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By Josefa Velasquez | June 21, 2017
The state Legislature passed a scaled-back version of Lavern's Law on Wednesday that seeks to change the statute of limitations on medical malpractice lawsuits to give some victims more time to file complaints and seek restitution.
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By Jason Grant | June 16, 2017
A split First Department panel allowed the lawsuit against Montefiore Medical Center, brought by a 17-year-old who suffered a pulmonary embolism and brain damage, to proceed based largely on a physician's statements that, "if the nurse practitioner had removed the NuvaRing, and referred plaintiff for further assessment, all of the subsequent injuries and complications suffered by plaintiff would have been avoided."
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By Jason Grant | June 16, 2017
A medical malpractice action alleging that a hospital failed to diagnose a man's cancerous wound must be dismissed because he filed a notice of claim too late, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 15, 2017
A man who entered surgery thinking one testicle was going to be removed only to find afterward that the wrong one was missing has been awarded $870,000, including $250,000 in punitive damages, by a Huntingdon County jury.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 15, 2017
Bankruptcy Trustee May Commence Medical Malpractice Suit in Representative Capacity
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 13, 2017
Dismissal of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, Punitive Damages Claims Granted
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 12, 2017
A federal judge has refused to grant interest and attorney fees on top of a $4 million award Temple University Hospital scored against the federal government stemming from a medical malpractice case.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
The amount of noneconomic damages the jury awarded to the plaintiff, who underwent an unnecessary laparotomy surgery, fell within the uncertain limits of fair and reasonable. The court denied the moving defendants' motion for remittitur or a new trial on damages.
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By Greg Land | June 9, 2017
A 2014 suit accusing the healthcare provider at the Douglas County Jail of causing an inmate's death by administering a drug to which he was allergic…
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 8, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $2.1 million to a woman claiming she experienced ongoing pain resulting from the deterioration of a pelvic mesh implant.
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