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Ohio Trial Court's 'Highly Prejudicial' Errors Lead to Reversal of Nearly $1M Med Mal Jury Verdict

"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.
5 minute read

Law.com

Virginia State Bar Seeks Volunteer Lawyers to Serve on Medical Malpractice Review Panels

To qualify to serve on the MMRP, attorneys should be impartial, an active and in-good-standing member of the bar, and actively participating.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Respect Your Elders … Florida Law Ignores Biblical Adage

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

Daily Report Online

The Strategy Behind a $6.5M Record Verdict in Northwest Georgia

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

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Push Back Against Penn Hospital's 'Very Novel Theory' Challenging $182.7M Verdict

"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.
3 minute read

Law.com

Lack of Understanding of English Doesn't Void Med-Mal Arbitration Agreement, Rules Massachusetts Appeals Court

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.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Slams Temple Hospital, Orders $3.7M in Delay Damages

"MCARE cannot be construed as an incentive or invitation to the court to correct for litigation strategy decisions on the part of a provider or its counsel or to excuse witness performance leaving a provider exposed," Judge James Crumlish III wrote.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Couple Sues Walgreens Over Alleged Negligently Prescribed Medication

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards $16M After Miami Business Admits to Felony Conviction

"The biggest hurdle was making sure we found people that understood," plaintiff counsel Joseph Anthony Zarzaur said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ross Feller Casey Files Luzerne County Med Mal Suit On Behalf of Stroke Victim

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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