Big verdicts, analysis of important decisions and trends
By Charles Toutant | February 14, 2024
"Behavioral health is a multibillion-dollar industry. Exposing substandard practices and holding them accountable is key to effectuating change and securing improvements so that these tragedies do not happen to any other family," plaintiff lawyer Beth Baldinger said.
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By Alex Anteau | February 14, 2024
"It really put me in a situation tactically that i didn't necessarily think i would be in in the moment," said plaintiff's counsel Darren Penn. "If you're in an Alston & Bird v. Hatcher situation, think about how that might play out before you get [to trial.]"
5 minute read
By Eric J. Frisch | February 9, 2024
Mediation is not a trial and should not be approached as trial. Prepare for mediation by candidly assessing strengths and weaknesses of your case.
6 minute read
By Alex Anteau | February 7, 2024
A wrongful-death medical-malpractice case out of Macon gave rise to the issue over whether a cap is constitutionally valid.
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By Emily Cousins | February 7, 2024
The litigation involved medical malpractice claims against the University of Connecticut Health Center.
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By Emily Cousins | February 6, 2024
"The Koskoff firm is continuing to seek justice for these victims and hold Yale REI accountable for its inexcusable systemic failures," Sarah Steinfeld said.
3 minute read
By Alex Anteau | February 6, 2024
The plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
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By Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier | February 5, 2024
There have been a significant number of Appellate Division decisions addressing motions by plaintiffs in malpractice actions seeking sanctions against defendants for spoliation of evidence, as well as a few involving malpractice defendants seeking sanctions against plaintiffs. Those decisions are the subject of this column.
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By ALM Staff | February 1, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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By Allison Dunn | February 1, 2024
"Defendants acknowledged at oral argument that the record does not tell us whether the alleged hand-soaking occurred before or after the sutures were removed. But if Butts-Franklin had soaked her hand after the sutures were removed, it 'c[ould not] be the basis for a mitigation of damages instruction' because she 'did not act contrary to the advice given,'" Justice Stuart A. Raphael wrote on behalf of the unanimous appellate panel.
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