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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice - December, 2017

102 articles

• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• No Proof Penis Injury Was Nurse's Fault, Iowa Panel Says
• The Biggest Med Mal Decisions And Verdicts Of 2017
• Texas Judge Erred In Med Mal Slaying Case, Panel Finds
• USA Gymnastics Paid To Quiet Medalist About Abuse: Suit
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Atty Relieved In $3M Scam Case After Not Getting Paid
• Pa. Nursing Home Settles Patient Death Suit
• Diagnosing Juror Bias Against Foreign Witnesses
• Nursing Home Can't Access Patient Docs On Own, Judge Says
• Doctor Can't Shake Patient's Handshake Suit: Tenn. Court
• NJ Hospital Ducks Emotional Distress Claims In Med Mal Suit
• Mass. Courts Adopt New Rule To Speed Up Med Mal Cases
• La. Court Flips Doctor's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Ill. Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Leg Amputation
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Texas Doctors Group Gets Med Mal Discovery Order Nixed
• Ohio Justices Affirm Atty's Suspension For Bad Billing
• Husband's Death Means Ala. Patient's Parents Get Settlement
• Meningitis Outbreak MDL, $200M Settlement Fund Near End
• Ill. Appeals Court Affirms Toss Of Brain Damage Case
• My Strangest Day In Court
• Wash. Court Backs Doc's Trial Win Over Postoperative Care
• Informed Consent Claim Fizzles In Calif. Med Mal Appeal
• Feds Seek Tribal Hospital's Exit From Wrongful Death Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Backs Nursing Home In Patient Care Suit
• Ill. Court Affirms Nix Of Patient's Leg Amputation Suit
• NJ Father, Son Docs Get Prison Over $890K Medicare Scam
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• RI Justices OK Doc's Trial Win In C-Section Injury Suit
• Md. Court Affirms Discipline For Doc Who Sold Scrips At Bar
• Texas High Court Frees Doctors From Defamation Suit
• Ala. High Court Revives Suit Over 'Heartless' Doc Comments
• Gastroenterologist Hit With $4.8M Award Over Patient's Death
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Doc In Spine-Surgery Row Can't Appeal To Texas High Court
• The Biggest Pennsylvania Court Decisions In 2017
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• Ohio State Univ. Hospital Hit With Cancer Death Suit
• NY High Court Says 'Wrongful Birth' Claims Start At Birth
• Texas Panel Flips Dismissal Bid Nix In Patient Death Suit
• NJ Justices Say Conference Needed Over Med Mal Testimony
• Harris County Sues Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Epidemic
• Health Provider Must Face Insurer Suit Over Client Death
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Nurse Practitioner Can't Testify About RNs, Court Says
• Fla. Court Revives Med Mal Suit Against Doctor Staffing Co.
• UPMC Drops Suit Against Atty Over Client Solicitation
• Ind. Court Revives Woman's Botched Spinal Surgery Suit
• Medi-Cal Is Owed Piece Of Med Mal Deal, Calif. Court Says
• Dueling Experts Hand Feds Win In Vasectomy-Reversal Suit
• RI Justices Say Clinic's Med Mal Deal Covers Nurses
• Ga. Patient Awarded $26M In Med Mal Suit Against Hospital
• Ill. Doctor Gets 14 Mos. For Illegal Drug Distribution
• NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Dental Malpractice Suit
• Appeals Court Says Insurer Can Settle Without Doc's Consent
• Insurer Balks At Coverage In Suit Over Patient Found Dead
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• La. Hospital Staff Accused Of Missing Fatal Breast Cancer
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Ill. Appeals Court Revives Claim Over Spinal Surgery
• Noted Medical Malpractice Defense Atty Joins Dorf & Nelson
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of $8M Health Care Fraud Verdict
• NJ Board Revokes Doc's License For Prescription Abuse
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Texas Justices To Hear Challenge To $9.6M MedMal Verdict
• Texas Appellate Panel Allows Amendments To Med Mal Suit
• Veteran's Sex-Assault Suit Against VA Staffer Moves Forward
• Amputee Vet Tells 4th Circ. W.Va. Tolling Law Saves Suit
• VA Hospital Failed To Diagnose Heart Condition, Suit Says
• Doc Can't Escape Suit Over Child's Ruptured Appendix
• Patient Forfeited Forum Choice, Doc Tells 5th Circ.
• 4th Circ. OKs Warrant Used to Convict 'Pill-Mill' Doctor
• Md. Doctors Accused Of Botched Prostate Cancer Treatment
• 9th Circ. Affirms Doc's Rx Conviction But Nixes Sentence
• Pa. Atty In Contempt Over Privilege For Divorce Records
• Feds Settle $5M Med Mal Suit Over Child's Hip Injury
• Pa. Appeals Panel Backs Hospital Revoking Doc's Privileges
• NJ Justices Won't Review Med Mal Suit Over Childbirth
• Doctor, 3 Nurse Practitioners Charged With Running 'Pill Mill'
• Miss. Hospital Sued Over Death Of Newborn On Christmas
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Doctor's Patient Data Suit
• Del. Court Greenlights Expert Report In Stillbirth Suit
• House OKs Tougher Sentences For Female Genital Mutilation
• Jury Awards $15M In Birth Injury Suit
• Ill. Court OKs Paralyzed Patient's $7.8M Med Mal Win
• Split Ala. High Court Affirms Hospital Win In Med Mal Suit
• Feds Can't Skirt $33M Brain Damage Verdict, Family Says
• Justices Won't Review Case Over $10M Birth Injury Verdict
• Justices Won't Review Nebraska's Med Mal Damages Cap
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Houston Doc's Free Speech Row
• Parents Sue Kansas Hospital Over Newborn's Brain Damage
• Inadequate Expert Dooms Bed Sores Suit, Texas Court Says
• 6th Circ. OKs Ky. Prosecution Of Fla. Pill Mill Workers
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Suit Over Newborn's Genetic Test