Personal Injury Law

Today's Stories

• Study Finds Trend Toward Jury Trials Yielding Larger Patent Verdicts. I read this title with interest until I realized it said "patent" not "patient". Little different.
• The Drug and Device Law Blog suggests that campaign contributions might sway a Pennsylvania intermediate appeals court. Thankfully, the authors' law firm, Dechert, does not practice in Pennsylvania. Wait! What?
• Overlawyered puts up links every day. At this time, I would like to formally accuse Walter Olson of having an intern or something.
• There is a judge in Kansas who was appointed by JFK who is 103 years-old. That is just plain impressive. Above the Law is reporting older judges as a problem. But I'm too busy being impressed. 103.
• Malpractice statistics from Ohio.
• Plaintiff's lawyers release a salacious videotaped deposition from an alleged whistleblower in a hospital wound care lawsuit. I'd be more impressed with actual evidence of negligence. If I had a quarter for every disgruntled employee who claims to have warned of the impending doom...I'd rather focus on evidence of the impending doom, not the person who said I saw it coming for years. Florida found flaws in the hospital's wound-care program so there may well be evidence. But this ex-employee's testimony is not it (at least based on this story).
• Bruce Bereano gives his thoughts on contributory negligence in Maryland. Finally, someone with an impartial opinion not beholden to special interests. I give my thoughts here.

Full post as published by Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog on January 19, 2011 (boomark / email).