Yvette Johansen v. Vuocolo involved a patient, George Johansen, who died in 2002 a month after his lung was removed by a vascular surgeon, Phillip Vuocolo, due to suspected lung cancer, at the Heart and Family Health Institute, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. However, the subsequent pathology reports indicated that Mr. Johansen did not have lung cancer.
Topics: Malpractice
The Wall Street Journal said that the upcoming Air Products v. Airgas trial would deliver "one of the most significant [corporate law] decisions in a generation, one that could could affect the balance of power between boards and shareholders."
Topics: Securities, Air Products v. Airgas
Resort Properties v. Cherry Investment involved a claim by real estate broker David Atwell's sole proprietorship, Resort Properties, for a commission from the buyer of a Las Vegas resort hotel, Richard Alter and his company Financial Capital Investment.
Topics: Real Estate
Watch CVN's live webcast of the first state-court Fosamax trial, which begins next week in Atlantic City, New Jersey, before Hon. Judge Carol Higbee.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Pharmaceutical, In re: Fosamax
In Van Zyl v. Fain, a man whose spinal cord was severed when he was 22 years-old, leaving him without feeling or motion below the chest, was awarded $18,888,875.70.
Topics: Negligence, Van Zyl v. Fain
