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New Jersey Law Journal

Camden Federal Jury Awards $3.5 Million in Employee's Defamation Suit

In Baran v. ASRC Federal, a federal jury in Camden awarded $3.5 million on March 7 to a woman who claimed her former employer made false and defamatory…
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Supreme Court Overrules Precedent in Medical Negligence Case

The ruling, from a full panel of the state high court, revived a medical malpractice lawsuit by the daughter of Bridget Verrastro, which aims to hold Bayhealth Hospitalists liable for medical negligence for the alleged failure of two doctors to diagnose a tumor that caused her mother's death.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: Medical Malpractice

In The Legal's Medical Malpractice supplement, read about how not being entirely truthful to your doctor can affect your case, the debate over whether to cut the state's venue rule and the complex landscape of EHR and medical malpractice litigation.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Heading to Mercer Law

The event is one of a few sessions each year when the high court travels outside Atlanta to hear cases for the stated purpose of making the court's business and the judicial process more accessible to the public.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Back to the Future: A Lot at Stake for Both Sides in Venue Rule Change

In a move that shocked health care practitioners and facilities throughout the state, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Civil Procedural Rules Committee…
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proposal to Cut Venue Rule in Medical Malpractice Cases Sparks Debate

The Civil Procedural Rules Committee's proposed rescission of the venue rule in medical malpractice cases has sparked spirited debate in legislative, medical, legal and underwriting spheres.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Bill Regulates Lawyer Ads, Imposes $250,000 Civil Penalty for Violators

“One of the things this bill does is allow the attorney general, through the DTPA to reach the out-of-state entities harvesting clients in Texas,” Texans for Lawsuit Reform general counsel Lee Parsley said during testimony on the proposed law.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Emerging Medical Liability Theories in Genomic Medicine

This article will address the medical practices and specialties that are most affected by the advances in genetic testing technologies and primary drivers of observed genetic malpractice suits.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lies and Medical Care: Comparative Negligence and Malpractice Defense

Accuracy and honesty are critical to the patient-doctor relationship, yet studies show that up to 38 percent of patients concealed significant facts when undergoing medical treatment.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Increasingly Complex Landscape of EHR and Medical Malpractice Litigation

Electronic health records (EHR) are as common in the modern health care landscape as needles and syringes. This is thanks in large part to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), created in 2009.
6 minute read

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