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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - June, 2017

163 articles

• Pa. Doctor, Hospital Win Med Mal Trial Over Patient Death
• Health Center Not Owed Coverage For Suit, Insurer Says
• Fed. Gov't Inks $12M Deal To End Baby Brain Injury Suit
• Vague Expert Testimony Dooms Pa. Botched Care Suit
• Jury Selection Error Spurs New Trial In Nursing Home Suit
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Should Florida Hospitals Halt Peer Review?
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• Withdrawn Experts Can't Revive Med Mal Suit: Colo. Court
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Row Over Patient Rights Law
• Defense Win In NY Med Mal Suit Tossed Over Jury Instructions
• Expert Can't Revive Suit Against Med Mal Atty Over Fees
• Whether Boy's Death A Shock Ruled Irrelevant In Med Mal Suit
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• La. Court Adds $1.2M To $400K Jury Verdict In Med Mal Case
• House Passes Tort Reform Bill To Cap Med Mal Damages
• NJ Doc Hits Robert Wood Johnson With Disability Bias Suit
• Ex-Greenberg Shareholder Jumps To Hall Booth In Atlanta
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• Nurses' Retaliation Suit Over Procedure, Not Law, Court Says
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• Ohio Plastic Surgeon Can't Delay License Suspension
• Tenn. Court Says Fraud Claims Can't Save Med Mal Suit
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Ohio Appeals Court Tosses Botched Surgery Suit
• Woman Asks 6th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Feeding Tube Injury
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Stroke Patient's Suit Can Continue
• Why Whole Woman's Health Still Matters 1 Year Later
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• Bad Expert Voids Lymphoma Misdiagnosis Suit, Court Says
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Texas High Court To Hear UT Health Science Defamation Row
• Feds Pay $1M To Settle Botched Cancer Surgery Suit
• UVA Hospital Doctor Wins Trial Over Botched Surgery
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• NJ Court Revives Negligence Suit Over Patient Fall
• Ex-La. Assistant AG Not Discriminated Against, 5th Circ. Says
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• Free Clinic Immune From Med Mal Suit, Ill. Court Says
• NJ Doctor Loses Jury Verdict Appeal In Post-Op Death Suit
• Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Wrongful Death Row: Ga. Court
• Texas Justices Pass On Hospital's Bid To Overturn Verdict
• Court Affirms Tossing Of Hospital Visitor's Suit Over Injury
• Texas Court Nixes $31M Suit Against Nursing Home Execs
• Chicago VA Hospital Hit With Suit Over Patient Suicide
• 8th Circ. Affirms Slash Of $17M Med Mal Verdict Due To Cap
• NY Lawmakers Pass Bill To Extend Med Mal Time Limits
• Texas Court Reverses Own Toss Of Nursing Home Suit
• Hospital Can Tap Coverage For Hep C Suits, NH Justices Say
• 'Similar Specialty' Expert Can't Save Fla. Foot Surgery Suit
• Provider Concerns When Recommending Medical Marijuana
• Ore. Court Revives Botched Oral Surgery Suit
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Provision Limiting Attys Fees In Med Mal Suit Struck Down
• Doctor's Challenge Of $1.75M Med Mal Deal Rejected For Now
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Fla. Court Nixes Juror Interviews After Docs' Med Mal Win
• Okla. Justices Require Disclosure Of Nondoctors In Surgeries
• NC Court Orders New Trial In Botched Surgeries Dispute
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• Military Parents, Feds Reach $5M Settlement Over Bad Birth
• Fed. Gov't Inks $900K Deal After Evidence Fraud Allegations
• Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies State's Elder Abuse Law
• Only Doctors Can Obtain Informed Consent, Pa. Justices Rule
• 4 Signs A Med Mal Defense Atty Should Switch Sides
• Doc's Suit To Block Criminal Charges Tossed By 3rd Circ.
