all - Opinion Summaries

SCHNEIDER v. FRIED

Evidence, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
A magistrate judge abused his discretion in excluding the testimony of two expert doctors, where evidence showed that one had considerable personal...

NATALE v. CAMDEN COUNTY CORR. FACILITY

Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
New Jersey law did not require plaintiffs to file a medical expert's affidavit of merit in order to state a medical malpractice claim. Plaintiffs...

CHESTER v. DOIG

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
It is not appropriate to setoff, against the noneconomic damages portion of an award against one tortfeasor in an arbitration of a medical malpractice...

SOMMER v. DAVIS

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Expert witnesses in a medical malpractice action were not competent to testify under Tennessee law, where plaintiffs failed to disclose one witness in...

PEOPLE EX REL DEP'T OF PROF'L REGULATION v. MANOS

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
Information acquired by a dentist in attending any patient in a professional character, necessary to enable dentist to professionally serve the...

HUNT v. LINCOLN COUNTY MEM'L HOSP.

Health Law, Professional Malpractice
Emergency room treatment plaintiff received for a foot injury was appropriate for purposes of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act,...

CIRINO-ENCARNACI-N v. CONCILIO DE SALUD INTEGRAL DE LO-ZA, INC.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
The district court erred in not first determining that defendants had met their discovery obligations, before dismissing an Emergency Medical...

CAMARILLO v. VAAGE

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Relevant Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) sections provide a common sense rule that extends the applicable statute of limitations against an unknown...

KRZALIC. REPUBLIC TITLE CO.

Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
The difference between a closing agent's charges to plaintiffs, and payments to the county recorder, did not violate a Real Estate Settlement...

GRACEY v. EAKER

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Florida's "physical impact rule" was inapplicable in a case alleging the infliction of emotional injuries resulting from a psychotherapist's breach of...