By ALM Staff | March 14, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Jason Grant | February 9, 2023
The First Department court, though, still affirmed dismissal of the case "on the merits," saying that the plaintiffs' "longstanding pattern of noncompliance with discovery demands and court orders ... raised an inference of willful and contumacious conduct."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | February 6, 2023
In their last Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier reviewed several decisions relating to implied physician-patient relationships. In this column, they continue with that theme, exploring decisions addressing implied physician-patient relationships in the context of obstetrical care.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alex J. Keoskey and Amy Kulb | February 3, 2023
It is vitally important that lawyers negotiating settlement agreements for physician clients become fully aware of the complex reporting structure which alerts every health care entity in the United States that a physician has been sanctioned.
By ALM Staff | February 2, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert S. Kelner, Gail S. Kelner and Joshua D. Kelner | January 30, 2023
It is clear that there are issues which may arise with respect to the scope of the waiver of the physician-patient privilege in personal injury and medical malpractice actions which require scrutiny when pertinent pleadings are prepared.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | January 13, 2023
In this edition of his Medical Malpractice column, John Lyddane discusses how litigation relating to the vicarious liability of healthcare institutions has incompletely refined the attendant issues.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Mark A. Behrens and Christopher E. Appel | December 20, 2022
The Governor should veto the Grieving Families Act (Senate Bill S.74A) or at least return this radical proposal to the legislature and ask lawmakers to adopt an approach that is more mainstream.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | December 5, 2022
Although there are limited circumstances in which a physician will be deemed to owe a duty of care to a non-patient, even in those cases the duty flows from a physician-patient relationship with someone else.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John L.A. Lyddane | November 14, 2022
The opportunity to dispute merit in medical malpractice defense provides an important tool for the representation of your client.
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