Volume 27 - Number 6 | March 2010
| March Issue in PDF Format … |
| Circuit Court Says U.S. Tort Claims Must State Damages in ‘Sum Certain’ By Janice G. Inman In a case that did not involve a medical malpractice allegation but that could affect the prosecution of cases against the United States for botched medical care, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a lawsuit could not go forward until a "sum certain" in damages was alleged. |
| The Battle of the Experts By John Ratkowitz When complex medical issues are at stake in a trial, attorneys have to address not just the details of the science to allow the jury to engage in its search for truth. |
| Inquest on Damages By Katherine W. Dandy and Max G. Gaujean Because the issue of damages is so intertwined with the issue of causation in a medical malpractice action, and because such actions are unique in that a defendant doctor can be negligent without being the cause of any injury, the authors submit that a defaulting defendant should be permitted to introduce evidence on the issue of whether the claimed injury resulted from the alleged malpractice, or from another factor or factors, in whole or in part. |
| Med Mal News Recent happenings you need to know. |
| Drug & Device News The latest important news. |
| Movers & Shakers Who's doing what; who's going where. |
| Verdicts Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice. |
