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The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 18, No. 1

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Robins Kaplan Secures Historic $12.2 Million Settlement in a Section 1983 Jail Deliberate Indifference Case - Scott County Jail officials failed to report detained man’s injuries and allowed video evidence to be deleted. ...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms Defendant’s Immunity Under the Mental Health Procedures Act

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Wunderly v. St. Luke’s Hospital et al., 2023 WL 3993737 (Pa. Super. Jun. 14, 2023) - The plaintiff filed wrongful death and survival actions against the defendants, asserting claims of negligence and corporate negligence. The...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

A Chance for Substantial Verdicts: Recent Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases

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

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Sharp reminders of the need to watch out for dangerous doctors

Patients, politicians, and regulators may find it tough to believe, so they need sharp periodic reminders: While there are many terrific, dedicated doctors working today, there also are some truly terrible ones. And dealing...more

Morris James LLP

The Statute Of Limitations For Filing A Wrongful Death Lawsuit In Delaware

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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

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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - August 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities nationwide. Federal and state regulators have bungled their response, failing to safeguard residents. Governors...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Law on Nursing Home Injuries in North Carolina

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There are more than 15,600 nursing homes in the United States, according to the most recent statistics. And more than 1.3 million residents live in these facilities. Most nursing homes provide excellent care to elderly or...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

United Medical Center’s woes deepen as ratings group rips DC-area hospitals

Even as District of Columbia officials struggle with deepening woes at the United Medical Center (UMC), advocates from a national, independent, and nonprofit group have offered a dim review of hospitals in the DC area....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Imagination-in-Pleading Award

The Imagination-in-Pleading Award for September goes to plaintiff Willie Pearl Smith for her lawsuit against the Hospital Authority of Cobb County, Georgia, and related entities in connection with the death of her daughter,...more

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Protecting Vulnerable Adults While Protecting Their Physicians – A Proposed Statutory Amendment

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The Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision in Delgado v. Manor Care of Tucson AZ, LLC, subjects health care providers to liability for ordinary negligence under the Adult Protective Services Act. This decision therefore...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Physician Liability for Death of Nonviable Fetus

If an obstetrician’s negligence causes the miscarriage of a nonviable fetus—i.e., one that couldn’t live outside the womb–does the patient have a cause of action for wrongful death? In Alabama the answer is yes, according to...more

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