Three States’ Supreme Courts Take on Malpractice Caps by Lawyers.com on 4/5/2012 The medical professionals who let a Florida mother bleed to death after giving birth, as well as those whose negligence led to disabling brain injuries in a Missouri boy, could learn that their errors will cost them much more...more
Florida Supreme Court to Decide on Damages Caps by Lawyers.com on 2/24/2012 The health care debate is heating up in Florida as the state’s highest court weighs the constitutionality of a law that places caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. The case, known as McCall v....more
A Federal Appeals Court Has Reviewed a Three-Year Old Lawsuit Involving a Former Eastern Michigan University Student by Demas Law Group on 1/30/2012 A federal appeals court has reviewed a three-year old lawsuit involving a former Eastern Michigan University student that addresses whether counselors who refuse to work with gays and lesbians on religious grounds are in...more
Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down “Tort Reform” Law by Lawyers.com on 1/30/2012 The Arkansas Supreme Court put the state’s legislature in its place with its decision in a recent medical malpractice case. On Jan 19, the state’s highest court struck down provisions of the controversial 2003 Civil Justice...more
Pennsylvania Open Carry Guidance for Law Enforcement by Christopher Boyle on 12/7/2011 “Open Carry” is a term referring to the right of law abiding citizens 18 or older to display their firearm in public spaces without the need for a permit. The legal basis for this right can be found in the 2nd...more
Do Damage Cap Laws Pass Constitutional Muster? by Howard Ankin on 12/1/2011 Nearly 30 states currently limit the amount of damages that can be received in a medical malpractice lawsuit, according to the American Medical Association. States with damage caps vary wildly in their limitations and the...more
Medical Malpractice in Illinois - Caps Gone but Debate Continues by Lawyers.com on 11/29/2011 In the nearly two years since the Illinois state Supreme Court struck down caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits, there's been no explosion in medical malpractice suits, payouts nor any evidence that they...more
Roberts v. McAfee, Inc.: Backdating-Related Malicious Prosecution Claim Dismissed by Sedgwick LLP on 11/11/2011 The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an important decision underscoring how serious an obstacle the element of lack of probable cause can be in trying to establish a claim of malicious prosecuton. ...more
Illinois Doctor Database Passed Under Overturned Medical MalPractice Law is Reinstituted by Howard Ankin on 11/2/2011 Last year, Illinois lawmakers passed a comprehensive medical care reform bill that imposed a cap in medical malpractice cases. As explained at the PopTort, when that law was overturned as unconstitutional, a number of other...more
Editor's Choice: Jury Awards Edition - October 21, 2011 by Lawyers.com on 10/24/2011 Here are some items straight from the courtroom that might interest you: • Benzene exposure leads to $7.5 million jury verdict for truck driver's family. Rick Lewis was a gas tanker driver for Kinder Morgan Energy...more
"I Declare, It Is Necessary" by Katherine Gallo, Esq. on 8/31/2011 As every lawyer is aware, a party may propound more than 35 specially prepared interrogatories or requests for admissions simply by attaching a Declaration of Necessity pursuant to C.C.P. §2030.040 and C.C.P. §2033.040...more
When Negligence Becomes Deliberate by Jingna Zhao on 8/26/2011 When pharmacists actively obstruct access to birth control, what are the appropriate legal measures to take in protecting the patient's rights to basic health care while respecting a pharmacist's rights to free speech? This...more
Privacy PRIVACY >> UNLOW PROCCESSING << by Flavio Stella on 7/6/2011 Privacy -- unlaw processing -- active subjects --...more
La responsabilità' professionale dello psichiatra by Flavio Stella on 7/1/2011 La responsabilita' professionale dello psichiatra non si differenzia da quella degli altri medici....more
IL CONSENSO INFORMATO IN PSICHIATRIA by Flavio Stella on 6/28/2011 La prassi clinica e psichiatrica non può e non deve discostarsi da quelli che sono i fondamenti legali e disciplinari della relativa competenza specialistica....more