337 ABA Journal Medical Malpractice articles.
Many conservative commentators have aired claims that trial lawyers appear more liberal than the rest of the population, and they overwhelmingly contribute to Democratic candidates.
Is it true? And is…
Sep 2, 2015 5:45 AM CDT
Bill Lundy had never made a movie before.
But, inspired by one of the difficult cases he had ever worked on, the Georgia trial lawyer used $200,000 in legal fees…
May 5, 2015 11:30 AM CDT
If you think success has eluded you, take heart: There’s still time to succeed.
That’s the lesson in this Desert Sun story about an 80-year old California lawyer who…
Apr 27, 2015 11:44 AM CDT
A lawyer can’t continue to represent a medical malpractice plaintiff after reading hospital documents sent by an anonymous source, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled.
The Somerville, New Jersey,…
Apr 9, 2015 10:26 AM CDT
A Pennsylvania lawyer sanctioned $1 million for allegedly eliciting banned testimony will get a chance to present new evidence refuting the claim.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court temporarily stayed collection efforts…
Feb 19, 2015 12:06 PM CST
A New York judge erred by reversing a jury’s defense verdict based on claimed misbehavior by a lawyer not directly involved in the case, a state appeals court has ruled.
…Feb 11, 2015 12:25 PM CST
The Philadelphia judge who sanctioned a lawyer nearly $1 million said in an opinion on Wednesday that she intentionally elicited banned testimony from an expert witness and “sabotaged” the case.
…Feb 6, 2015 8:45 AM CST
A South Dakota law enacted in 1976 that was supposed to limit excessive damages in medical malpractice trials may have solved the perceived problem by entirely eliminating many such cases.
…Feb 5, 2015 11:30 AM CST
A Texas solo says his unusual argument in a personal injury case is governed by a state supreme court decision on the reach of the state’s medical-malpractice protections for doctors.
…Jan 15, 2015 9:07 AM CST
Lawyers for a cancer patient’s family are seeking to collect a $1 million sanction imposed on a Pennsylvania lawyer for allegedly allowing an improper reference in a medical malpractice case.
…Jan 14, 2015 7:38 AM CST
The family of a man whose Ebola wasn’t initially diagnosed by a Texas hospital has settled a potential claim against the facility over his delayed treatment for an undisclosed amount.
…Nov 12, 2014 1:15 PM CST
A Pennsylvania lawyer has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in attorney fees for allowing an expert witness to refer to a lung cancer victim’s history of smoking in…
Nov 6, 2014 7:28 AM CST
One of Portugal’s highest courts has reduced compensation for a woman who suffered incontinence and painful sex after botched surgery, saying that sex for an older woman “does not have…
Nov 4, 2014 10:17 AM CST
Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was sent home with antibiotics when he first visited the emergency room on Sept. 25. Could the hospital face liability in a suit by…
Oct 7, 2014 9:11 AM CDT
The family of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery is seeking to revoke her death certificate, offering a video as proof that she can respond to…
Oct 6, 2014 5:45 AM CDT
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