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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - March, 2017

138 articles

• 'Indecorous' Opening Statement Can't Revive Med Mal Suit
• US, NCAA, College Must Face Ex-Athlete's Concussion Suit
• Texas High Court To Hear Expert Report Row In Med Mal Suit
• Nixed Juror Doesn't Warrant New Med Mal Trial: Pa. Court
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• NJ Clinic Can't Claim Immunity In Med Mal Row, Judge Rules
• Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claims Survive Arbitration Bid
• Ill. Court Reinstates $1.5M Botched Eye Treatment Verdict
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Toss STD Misdiagnosis Suit
• New Punitive Damages Trial Ordered For Ariz. Chiropractor
• Expert Needed For Negligence Suit Against Pa. Care Center
• Jury Awards Doc $6.4M In Houston Hospital Defamation Suit
• Fed. Gov't To Pay $1.9M To End Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Insurer Not Liable For Clinic's Meningitis Outbreak Suits
• UPMC Doc Must Face New Trial Over Botched Hysterectomy
• Jury Instructions OK In Med Mal Verdict, Ark. Court Says
• Insurer Seeks To Deny Covering Hospital Over Cancer Miss
• Rehab Co. Wins Arbitration Bid After Forum Availability Tussle
• Manhattan Hospital Beats Botched Heart Procedure Suit
• New Study Shows National Decline In Paid Med Mal Claims
• Houston Hospital Sheds Most Of Doc's Claims Via Anti-SLAPP
• Teaching Prof Not Immune In Med Mal Row, Ohio Court Says
• Ill. Panel Upholds Jury Question In Blood Clot Death Suit
• Calif. Court Tosses Dental Malpractice Suit As Untimely
• Pa. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Failed Med Mal Case
• Justices Won't Revisit 'McDonald's Of Urology' Conviction
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• Justices Nix Arbitration Appeal In Nursing Home Death Suit
• Sperm Bank Can't Dodge Couple's Suit Over Donor Portrayal
• Atty Didn't Keep $1.75M Med Mal Deal Quiet, Judge Told
• Nursing Home Co. Escapes Pa. Gov't Suit Over Patient Care
• Janssen Beats Untimely Calif. Appeal Over Risperdal Death
• Federal Tort Reform Bill Could Save $50B, CBO Says
• Expert Testimony Needed For Mom's Suit Over Son's Seizure
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Miss. Justices Say Hospital Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• Atty, Not Client, Must Prove Award Is Collectible, Judges Say
• Ohio Doc's Suit Against Ex-Patient Over Bad Review Nixed
• Doctor Dodges Retrial In Patient's Hand-Function Loss Suit
• Houston Appellate Court Says Med Mal Claims Wrongly Nixed
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• U. Of Md. Medical System Survives Med Mal Appeal
• Fed. Gov't To Pay $250K To End 'Wrongful Birth' Claims
• Expert Didn't Link Surgery To Injuries, Texas Court Rules
• Player Injury Suit Requires Med Opinion, Ill. Panel Says
• Texas Court Tosses Doc's Defamation Suit Against Cox Media
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Va. Med Board Wins Appeal Over Doc's License Revocation
• Iowa Senate Advances Bill To Discourage Med Mal Suits
• Texas Justices Weigh Expert Report In Ambulance Death Suit
• Pa. Fed. Jury Awards Woman $625K Over Needless Surgery
• Pa. Woman Awarded $400K For Eyelid Surgery Complications
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• UVA Hospital Doc Can't Dodge Suit Over Botched Surgery
• Alaska Supreme Court Tosses Prisoner's Med Mal Suit
• Sperm Bank Dodges Wrongful Birth Suit Over Sham Donor
• Manor Care Elder Abuse Claim Revived By Calif. Court
• Honigman Miller Beats Doctor's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• Charges Refiled In $150M Insurance Fraud, Patient Scam Case
• La. High Court Clarifies Med Mal Panel Requirements
• Wrongful Death Suit Barred By Prior Settlement: Pa. Court
• Calif. Court Nixes Med Mal Suit Over Baby's Death
• NY Woman Awarded $2.5M For Botched Endoscopy Claims
• La. Justices Order New Med Mal Trial Over Baby's Death
• USA Gymnastics Prez Resigns Amid Doctor Sex Abuse Row
• NY Doc Can't Escape Claims He Botched Colonoscopy
• NFL Says Players' 'Best Case' In Painkiller Suit Falls Short
• Gov't To Pay $29.7M For Ill. Clinic's Negligence
