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Big verdicts, analysis of important decisions and trends
By Curt Schroder | September 14, 2023
The repeal of Rule 1006(a.1)—coupled with the recent trend of nuclear verdicts in Philadelphia County and the Superior Court's precedential decision in Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, 247 A.3d 1136 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021), appeal granted, 278 A.3d 301 (Pa. 2022), holding that venue could lie over a defendant who does only 0.005% of its annual business in the forum—has raised concerns over a return of the medical liability crisis that led to the adoption of the Rule 1006(a.1) in the first place.
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By Cedra Mayfield | September 13, 2023
"[Jurors] understand that despite a bad outcome that the doctor was there and focused and did his or her best," said Huff, Powell & Bailey partner R. Page Powell. "Those kinds of things still resonate with people."
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By ALM Staff | September 8, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By VerdictSearch | September 7, 2023
On June 21, 2013, plaintiff's decedent Faith Dixon, 53, presented to St. Joseph's Hospital with complaints of shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even though she had never been diagnosed with COPD.
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By Riley Brennan | September 6, 2023
"Defendants are accordingly entitled to a new trial in which the jury can consider the case anew, without the prejudicial evidence that intruded into the first trial," the appeals court said.
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By Allison Dunn | September 6, 2023
To qualify to serve on the MMRP, attorneys should be impartial, an active and in-good-standing member of the bar, and actively participating.
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By Randy Weber | September 6, 2023
In medical practice, a simple prescription error can have devastating consequences, as evidenced by the tragic death of a 94-year-old woman who lost her life due to a Tallahassee doctor's careless mistake—prescribing a cardiac medication instead of a laxative.
4 minute read
By Alex Anteau | September 5, 2023
Plaintiff counsel said their client would have settled for the insurer's policy limit, but the amount offered wouldn't cover her medical expenses.
4 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | September 5, 2023
"HUP itself told the jury that its own people acted as a team. ... Plaintiffs made that approach part of their trial strategy, which was perfectly permissible," the plaintiffs said in their brief.
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By Riley Brennan | September 5, 2023
The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed a Superior Court's denial of an eye surgeon's motion to dismiss a medical malpractice action, concluding that a signed arbitration agreement was still valid despite the Spanish-speaking plaintiff's claim that he failed to understand it.
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