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Drug & Device News
November 02, 2014
Discussion of case in which an appeals court upheld a $10 Million Motrin verdict.
Verdicts
November 02, 2014
In-depth analysis of a recent ruling.
Electronic Health Records
November 02, 2014
While EHRs are here to stay, what are the benefits and risks of this product? Do they create more or less legal liability for medical providers?
Employee Bad Acts
November 02, 2014
In last month's newsletter, the author began discussion of medical institutions and their liability exposure for the bad acts of their employees by highlighting the notorious case of nurse Charles Cullen. He admitted to deliberately killing at least 40 patients, yet the plaintiffs who sued the last hospital that employed him were unable to recover because they could not prove causation. Are all such cases doomed?
Did the Affordable Care Act End the Collateral Source Rule?
November 02, 2014
This article explores the possibility that as cases are litigated under the Affordable Care Act, there is an opportunity for a change in the collateral source rule and the corresponding impact on the presentation of damages in personal injury cases.
Practice Tip: Calculating Structured Judgments
November 02, 2014
After a verdict, both parties usually submit a proposed judgment to the court with an economist's report. The court then decides the amount of the judgment to be docketed. But before the momentum of the trial reaches that stage, the plaintiff's attorney should undertake his/her own calculations. This article uses New York's structured judgment statute as an example.
Drug & Device News
October 02, 2014
A case involving trade secrets and the public's right to know.
Medical Monitoring: A Recent Ruling in New York
October 02, 2014
When a patient takes a medication that does not at first appear to harm him but that could cause later-developing consequences, or when a medical error is made that causes no immediately measurable harm but that could lead to future injury, is a medical monitoring remedy available? The following article discusses one state high court's recent analysis of the issue.
Med Mal News
October 02, 2014
Analysis of recent news of interest to you and your practice.
The Statute of Limitations and the Mentally Incapacitated Plaintiff
October 02, 2014
Statutes of limitations are intended to protect defendants from unexpected enforcement of stale claims by plaintiffs who fail to use reasonable diligence in prosecuting their claims. However, the effects of statutes of limitations have exceptions, primarily based on equitable considerations.

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