After a Florida law firm and one of its attorneys (defendants) were hit with a $5 million jury verdict in a case arising out of an underlying medical malpractice action, they—along with the firm's insurer—appealed. Because...more
11/20/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Birth Injuries ,
Burden-Shifting ,
But For Causation ,
Exclusive Remedy ,
Expert Testimony ,
Jury Awards ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Liability Insurance ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Professional Negligence ,
Remand ,
Reversal
McNellis-Wallace v. Hoffman, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-1488-19T1 -
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A New Jersey appellate court held that a defendant in a malpractice case could not maintain a...more
8/21/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Contribution Claims ,
Joint Tortfeasors ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Motion for Reconsideration ,
Notice Requirements ,
Reversal ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Successors
Manveen Saluja, M.D. v. Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP, 2017 WL 1033751 (Mich. 2017) -
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Summary judgment in favor of defendants was affirmed based on plaintiff's failure to establish that but...more
Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, __ N.Y.S.3d __, 2016 WL 3556655 (2016)
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A New York appellate court reversed the trial court's decision to compel disclosure of communications between...more