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National Law Journal

Medical Malpractice: Heimberg Barr

Heimberg Barr talks about what issues landed the firm on the National Law Journal's 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers list.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards Could Face New Ballot Challenge

"We are the most progressive state in the country with the most regressive medical malpractice laws in the country," the president of Consumer Watchdog says.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Gwinnett Jury Awards $1.3M to Woman Over Bedsores While Hospitalized

The defendant, acute medical care center Landmark Hospital of Athens, passed on a $600,000 settlement offer prior to trial.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Scope of Material and Necessary Medical Disclosure: Differences Between the First and Second Departments

In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner discuss the significant split that exists between the First and Second Departments as to whether claims for "loss of enjoyment of life" will result in an expanded waiver of the physician-patient privilege and allow defendants to obtain medical records with respect to treatment for prior unrelated injuries or conditions not directly at issue in the lawsuit.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Clears Doctor in Med-Mal Trial Over Woman's Death Days After Blood Clot Diagnosis

The defendant radiologist and his practice were the sole defendants after a podiatrist and vein technician settled out over the course of the litigation.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Huff Powell & Bailey Honors Weymon Forrester: Slideshow

Huff Powell & Bailey celebrated Gainesville partner Weymon Forrester's career and 2019 Traditions of Excellence in the Practice of Law award.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Years After Heavyweight Suffers Brain Damage, a Settlement and Continued Push for Boxer Safety Law

Magomed Abdusalamov, his family and lawyer Paul Edelstein have settled lawsuits against both the state and several physicians on hand at the Madison Square Garden fight. But they've also pushed publicly for a new boxer-protection law in New York, to be called "Mago's Law."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Taking Care to Preserve Claims Against Joint Tortfeasors in Med Mal Cases

Medical malpractice plaintiffs often find themselves suing several parties—one or more hospitals, multiple physicians and other health care providers—for the negligent care they received.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Role of Judicial Admission in Medical Malpractice Defense

In his Medical Malpractice Defense column, John L.A. Lyddane writes: In a world of litigants sharing their most private affairs with total strangers, and inexpensive data storage of virtually every detail of their lives, the potential for securing admissions by opposing litigants demands attention in discovery. It is useful to examine what constitutes an admission, and how admissions are best employed.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Head-On Crash Case Settles For $3.97 Million in Morris

A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a head-on crash received $3.97 million on July 24 to settle her Morris County suit, Ellas v. Cavaliere. Plaintiff…
4 minute read

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