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Medical Malpractice Litigation
As a presentation technology consultant, I have been sitting in the hot seat for almost 25 years. I average one trial a month with about 75% being medical malpractice (med mal) cases. I work with both plaintiff and defense...more
In the recent unpublished case, Labega v. Joshi, 2024 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 157, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision that is favorable for all employers in the State. The Court held that where an employer...more
Join us in Miami, Florida, for an engaging and exciting seminar that will address some of medicine’s most relevant and controversial issues. Topics include: a maternal fetal medicine and pediatric neurology “blockbuster”...more
Hounchell v. Durrani, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-220021, 2023-Ohio-2501 (Jul. 21, 2023) - The trial court permitted a jury instruction that allowed the jury to not only consider the fact that the physician defendant, who was of...more
The case involved a loving couple who came to the U.S. from Cuba in 2013 to live with their extended families in Miami and for a better life. Three years later that American dream ended in heartbreak and the tragic,...more
Can comments intended to inflame the passions of the jury, even if directed at a non-party, result in error? Michael Konewko v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation d/b/a Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital 2020 IL App...more
The “empty chair” defense, where the defendant denies responsibility for the plaintiff’s injuries and blames a person absent from trial (i.e. the “empty chair”), can be extremely effective in tort actions. The Court of...more
For trial lawyers, there is a great deal of lore on the kinds of jurors you would want for particular cases. While some attorneys will focus on traits like gender, age, or occupation, the smarter course, in my view, is to...more
There’s a logical reaction when one hears about some of the claims that end up as the basis for a medical malpractice claim. That reaction might go something like this: So the injury that the plaintiff complains of,...more