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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - September, 2017

123 articles

• Tenn. Court Tosses Hot Coffee Spill Suit Against Hospital
• Texas Court Nixes Med Mal Suit After Unclear Expert Report
• Justices Back Finding Doctor Caused Preemie's Vision Loss
• Ga. Hospital Must Face Suit Over Post-Surgery Fatality
• Pa. Panel Revives Nursing Home Negligence Suit
• Jury's $6M Award Is NJ's First For EMT Misconduct
• NH Justices Find Hospital Not Owed Coverage For Hep C Suits
• Del. Jury Awards $4.5M In Suit Over Baby's Delivery Injury
• Dartmouth Hospital Settles Tumor Misdiagnosis Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Denial Of License To Del. Doc
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Ohio Court Upholds Hospital Win In Suit Over Boy's Death
• La. Doctors Escape Spinal Infection Misdiagnosis Suit
• Indian Health Service To Give Up Docs In Baby Injury Suit
• La. Court Revives Suit Over Employee's Punching Of Patient
• VA Accused Of Negligence In $25M Wrongful Death Suit
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Calif. Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Elder Abuse Claim
• Gov't Not Liable In Veteran's Suicide, Judge Rules
• Md. Jury Awards Woman $1M For Negligent Post-Op Care
• NJ Panel Says Witness Ruling Won't Sink Med Mal Suit
• Pa. House Panel OKs Cap On Nursing Home Suit Punitives
• Houston Doc Appeals To Texas Justices In Free Speech Row
• RI Jury Awards Patient Record $61.6M In Med Mal Suit
• Ky. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Case
• Okla. Cancer Center Wins Bid To Move Bungled Stem Cell Suit
• One Of Two NY Hospitals Let Out Of Vision Loss Suit
• Fla. Nursing Home Hit With 2 More Suits Over Irma Deaths
• Dignity Health Escapes Indemnity Co.'s Med Mal Claims
• NY Court Orders Hospital To Produce Anesthesia Contract
• Del. Judge Says Doctor Off The Hook For Med Mal Suit
• Toe Amputee Agrees To Drop $3M Med Mal Suit, For Now
• Indian Health Service Says Parents Rushing Baby Injury Row
• Ill. Court OKs Toss Of Man's Suit Over Wife's Heart Attack
• Patient Wins New Trial On Antibiotics Malpractice Claims
• Carnival Cruise Sued Over Passenger's Kidney Failure
• Texas Appellate Court Ends Suit Over Nursing Home Injuries
• FDA Warns Of Liver Damage, Deaths With Intercept Drug
• Woman Sues Georgia Dermatology Clinic Over Facial Burns
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• Fla. Pulls License From Nursing Home Where 9 Died After Irma
• Miami Woman Gets 4 Years For Spa Silicone Injection Scheme
• Fla. Doctor Gets 8 Years For Role In $4.8M Medicare Fraud
• Caution In Mixing Methadone, Benzos Can Reduce Risk: FDA
• Gov't Hospital Missed Fatal Pneumonia, Suit Says
• Pa. Firm Can't Keep Misconduct Suit, Fee Spat Separate
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Pharmacy Solely Liable For Meningitis Outbreak, Clinic Says
• Judge OK's $4.5M Bond For Doc In Genital Mutilation Case
• Ill. Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Pneumonia Death
• Conn. Court Affirms Women's Health Center's Med Mal Win
• Expert Testimony Gap Dooms Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• Self-Insured Hospital Must Produce Docs In Med Mal Suit
• Mother Gets Redo On Trial Over Newborn's Death
• Both Sides Get Quick Wins In Pentasa Med Mal Suit
• Tribal Hospital Accused Of Negligence In Patient Death
• Testimony Narrowed Again In Hospital Wrongful Death Case
• Ill. Court Revives Brain Tumor Suit Despite Time Limits
• Hatch Pressures HHS To Act On Nursing Home Abuse
• Doctor Urges High Court To Revive Suit Over $4M Settlement
• Fla. Hospital Takes Med Mal Arbitration Bid To High Court
• Fed. Gov't Settles Atlanta VA Patient Death Suit
• Miss. High Court OKs Suit Over Unwanted Ovaries Removal
• Are Opioids The New Tobacco?
