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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - November, 2017

131 articles

• NJ Hospital Can't Escape Med Mal Row As 4 Docs Beat Suit
• Idaho Doc Gets 16 Years For Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
• Ill. High Court Says UChicago Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• NJ Panel Advances Bill To Close Loophole For Opioid Access
• Texas Medical Board Slams Doc's Appeal At 5th Circ.
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• Northwestern Memorial Can't Escape Ex-Nurse's Age Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Clears Prison Medical Contractor In Inmate's Suit
• Home Health Co. Sued After Nurse Strikes Disabled Boy
• Gymnastics Doc Pleads Guilty To More Sexual Abuse Claims
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• Philly Doctor, Staffer Accused Of Running Opioid Pill Mill
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Firm Must Face Ex-Client's Suit Over Missed Deadline To Sue
• Barnes Says Cellino Wants To Burn Firm To The Ground
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Catheter Left In Chest
• Ala. Nursing Home Can't Keep Coma Suit In Federal Court
• Health Monitoring Co. Gets Spinal Surgery Suit Nixed
• Clinic, Docs To Pay $1.2M To End Stress-Test FCA Row
• NJ Doc Loses License On Allegations Of Threatening Patients
• Widow Says VA Hospital Failed To Spot Wife's Heart Infection
• NY Suit Over Wrong Tooth Removal Must Go To Trial
• Watchdog Knocks VA's Oversight Of Docs' Performance
• Ga. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Claims
• 7 Ways To Take Video Depositions That Your Jury Will Like
• Justices Won't Take Up Doc's Suit Against Firm Over $4M Deal
• Diagnostics Center Can't Get Review In Misread Scan Case
• Gymnastics Doctor Cops To Abuse Of Young Athletes
• Hospital Was Right To Disclose Probe Of Doc, NJ Panel Says
• Pa. Justices Affirm $2M Verdict Against Nursing Home
• Texas Panel Says Doc Must Obey Med Board Subpoena
• Fla. High Court Ruling May Ease Path For Med Mal Suits
• DOJ Accuses Doc Of Faking Prescriptions To Get Opioids
• Gov't Sued Over Fla. Birth That Cost Baby Use Of Her Arm
• Dialysis Patients Face Undoing By Experts In Fresenius MDL
• Patient's Malpractice Win In Arthritis Case Upheld On Appeal
• Pa. Justices To Mull Evidence Allowed In Med Mal Cases
• Air Force Mechanic Settles Unneeded-Surgery Claims With VA
• N.M. High Court Says Woman's Cancer Suit Comes Too Late
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• RI College Lacrosse Player Sues Over Knee Operation
• Del. Court Blocks Doc's Testimony In Punctured Bladder Suit
• NY Court Won't End Med Mal Suit Over Hospital Roof Jump
• La. Shrink Can't Save License After Misconduct Claim
• W.Va. High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Hysterectomy Suit
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Feds Broker $1.25M Nursing Home Substandard-Care Deal
• Appeals Court Revives Botched Birth Suit Against OB-GYN
• Hospital Must Face Hernia Surgery Suit, Texas Court Says
• Ex-Plastic Surgeon, Doc Arrested For Unlicensed Surgeries
• NJ Yanks Doctor's License Over Unjustified Opioid Rx
• Hospital Emails Will Be Evidence In Experimental Surgery Suit
• Texas Med Center's Win In Sciatic-Nerve Injury Suit Upheld
• Doc Says $4.5M 'Pill Mill' Charges Are Tainted By Bias
• NJ Board Can Order Drug Evaluation For Nurse, Court Says
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Senate Bill Targets Opioid Safety For Vets Not Treated At VA
• NJ Hospital, Doc Hit With More Claims Over Baby's Death
• Ex-NJ Doctor Loses Appeal Over Ineffective Lawyer Claims
• Ark. Appeals Court Lets Med Mal Jury Instructions Stand
• Vet Who Says VA Hospital, Docs Botched Surgery Wants $7M
• Calif. Hospital District Exits Suit Over Childbirth Death
