The cutoff date to file a medical malpractice lawsuit is extended if a medical practitioner flees the state within the four-year lawsuit deadline, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.

Jan 13, 2023 Civics, Clients, Courts, Insurance Companies, Investigation, Patient Safety, Physicians, Surgery, Weekly, Wrongful Death Comments Off on The cutoff date to file a medical malpractice lawsuit is extended if a medical practitioner flees the state within the four-year lawsuit deadline, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.

Here is a case out of Ohio allowing a claim to proceed, even where the defendant makes himself difficult to find and serve with process. Ohio Supreme Court: Patients can pursue legal claim against doctor who fled country I had a similar and horrific case involving a small child killed in an office setting during […]

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“(Judge) Smith said he wouldn’t consent to delaying the trial for any reason “up to and including a zombie apocalypse”.

Jan 12, 2023 Civics, Courts, Daily, Ethics, Humor, News, The American Lawyer, Trials Comments Off on “(Judge) Smith said he wouldn’t consent to delaying the trial for any reason “up to and including a zombie apocalypse”.

Federal District Court judges wield an awful lot of unappreciated power. I was joking with a colleague about the “tells” they use – a ‘menacing cough’ came up more than once. Early in my career, I hadn’t been able to read a room that well. One judge actually told me to “stop talking” because “you’re […]

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Robot Lawyers and Judges?

Jan 10, 2023 Civics, Courts, Daily, Ethics, Science, SCOTUS, The American Lawyer, Trials Comments Off on Robot Lawyers and Judges?

If they’re working on AI lawyers and AI judges, why not AI juries? #7A Today, an artificial intelligence firm made a curious offer for any lawyer or person with a case coming up at the Supreme Court to allow an AI to feed them lines, promising anyone who goes through with it will receive $1 million in […]

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