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Med Mal Suit Against Nursing Home Nixed Over Expert Report
• SC Court Nixes Doc's Trial Win In Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Court Won't Undo Dr.'s Win In Botched Tracheotomy Suit
• Fed. Gov't Agrees To Settle Missed Cancer Diagnosis Suit
• Ex-United Pilot Files $35M Suit Over Bipolar Misdiagnosis
• CBS Sheds Doc's Defamation Suit Over Pill Crisis Coverage
• $2.1M Deal Over Fla. Prisoners' Hernia Surgeries Gets OK
• Ohio Court Affirms Med Mal Award In Patient Death Suit
• Ind. Court Won't Disturb Damages Ruling In Med Mal Case
• Iowa Panel Says Wrongful Death Focus Can't Change Mid-Suit
• Univ. Of Miss. Hospital Avoids Revival Of Patient-Release Suit
• Nursing Home Can't Show Patient Incapacity In Arbitration Bid
• Ohio High Court Says State Law Protects Doc's Apology
• Pa. Court Tosses 'Excessively Rambling' Med Mal Appeal
• 'Excusable Neglect' Revives Med Mal Suit, Ind. Court Says
• New Firm Adds Cleveland Trial Pro To Litigation Team
• No New Trial For Doc Who Lied About Cosmetic Procedures
• New York Pays $22M To Boxer's Family In Brain Injury Suit
• Pa. Panel Denies Appeal Over Unnecessary Surgery Claim
• Pardon Can't Restore Nurse's License, Del. Court Says
• Fraud Claim Nixed In Calif. Suit Over Botched Knee Surgery
• Why Punishing Sexually Abusive Physicians Is Challenging
• Surgeon Says Firing Was Retaliation For Raising Safety Issues
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Miss. Justices Toss Med Mal Suit For Failure To Prosecute
• Texas Court Says Bad Expert Claims Can't Nix Med Mal Suit
• Ind. Court Backs Doctor's Win In ER Treatment Trial
• Doc Sued Over Surgery On Wrong Ear, Subsequent Deafness
• Calif. Panel Lets Doc Out Of Post-Surgery Paralysis Suit
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Needless Medical Care Fueled By Med Mal Fears, Poll Says
• Ga. Appellate Court Nixes Mother's Suit Against Midwife
• Insurance Co. Off The Hook In Ambulance Death
• Texas Trial Atty Duo Launch New Boutique Firm
• Expert's Testimony Dooms Intensive-Care Suit Against Doc
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• Suit Over Claims Admin's Deal In $16M Award Heads To Trial
• Univ. Of Md. Hospital Sued Over Infant's Brain Damage
• Ill. Hospital Must Hand Over Documents In Infant Death Case
• Ark. Doctor Escapes Suit Over Patient's Post-Surgery Death
• Ill. Nurse Fired For Patient Neglect Has Bias Suit Tossed
• Veteran Claims Seattle Facility Botched Procedure
• Md. Court Says Judge's Errors Nix Man's Med Mal Trial Win
• Patient's Family Asks Fla. High Court To Take Up Case
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses Suit Over Dental Treatment
• No Need For Justices To Review Arbitration Case, Patient Says
• WV High Court Backs Win For Clinic In Wrongful Death Case
• Pa. Case Shows How Social Media Can Stymie Med Mal Suits
• Okla. Tribal Hospital Hit With Birth Injury Suit
• La. Appeals Court Throws Out Med Mal Claims As Untimely
• Ala. High Court Won't Make Doctor Reveal Assault Complaint
• Minn. Health Clinic Settles Wrongful Death Suit
• Conn. Appeals Court Punts Unwanted Toe Amputation Suit
• Texas Court Affirms Gov't Immunity In Patient Suicide Suit