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New York Law Journal

Law on 'Unindicated Conditions' Thwarts Case Over Emergency Room Patient's Death

In a case involving a patient on dialysis who had a bacterial staph infection that a laboratory discovered but did not report to the patient, the First Department appellate panel wrote that "the failure to investigate a condition that would have led to an incidental discovery of an unindicated condition, does not constitute malpractice."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Radiology Error Led to Unnecessary Surgery: Lawsuit

A retired surgeon claimed heart surgery was ordered for him at Holy Cross Hospital on a misread scan.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Failure to Narrow Deposition Demands Wrongly Ended Med Mal Case, Court Rules

But the Appellate Division, Second Department panel did choose to penalize the plaintiff and his attorneys for discovery issues by cutting off further depositions of the defendants.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ten More Awards Worth Noting

These awards, ranging from $3.22 million down to $2.35 million, were reported by the Law Journal between Aug. 21, 2018, and Aug. 19, 2019.
23 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Liability for Doctors Who Fail to Take a Medically Impaired Driver Off the Road

Do doctors owe a duty of care—outside the doctor/patient relationship—that supports a cause of action by third-party motorists?
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Man Who Lost Bladder Awarded $10M in Delayed Diagnosis Case

A man who lost his bladder and prostate because of a delayed bladder cancer diagnosis has been awarded $10 million by a Lehigh County jury.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$10M Verdict Reached in Lehigh County Med Mal Case

A man who lost his bladder and prostate because of a delayed bladder cancer diagnosis has been awarded $10 million by a Lehigh County jury.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nurse Drops Patient: Court Weighs Med-Mal Over Ordinary Negligence

A Broward hospital patient alleged he fell out of bed because the nurse helping him answered her phone at the same time. The Fourth District Court of Appeal settled a dispute over whether his allegation rose to the level of medical malpractice, or constituted a negligence claim.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Monthslong Med Mal Trial, Allegations of a Doctor-Led Cover-Up—and a $55.9M Verdict

Patricia Jones, of Pomona, New York, and her husband, John, were awarded a total of $55.9 million by a Rockland County jury in what many believe is the largest medical malpractice verdict amount in county history.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Huff Powell Adds Tom Carlock and a Raleigh Office

Legendary trial lawyer Tom Carlock said he's not ready to retire, so he joined Huff Powell & Bailey from Carlock Copeland & Stair, the litigation defense firm he co-founded almost 50 years ago. Huff Powell has also added a Raleigh office, its first outside of Georgia.
5 minute read

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