• Texas Court Won't Rehear Reversal Of $1.8M Med Mal Award
• Tenn. Court Upholds Vanderbilt Win In Med Mal Trial
• Med Mal Suit Nixed As Untimely Revived By Ore. Court
• Texas VA Hospital Hit With $5M Suit Over Patient Suicide
• Jury Instructions OK In Med Mal Verdict, NJ Court Says
• Nursing Home Must Pay Punitive Damages In Med Mal Case
• Ga. Court Cuts Hospital Loose In Suit Over Patient Suicide
• Va. Court Reinstates Doctor's State Board Probation
• Chicago Doctors Ink $1.2M Deal To End Bad Birth Suit
• Feds Beat $40M Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Kidney Disease
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Has No Claim On Death Settlement
• Woman Can't Revive Med Mal Suit For Psych Ward Admission
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• USC Wins Appeal Over Punitive Damages Bid In Med Mal Row
• Ark. Parents Get $46.5M For Failure To Treat Baby's Jaundice
• NM High Court Applies Texas Law, Cuts Doctor From Suit
• Md. Court Ditches Med Mal Suit Over Patient Death
• No Privilege For Emails To PR Consultants, Pa. Court Says
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• Okla. Hospital Sued Over Baby's Neurological Birth Injury
• Texas Justices Take Up Med Mal Case Attacking Jury Charge
• Ex-NFLers Unveil New Details In Painkiller Suit
• Brazilian Soap Star Gets $1.2M Verdict Over Botched Face
• Feds Indict Georgia Doctor Over $4.5M 'Pill Mill'
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Colo. Court Affirms Bulk Of $14.3M Med Mal Verdict
• Mo. Jury Awards $29M In Med Mal Suit Over Missed Diagnosis
• Ore. Justices Say Depo Doesn't Waive Doc-Patient Privilege
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• New York Atty Charged In $3.3M Tax Evasion Scheme
• NY Court Backs Dismissal Of Suit Over Death After Surgery
• No Quick Win For NY Patient Alleging Poor Prenatal Care
• Ill. Doctor Wins Appeal Over Hospital Suspension
• Sutter Health Hospital To Pay $875K To End Bad-Birth Row
• Ark. Court Backs Jury's $1M Unnecessary Surgery Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Slams Judges, Revives Inmate's Med Mal Suit Again
• Patient Can't Rope Ga. Docs Back Into Robotic Surgery Suit
• NY Court Nixes Med Mal Suit Over Mother's Delivery Injury
• Shining A Light On GOP Plan For Health Care Reform
• Ariz. Vet Wins $2.6M For VA Hospital Cancer Misdiagnosis
• House Bill Could Inject Med Mal Reforms Into ACA Fight
• Survival Claims Came Too Late, Pa. Justices Hear
• Appeal Of Birth Defect Liability Cap Too Early, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Panel Says Expert's Unavailability Can't Sink Suit
• Use Of Medical Device Isn't A Sale, Doc Tells Justices
• Jury Gives Ex-Malibu Rehab Clinic Worker $1.8M Over Firing
• Heirs Must Arbitrate Wrongful Death Suit, Ga. High Court Says
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Hare Wynn's Hughston Nichols
• Inmate Can't Pin Cancer Misdiagnosis On County: 6th Circ.
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• Wrong Defendant Nixes Med Mal Suit, Kentucky Court Says
• Pa. Court Says Expert Med Mal Testimony Rightly Excluded
• Vt. High Court Clarifies Med Mal Requirement In Death Suit
• Doc Must Provide Records To Med Board, Calif. Panel Says
• Appeals Court Brings Back Doc's NYC Health Defamation Suit
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Jury Awards $13.75M In Med Mal Case Against SC Hospital
• Ky. House Narrowly Passes Bill To Create Med Mal Panels
• Idaho High Court Won't Revive Missed Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• NJ Doc Indicted For Peddling Pain Pills That Led To Fatality
• Hospital's Placing On Verdict Slip Can't Revive Med Mal Case
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Conflicting Evidence Revives NY Medical Malpractice Suit
• House Bill To Cap Med Mal Damages Clears Committee
• 11th Circ. Revives Heart Surgery RICO Suit Against Ala. Doc
• NY Court Reverses Wilson Elser Fine In Med Mal Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurer's Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Feds Settle Cancer Death Suit In Va. For $975K
• Appeal Nixed In Fee Fight Over $8M Medical Malpractice Suit