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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, and the legal system is no exception. Court hearings went from being in-person to virtual, and court dockets swelled as cases were postponed. In 2023, the legal...more
In Lopez v. American Medical Response West (2023) Cal.Rptr.3d (2023 WL 2518511), the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed a lower holding that the one-year statute of limitations under professional...more
MICRA, or the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975, is a California statute that limits the non-economic damages portion of medical malpractice claims with the intent of reducing tort liability for healthcare...more
What is considered medical malpractice? Under Maryland law, a medical professional commits medical malpractice by providing medical care that is inconsistent with the accepted standards of practice for similar health care...more
This is outside our usual catchment area, but interesting nonetheless. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled on March 8 that the state’s Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) does not apply to claims for indemnification filed by one...more
The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that Plaintiffs cannot rely on Ohio’s saving statute to re-file medical malpractice cases more than four years after the medical care that gave rise to those claims occurred. The statute...more
Losing a loved one without warning can be heartbreaking. Losing someone in a tragic incident caused by another person or entity's negligence can be even more painful. Unfortunately, this happens all too often—both in Delaware...more
New changes are coming to the medical negligence landscape. Specifically, H.B. 7, which was passed in late 2018, will become effective on March 20, 2019...more
Delaware Superior Court Clarifies “Wrong Body Part” Exception to Affidavit of Merit - The Delaware Superior Court recently dismissed a plaintiff’s claim against a physician and clarified the meaning of one of the...more