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Motion to Seal Records in Wrongful Death Settlement Denied
A Nassau County judge refused to seal court documents in the settlement of a lawsuit stemming from a gruesome murder, citing a need for transparency in what he called the first case of its kind in New York—a suit against a voluntary mental health facility for the actions of a voluntary patient.
Motion to Seal Records in Wrongful Death Settlement Denied
A Nassau County judge refused to seal court documents in the settlement of a lawsuit stemming from a gruesome murder, citing a need for transparency in what he called the first case of its kind in New York—a suit against a voluntary mental health facility for the actions of a voluntary patient.
Supreme Court Gives Edge to Plaintiffs in Med-Mal Cases
Connecticut medical malpractice lawyers have received some guidance from the state Supreme Court.
Social Media and Jury Trials: Where Do We Stand?
Robert B. Gibson and Jesse D. Capell write: Social media research of potential and empaneled jurors is an area of the law that is constantly evolving. A succession of ethical opinions and trial court decisions have answered some questions and raised new ones.
Jury to Weigh Treatment of L.I. Woman's Murderer
The psychologist treating a man who killed and dismembered a Long Island woman and the private mental health facility where he lived must face trial for liability in a suit brought by the woman's family, a state judge has decided.
Jury Awards $62 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
A Brooklyn jury has awarded $62 million to a woman who lost both legs and most of her hearing to complications of a gynecological surgery at Winthrop-University Hospital.
Court Finds Hospital Relieved of Liability in Doctor's Death
A judge has removed New York-Presbyterian Hospital as defendant in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a resident physician who died from an overdose of a drug she apparently became addicted to while in the hospital's anesthesiology training program.Utilizing Computer-Generated Evidence in Medical Malpractice Cases
Robert B. Gibson and Jesse D. Capell of Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach write: While preparing for trial, litigators in medical malpractice lawsuits are inevitably confronted with the conundrum of how they will communicate to jurors the complex medical concepts involved in the case. Many jurors expect that information will be conveyed to them in a technologically sophisticated manner. With this in mind, an advocate who can use advanced technology to convey complicated medical information to lay people should have an advantage at trial.
Blood Thinner Lovenox Blamed in $9M Med-Mal Case
Barbara Lathan went to Bridgeport Hospital in October 2007 to receive treatment for a relatively minor urinary tract infection. Seventy-five days later, Lathan, then 66, was released from the hospital in a wheelchair with her bowels inflated to the size and shape of a bowling ball and protruding from her abdomen.TRENDING STORIES
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