LAW FOR A SNOW DAY
Welcome to TNYMMLB’s SNOW DAY EDITION . Today, we talk about, what else, snow. What is a landowner’s duty to those who might... Read More
COUNTERINTUITIVE CASE LAW FROM THE SECOND DEPT.
As practitioners of personal injury and medical malpractice law, most of us know the difference between standard negligence, and medical malpractice, even... Read More
PHYSICIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST FDA’S LAX METHODOLOGY
Way back on July 11, 2008, I wrote about physician/editors at THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE who had grave concerns about consumers of American... Read More
CASES OF INTEREST
When commencing a medical malpractice lawsuit in New York State, plaintiffs, and especially, plaintiff’s attorneys, must be aware of the necessity of... Read More
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE NEWS
The Boston Globe reports on New Hampshire’s medical malpractice panels, which screen cases prior to trial and issue recommendations for resolution. The panels were created... Read More
NEGLIGENCE CAUSED DEATH OF NY RANGERS RISING STAR
This is an UPDATE on my October 13, 2008 post, “Small Time Medical Care Hurts Big League Hockey.” Alexei Cherepanov, once considered a hot prospect... Read More
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE FINDS MORE SLEEP FOR RESIDENTS PREVENTS MALPRACTICE
Today’s NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE discusses new recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that address an old and nettlesome problem: the long... Read More
NEW CASES OF INTEREST, AND FICTIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
When it comes to the discovery process in New York, probably the most frequently invoked word in decisions by judges is “ liberal ,”... Read More
UPDATE ON HOW TO IMPROVE U.S. HEALTH CARE
“ Universal Health Care ” should be embraced, and not feared, according to The Anti-Corporate League . They make what they term a data-based argument for Universal... Read More
ELLIOT SPITZER, REDUX
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! For in today’s NY Times , we learn from Danny Hakimthat a congressional committee is investigating the motives behind U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia’s investigation... Read More