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But For Causation Expert Testimony

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Florida Appellate Court Reduces Legal Malpractice Verdict From $5M to $250K Because Plaintiff Failed to Prove Underlying Judgment...

After a Florida law firm and one of its attorneys (defendants) were hit with a $5 million jury verdict in a case arising out of an underlying medical malpractice action, they—along with the firm's insurer—appealed. Because...more

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Defendants Entitled to Summary Judgment on Lack of Proximate Causation Because Plaintiffs' Expert Opinions were Conclusory

Summary judgment entered in the attorney defendant's favor on grounds of lack of causation in a legal malpractice case was upheld by a Texas court of appeal where plaintiffs' expert's opinions regarding proximate cause were...more

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Experts: Use Counterfactuals

As of press time for this post, 173,094 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus. If the United States had followed the example of other developed countries by taking earlier and more decisive actions against the virus,...more

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Defending Nonsubscriber Lifting Injuries – Part VIII – “But For” Causation

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Regardless of what factual theory of negligence a lifting injury plaintiff pursues, the plaintiff must prove that the negligence of the defendant caused the injury at issue. As simple as this concept appears, the nature of...more

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