Professional Negligence

A Colorado law firm's sad tale reemphasizes why it's important to strictly observe the notice requirements of a professional liability insurance policy. The hard lesson was handed down Tuesday by a federal judge...

For overweight consumers looking to lose weight fast, the use of lap band surgery as a quick and easy way to a new life can be tempting. But in some cases, it's deadly....

It's not just making it rain millions. For example, Jeffrey D. Forchelli, managing partner of the Uniondale law firm Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, presented a common scenario of how...

The estate of a client could not proceed with a legal malpractice lawsuit commenced by the client before her death, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The client received workers'...

CHICAGO -- Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is proud to announce the launch of Cerebral Palsy Lawyers FAQ, a new website devoted to informing parents of children with cerebral palsy of their medical and legal...

A West Virginia jury awarded the son of a woman who died of severe dehydration after a brief stay in a nursing home $91.5 million, including an $80 million punitive damages award. The...

Federal health care law does not preempt an amendment to state law guaranteeing a medical malpractice plaintiff's right to know about prior adverse medical incidents, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in affirming...

According to plaintiff's attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger, Dr. Andrew Jay Halperin should have known that Kimberly VanSlembrouck's baby was going to be too big to risk a vaginal birth, and he should have...

MIAMI -- Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson, partner at the nationally recognized trial law firm Colson Hicks Eidson and former president of the American Association for Justice - the world's largest association of trial...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/943746/hospital_wireless) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Hospital Wireless Patient Monitoring Devices - Global Opportunity Assessment, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecasts to 2017" to their offering. Executive...

WASHINGTON -- Douglas Grimm, a leading health care lawyer and former senior health care industry executive, has joined Stradley Ronon as the head of the firm's health care practice. Grimm previously served as...

(Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Feldman Shepherd Achieves Philadelphia Tier 1 Ranking in Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation) PHILADELPHIA -- Personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig...

An insured who contracted hepatitis C at an endoscopy clinic could sue her managed care organization for negligently failing to ensure the safety of her ERISA plan's medical provider network, the Nevada Supreme...

The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's summary judgment in favor of a commercial general liability (CGL) insurer in an action brought by a professional liability insurer seeking contribution...

HEADNOTE Sluggish Economy Tops List of Credit Concerns for Third Straight Year The recession ended in lune 2009. It really did. Unfortunately, a full 18 months after the longest prolonged period of economic...

Constitutional Claims and Civil Rights Student and parents sought review of summary judgment granted in favor of school district and college regarding violations of stuent's free exercise of religion and right to due...

Articles Joseph P. Liu, Sports Merchandising, Publicity Rights, and the Missing Role of the Sports Fan, 52 B.C. L. Rev. 493 (2011). This article discusses how the current use of sports merchandising is...

Thirty years old in 2012, Board of Education v. Rowley^ remains the Supreme Court's sole pronouncement on the meaning of the duty to provide appropriate education for children with disabilities. This duty is...

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have announced the preliminary laboratory test results of baby formula involved in a recent case where a Cronobacter...