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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 15:16:36

Riegel v. Medtronic: New England Journal of Medicine Editorial

Posted on January 03, 2008
There is an editorial in this month?s New England Journal of Medicine on Riegel v. Medtronic, the preemption case soon to be decided by the Supreme Court that has pharmaceutical and medical device companies sitting on the edge of their seats. Quick background: A man was injured when a balloon catheter exploded during an angioplasty...

Is Maryland's New Bad Faith Law Retroactive?

Posted on January 02, 2008
One question that has remained unanswered is whether Maryland?s new bad faith law is retroactive. On Dec. 17, 2007, U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled that the Maryland legislature intended Maryland?s new first party bad faith law to be retroactive...

Sample Demand Letter

Posted on December 27, 2007
One notable absence from the Maryland Personal Injury Lawyer Help Center has been a sample demand letter, an omission I rectified today. One of my goals in 2008 is to make the Help Center a more complete resource for personal injury lawyers. Most of what we have added in the last year has been by request, so if there is something you want to see, drop me an email and we will put it up...

Videotaping Independent Medical Exams

Posted on December 26, 2007
In March, I wrote a blog post discussing whether it makes sense for personal injury lawyers to videotape medical exams by the defendant's lawyer's doctor. Last week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff who is required to submit to an "independent medical examination" (hereinafter the more honest "defense medical exam") may videotape the exam...

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Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog: On Vacation?

Posted on December 19, 2007
I'm working on finishing a new book I am writing for James Publishing on maximizing the value of personal injury cases that should be out in early spring. I'm sure I'll be plugging my book like crazy at the appropriate time but, for now, I offer it as an excuse for the blogging hiatus that some of you have noted...

Medical Malpractice Liability to Third Parties

Posted on December 12, 2007
On Monday, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a woman against a physician who had failed to warn his patient of the side effects of a medication. These side effects had caused the patient to lose consciousness at the wheel and kill the woman?s 10 year-old pedestrian son...

State Farm?s Profit: Excessive?

Posted on December 07, 2007
Many plaintiffs? personal injury lawyers are complaining that State Farm?s profit surged to $5.6 billion in 2006 ? up 75% from $3.2 billion in 2005. State Farm?s CEO, Ed Rust, Jr., received a $5.26 million dollar pay raise last year and is now earning $11...

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