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ER Docs in Arizona Get Special Treatment in Courtrooms

Torts Prof lets us know that the elected representatives in Arizona believe that ER doctors should not be held responsible for their negligence unless the patient can prove his case by clear and convincing evidence.

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Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Med Mal Verdict Because of Error in Jury Instructions

Georgia has a pattern jury instruction called the "hindsight" instruction.  It provides as follows: In a medical malpractice action, a defendant cannot be found negligent on the basis of an assessment of a patient’s condition that only later, in hindsight, proves to be incorrect as long as the initial assessment…

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Article on the New Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Good Faith Legislation

My article on the new medical malpractice notice and certificate of good faith legislation (which goes into effect today, July 1) made the cover of the July edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal.  Here is the article. Anyone who practices in the field of medical negligence needs to become familiar…

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“Other Bad Act” Evidence in Medical Malpractice Cases

Sometimes a lawyer representing a patient in a medical malpractice trial may want to introduce evidence of "bad acts" of a health care provider or a provider’s expert witness.   This article   from the Medical Malpractice Newsletter published by the Hinshaw & Culbertson tells us how the defense is going to…

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ACOG Changes FHR Monitoring Guidelines

From ACOG’s Press Release: Refinements of the definitions, classifications, and interpretations of fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring methods were issued today in new guidelines released by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The objective of the guidelines is to reduce the inconsistent use of common terminology and the…

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UPDATE on Medical Malpractice Notice and Certificate of Good Faith Statute

SB  2109   passed the Senate at 11:36 on June 4 and is now on its way to the Governor’s desk.  The Bill  passed the House (HB2233) in May.   UPDATE:  The Governor signed the legislation on June 11.   Click here for information on the June 15 seminar on this important bill. The bill…

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