RARE RES IPSA LOQUITUR VICTORY FOR BRONX PLAINTIFF
Res ipsa loquitur is one of those archaic Latin phrases that actually has meaning in the present day. Literally, it means that the... Read More
A RAY OF HOPE FOR PURCHASERS OF MEDICAL RECORDS, OR WHY PAY RETAIL WHEN YOU CAN PAY WHOLESALE?
Like most practitioners of a specialty that requires the constant purchase and review of medical records, I had come to assume that... Read More
JURY NULLIFICATION IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES IS CRIMINAL
Most lawyers who represent patients injured or killed by medical malpractice are huge supporters of the 7th Amendment. It provides as follows:... Read More
IT’S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS
Last year, we were warned. The sugar industry was unwilling to let sales drop, just because its product helped make people obese... Read More
MARITAL VOWS AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
I am not a religious officiant. I have never become a Universal Life Minister, even for a day to marry close friends.... Read More
DR. OZ IS LARGELY BULLETPROOF WHEN IT COMES TO MALPRACTICE
Dr. Mehmet Oz is a New York-based surgeon and television personality. He brings the complexities of medicine to the people, on shows... Read More
AMERICANS DON’T LIKE THE CAPS ON DAMAGES THEY KNOW ABOUT.
It often takes a tragedy, such as the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia , to wake Americans up to the cold, hard realities behind arbitrarily-imposed... Read More
MAYOR DE BLASIO BITTEN BY TORT-REFORM BUG?
I was happy with Mayor Bill de Blasio for a while. He brought a youthful, refreshing blast of liberal-themed common sense into... Read More
FAIR IS FAIR, UNLESS YOU’RE A VICTIM OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
It’s that time of year when my office gets reminders in the mail about what we must have posted and visible to... Read More
THE FORESEEABILITY OF ACCIDENTAL SHOOTINGS
A couple of weeks ago, a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his own motherwhile she shopped in an Idaho Walmart. By all... Read More