Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » December, 2016

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - December, 2016

111 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Ill. Court Limits Talk Between Docs In Foot Surgery Row
• Fla. High Court Voids One-Sided Med Mal Arbitration
• Wis. Patient Loses Bid To Undo Eye Surgery Consent Verdict
• Bronx Hospital Escapes Negligence Claim Over Broken Hip
• Insurer Needn't Cover Birth Injury Suit, 4th Circ. Affirms
• Patient Gets New Trial In Kidney Removal Negligence Row
• Nonprofit Can't Shake Libel Suit Over Republished Article
• Patient Denied New Appeal In 6-Year Dental Malpractice Row
• Hospital, Doc Escape Malpractice Row At Mich. Appeals Court
• Texas Hospital Can't End Suit Over 6-Year-Old's Death
• Patient's Claim Properly Labeled As Negligence: Fla. Court
• Texas Hospital Can't Duck Health Care Liability Claims
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• NJ Hospital's Liability Capped At $250K In Birth Defect Suit
• $8M Verdict Against Caretaker In Assault Suit Affirmed
• Calif. Attys' Press Statements Protected By Anti-SLAPP
• Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Doc's Malpractice Win
• Texas Appeals Court Says Botched-Rehab Suit Can Proceed
• Doctors Lose Bid For Heart Stent Investigation Info On Appeal
• Ill. Court Trims Birth Malpractice Claims
• Del. Health Clinic Escapes Blame For Locked Bathroom
• Texas Court Affirms Malpractice Win For Hospital, Doctor
• NJ Panel Says Med Mal Jury Needed Informed Consent Charge
• Insurance Co. Disavows Coverage In Malpractice Suit
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Michigan Med Mal Compensation Bill Heads To Governor
• Texas Justices Reject Med Mal Case Over Sovereign Immunity
• 3 Ways Electronic Health Records Are Shaping Med Mal Cases
• Nursing Home Med Mal Suit Nixed Over Weak Expert Report
• Hospital's Suit Over Nurse Med Mal Settlement Goes Federal
• Nursing Home, Hospital Not Liable In Mentally Ill Mom's Death
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• DaVita Gets Some Dialysis Death Claims Tossed
• Texas Family Seeks Millions For Mentally Ill Mom's Death
• Why State Apology Laws Don't Discourage Med Mal Suits
• Mo. Judge Peels Claim From Botched Spinal Surgery Suit
• Hospital To Blame For Patient's Loss Of Leg, Fla. Jury Finds
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes New Trial In Surgery Row
• Live Birth Bars Mom's Emotional Harm Claim, NY Judges Say
• Dying Woman Didn't Want To Be Revived, Med Mal Jury Hears
• Patient's Son Couldn't Ink Arbitration Deal, Ark. Court Says
• Court Says Nursing Home Malpractice Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• Ky. Hospital, Doc Can't Escape Suit Over Missed Diagnosis
• ER Doctor Didn't Err In Leg Loss Case, Prof Tells Jury
• US Ducks Hospital's Indemnity Suit Over Malpractice Case
• State Apology Laws Don't Limit Med Mal Liability, Report Says
• NY Court Affirms Toss Of Med Mal Suit Against Hospital
• Ariz. Court Backs Dentist's Suspension Over Dubious Scripts
• Mentally Ill Mom's Power Of Atty Suspicious, Son Tells Jury
• How Providers Can Avoid Getting Burned By Medical Pot
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Medical Staff Escapes Blame For Prisoner's Disabled Baby
• The Path To The California Bench
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Schiff Hardin Med Mal Suit Shows It's Tough To Rep Your Own
• Hospital Corporate Veil Not Pierced In Alleged Malpractice
• NH Jury Awards $5M To Woman Over Botched Eye Procedures
• Ky. Med Mal Case Sent Back To State Court
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Internist As Expert In Skin Care Suit
• NJ Hospital, Doctors Sued Over Mistaken Cancer Diagnosis
• Insurer Off Hook For Now In $5.2M Surgery Malpractice Suit
• Inmate's Medical Care Not Deliberately Bad, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• NJ Hospital Ducks Neglience Suit By Dying Man's Girlfriend
• 5 Tips To Maximize Your Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Docs Not At Fault For Delayed Diagnosis, 3rd Circ. Says
• Mentally Ill Woman's Bedsores Unavoidable, Caregiver Says
• Doctor Punished By Alabama Jury Over Toddler Death
• ER Doctor Phoned It In On Bad Leg, Expert Tells Jury
• 4 Keys To Winning A Medical Malpractice Trial
• Ill. Court Clears Loyola Hospital Of Medical Negligence
• O'Quinn Client's Malpractice Claim Sent To Arbitration
• Fla. Justices Told Med Mal Pre-Suit Notice Violates Privacy
• NY Court Affirms $6M Med Mal Verdict Over Leg Amputation
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Med Mal Law Can't Stop Doc's $8.9M Award For Cow Crash
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Fla. Justices Weigh Patient Privacy Rights In Med Mal Cases
• Patient Hits NY Dentist With Negligence Action
• Md. Court Upholds Toss Of Suit Over Allegedly Botched Birth
• Family Awarded $14.5M Over Preemie's Injury
• NJ Med Mal Time Limit Keys On Illness, Not Death, Court Says
• NY Court Allows Senior Care Co. To Escape Assault Suit
• ER Doctor Failed To Prevent Leg Loss, Fla. Jury Told
• Practice Arguments For Real Appeals
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• NC Court Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Over Surgical Sponge
• Dental Clinic Operator Faces Suit Over Kids' Root Canals
• Top Med Mal Payouts Dominated By Elite Plaintiffs Firms
• VA Beats 'Untimely' Malpractice Suit Over Navy Vet's Death
• Insurer Must Cover Nurse's Malpractice Deal, 4th Circ. Says
• Calif. Lawmaker Floats Superbug Infection Tracking Bill
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs 2 Ethics Pros From Eccleston and Wolf
• U. Of Md. Medical Malpractice Suit Wrongly Moved, Court Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Birth Injury Benefits Guidelines
• Malpractice Insurer Wants Costs After $4.7M Judgment Flip
• Gov't Notice Sent To Ex-Atty Bars Right To Tolling: 4th Circ.
• Doc Accused Of Inserting Device Without Woman's Consent
• U.S. To Pay $450K To End Birth Suit
• Judicial Treatment Of Interrelated Acts: Part 1
• Pa. High Court Tosses Bid To Revive Atty's $1M Sanction
• Fla. Hospital Settles Paraplegic Mom's Malpractice Suit
• Safeway Settles Medical Negligence Suit Over Woman's Death
• Medical Malpractice Won't Be Focus Of Trump Tort Reform
• Pa. Atty Wants Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation In Meningitis Outbreak Case
• Nursing Home, Hospital Caused Woman's Death, Jury Told