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Punitive Damages Awarded in Malpractice Case of Destroyed Medical Record

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In Gomez v. Cabatic, 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 00278, the Second Department upheld an award of punitive damages against a physician who was alleged to have destroyed portions of a medical record. The Gomez case involved a claim...more

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Hospital Answer Stricken for Destroying Paper Medical Record after Scanning into the EMR

On Wednesday, October 25, 2017, the Arkansas Court of Appeals handed down an opinion affirming a severe sanction against a hospital in a medical malpractice case. The trial court had stricken the hospital’s answer, where...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Lessons From A Cautionary Tale of Electronic Discovery Pitfalls in Health Care Litigation

E-discovery is especially challenging in healthcare related litigation due to the healthcare industry’s reliance on electronically stored information (ESI), the volume of medical records often at issue in health care...more

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