Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Archive » January, 2017

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - January, 2017

143 articles

• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Fed. Law Doesn't Limit Incident Report Access: Fla. High Court
• Judge Ends Botched Birth Dispute In Light Of $300K Deal
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Pa. Court Rejects Appeal In Unnecessary Surgery Row
• Pa. Court Backs 2nd Med Mal Jury Verdict Clearing Doctor
• Fla. Justices Say Lawmakers Can't Impair Atty Fee Contracts
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Excluded Expert Testimony Prompts New Med Mal Trial
• Wilson Elser Adds Ex-Gray Robinson Med Mal Duo In Orlando
• Hospital Beats Med Mal Claims Over Baby's Brain Damage
• Late Liver Cancer Diagnosis Suit Ends In Settlement
• NY Nursing Home Sued Over Patient's Falls Before His Death
• Federal Gov't Pays $290K To End Suit Over Newborn's Injury
• Pa. Federal Jury Awards Couple $14.5M Over Birth Injury
• NY Clinic, Feds Face Med Mal Suit Over Stillborn Birth
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Pa. Court Says Nursing Home Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• NC High Court Nixes Doctor-Patient Arbitration Agreement
• Mich. Court Backs $930K Verdict In Infant Death Case
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, DLA Piper, Proskauer, Epstein
• Med Mal Suit Over Kidney Failure Diagnosis Nixed
• Suit Claiming Script-Induced Suicide Can Proceed, Court Says
• Vet Gets $1M For Botched Spine Surgery At Wis. VA Hospital
• Fla. High Court Clarifies 'Foreign Body' Jury Instructions
• 4 New Names Added to Suit Claiming MSU Ignored Sex Abuse
• Couple Lacked Standing For Med Mal Claim, Ark. Court Says
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Botched Surgery At VA Hospital Results In $790K Award
• Med Mal Suit Against Dartmouth Hospital Moves Forward
• Surgery Inexperience Claim Can't Revive Iowa Med Mal Suit
• Suit Over Wire Left In Patient Is Too Late, Calif. Court Affirms
• NJ Panel Rejects Challenge Over Instruction In Med Mal Case
• Pa. Court Nixes Med Mal Appeal Over Remembered Testimony
• Doc Cleared in Jehovah's Witness Med Mal Surgery Suit
• Mich. VA Hospital Settles Wrongful Death Suit For $175K
• La. High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Med Mal Damages
• Doctor Loses Appeal Of Hospital's Staff Privilege Revocation
• Wash. Court Won't Revive Med Mal Suit Against Dentist
• Med Mal Review Panel Processes Examined By Ind. Court
• Hospital, Doctors Can't Shake Claims In Negligence Action
• Pa. Nursing Home Sued Over Dropping Of Elderly Patient
• Royal Caribbean's Medical Negligence Caused Death: Widow
• Procedural Errors Doom Med Mal Suit Over Religious Mix-Up
• Hospital Can't Turn Nurse's Slip-And-Fall Suit Into Med Mal
• Fla. Court Says Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Row
• Claims Trimmed In NJ Med Mal Suit Against Doc
• Pa. Court Won't Nix $3M Verdict Over Late Cancer Diagnosis
• Fla. Court Nixes Med Mal Jury Verdict Over Patient Death
• Texas High Court To Hear Med Mal Suit Over Mother's Death
• Physical Therapist Faces Suit Over Botched Treatment
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Calif. Hospital Beats Med Mal Suit Over Delayed Surgery
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Calif. Justices OK New Med Mal Trial Despite Filing Error
• Ind. Court Nixes Suit Against Dermatologist As Untimely
• Ill. Court Grants New Trial In Bad-Birth Med Mal Suit
• NY Doctor's Sexual Misconduct Coverage Row Goes To Trial
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Pa. Hospital Sued Over Sex Assault Of Dementia Patient
• Ariz. Court Affirms Denial Of New Trial In Overdose Suit
• NY Hospital Escapes Med Mal Suit Over Surgery Injury
• Med Mal Suit Over Maternity Care Yields $2.7M Settlement
• Doctor Escapes Claims Over Inmate's Death, Nurses Don't
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Doctor's Assistant Escapes Malpractice Suit Over Boy's Coma
• Pa. Court Revives Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Suicide
