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Pivnick v. White Getgey & Meyer Co. LPA

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Professional Malpractice
In a legal malpractice suit surrounding a law firm's failure to prosecute a client's commercial case, a jury verdict in favor of the law firm is...

In re: Linda S. Cook

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
An order permanently disbarring an attorney from the practice of law before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is affirmed...

Cibula v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the district court erred by applying Virginia law and deciding not to place...

Chen v. Chen Qualified Settlement Fund

Attorney's Fees, Professional Malpractice
In a case arising from a medical malpractice action which had been settled, denial of attorney's application for attorneys' fees is affirmed where: 1)...

Estate of Storm v. Northwest Iowa Hosp. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a negligence case brought by the estate of a stillborn baby, the estate's interlocutory appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as plaintiff...

US v. Armstrong

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Professional Malpractice, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
Convictions and sentences of multiple defendants for offenses relating to a scheme to dispense certain controlled substances in violation of the...

In Re Buster

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging negligence by a nursing home, in which plaintiff submitted an expert report signed by a nurse, and then sought leave to cure this...

Mosier v. Callister, Nebeker & McCullough

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by the trustee of the bankruptcy estate of a nonprofit organization against a law firm and two of its attorneys alleging...

Teague v. Kent Gen. Hosp.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical-malpractice case, denials of plaintiff's motion for a new trial and for reargument of the exclusion of medical expert testimony are...

Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action against hospital and doctor, petition for writ of supersedeas directing the trial court to reduce the amount of its...