New 1st Dept. Cases of Interest
What you don’t know about those status conference orders can really hurt you. This is illustrated painfully in a March 19, 2009, decision, Regina Carter v. Isabella Geriatric Center, Inc., NY Slip Op 01914 (1st Dept. 2009). The January 10, 2008 order, issued during a status conference, precluded plaintiff from presenting expert witness testimony at trial due to the [...]
Virginia and West Virginia:Nice States, But Don’t Get Sick There
In early February, I posted about West Virginia physician, John A. King, who had managed to generate 124 medical malpractice lawsuits during the short time he was on staff at Putnam General Hospital. It turns out that Dr. King also generated considerable, and illegal fees for himself, courtesy of the medical device makers whose products [...]
Medical Malpractice Milestones
25 years after the death of Libby Zion at New York Hospital, a physician reflects on the changes in how residents are trained–changes largely brought about by the scrutiny invited by the tragic facts of Ms. Zion’s case. The statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits may be increased, and New York’s Medical Society is [...]