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Pa. Supreme Court Committee Eyes Med Mal Venue Changes but Defense Bar May Push Back

The state Supreme Court's Civil Procedural Rules Committee last month proposed rule changes that would allow injured plaintiffs to sue in any venue where the health care provider defendants regularly do business. As the rules stand, plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases are limited to suing in the venue where the injury occurred.
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New York Law Journal

NY AG Fails to Dismiss Suit Pushing for State Fund to Cover Injuries At Birth

The indemnity fund was created in 2011 to pay the future costs portion of verdicts and settlements in malpractice suits for birth-related brain injuries.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Explainer: Court Clarifies Exception to Rule on Interest Accrual in Tort Cases

Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that interest on an award is accrued from the date a judgment — rather than a verdict — is entered. The court also held an exception only applies when a reversal on appeal produces an initial money judgment, rather than a modification of a judgment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff's Breast Cancer Properly Diagnosed: Defense

On Sept. 11, 2012, plaintiff Tamara Brunozzi, 38, was diagnosed with high-grade invasive carcinoma and metastatic disease in her left breast. She claimed that her gynecologist, Roberta Renzelli-Cain, and a radiologist, Michelle Straka, failed to properly diagnose the cancerous mass in her breast.
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New York Law Journal

Hospital Fall Case Must Go Forward Amid Experts' Divergence, Appeals Court Rules

In reversing the trial court's dismissal, an Appellate Division, Second Department, panel has ruled that a stroke victim who fell from his hospital bed “raised triable issues of fact” regarding whether North Shore University Hospital and a treating physician departed from accepted practice and whether the fall caused his condition to worsen.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Head-On Crash Leads to $1.1 Million Settlement in Morris County

A motorist who underwent five surgeries after his vehicle was struck head-on agreed to a $1.1 million settlement in his Morris County suit, Mosher…
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Medical Providers' Negligence Led to Kidney Failure: Plaintiff

In May 2010, plaintiff Lacey Povrzenich, 14, underwent a kidney transplant after having been diagnosed with end-stage renal failure, in Pittsburgh.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Dickie McCamey Adds to Pa. Footprint, Acquiring Small Firm

Four-lawyer McIntyre, Hartye & Sosnowski will add a Hollidaysburg office to midsize Dickie McCamey.
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New York Law Journal

Widow of Late Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson Pursuing Med Mal Suit Over His Death

The late Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's widow, who has clashed with the deceased DA's relatives in court over dividing his estate, is in another court battle with Mount Sinai Hospital and other defendants alleging that they failed to timely diagnose his colorectal cancer.
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Daily Report Online

Athens Firm Reaches $3.23M Settlement With VA Hospital Despite Damages Cap

Attorneys at Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley secured the settlement on behalf of a U.S. Army veteran despite South Carolina's $450,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
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