The Michigan Supreme Court came out a few weeks ago with a very interesting opinion in favor of the Plaintiff in a malpractice claim that most likely would fail in Maryland. The doctor’s malpractice attorneys argued that the allegation that the doctor’s negligence reduced the risk of stroke from 10 to…
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Anesthesiologist Malpractice Claims in Maryland
Anesthesia malpractice claims in Maryland have declined. That is right. Something good is happening. Anesthesiologists have gotten better at delivering the appropriate amount of sedation. Why have they gotten better? I would say malpractice lawsuits. Anesthesiologists were forced to improve because their malpractice premiums were through the roof. Today, they…
Hawaii Medical Malpractice Settlements and Verdicts
There are not many malpractice settlements and verdicts in Hawaii. Here are three that I found and the awards or settlements are significant: 2019, Hawaii: $18,760,000 Settlement. A woman suffered an end-stage renal disease after experiencing a sepsis-related infection while giving birth at Tripler Medical Center. She experienced repeated and…
Ravens’ Parade Trampling Case Reversed by Court of Special Appeals
I’m also fired up for a new year of appellate opinions. Something about having a new year on a case that just seems exciting to me. (In an unrelated note, I have four kids and few hobbies.) But there have been few tort related appellate opinions this year to get…
Shingles Lawsuit July 2022 Update: Federal Court Trials on Tap
Our Zostavax Trials Set for 2020 Our lawyers are handling Zostavax and Shingrix shingles vaccine lawsuits. If you have a potential suit and have not yet hired a lawyer, call me. Zostavax lawsuits are now moving forward quickly. U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has…
Armacost v. Davis: A Practical Decision on Trial Management
In Armacost v. Davis, the first appellate tort opinion in Maryland in 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals was asked to examine whether a trial court’s instructions to the jury were inappropriate and prejudicial in a medical malpractice case alleging negligence after a four-level cervical discectomy and fusion surgery performed by…
Why Attorney Fee Splitting Serves Tort Victims
Max Kennerly writes a blog post about referral or co-counsel fees in personal injury cases, talking about a case where the lawyers agreed to a fee split but after a nice verdict, they argued about what those words meant regarding carving up the fee. There has been talk, as Max…
When Your Personal Injury Client Files for Bankruptcy
Most personal injury lawyers have had more than a few encounters with consumer bankruptcy proceedings. Personal injury clients frequently file personal bankruptcies. It is therefore important to know how personal injury claims, settlements, or awards are treated in bankruptcy. The question everyone wants to know is will the client get…
Atrium C-Qur Mesh Lawsuits
We have been getting a lot of calls from Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh victims. These poor people have a lot of questions and concerns and we try to lay some of those out for you here. The C-Qur hernia mesh products are a line of polypropylene surgical implants manufactured by…
Knee Dislocations and Settlement Value
Knee dislocations are relatively rare in automobile accidents. But we have seen several of them recently, so I’m writing today about these injuries and to give you some idea of the potential settlement value of these claims. If you are trying to find the general settlement value of knee injury…