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In Defense of Doctors: Not Every Physician Is a Criminal
Dr. Pramela Ganji had just finished her lunch when she was told that the appellate court had reversed and vacated her conviction. At first she didn't believe it.
Medical Practice Cleared in Patient's Death
A medical practice that administered a physical was not help liable after the patient died due to rejection of a heart transplant.
11th Circuit Stuns Defense, Revives Case of Officer Fired After Refusing Taser Shock
With one of three judges dissenting, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived a suit claiming a Union City police detective who was fired after refusing to be shocked by a Taser was subjected to illegal discrimination.
As Law Students Enter Finals, Schools Find Ways to Help With the Stress
As Texas law schools enter another final exam season in December, they know that students are stressed, and they're trying to help. On the lighter side, they distract students with fun events—puppies on campus—or relax them with neck massages. On a serious note, schools present students with information about appropriate and inappropriate ways to cope with stress, and they provide free counseling services.
Hospital Liability Under Ostensible Agency
Medical Malpractice columnists Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier write: When someone is admitted to a hospital as the patient of a private attending physician, the hospital may still be subject to vicarious liability under the doctrine of ostensible agency for physicians who become involved in the patient's care during the admission. This question commonly arises with anesthesiologists and radiologists, although it may also apply where any physician is assigned by a hospital to provide a service or a consultation.
Wentzel v. Cammarano, PICS Case No. 17-1254 (Pa. Super. July 19, 2017) Stevens, P.J. (17 pages).
Trial court abused its discretion in transferring venue in appellants' medical malpractice action back to county where premature newborn was hospitalized rather than letting it remain in county where cardiologist read test, diagnosed a condition requiring immediate treatment and made treatment plan but staff did not transmit the plan to hospital where child was in a timely fashion because the alleged negligent acts occurred in county where cardiologist was located. Order vacated.
Shkreli Trial Was No 'Slam Dunk' for Prosecutors, Brafman Says
On Friday, former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, who faced eight counts in a securities fraud trial that lasted more than a month, was found guilty of three felony counts. But Benjamin Brafman, Shkreli's lead counsel and an attorney known for taking on famous—and, at times, infamous—clients like mob boss Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, Sean Combs and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, says he's as proud of the outcome of the Shkreli case as he would be in a case in which his client won total acquittal.
Third Circuit's Take on 'Same Hire, Same Fire' Defense
When the same individual hires an employee and shortly thereafter fires him, it makes intuitive sense that discrimination almost certainly did not motivate the termination. After all, why would an employer hire an employee in a protected category and then use the protected category as a factor in the subsequent termination? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, however, has consistently rejected what is often referred to as the "same hire, same fire" defense, as precluding a finding of discriminatory animus, finding it to be simply "evidence like any other ... ." The most recent test of this defense was in the case of McMullin v. Evangelical Services for the Aging, No. 2:16-cv-06660 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 2).
Miami Attorneys Win $7.9 Million Med-Mal Verdict in 77-Year-Old's Stroke
Gary Fox of Stewart Tilghman won a $7.9 million verdict for a grandmother who suffered a paralyzing stroke.TRENDING STORIES
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