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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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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My Dad and I Didn’t Battle The Charles Case With So Many Other Fine Lawyers, Just To See Florida’s Constitution Undone.

Nov 17, 2022 Access, Civics, Clients, Courts, Daily, Hospitals, Law, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Medical Records, Obstetrics, Patient Safety, Peer Review Comments Off on My Dad and I Didn’t Battle The Charles Case With So Many Other Fine Lawyers, Just To See Florida’s Constitution Undone.

Despite our work in Charles versus Baptist, hospital lobbyists keep picking away at the patient safety disclosures voted for by Florida. As noted in a recent news story, the case my office handled established an important precedent (overturning the First DCA in the process). In a key 2017 ruling in a Jacksonville case, the Florida […]

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Jury awards $28.6 million to man who lost legs when hit by Amtrak train

Oct 31, 2022 Courts, Courts, Juries, Law, Medical Malpractice, Trials, Verdicts, Weekly Comments Off on Jury awards $28.6 million to man who lost legs when hit by Amtrak train

Many times, there are multiple causes and responsible parties to a terrible accident. Trial lawyers are tasked with identifying each of those parties prior to filing suit. At trial, it is the jury’s job to determine what percentage of blame to assign to each party. Trial lawyers can make recommendations in argument, but the decision […]

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Pro-Tip: Try To Avoid Having To Call The Judge Minutes Into A Deposition

Oct 7, 2022 Civics, Courts, Daily, Emergency, Government, Humor, NerdLife, News, Politics Comments Off on Pro-Tip: Try To Avoid Having To Call The Judge Minutes Into A Deposition

It happens. I get it. But when the witness has taken “less than her normal dose of painkillers” to get through the deposition, there are ways around that problem other than asking a Federal judge to treat it as an emergency. I don’t know if it is rule number one, but it is certainly top […]

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Yes, The Onion’s SCOTUS Brief Is Hysterical. And Brilliant.

Oct 5, 2022 Courts, Courts, Daily, Government, Humor, Law, NerdLife, News, SCOTUS, Uncategorized, Writing Comments Off on Yes, The Onion’s SCOTUS Brief Is Hysterical. And Brilliant.

The Onion is the world’s leading news publication, offering highly acclaimed, universally revered coverage of breaking national, international, and local news events. Rising from its humble beginnings as a print newspaper in 1756, The Onion now enjoys a daily readership of 4.3 trillion and has grown into the single most powerful and influential organization in […]

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QB Sues NFL Team For Pre-Game Pain Injection That Collapsed His Lung

Sep 20, 2022 Courts, Daily, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, News, Pop Culture Comments Off on QB Sues NFL Team For Pre-Game Pain Injection That Collapsed His Lung

When this happened, I started calculating the missed game checks in my head. Now, the case is set for trial. Here’s the link: Tyrod Taylor sues Chargers team doctor for medical malpractice stemming from punctured lung suffered in 2020

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I’ll Say It Again, Trial Lawyers: Don’t Scream At The Judge.

Sep 16, 2022 Appeals, Civics, Clients, Courts, Courts, Daily, Ethics, Law, News, The American Lawyer Comments Off on I’ll Say It Again, Trial Lawyers: Don’t Scream At The Judge.

Trial lawyers don’t win every argument in front of every judge. And, yes. Some of those losses come on significant issues and important cases. But here’s the thing: there are prescribed ways to deal with those disagreements. You can respectfully present that option to the judge and let him or her know that there are […]

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Young Thug’s song lyrics are being used as evidence in his gang indictment

Sep 12, 2022 Civics, Constitution, Courts, Evidence, News, Weekly Comments Off on Young Thug’s song lyrics are being used as evidence in his gang indictment

Not everyone supports allowing prosecutors to use lyrics as evidence. In “Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America” by Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis, rapper Killer Mike argues that rap as an art form is a safe space where raw emotions can and should be expressed. “Left unchecked, it has the potential to silence […]

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