• Fed. Gov't Must Pay $250K In Row Over Woman's ER Death
• NC Court Denies Appeal In Penile Implant Med Mal Case
• Judge Refuses To Remand Med Mal Suit Over Botched Birth
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Texas Nursing Home Can't Ditch Suit Over Substandard Care
• Med Mal Claim Nixed In Fla. Hospital Sex Assault Suit
• Pa. Atty Denied Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• Calif. EMTs Escape HS Football Player's Negligence Suit
• Hospital, Fed. Gov't Settle Baby Med Mal Suit For $600K
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Jury Claims Can't Save UC San Diego Wrongful Death Suit
• NJ Hospital Ducks Suit After Docs Dropped In Car Crash Case
• Med Mal Expert Witness Briefing Doesn't Warrant New Trial
• Trial Judge Made Right Med Mal Expert Call, Ohio Court Says
• Suit Over Child's Medication Nixed By NY Appeals Court
• NY Justices Revive Suit Over Pregnancy Complications
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Medical Injury Suit Against HHS
• Ariz. Doctor Can't Duck Suit Over Kidney Removal Death
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Hospital, Doc Escape $1.5M Suit Over Philips Device Injury
• Mich. Doctor Beats Med Mal Suit Over Negligent Discharge
• New Med Mal Trial Ordered After Expert Witness Gaffe
• NYC Health Beats Suit Over Infant's Injuries After Birth
• Surgeon Group Can't Nix LA's Spinal Implant Overcharge Row
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Md. Doctors Settle Med Mal Suit Over Woman's Biopsy Death
• Fla. Justices Asked To Reconsider Med Mal Arbitration Case
• Michigan Closes Med Mal Compensation Loophole
• NY Physicians Beat Med Mal Suit Over Baby's Brain Tumor
• NJ Hospital, Others Sued Over Missed Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• NJ Hospital Hit With Med Mal Suit Over Gallbladder Surgery
• Tribal Hospital Beats Negligence Suit Over Man's Death
• Maryland's Medical Malpractice Landscape After McQuitty
• Calif. Biz Group Backs Docs In Workers' Comp, Med Mal Row
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Wrongful-Birth Ban Floated In Mississippi Legislature
• House OKs Health Care, Sports Medicine Bills
• Doctor Hit With Med Mal Suit Over MS Misdiagnosis
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Mass. Hospital, Docs Beat Med Mal Suit Over Brain Injury
• US Pays $18.5M To Settle Infant Meningitis Case
• Fraudulent Concealment Claim Can't Save Pa. Med Mal Suit
• VA Facility Beats Suit Over Man's Death After Colon Procedure
• Take Slashed Verdict Or Face New Med Mal Trial, Family Told
• Wis. Justices Say Med Mal Expert Witness Satisfies Daubert
• Late Junior Seau's Doctor Accepts Probation In Calif.
• FMG Adds Coles Barton Med Mal Pro In Atlanta
• Couple Sues Connecticut Hospital Over Infant's Death
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 2
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• House GOP Bill To Nix Obamacare Embraces Med Mal Reform
• Wis. Hospital Beats Suit Over Patient Sexual Assault
• Miss. Justices Nix Woman's Multiple Wrongful-Death Suits
• $52M Brain Injury Verdict Upheld Against U. Chicago
• NY Court Rejects Document Demands In Colon Surgery Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Undos Reduction In $1M Malpractice Award
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 1
• Doctor Escapes Malpractice Row Over Knee Surgery
• Evidence Issues Can't Save Med Mal Suit, Mich. Court Says
• Gov't, Calif. Hospital End Boy's Brain Damage Case For $8.5M
• Ind. Court Nixes Negligence Suit Against Clinic
• Sanctioned Philly Atty Says Adversary Abused Civil Process
• North Carolina Hospital Escapes Negligence Suit
• Del. Hospital Can't Nix New Trial In Wrongful Death Case
• Alabama High Court Revives Med Mal Suit Over Miscarriage
• Docs Off Hook In NY Med Mal Suit Over Plavix Prescription
• Litigation Privilege Shields Therapist, Calif. Court Says
• Calif. Court Nixes Juror Misconduct Claim In Med Mal Case
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• DC Atty Faces Disbarment Call For Breaking Fee-Split Deal
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017