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Florida Court Sides With University of Miami, Says It's Immune To Medical Malpractice Suit

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 28, 2020, a Florida appeals court tossed out a medical malpractice suit accusing a University of Miami doctor of providing negligent treatment at a public teaching hospital. By George F. Indest III, J.D., Background of the Suit.

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Attorney Owes $8 Million in Malicious Prosecution Case as Jury Sides With Doctor

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 30, 2018, an Arizona jury awarded a record $8 million to a physician who claimed that a medical malpractice suit wrongfully alleged that he intentionally caused a patient’s death. Cogan filed suit on behalf of a client in Arizona state court in 2013 accusing Dr.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Care Taps Health Net Exec as New CEO COLORADO Aurora’s Fitzsimons plans development opportunities on 60 acres Boulder drug discovery co. 3 in the U.S. for maternity care Healthcare Shifts Driving Demand For Outpatient Facilities In Denver Insider Breach, Email Attacks Net $1.7M

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Health Provider News – July 22, 2022

Hall Render

State settles University of Iowa medical malpractice lawsuit for $7.5 New York confirms 1st national polio case since 2013. Hackers hit health companies, insurers with increasing regularity. Iowa governor signs legislation requiring more ASC transparency. Troubled Iowa nursing home closing. Iowa physicians sell $16.4M NORTH CAROLINA.

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Removal, Severance & Rule 21

Drug & Device Law

That started us thinking about other uses of severance of non-indispensable parties to preserve diversity – particularly, as in the Rejuvenate case, medical malpractice defendants in product liability litigation – to preserve federal diversity jurisdiction. We most recently returned to this issue here , where we discussed Sullivan v.

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Guest Post – More on Expert Gatekeeping in West Virginia

Drug & Device Law

2013) (citation and quotation marks omitted). “We. “The [procedural] regime contemplates that trial judges will perform a gatekeeping function, determining whether the. . . methodology underlying proffered expert testimony is scientifically valid and whether that. methodology properly can be applied to the facts in issue.” Harris v.

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Always Liability Increases (ALI)?  Not Yet with Medical Monitoring.

Drug & Device Law

There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. 2013); (2) Massachusetts, despite its highest court retaining present injury to “address any concerns over false claims,” Donovan v. Actions Taken Membership voted to approve §§48D-48F (Sepulcher) of the draft. Footnote and lengthy list of names omitted).