Delaware High Court Hands Agency a New Shot at Malpractice Claim Against Law Firm April 23, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Delaware insurance agency has won another chance at proving a law firm was negligent in defending it in a...
Court Nixes ‘Wrongful Life’ Framing in Upholding $38M Fertility Malpractice Award February 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that claims involving the evolving field of assisted reproductive technologies can be decided using...
Kentucky Supreme Court Says Medical Experts May be Needed, Even in Negligence Claims January 22, 2024 By William Rabb When a baseball umpire, well-traveled in college baseball conferences, went to a hospital for X-rays on his surgically repaired ankle...
Minn. Woman Sues Dentist After 4 Root Canals, 8 Dental Crowns and 20 Fillings in a Single Visit January 3, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20...
Ore. Supreme Holds Claims for Lost Money are No Exception to Statute of Repose November 29, 2023 By Jim Sams Oregon’s statute of repose bars any action for negligent injury filed more than 10 years after the act or omission...
Ala. Ct. Affirms Order to Return Injured Worker’s Psyche Records May 8, 2023 Malik Woodard asked his doctor not to look at records of the treatment he received from a psychologist while recovering...
Hawaii High Court Revives Convict’s Malpractice Claim Against Brokerage February 23, 2023 By Jim Sams Charles Alan Pflueger was convicted of tax fraud nearly a decade ago, paid a fine and finished his prison term,...
Eagles Safety Awarded $43.5M in Damages for Medical Malpractice Claim February 16, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia jury yesterday awarded former Philadelphia Eagles team captain Christopher Maragos $43.5 million in damages in a case of...
Report Says Social Inflation Adds Up to 11% to Physician Malpractice Claims January 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Social inflation accounts for 8 to 11 percent of all medical malpractice losses for carriers that insure physicians, according to...
Pa. Court Loosens Rules on Where Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed August 30, 2022 By Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Thursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to...