Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Archives

Jury Awards $30M To Family Of 23-Year-Old Who Died From Ulcer

Bill Thompson Feb 20, 2024 Courtroom, Daily, Damages, Hospitals, Insurance Companies, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Patient Safety, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Verdicts Comments Off

You don’t often hear about the frivolous and stubborn defenses that anger juries. David Dickey, who represents Hannah Waite’s parents, told Law360 on Friday that he proposed settlements of $250,000 to each doctor, but the defense refused and made no offers of their own. Read more at: https://www.law360.com/personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/1803831?nl_pk=029cff45-637f-44e3-babf-75563f8e0bfd&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=personal-injury-medical-malpractice&utm_content=2024-02-20&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0?copied=1

Talk about an understatement …

Bill Thompson Feb 19, 2024 Daily, Medical Error, Medical Literature, Medical Malpractice, Peer Review, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Physicians Comments Off

I could – and do – tell a lot of stories about this. Over thirty years of working for and against large health care and insurance institutions – and expert witnesses responsible for the education of young doctors in training – makes me appreciate (immensely) professional efforts like this. Health law plays a crucial role […]

Cole Scott Faces DQ Bid In Fla. Crash Suit Over Atty

Bill Thompson Feb 16, 2024 Daily, Ethics, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Comments Off

I’m not sure how having a personal relationship with co-counsel merits disqualification, but I know how an insurance defense lawyer using your attorney client communications from a previous case in which he represented you causes a serious problem. Sarah Stratemeyer’s motion to disqualify Cole Scott from the case alleges that the firm has a conflict […]

Tesla Recall

Bill Thompson Dec 18, 2023 Automobile Accident, Daily, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Technology Comments Off

When clients call after an accident involving a Tesla vehicle, complicated software and product liability concerns are a part of the investigation. Here’s a link to the 2023 recall information. AP: Tesla 2023 Recall “This technology is not safe, we have to get it off the road,” said Angulo, who is suing Tesla as he […]

A Good Read For Lawyers Who Represent Trauma Victims

Bill Thompson Dec 4, 2023 Clients, Daily, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Comments Off

During a panel on trauma-informed lawyering during the Federal Bar Association’s annual conference in September, Schwikert Moser and other participants stressed the need for lawyers in sexual abuse cases to invest time to communicate with their clients, to listen to them and to give them the space needed to process their experiences. Read more at: […]

A major victory for Maya’s family, their lawyers, and patients everywhere. I cannot overstate how impressive this work is under difficult circumstances.

Bill Thompson Nov 13, 2023 Access to Courts, Appeals, Children, Daily, Damages, Hospitals, Juries, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Medical Records, News, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Trials, Verdicts Comments Off

A Florida jury tacked on $50 million in punitive damages to a roughly $211 million award to the family of Maya Kowalski, the child at the center of the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya,” against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital for mistreating Maya to the point that her mother took her own life. Read […]

11th Circ. Affirms $12M Award Over Deadly Fla. Keys Crash

Bill Thompson Oct 26, 2023 Appeals, Courts, Daily, Law, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Trials, Verdicts, Wrongful Death Comments Off

In Florida, there is a presumption that the driver of a vehicle that rear-ends another is at fault. That presumption may be overcome by evidence of a sudden stop, sudden entry into traffic or cutting off traffic. Given that, you might rightly wonder why the carrier of the sand truck in this recent case in […]

When A Settlement Isn’t Final?

Bill Thompson Oct 10, 2023 Courts, Daily, Insurance Companies, Law, Medicaid, Medicare, News, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Settlement Comments Off

Holding the carrier liable post-settlement for continuing care and expenses under Medicare rules is an uncommon and aggressive approach. In most cases, settlements result in a release that relieves the paying party from any ongoing financial responsibility. This argument – to hold the carrier for that at-fault responsible for expenses going forward – bears watching, […]

He’s Not Wrong

Bill Thompson Sep 12, 2023 Class Action, Clients, Daily, Data Breach, Florida, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Comments Off

I have handled data breach cases in both class and individual fashion and my experience bears out his thinking. My clients in State court with the threat of individual claims did better than clients bundled into a Federal MDL. That’s not to say Mr. Hindi won’t get ‘big-footed’ bu the Big Law MDL community or […]

Fla. Jury Hits Doc With $20M Verdict Over Dilaudid Death

Bill Thompson Sep 8, 2023 Clients, Daily, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Pharma, Wrongful Death Comments Off

A recent and large Palm Beach County med mal verdict brings to mind the case of Bethany Morris in our office – a little girl scheduled for office surgery to remove a port wine stain from her face. A “dental block” was applied as an anesthetic but the surgeon had no oxygen to help deal […]

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