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By Max Mitchell | August 4, 2017
Some attorneys are saying a new ruling on informed consent will sow confusion in the medical industry and lead to an uptick in legal disputes. Others say it just clears up conflicting case law and aids in reducing the number of medical malpractice claims in Pennsylvania. But one thing is for sure—attorneys in the Keystone State are talking about the decision in Shinal v. Toms.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Plaintiff was required to produce expert testimony to make out a prima facie case for medical negligence. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff failed to produce its expert report within the time set by the court's case management order.
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By Max Mitchell | August 3, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has handed up an award of $5 million to the family of a woman who died after she was allegedly prematurely discharged from the Albert Einstein Medical Center following a gallbladder removal surgery.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 31, 2017
Medical Professionals Establish Prima Facie Case Warranting Dismissal of Malpractice Suit
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By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | July 31, 2017
In their Medical Malpractice column, Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier write: While it has long been recognized that a hospital is vicariously liable for the physicians it assigns to patients where a patient seeks treatment not from a particular physician, but from the hospital, some decisions have strictly imposed all of the requirements of ostensible agency. However, this circumstance is not purely one of ostensible agency. Rather, it is a distinct exception that involves aspects of both ostensible agency and agency-in-fact.
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By Max Mitchell | July 28, 2017
An exemption to the MCARE statute of repose that allows patients with sponges and scissors left in their bodies to sue more than seven years after the surgery does not apply to organ recipients who received problematic organs, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
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By Carlos Harrison | July 28, 2017
The co-founder of Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm dealt with plenty of rejection from employers and law schools before finding his way to a legal career.
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By Max Mitchell | July 27, 2017
A Mercer County jury has awarded more than $5 million to the family of man who died following a hip replacement surgery.
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By Max Mitchell | July 26, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has handed up an award of $5 million to the family of a woman who died after she was allegedly prematurely discharged from the Albert Einstein Medical Center following a gallbladder removal surgery.
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By Max Mitchell | July 25, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to hear Philadelphia-area attorney Nancy Raynor's appeal over a $45,000 sanction she received for allegedly attempting to pressure a witness.
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