Article: NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES OPINION REGARDING ELEANER RUSSO V. FOOD LION ET AL.

Article: Family sues after woman skips pills; Are you responsible for a patient's noncompliance? A plaintiff's lawyer will try to convince a jury you are.(Case #3)
Clinical Advisor;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......back and chest. As Dr. K was preparing...soon consulted a plaintiffs lawyer, who sent...disqualifying the plaintiff's expert witness...standard of care in Dr. K's community. In...to testify against Dr. K. His arguments...judge allowed the plaintiff's expert general...

Article: Fouled-up follow-up has this plaintiff racing the clock: admitting he "overlooked" ordering PSA tests for a cancer survivor, a family physician pins his hopes on the statute of limitations.(MEDICINE AND THE LAW)
Cortlandt Forum;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......soon consulted a plaintiff's lawyer, who had...urologist review Dr. P's and Dr. V's...recommended suing Dr. P--and Dr. V if he will not cooperate. The plaintiff's lawyer then sounded...testifying against Dr. P. I would testify...every six months. Dr. P, however, ...

Article: Up against a plaintiff--and his cardiologist: a defendant-physician is caught off-guard when a colleague takes the side of the plaintiff in a malpractice suit.(MEDICINE AND THE LAW)
Cortlandt Forum;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......had resulted. The plaintiff's lawyer filed...the clinic and Dr. G. Dr. G was in...cooperate with the plaintiff's lawyer and testify that Dr. G's attempts to...unstable INR, the plaintiff's lawyer angrily demanded proof, which Dr. G was unable to...

Article: Queensland Court of Appeal affirms judgment of trial court that plaintiff injured by U.S. car accident followed nine months later by another in Australia failed to present evidence showing that it was Australian accident, more likely than not, that caused plaintiff's most serious injuries.
International Law Update;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......abdominal and back pain. When Dr. Sellback examined the plaintiff in the RBH emergency department...clinic. On January 14, 2002, plaintiff wrote to Dr. Day. In pertinent part...On February 19, 2002, Dr. Day wrote to the plaintiff the following report: Orthopaedic...

Article: Would tort reform stop this case? Damages in a case of attempted suicide were soft, at best. Could the plaintiff win a big verdict anyway?
Cortlandt Forum;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......suicide attempt was Dr. L's fault. When...patient consulted a plaintiff's lawyer and asked...of the visit with Dr. L that surprised...everyone (except the plaintiff's lawyer). She claimed that when she told Dr. L that she was contemplating...ruled in favor of Dr. L. Legal ...

Article: Case #2 embolic stroke leads to paralysis: a defendant-clinician is surprised when a colleague sides with the plaintiff in a malpractice suit.(LEGAL ADVISOR)
Clinical Advisor;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......had resulted. The plaintiff's lawyer filed...the clinic and Dr. L. Dr. L was in...cooperate with the plaintiff's lawyer and testify that Dr. L's attempts to...unstable INR, the plaintiff's lawyer angrily demanded proof, which Dr. L was unable to...

Article: Can you be blamed for patient noncompliance? You may not think so, but you can be sure a plaintiff's lawyer will try to convince a jury otherwise, as in this case.(MEDICINE AND THE LAW)
Cortlandt Forum;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......back and chest. As Dr. K was preparing...soon consulted a plaintiff's lawyer, who sent...disqualifying the plaintiff's expert witness...standard of care in Dr. K's community. In...to testify against Dr. K. His arguments...judge allowed the plaintiffs expert general practitioner...

Article: Case #2 When a loss at trial isn't a loss: the jury ruled malpractice, but then it provided a surprise to the plaintiff and clinician-defendant.(LEGAL ADVISOR)(cases of medical negligence)
Clinical Advisor;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......s family asked a plaintiff's lawyer to investigate...treatment provided by Dr. G. The lawyer called...early cancer. When Dr. G heard this criticism...Nevertheless, the plaintiff's lawyer sued Dr. G, alleging substandard...were due to GERD. Dr. G testified that...symptoms of reflux. A ...

Article: When a loss at trial isn't a loss: the jury declared malpractice, but then it provided a surprise to the plaintiff and doctor-defendant.(cases of medical malpractice)
Cortlandt Forum;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......s family asked a plaintiff's lawyer to investigate...treatment provided by Dr. G. The lawyer called...early cancer. When Dr. G heard this criticism...Nevertheless, the plaintiff's lawyer sued Dr. G, alleging substandard...were due to GERD. Dr. G testified that...symptoms of reflux. A ...

Article: CASE #3 hospital takes the fall for clinician: an ER doctor is sued for missing a woman's MI. When it is discovered that he's uninsured, the plaintiff's lawyer switches targets.(emergency room)(myocardial infarction)(Comprehensive Malpractice Reform Act)
Clinical Advisor;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......she met with a plaintiff's lawyer, who filed...malpractice suit against Dr. F for failing...settled with the plaintiff's lawyer shortly thereafter. Dr. F contributed...the influential plaintiff's-lawyer lobby...privileges. In Dr. F's case, the...

Article: The difficult plaintiff: the influence of somatoform disorders in civil tort.
Defense Counsel Journal;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......consulted. The oral surgeon, Dr. O, recommended arthroscopic...procedure was not performed. Dr. O was retained as an expert by the plaintiff. Dr. D, a local university Head...testifying on behalf of the plaintiff, described the original, theoretical...

Article: Dr. Audley R. Mamby; Helped Open Hospital Staffs to Blacks
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 30, 1992 ;     286 words ......which was at 32nd and King until five years ago. After that, Dr. Mamby devoted his time to serving on the staffs of Michael...that education is one's greatest gift," said his daughter, Dr. Sylvia Mamby. In 1961, Dr. Mamby was among a group of 10 black physicians who sued 56...opened the door to black ...

Article: Patient "shocked" to awaken with only one testicle: that's what the plaintiff argued in this malpractice trial. The urologist lacked documentation for explaining the orchiectomy beforehand, but he offered something nearly as good.(LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE)
Renal & Urology News;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......contracts, he consulted a plaintiff lawyer, who asked...urologist criticized Dr. M for inadequate...being malignant. The plaintiff lawyer seemed impressed...regrouped and attacked Dr. M on the basis that...larger claim against Dr. M for malpractice...was dismissed, the plaintiff ...

Article: What did the lawyers want from Dr. P? Called as a witness, the FP leaves the razzle-dazzle to the attorneys by just sticking to the facts.(MEDICINE AND THE LAW)
Cortlandt Forum;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......woman consulted a plaintiff's lawyer and sued the two ID specialists. Dr. P was not named...was a year before Dr. P gave his deposition. The plaintiff's lawyer had issued...subpoena earlier, but Dr. P knew that a lawyer...area of expertise. Dr. P thus avoided being...During the ...