Court Reverses Directed Verdict: In South Carolina medical malpractice actions, the plaintiff must use expert testimony to establish both the required standard of care and the defendant&rsqu… Read More
Lawyers have a reputation of being ruthless and cutthroat, doing anything necessary to win a case. Even if they may not agree with everything their client has done ethically, everyone is ent… Read More
Summary Judgment Reversed In Qui Tam Lawsuit: In its opinion filed on August 9, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held th… Read More
Court Reverses Summary Judgment In tPA Stroke Case: In its Decision & Order dated August 17, 2022, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department held: “the plaintiffs raised t… Read More
Court Reverses Dismissal Of Case: The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its May 9, 2022 Opinion that the trial court erred… Read More
Updated Feb 24, 2023 at 8:51am ET
A Texas federal judge could rule as early today on whether to terminate access to a key protocol on medical abortion, giving attorneys until the end of th… Read More
The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum and Order entered on January 28, 202… Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted amendments to Pennsylvania’s Rules of Civil Procedure regarding venue in medical professional liability cases. Medical malpractice defense attorneys… Read More
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on October 27, 2021: “entry of a compulsory nonsuit is affirmed only if no lia… Read More
The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington Division Three (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 21, 2022 in a medical malpractice cas… Read More
The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its published opinion filed on July 12, 2021: “Viewed in the light most favorable to… Read More
In its unreported opinion filed on May 26, 2021, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held: &ldqu… Read More
The District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on February 5, 2021 that the medical malpractice defenda… Read More
In a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) on July 17, 2020, the plaintiff had settled a medical malpractice lawsui… Read More
The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Arkansas Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated September 1, 2021 involving a claim under the Arkansas nursing home Resident’s Rights A… Read More
On July 11, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) reversed a birth injury medical malpractice verdict in excess of $7 millio… Read More
The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its Memorandum and Opinion entered on February 11, 2021… Read More