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February 07, 2006 |

Medical Malpractice

Thomas A. Moore, senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner at the firm, write that decision-making by entire segments of the medical profession is susceptible to external financial influences which are not necessarily in the best interests of the patient. When this happens, that which may be considered to fall within "generally accepted medical practice" may nevertheless be negligent.
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October 02, 2007 |

Medical Malpractice

Thomas A. Moore, a senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner at the firm, analyze a recent Court of Appeals ruling that high-low agreements may not be entered into secretly between a plaintiff and a defendant in a multidefendant litigation without the knowledge of the nonparticipating defendants and that it is up to the trial court to exercise its discretion to determine the extent, if any, that the agreement may be disclosed to the jury.
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April 06, 2010 |

Medical Malpractice

Thomas A. Moore, senior partner of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, and Matthew Gaier, a partner at the firm, write: Because there can sometimes be numerous health care providers involved in the subject treatment in a medical malpractice action, a defense counsel may be blessed with many potential "empty chairs" to try to blame in order to reduce the apportionment to his client. This risk compels plaintiffs to cast a wide net in naming defendants in malpractice suits, and necessarily increases the number of defendants named - an ironic result from legislation passed as "tort reform."
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February 01, 2005 |

Medical Malpractice

Thomas A. Moore, a senior partner, and Matthew Gaier, a partner, from Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, write that it is not uncommon that aliens who enter this country illegally in search of employment become injured on the job, or due to medical malpractice or some other tortious conduct.
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March 07, 2003 |

Medical Malpractice

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July 11, 2002 |

Medical Malpractice

L AST MONTH we examined the case law addressing hospital liability for injuries sustained by patients as a result of negligence in affording privileges to doctors who are not competent.
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January 08, 2002 |

Medical Malpractice

L ast month , we reviewed two Appellate Division cases concerning HMO liability that referenced the United States Supreme Court`s decision in Pegram v. Herdrich , 1 a case involving a claim of HMO liability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 USC 1001, et seq. ( ERISA ). In 1997, we first addressed the impact of ERISA on efforts to hold HMOs liable under state law as part of a three-part series we did on HMO liability, 2 and revisited the subject two years later in light of the Cou
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May 05, 2003 |

Medical Malpractice

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October 15, 2009 |

Bar Exam Results

The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners announced the results of the bar examination given July 28 and 29. A total of 1,997 applicants took the examination of which 1,623 passed. (The overall pass rate was 81 percent.)
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