Consent to Settlement Agreement May Not Bar Negligence Claim - The Legal Intelligencer - In Guido v. Duane Morris LLP, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in a June 8 opinion that a client's consent to settlement does not necessarily bar
a malpractice action arising from that settlement.
Berman v Ribitwer Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 246870 (August 17, 2004)(affirming trial court decision to grant summary disposition to client on legal
malpractice action arising out of divorce action)
Sexton v Sumner Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 204192 (August 24, 1999)(affirming trial court decision to grant summary disposition to client on legal
malpractice action arising out of claim and delivery action)
Obtained a defense verdict after a five - day jury trial in a legal
malpractice action arising out of an underlying divorce case
Not exact matches
While the main part of the case discussed the usual components of medical
malpractice action (standard of care of a physician and causation), it's Canada - wide implication
arises from a part of the decision that reviews and clarifies the law on «confidentiality between patient and doctor» in a legal context.
Well, if a cause of
action arose after January 1st of 2015, there's a cap on the non-economic damages portion of medical
malpractice cases in the state of Maryland.
Plaintiff Donald Brier brought a cause of
action against a practice group and an orthopedic surgeon, Greater Hartford Orthopedic Group P.C., and David Kruger, MD, an orthopedic surgeon (collectively, Defendants), alleging medical
malpractice arising out of a spinal surgery that went bad.
However, one of the aspects of the peer review process, per section 8 of that statute, is that the investigations, proceedings and records of the peer review panel, a committee of a hospital board, disciplinary board, government board or agent of one of these «shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil or administrative
action against a provider of professional health services
arising out of the matters which are the subject of evaluation and review...» In other words, if you file a medical
malpractice lawsuit against a Florida doctor, the records contained in these peer review files — even if relevant — can't be compelled.
Medical
malpractice cases
arise when the
actions of doctors, medical professionals or a medical facility cause injury.
Successfully argued in the Superior Court that dismissal of a medical
malpractice complaint was required when the cause of
action arose outside of Pennsylvania, even if the trial court has jurisdiction» to say «In a case of first impression, Kim successfully arged in the Superior Court that dismissal of a medical
malpractice complaint was required when the cause of
action arose outside of Pennsylvania, even if the trial court has jurisdiction.
Medical
Malpractice is a type of personal injury case that
arises when a patient has been injured because of the improper
action (or inaction) of a healthcare professional or medical facility.