Standard of Care

Lees v. Carthage College: A Seventh Circuit Decision on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony for the Standard of Care

by Eric Pearson | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/22/2013

The Seventh Circuit recently issued two opinions with interesting evidentiary issues. We wrote about the multiple levels of hearsay in Jordan v. Binns, No. 11-2134 (7th Cir. Apr. 4, 2013), last week. And, this week, the...more

Mine is better than yours! Battle of the experts in the construction lawsuit (Law & Order: Hard Hat files Part 6)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 1/17/2013

Eventually, most construction lawsuits of any size involve hiring experts to review the project. These experts then usually issue an opinion as to whether or not you, as the design professional, violated the professional...more

Florida Slip-And-Fall Claims: What Does The Law Say?

by Law Offices of Cohn & Smith, P.A. on 1/17/2013

Last month, a Florida woman faked a fall in a grocery store in Monticello. The surveillance video showed her getting up after her “fall”, looking around, and then sitting down again as soon as employees came back to attend to...more

Medical Malpractice: Defining The Standard Of Care In Oklahoma

by Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote,... on 1/4/2013

"Standard of care" is a critical legal yardstick used in medical malpractice litigation to determine responsibility – or lack of responsibility – on the part of a medical practitioner for negative medical outcomes. The...more

Engineering for the Earthquake- Dumbarton Bridge (News Note)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 12/26/2012

Engineers who design in earthquake-prone areas know that they need to design the seismic loads of their bridges to account for potential massive shifts during a quake. (This is what is legally known as the professional...more

Court holds that federal standards of care pre-empt state law standards

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/3/2012

Originally published in International Law Office on November 27 2012. A New York state trial court recently added another voice to the chorus of cases finding that federal law pre-empts state law standards of care in the...more

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