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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims - October 12th - 13th, Philadelphia, PA

Obstetrics malpractice claims continue to be the most expensive within the medical malpractice arena. The unparalleled faculty of claim specialists, risk managers, medical experts – as well as a wide array of plaintiff and...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Expert Competency Rule Change Reverses Effects of Johnson v. Abdullah

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To succeed in meeting their evidentiary burden for a medical malpractice claim, a plaintiff must prove a breach of the standard of care, causation, and damages through expert testimony. See Bruni v. Tatsumi, 46 Ohio St.2d...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Legal Pulse: “Active Clinical Practice” Requirements Heightened for Expert Witnesses

A seminal issue in many medical malpractice cases involves qualified expert opinions. Under Ohio law, obtaining such experts is a threshold matter for any medical claim;[1] notable legal safeguards exist to ensure that these...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Emergency Physician Not Qualified to Opine on Psychiatric Standard of Care: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical...

Can an emergency medicine physician offer expert opinions about the standard of care for psychiatric evaluation in drug overdose cases? Fara Biundo, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Zenah S. Muhdi, Deceased v....more

Sands Anderson PC

Affirmed: Think Twice Before Retaining An Expert Who Has Been Subject To Disciplinary Proceedings

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If you decide to retain an expert with a past disciplinary history, be prepared for that information to be used at trial to attack your expert’s credibility! In Gross v. Stuart the Supreme Court of Virginia held that it was...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Tips for Medical Malpractice Litigation

Winning a medical malpractice lawsuit has many different variables that need to be proven. Medical malpractice happens when a health care professional, doctor, or hospital, through a negligent act or omission, causes injury...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Rhode Island Supreme Court Decision Serves As A Reminder To Engage Necessary Experts Early In The Case

A recent Rhode Island Supreme Court decision serves as an important reminder of the need to engage essential expert witnesses early in a case and, at a minimum, before discovery responses are due....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Plaintiff’s Expert Physician Deemed Not Competent to Testify as to the Standard of Care Applicable to Hospitals

In Lattimore v. Dickey (2015 S.O.S. 4448 – filed August 21, 2015), the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District held that plaintiff’s expert physician’s declaration was insufficient to create a triable issue of...more

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