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Ga. Intermediate Court Divided as It Shoots Down Vicarious Liability Med-Mal Appeal

"If this Court were to reverse the trial court's order and hold that when a medical student is on a clinical rotation with a physician the physician is vicariously liable for that student's conduct, what physician would ever participate in the educational process with the prospect they would be held vicariously liability for a medical student's error?" the appellee brief asked. "The answer is simple—no physician would accept that risk."
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New York Law Journal

'He Offers No Proof': E. Jean Carroll Lawyers Urge Judge to Deny Stay of $83 Million Judgment

Attorney Roberta Kaplan said the court should not heed what she called the ex-president's plea to "trust me," saying the Trump team failed to provide evidence to back its request.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Smoking-Gun Paper Trail Leads to $6.2 Million Texas Verdict

During trial, plaintiff's counsel was able to show the medical record was tampered with and therefore conflicted with the neurosurgeon's testimony about the patient's condition before and after surgery, attorney Seth McCloskey said.
4 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'You Can't Become an Effective Partner If You Haven't Spent Time in the Trenches,' Says Daniel S. Jo of Silver Golub & Teitell

"[A] common mistake is when attorneys prioritize their career advancement over hard work. This leads to seeking out only plum assignments and tasks while avoiding more tedious (yet critically important) work, such as many aspects of discovery in litigation."
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Jury Awards Potentially Record-Breaking $72.5M Verdict for Woman Hit and Dragged by MTA Bus

After seven years of painful recovery, continued rehabilitation and physical therapy—as well as litigation against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority—some good fortune came to Beauchamp by way of a Manhattan courtroom.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

This Judge Hoped to Be Reversed: Good News for Plaintiffs in Asbestos MDL

Frank Burford worked as an aluminum smelter at an Alcoa plant in Rockdale. However, it was his wife Carolyn who died in 2015, allegedly because for 25 years she had been washing her husband's contaminated work clothes.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

2 Sex Abuse Victims Settle Consolidated Case Against School District for $6M

"Many of us heard that these cases just are not worth that much money," said John Baldante of Baldante & Rubenstein. "But these Winslow Township Board of Education cases prove that these cases have more significant value than they ever had in the past. The paradigm has changed."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

First Lawsuit Launched After Miami Boat Accident

Attorney Eric Mausner said 29 individuals were affected by the collision, with 13 requiring transportation to the hospital.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court Tosses $6.4M Judgment Based on Faulty Jury Instruction

"Without any instruction on this issue," the court held, "the jury charge was misleading and inaccurate, as it instructed that any control over the manner, method or operative details of any part of the work was sufficient for liability."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court's Dismissal of Lawsuit

"But trial court judges must tread carefully in granting a dismissal with prejudice, knowing that, unless the circumstances are egregious with multiple failures to comply with a court order and discovery requests, their decision may be reversed by the Appellate Division," writes litigation attorney Betsy G. Ramos.
7 minute read

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