‘Slip and Fall’ Cases Are Hard: A reminder from St. Pete.

Don’t let anyone tell you that there are too many successful “slip and fall” verdicts for Plaintiffs. The truth is judges and juries are hard on slip-and-fall cases. Defendants and their carriers know this, and they litigate these cases fiercely. Only careful, thoughtful, and considered legal strategies can keep you out of this kind of […]

Fla. Justices Say Malpractice Claim Met Expert Qualifications

In the late 1980s, Florida’s legislature passed lots of special rules for medical malpractice cases – hoops to be jumped through before a case can be filed. These laws, on the books from the time I became a lawyer, spawned warehouses full of legal challenges, appeals, opinions, and related paperwork. Whether the laws accomplished anything […]

Univ. Of Wash. Hospital Sued Over Allegedly Lost Tumor

I’m curious because the news report doesn’t mention it – wasn’t there a repeat biopsy once they realized the first specimen was lost? “Defendant UW lost the surgically removed tumor prior to conducting the requisite pathological review and left plaintiff without a clear diagnostic or care plan,” according to the complaint seeking medical negligence damages. […]

Song For The Walls

A lawyer is more than a mouthpiece. When it feels that nobody will ever hear you – that your grief and pain are shouted in an empty room, falling upon silent and unmoving walls – a good lawyer will break through and force your message to be heard. H/T Eric Amble for the title.