Examiner.com MYTH #1: It is easy to file a medical malpractice suit. In fact, it is very difficult (and expensive) to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Most lawyers will not take on a medical malpractice case unless the damages are high and the liability is … Topics: award, case, claim, Colorado, court, damages, fee, injury, [...]
San Jose Mercury News, USA AP LAS VEGAS—The Nevada Supreme Court is taking steps to resolve a backlog of medical malpractice lawsuits through a “settlement marathon” in May. Court spokesman Bill Gang says teams of two senior judges will be assigned to conduct settlement … … >>> Rest of the Story Topics: court, judge, law, [...]
Mayor Bloomerg expressed dismay over a jury’s recent decision to award $2.3 million to Dustin Dibble, who lost part of his leg under a subway train after falling onto the tracks drunk in 2006. Bloomberg told reporters, “I wasn’t sitting in the courtroom. I wasn’t on the jury. But on the face of it, you’d [...]
A lawsuit brought on behalf of an individual for Illinois medical malpractice was found to be a null because the “lawyer” was unlicensed. The nullity rule directly punishes the unknowing client in this case. In Applebaum v. Rush University Medical Center, 2008 WL 4943860, the High Court of Illinois explaines that the nullity rule: “Should [...]