Medical Malpractice

Expert witness was ‘confused, disoriented and out of touch’ at deposition, law firm’s suit alleges

An expert witness allegedly demanded a $20,000 advance payment before a deposition and then appeared "confused, disoriented and out of touch with the proceedings” when he showed up, according to a lawsuit filed by the law firm that hired him.

Apr 24, 2025 9:09 AM CDT

Tune in to our favorite podcasts of 2024

The ABA Journal staff have conversations with fascinating lawyers every day. But in our podcasts, you get to listen in on some of those discussions. Here are our favorite episodes from 2024.

Dec 23, 2024 9:57 AM CST

Dive into our favorite long reads of 2024

The end of the year will hopefully bring you some downtime for leisure reading. We’ve curated a list of some of our favorite web and print long reads from 2024.

Dec 23, 2024 9:35 AM CST

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

A medical-malpractice lawyer once regarded as a top plaintiff’s attorney in Maryland was convicted of attempted extortion Friday, a day after a federal judge found him in contempt and ordered his detention overnight for violating court orders while representing himself.

Nov 27, 2024 8:50 AM CST

Satan Goes to Court: Lawyers recall bizarre medical malpractice case

In 1991, personal injury lawyers Zachary Bravos and Todd Smith took on the strangest medical malpractice case of their careers—a case that led them to tales of satanic cults, child abuse and cannibalism.

Jul 17, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

Law students and future doctors learn about the legal challenges they may face in special seminar

Legal and medical needs often intersect, but future physicians receive little legal training. Only a handful of medical programs offer practical legal training beyond the required theoretical ethics and jurisprudence classes. These programs include training on being deposed, learning how to be an expert witness before Congress and completing a monthlong rotation in a law clinic to work on health equity issues.

Feb 1, 2024 12:40 AM CST

How do you calculate damages in injury trials? Longtime expert witness reveals methodology

Estimating what the future would have looked like if an accident had never occurred can seem more like a thought experiment than a scientific process. But there’s a science behind it, says Michael Shahnasarian.

Oct 26, 2022 8:47 AM CDT

Firm has to face suit accusing it of violating patient confidentiality laws by touting med-mal win

A law firm will have to face a lawsuit claiming that it violated confidentiality laws when it disclosed mental health records about its lawyer client when touting a win in his medical-malpractice case, according to an Illinois appeals court.

Oct 11, 2022 8:51 AM CDT

Backlash follows lawyer’s recorded celebratory comments about how he won his case

A medical malpractice lawyer who bragged about obtaining a defense verdict, even though a man “was probably negligently killed,” didn’t know that his remarks to colleagues would be recorded.

Jun 7, 2022 11:25 AM CDT

Med-mal lawyer is accused of trying to extort hospital system

A well-known medical malpractice lawyer in Baltimore has been charged with attempted extortion for allegedly seeking $25 million to keep quiet about what he deemed to be problems with a hospital system’s organ transplant practices.

Oct 7, 2020 9:44 AM CDT

Racial disparities in maternal mortality are exacerbated by COVID-19

New concerns about maternal risks in pregnancy emerged as COVID-19 plowed its way across the country this year. Maternal mortality across the spectrum shows stunning increases in the United States. The number of deaths has risen while declining in almost every other nation.

Oct 1, 2020 2:00 AM CDT

Nearly 800 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm’s tracker

Wondering what kind of lawsuits are being filed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic? A lawsuit tracker has the answer.

May 4, 2020 4:41 PM CDT

At least 15 states grant lawsuit protection to long-term care facilities during pandemic

The American Health Care Association is leading a lobbying effort to protect nursing homes and long-term care facilities from legal liability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 4, 2020 12:54 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Book says Kennedy suggested Kavanaugh to Trump; no retrial for med-mal defendant who helped juror

Kennedy suggested Trump appoint Kavanaugh to replace him, book alleges Justice Anthony M. Kennedy told President Donald Trump in April 2017 that he should consider his former clerk Brett Kavanaugh for the next opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to an upcoming book by Washington Post deputy editorial-page editor…

Nov 21, 2019 4:25 PM CST

Defense bar decries ‘reptile’ approach by plaintiffs’ lawyers

Defense lawyers in tort cases are looking for ways to counter what they describe as an increasingly popular “reptile” approach by opposing counsel.

Oct 24, 2019 10:44 AM CDT