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Florida Opinion on Surgical Center’s Liability

A Florida appeals court gave an interesting ruling in Kristensen-Kepler v. Cooney on the question of whether there was potential liability against an ambulatory surgical center. Plaintiff’s wrongful death claim was that the ambulatory surgical center’s anesthesiologist negligently caused an infection in decedent’s spine. The court found that the surgery…

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Washington State Tosses Certificate of Merit in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Washington Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) threw out a 2006 law that requires an injured patient to get a certificate of merit from an expert before suing for medical malpractice, finding that RCW 7.70.150, usurped the judicial branch’s power to determine the procedures by which courts adjudicate medical malpractice lawsuits.…

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Interrogatories in Medical Malpractice Cases

The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog offers thoughts on when to serve interrogatories. The argument that interrogatories should filed contemporaneously with the complaint applies to medical malpractice cases but with less force. The question is going to hinge on the facts, potential defenses, and other tactics specific to that malpractice lawsuit.

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Wrongful Death Malpractice Law in Maryland and Wisconsin

Wisconsin has a really dumb medical malpractice law. Non-dependent children or their parents are not allowed to file a medical malpractice lawsuit for a death claim that results from a medical error. There is now a move afoot in the Wisconsin legislature to make for a more fair wrongful death…

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