• Man Gets $1.5M Added To $29.7M Award In Kidney Failure Suit
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• Ill. Court Reinstates Suit Over Patient's Cardiac Death
• NJ Doc Not Covered By Insurance In Med Mal Row, Court Says
• The Evolution Of Opioid Suits And Insurance Coverage
• NY Court Upholds Dismissal Of Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Calif. VA Faces $17M Negligence Suit Over Patient Paralysis
• Ky. Appeals Court Tosses Dental Malpractice Suit
• Md. Jury Clears Physician In Botched Surgery Suit
• Hall Booth Grows Med Mal Practice With New Fla. Office
• Ky. High Court Says Med Mal Suit Can Proceed Sans Expert
• How Hamilton Meats Has Shaped Calif. Economic Damages
• NY Hospital Must Face Suit Over Student's Brain Damage
• Ex-Williams Cuker Atty Blew Pa. Med Mal Case, Suit Says
• NY Court Affirms Hospital's Win In Suit Over Teen's Suicide
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Federal Gov't Agrees To $7M Deal In Brain Injury Suit
• Pa. Jury Awards $870K For Botched Testicle Removal Surgery
• Ex-Pa. Doctor Sentenced To 25 Years For Running A Pill Mill
• Defective Bayer Warnings Led To Leg Amputation, Suit Says
• Texas Panel Frees MD Anderson Docs From Med Mal Claims
• Cardiac Death Suit Reinstated Over Improper Dismissal
• Playboy Model's Estate Sues Chiropractor Over Her Death
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Fed. Gov't Hit With $3.8M Verdict In Brain Damage Suit
• Tenn. DAs, Addicted Baby's Guardian Sue Opioid Makers
• Pa. Court Backs Doctor's Trial Win Over Post-Op Care
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over Cancer Patient's Death
• Mass. High Court Affirms Doctor's Suspension
• Ariz. Court Affirms Yanking Doc's License Over Painkillers
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Ill. Court Says Attys' Informal Deal Revives Med Mal Suit
• Bar Association Urges Congress To Reject Tort Reform Bill
• Calif. Court Tosses Ex-Permanente Nurse's Retaliation Suit
• Texas Court Says Med Mal Expert Didn't Prove Qualifications
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Ex-UT Doc Takes Retaliation Suit To Texas High Court
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Ky. Home Care Co. Dodges Suit Over Patient's Death
• Texas Justices Deny Radiologist's Bid To Dump Med Mal Case
• Minn. Court Says Evidence OK In Misdiagnosis Suit
• Provider Asks Justices To Review Fla. Arbitration Decision
• Mass. Court Affirms Nurse's Exit From Birth Injury Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Ricardo Martinez-Cid
• Pre-Suit Affidavit Sank Med Mal Plaintiff, Fla. Hospitals Say
• Fla. Justices' Med Mal Cap Ruling May Mobilize Lawmakers
• Colson Hicks Partner Found Dead At Home
• Suit Alleging Atty Botched Med Mal Row Wins En Banc Rehear
• Gov't Off The Hook For Paying More In Med Mal Settlement
• NY Court Trims Agency Redactions In Patient Injury Report
• Doc Says Houston Hospital Secretly Taped Patient Calls
• Texas Justices Give Second Chance In Ambulance Death Suit
• Texas Court Says Botched Surgery Suit Filed Too Late
• Ariz. Hospital Dodges Claims In Botched Surgery Dispute
• Fla. Justices Strike Med Mal Cap In Personal Injury Suits
• Free Speech Sinks Doc's Defamation Suit Against Colleague
• La. Court Rejects State Med Mal Fund's Challenge To Deal
• NY Doctors Dodge Patient's Suit Over Stuck Medical Camera
• Fla. Med Mal Defense Firm Switches To Plaintiffs Side
• Pre-Surgery Release Didn't Waive Negligence Claims: Court
• Nursing Home Can't Make Family Arbitrate Patient Death Suit
• 4th Circ. Backs Doc's Expert, Jury In Birth Defect Suit
• McBrayer Adds Med Mal Pro, Associates In Ky.
• Device Maker, UPenn Sued For Heart Surgery Infection
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• Sleep Lab Rejects Emory's Coverage Bid After $20M Verdict
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Fla. Court Orders Physician To Stop Performing Surgeries
• Iowa Wrongful Birth Ruling Leaves Questions Over Damages
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Toss Of Untimely Med Mal Suit
• Ky. Doctor Gets 4 Years For Bad Opioid Rx, Medicaid Fraud
• Insurer Must Face Coverage Bid In Medical Malpractice Row
• CMS Scraps Nursing Home Arbitration Ban
• Cancer Center Off Hook For Missed Diagnosis In Med Mal Suit
• X-Ray Co. May Have To Indemnify Rehab In Patient Death Suit
• Fla. Hospital Asks Justices To Take On Records Access Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Minor's Suit Over Mother's Childbirth Death
• Texas Appeals Court Backs Expert Report In Patient Death Suit
• Ore. High Court Revives Suit Over Cancer Patient's Death
• Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes 'Wrongful Birth' Claims
• Gov't Must Face Amputee's Suit Over Missed Diagnosis
• Judge Won't DQ Firm In Suit Over Botched Surgery
• Vanderbilt Hospital Must Face Emotional Distress Claims
• Colo. Appeals Court Rejects Wrongful Death Law Challenge
• Illegible Expert Report Sinks Patient's Heart Attack Suit
• Pot Use Evidence Didn't Mislead Jury, Va. High Court Rules
• Md. Appeals Court Holds Clinic Liable For Doc's Bad Surgery
• Pa. Justices Urged To Free UPMC From Hepatitis Spread Suit