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Third DCA: Expert Witness Determinations Under the Highly Deferential Abuse-of-Discretion Standard

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The Florida Third District Court of Appeal recently ruled that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in striking Plaintiff’s causation expert in a medical malpractice case. In Berta Fertil v. University of Miami,...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Challenges of Medical Malpractice Cases: What Attorneys Should Consider

The case, Miller v. Polk, No. A24A0404, was recently heard by the Georgia Court of Appeals. [As of April 11, TK, the case was still pending.]  Miller is a medical malpractice case involving the death of a patient who died...more

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PA Superior Court Imposes Heavy Burden on Defendants to Challenge Propriety of Venue

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Efforts by defendants to challenge venue in Philadelphia took another backwards step this week when the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ order transferring venue to Bucks County....more

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Rules of Evidence Require Weighing Relevance of Evidence Against Potential Prejudice

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the exclusion of a drug patent in a medical malpractice case, finding that the highly technical language of the patent would more likely confuse a lay jury than be...more

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Florida Supreme Court Resolves Conflict Among District Courts of Appeal over MedMal Notice Period

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What’s the difference between too late and just in time? The Supreme Court of Florida just decided that a medical malpractice plaintiff who mails the required presuit notice before the expiration of the statute of...more

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Supreme Court To Hear Case Regarding Section 1983 Enforcement of FNHRA Violations

The Supreme Court, on May 2, 2022, granted certiorari to consider whether certain provisions in the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (“FNHRA”) create rights that are federally enforceable by nursing home residents under 42...more

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Fourth Circuit Sets Forth the Requirements for the ‘Loss of Chance’ Provision of West Virginia’s Medical Professional Liability...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently interpreted the “loss of chance” provision of West Virginia’s Medical Professional Liability Act (the MPLA). In Graham v. Dhar, the Court ruled that a...more

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Superior Court of Pennsylvania to Address Requirements for Application of the Mcare Patient Safety Privilege

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Since the passage of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“MCARE”) Act nearly two decades ago, healthcare providers in Pennsylvania have been required to establish procedures and protocols for investigating...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

A Potential Trap for the Unwary Plaintiff’s Lawyer

All Georgia lawyers should be aware of the two dismissal rule that results in an adjudication on the merits. Under Georgia law, with some limitations, a plaintiff can voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit without prejudice and refile...more

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Roetzel & Andress: 2020 Appellate Year In Review

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The Appellate Law Practice Group of Roetzel & Andress represented clients in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2020 Year in Review

Massachusetts federal and state courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2020. These involved a number of rulings on issues surrounding personal jurisdiction. The Product Liability practice group at...more

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Expert Demonstrations Must Meet Substantially Similar Standard: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice...

Must an expert's demonstration be made under substantially similar conditions and circumstances as those which surrounded the occurrence? Can an expert opine regarding the permanency of injuries without recent medical data? ...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Md. High Court to Defendants: Don’t Show Up Empty Handed When Using the “Empty Chair” Defense

The “empty chair” defense, where the defendant denies responsibility for the plaintiff’s injuries and blames a person absent from trial (i.e. the “empty chair”), can be extremely effective in tort actions. The Court of...more

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Will the Real Party in Interest Please Stand Up?

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In Michigan, the general rule is that only a real party in interest may initiate a lawsuit. MCR 2.201(B). Although it is usually easy to identify the proper party (or parties), it becomes harder if a would-be plaintiff files...more

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PA Supreme Court to Revisit Peer Review Protections for Credentialing

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In September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed with the urging of the Superior Court to hear an appeal on whether the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA or the Act) shields from discovery the evaluations of...more

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Plaintiff's Successor Counsel Not Liable for Contribution Where Underlying Case Was "Irretrievably Lost" Before He Was Retained

McNellis-Wallace v. Hoffman, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-1488-19T1 - Brief Summary - A New Jersey appellate court held that a defendant in a malpractice case could not maintain a...more

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Product Liability Update - August 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

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Understanding the Affidavit of Merit Statute and the Rare Application of the Common Knowledge Exception

On May 4, 2020, in Linda Cowley v. Virtua Health System, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the judgement of the Appellate Division and held that when a patient removes a nasogastric tube herself and refuses its...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for New York Convention’s Public Policy Defense to Foreign Arbitration Awards

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The dispute involved an arbitration related to alleged medical malpractice by doctors selected by Carnival Cruise Lines to treat a wrist injury of a Serbian employee of Carnival. The employee’s employment agreement with...more

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PA Supreme Court Rules Section of MCARE Act Unconstitutional

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On October 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided Yanakos v. UPMC, et al. and declared the seven-year statute of repose under the Pennsylvania Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“MCARE”) Act...more

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Pennsylvania MCARE’s Statute of Repose Declared Unconstitutional

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In Yanakos v. UPMC, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, struck down the seven-year statute of repose in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act as unconstitutional. MCARE’s statute of...more

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Med-Staff Newsletter - September 2019 | VOL 3

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Dr. Kenneth Economy was employed by East Bay Anesthesiology Medical Group (“Anesthesia Group”), which held an exclusive contract to provide anesthesia services at The East Bay Hospital (“Hospital”). During asurprise...more

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Nursing Homes Defending NY Lawsuits Brought by an Estate Should Scrutinize Whether the Plaintiff has Legal Capacity to Assert...

A New York appellate court recently addressed whether a voluntary or proposed administrator has standing to bring an action on behalf of a deceased individual. In Rodriguez v. River Valley Care Center, Inc., the court held...more

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Managing Problematic Hospital-Based Physicians in Light of Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals

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Until recently, hospital-based medical groups frequently complied with a hospital’s request to remove a physician without any restrictions. In light of a recent California Appellate Court decision, however, hospitals and...more

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Missouri Appeals Court Rules That Insurer Must Pay Double Policy Limits in Medical Malpractice Claim Involving Birth Injuries

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In John Patty, D.O., LLC v. Missouri Professionals Mutual Physicians Professional Indemnity Association, No. ED106747 (Mo. Ct. App. Apr. 23, 2019), a Missouri appellate court rejected the lower court’s decision regarding...more

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