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By Cedra Mayfield | January 19, 2024
"The case has had a long and tortured journey through the appellate courts, but we have won at every turn," said lead plaintiff counsel William S. Stone of Stone Law Group in Atlanta and Blakely.
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By Alex Anteau | January 16, 2024
The defense asked the court to declare a mistrial because the plaintiff's counsel told the jury "to award a nuclear verdict." The Court of Appeals disagreed.
5 minute read
By John Lyddane | January 16, 2024
When an unexplained injury occurs in an area remote from the operative field while a patient is anesthetized, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may support an inference and will be considered in whether a prima facie case has been established.
8 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | January 16, 2024
According to court data, Philadelphia saw a 33% surge in medical malpractice filings in 2023 compared to the 2017-19 average.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 11, 2024
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' densely packed medical malpractice trial scheduling that took off last year is on track to calm down by the second half of 2024, according to Administrative Judge Daniel Anders.
5 minute read
By Laura D. Phillips | January 3, 2024
The Rules of Professional Conduct mandate that we exhibit candor to the tribunal (Rule 3.3) and act with fairness toward an opposing party and their counsel (Rule 3.4). But following these rules should be considered the bare minimum.
5 minute read
By Max Mitchell | January 2, 2024
The case was filed on behalf of the estate of 70-year-old Patricia O'Donnell who allegedly died as a result of improper care at the nursing facility in which she lived.
4 minute read
By Alex Anteau | December 28, 2023
"We were truly shocked with the defense verdict. The trial went about as well as we could have hoped. We have a wonderful client, an excellent expert witness, and I thought we scored the points we needed to make in cross-examination of the defendant," plaintiff's attorney Robert Lamar said.
5 minute read
By Thomas Spigolon | December 20, 2023
Ringgold physician Dr. Charles Adams is seeking what his lawyer said is "millions" in actual damages and $5 million in punitive damages.
4 minute read
By Mason Lawlor | December 14, 2023
"From our reading of Mr. Vandergriff's complaint, several of the alleged actions and inactions that constituted the purported medical malpractice in the present case occurred after [April 14]," the appeals judge wrote. "The statute of limitations does not serve as bar to his lawsuit as to those incidents because Mr. Vandergriff filed his lawsuit within a year of their occurrence."
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