The virtual - reality headset Oculus Rift could be used in the manufacturing industry to examine virtual models, while Google Glass could give surgeons hands - free access to information and allow them to create video records of their actions in
case of malpractice suits.
Not exact matches
As a result, Nailah has been allowed by a California judge to present evidence that Jahi is alive as part
of an ongoing medical
malpractice suit, a
case that could make bioethical and medical history.
Since the first widely publicized
case in which a claim
of educational
malpractice was made — a 1976 California
suit brought by a high - school graduate who charged he was illiterate — state courts, including New York's, have continued to turn...
Additionally, the SJC rejected Otis» arguments that judicial estoppel should not be applied because: (1) Otis is bringing the present
suit as an assignee
of Cusick and is therefore presenting Cusick's claims, not his own; (2) Otis himself did not make inconsistent statement under oath concerning his comparative negligence; and (3) the SJC previously rejected use
of judicial estoppel in
cases of assignment
of legal
malpractice claims.
Certain aspects
of medical
malpractice cases vary from state to state, such as the standard
of care, and the time periods in which one can bring a
suit against the medical professional they feel has harmed them or a loved one.
In the
case of medical
malpractice suits, hospitals may be held liable for negligence or for the negligence
of their employees.
CASE SPOTLIGHT: Medical
Malpractice Settlement 1.5 Million
Suit filed against doctor and medical center for failure to properly diagnose a cancerous condition causing a delay
of treatment.
In general, many states have a two - year statute
of limitations on medical
malpractice cases, meaning if you fail to file your
suit during those two years, you will not be able to bring a lawsuit.
In this groundbreaking
case, the Michigan Court
of Appeals ruled that the trial court correctly dismissed a legal
malpractice suit against the attorney and his law firm because the underlying product liability claim plaintiffs» asserted should have been pursued was statutorily preempted under the federal Medical Device Act («MDA»).
Brad also has substantial experience defending marine classification societies in major
malpractice cases, including the $ 1 billion
suit brought by the Kingdom
of Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Spain against the American Bureau
of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast
of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking
of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRI
of the M / V STAR
OF ALEXANDRI
OF ALEXANDRIA.
Other types
of injury
cases can involve workers» compensation, medical
malpractice, and even wrongful death
suits.
Meyer, who has been a medical
malpractice lawyer for 30 years and has won some
of the state's biggest judgments in such
suits, said he has never encountered a
case of a patient dying as a result
of a fall from an operating table.
Medical
malpractice cases form an astonishing number
of personal injury
suits every year.
Indeed, lawyers have been sued for myriad e-discovery issues, such as the mismanagement
of vendors, as in the
case of Devon IT's
malpractice suit against Mitts Milavec in 2007.
Nearly two decades later, in the 2008
case of Matsuyama v. Birnbaum, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court followed
suit and recognized a medical
malpractice cause
of action for «loss
of chance
of survival.
Insurance defense attorney Robert Baker, who defended
malpractice suits for more than 20 years, told Congress in 1994, «As a result
of the caps on damages, most
of the exceedingly competent plaintiff's lawyers in California simply will not handle a
malpractice case... There are entire categories
of cases that have been eliminated since
malpractice reform was implemented in California.»
In many
of these
cases, there was no cause for a
malpractice suit because the damage done during surgery was expected, quickly realized and corrected without further harm coming to the patient.
In the
case of a wrongful death caused by medical
malpractice during labor and delivery, the defendants in the wrongful death action will be the same as those named in a medical
malpractice suit for non-fatal injuries sustained by a baby.
In civil
cases such as personal injury or medical
malpractice, depositions occur during the discovery phase, which is the period
of time after the law
suit is filed and the initial papers are exchanged between the two sides.
The legal
malpractice case arose from a 1992
suit in which several parties had sued the Plaintiff, seeking a declaration
of rights regarding a water well.
Inc. v. McDermott Will & Emery filed on June 2, 2011, in Los Angeles Superior Court (
Case BC462832) has ignited several discussions in the legal community, including a 50 - comment debate on the ABA Journal website under Debra Cassens Weiss» article, «
Malpractice Suit Targets Quality
of BigLaw's Temporary Lawyers.»
Exceptions to confidentiality include
cases in which: (1) illegal activity is occuring (such as physical or sexual abuse); (2) the purpose
of counseling is to obtain a court evaluation; or (3) legal action regarding the therapy itself (such as
malpractice suit) is in progress.