lincoln Hospital and North Central Bronx Hospital because he had suffered only one seizure with fever," the panel wrote.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Orders New Trial in Medical Malpractice Case

The panel granted the request for a new trial following the plaintiff's claims that the Luzerne County court gave improper jury instructions and allowed a defense attorney to operate without restrictions.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State Appeals Court Affirms Hospital's Duty to Document Adverse Health Events

Tuesday's ruling clarifies and strengthens a July 2018 state Supreme Court decision that held hospitals' internal review of adverse incidents remain confidential.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Reverses in Medical Negligence Lawsuit Hinged on Statute of Limitations

Statute of limitations guidelines came into play in a Connecticut Appellate Court decision reversing a lower court ruling in a medical negligence case against Manchester Memorial Hospital.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Can't Be Tommy Malone': Adam Malone Shares Lessons From His Father as Law Firm Lives On

"I've always known I had a real privilege to learn from the person I consider to be the best in the field—and who a lot of other people did too," Adam Malone said of his father, Tommy Malone.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Boosts Power of Trial Judge in Med-Mal Reversal

"The trial court's approval of the verdict creates a presumption of correctness which is not to be disturbed absent compelling evidence," Justice Charlie Bethel said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Legendary Ga. Trial Lawyer Tommy Malone Dead at 76

"Heroes are forgotten, but legends never die," his son and law partner Rosser Adams "Adam" Malone said.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Hits Emory Clinic With $2.3M Med-Mal Verdict in Elderly Woman's Death

Plaintiffs attorney Robin Frazer Clark said the defendants never offered anything to settle the case, which ended with the jury clearing three of four health care providers of negligence.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Sides With Doctor Who Treated Man's Broken Arm Weeks Before He Died

The man died of sepsis weeks after he was treated by a Venice orthopedist.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Approach to Pretreatment Agreements Held Unenforceable

In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier discuss a recent trial level decision that addressed what appears to be a new approach by some health care providers to impede potential malpractice actions before rendering treatment. In a detailed analysis reminiscent of the decisions assessing exculpatory releases, Justice Sanford N. Burland concluded that the challenged provisions were unenforceable.
13 minute read

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