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20 Nov 2014, 12:17 am
On Tuesday in Harrisburg, the justices heard arguments over whether informed consent forms should ever be admissible in strict med mal cases (those without allegations of informed consent violations). [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 2:35 am
In a case of first impression at the circuit level, the Third Circuit ruled that TSA screeners are not law enforcement officers under the Federal Tort Claims Act; claims related to their conduct are barred by sovereign immunity: In a... [read post]
20 Jun 2019, 5:05 am
Two days ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that evidence of risks and complications associated with surgical procedures can be admissible in medical malpractice cases. [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 1:30 am
The focus of the trial was a rear-mounted gas tank. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 2:56 am
Marc Ginsberg has posted to SSRN Does Evidence of Common Insurance Demonstrate Relevant Expert Witness Bias in Medical Negligence Litigation?. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 5:05 am
At Torts Today, George Conk is reporting the death of the attorney who won Henningsen v. [read post]
5 Jan 2015, 2:54 am
Wisconsin law allows only spouses, minor children, or the parents of minor children to sue for wrongful death in med mal cases. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 1:40 am
Value-neutrality was a term coined by Max Weber, a founding father of sociology. [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 4:45 am
In a recent case, an Illinois appellate court held that mental health providers can be held liable for the suicide of their patients, even if they are treating them on an outpatient basis. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 8:39 am
This week, the Second Circuit endorsed the general proposition that certain types of bankruptcy asset sales bar successor liability. [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 1:28 pm
In a decision sure to reach the state's highest court, Wisconsin's $750K med mal cap on non-economic damages was ruled unconstitutional by an appeals court today. [read post]
9 Jul 2019, 2:23 am
In Oberdorf v. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 12:21 am
On Wednesday, a Missouri House committee approved a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in med mal cases. [read post]
1 Aug 2017, 3:21 am
Like many states, Pennsylvania is facing a budget deficit. [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 2:39 am
A father has sued the owner of Hershey Park and the designer and builder of the Storm Runner roller coaster over an incident from June 2018. [read post]
17 Nov 2017, 4:35 am
Sen. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 1:27 pm
Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the $750,000 non-economic damages cap in med mal cases is constitutional. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 2:05 am
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that a $500,000 cap on punitive damages and a $250,000 cap on pain-and-suffering damages would save $54 billion over ten years and lower liability insurance premiums by 10%. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 5:18 am
Wisconsin law does not allow the parents of adult children to sue on their behalf for medical malpractice. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 1:27 am
From an e-mail I received from Temple's Scott Burris: The Center for Health Law Practice and Policy (CHLPP) at Temple University is hiring a grant-funded, Injury Prevention Legal Research Associate to support the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s (PA DOH) Violence... [read post]
