R.J. Reynolds Largely Cleared of Liability in Smoker's Death, as Jurors Award $5K to Widower
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 9, 2015, 5:38:08 PM
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gordon v. R.J. Reynolds
Newton County Surgeon Wins Med Mal Case Arising from Failed Gall Bladder Operation
Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 9, 2015, 3:36:13 PM
Covington, GA—A man whose outpatient gall bladder operation turned into over eight months of hospitalization and six years missed from work lost his Newton County Superior Court med mal case against the surgeon who performed the initial operation. William Ron Aiken and Sherri T. Aiken v. Newton Health System, Inc., and Steven Whitworth, MD (2011-SU-CV-2533-1)
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia
UF Lab Tech’s Career Not Ended by Car Crash, Jury Finds in Six-Figure Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 9, 2015, 3:22:00 PM
Shelli Healy argues a 2012 car crash between her client, Andre Serenberg and Lauren Stern did not cause Stern's carpal tunnel syndrome. Jurors ultimately rejected Stern's claim seeking $250,000 plus punitives for the accident.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Stern v. Serenberg
Celanese Corp. Socked With $14 Million Asbestos Wrongful Death Verdict
Posted by David Siegel on Oct 8, 2015, 11:40:00 PM
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Asbestos
"Paltry Documentation" Costs Medical Practice $3.5M Wrongful Death Verdict: GA Trial Highlight
Posted by Steve Silver on Oct 8, 2015, 12:04:00 PM
Many legal experts credit Johnny Cochran’s well-known quote, “If it doesn't fit, you must acquit” as being instrumental in helping win an acquittal for O.J. Simpson. More recently, another well known quote, “If you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen,” mentioned in regard to a medical practice’s alleged “paltry documentation,” may have led to a $3.5 million wrongful death verdict in a Clayton County State Court case. Pamela Douglas Banks v. South Atlanta Neurosurgery PC (2008 CV 08001).