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Opioid Epidemic Brings Ramifications For Physicians
• W. Va. Court Won't Sink Doc's Hospital Retaliation Claims
• Wis. Obstetrician Ducks Revival Of Failed-Sterilization Suit
• Injectable Silicone Linked To Disfigurement, Deaths, FDA Says
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• No-Conference Claim Fails To Revive Wrongful Death Suit
• Ill. Nursing Home Negligence Suit Halted By Appeals Court
• NJ Doctor Accused Of Recklessly Pushing Addictive Opioids
• Insurers Reach Coverage Deal In Med Mal Conspiracy Case
• Ill. Court Says Discovery Flub Can't Nix Med. Mal. Verdict
• Ill. Appeals Panel Affirms Doctor's Win In Treatment Row
• VA Hospital, Doctors Sued After Patient Choking Death
• Tenn. Hospital Responsible For Contractor's Malpractice
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• Doctors' Negligence Left Patient Paralyzed, Suit Says
• Privacy Rights Exist After Death, Fla. High Court Says
• Pa. Panel Says Time-Barred Claims Void $2.4M Med Mal Award
• Wyo. High Court Says Hospital Immune To Med Mal Suit
• DOJ Dropping ManorCare FCA Case After Witness Discredited
• Insurer Must Cover Sexual Abuse Suit Against Psychiatrist
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• VA Nurse Faulted For Failing To Resuscitate Patient
• Miss. Appeals Court Backs Nurse's Win In Syringe Mix-Up Suit
• Baylor Can't Ditch Ex-Medical Resident's Termination Suit
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Med Mal Insurer Sues Pa. Gov. Over $200M Cash Grab
• Jury Awards Woman $26M In Case Of Missed Early Labor
• DOJ Says Sanctions Inappropriate In Nursing Home FCA Row
• Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Beauty Center Burns
• Fired Dr.'s Whistleblower Claims Against Hospital Revived
• Jail Medical Staff Not Deliberately Indifferent, 3rd Circ. Says
• Fla. Appeals Panel Revives Negligence Suit Against Urologist
• Feds Seek Reduction Of $31M Award In Kidney Failure Suit
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Doctor Asks Texas Justices To Toss Pharmacy's Slander Suit
• Pa. Hospital Settles With Paralyzed C-Section Patient
• Hospital Sues PR Firm For Libel Over Hepatitis C Outbreak
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• Mich. Panel Backs Rehab Center's Win In Bad Steroids Suit
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• ManorCare Wants Sanctions Against DOJ Attys In FCA Suit
• Texas Court Backs Expert Reports In Couple's Med Mal Suit
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• NJ Med Mal Settlement Scuttled Over Payment Method Dispute
• Deal Claim Didn't Doom Dr.'s Sex Suit Defense, NJ Court Says
• Ky. Justices Say Top Court Ruling Misses Mark In Kindred Suit
• VA Hospital Failed To Treat Lesion In Time, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Deny Doctor's Bid To Flee Leg Surgery Case
• NY Doc, Nurse Arrested For $2M Opioid Prescription Scheme
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Widow's Suit Time-Barred In VA Med Mal Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Mass. Law Firm Knocks Out Ruling Voiding Its Client Contract
• OB-GYN Fake-Identity Suit Belongs In Md. Court, Patients Say
• Ill. Appeals Court Finds No Bias In Diabetes Trial
• Hospital's Surgery Missteps Caused Muscle Death, Suit Says
• Funeral Book Barred From Trial In Car Crash Death Suit
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Ill. Appeals Court Undoes Decision On Suicide Responsibility
• Docs Can Ditch Med Mal Claims Over Psychiatric Treatment
• Dentist's Unsanitary Habits Put Vets At Risk, Suit Says
• Negligent Credentialing Claim Survives In Surgery Suit
• Florida Amendment 7 Objections Are On Life Support
• Pa. Hospital Hit With $6M Suit Over Slow Stroke Treatment
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'