By Aleeza Furman | January 6, 2025
Ostroff Godshall managing partner Richard Godshall, who represented the plaintiffs, said the opinion "supports a long line of delayed diagnosis cases that permit a plaintiff to prove causation by showing the delay in timely diagnosis increased the risk of harm and resulted in a worse outcome."
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By Mason Lawlor | December 11, 2024
"Dr. Sherri Studstill indicated that damages were a possibility but that she had not made any determination that Mr. Simmons had suffered any actual damages," Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Usman wrote in a Dec. 3 opinion.
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By Quentin Brogdon | December 6, 2024
"‘The one ring to rule them all’ in "The Lord of the Rings" is the ultimate symbol of absolute power. There is no similar absolute ‘one rule to rule them all’ in trial law in Texas, but there is a rule powerful enough to be called simply ‘the Rule,’” according to Quentin Brogdon of Crain Brogdon.
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By Mason Lawlor | November 5, 2024
The sanctions came in response to Ford's alleged attempts to reach a "compromise verdict," and force a mistrial for products liability claims. However, those sanctions "almost completely prevented Ford from presenting a defense as to liability," according to Appellate Judge M. Yvette Miller.
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By Amy Oppenheimer | October 29, 2024
"Accepting an engagement as an expert witness for a case brings a different set of challenges," writes Oppenheimer Investigations Group's Amy Oppenheimer.
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By Meredith Dearborn and Jessica Phillips | October 25, 2024
"Tech-related cases inherently bring an additional layer of complexity to trial preparations," so Paul Weiss' Meredith Dearborn and Jessica Phillips provide tips for explaining tech in the courtroom.
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By Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood | October 14, 2024
"Lehrburger explained that unlike retained experts, non-retained treating physicians 'wear a cloak of independence and lack of bias,'" write Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 10, 2024
In an Oct. 8 order, a New York appeals court allowed Johnson & Johnson to subpoena plaintiffs' expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline and her employer, Northwell Health, for the names of the individuals in her two groundbreaking reports, published in 2020 and 2023, both of which linked cosmetic talcum powder to mesothelioma.
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By Mason Lawlor | September 25, 2024
"Primary responsibility for the accident resides with the Army crew, who created the dangerous condition and failed to take any steps to warn about or alleviate it," U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni said.
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By Emily Saul | September 16, 2024
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hasa Kingo on Friday ruled that a team from Cozen O'Connor could not question medical professionals called to the stand about unrelated and unproven allegations when the case goes to trial.
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