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Plaintiff's refusal of blood transfusion leads to precedent for the admission of a consent form even when there is no informed consent claim in the case, post Brady.
The plaintiff, Estate of Terri Seels-Davila, claimed the defendants, Hahnemann University Hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine, negligently mana
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2019
Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
A Chapter 558 Notice Now Stops the Clock on the Statute of Repose
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court accepts review to determine whether evidence of known risks and complications of a procedure may be admitted at trial in a medical malpractice matter when plaintiff does not pursue a claim for failure to obtain informed consent.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted review in this matter to determine whether or not the Pennsylvania Superior Court committed an error of law when it reversed and remanded the matter for a new trial, directing the trial court to exclude evide
Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2018
A claim for legal malpractice accrues when an attorney's breach of professional duty proximately causes a plaintiff's damages.
The plaintiffs appealed from an order dismissing their complaint against the defendant for legal malpractice based on the entire controversy doctrine.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2018
Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Florida Supreme Court Rules Ch. 558 Is a "Suit"
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Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Expert Testimony and Professional Negligence Claims
Legal Updates For Construction Litigation
Governor Scott Signs HB 377
Closing the Loophole in the Statute of Repose
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Legal Updates for Construction Litigation
Debunking Professional Negligence Liability of an Engineer in Training
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Psychologist/psychiatrist-patient privilege extends to communications with entire facility, and attorney-client privilege covers notes a client takes at direction of attorney.
In a discovery response, the defendant asserted that she sought counseling related to the incident giving rise to the case. The plaintiff followed up with a request that she give the name and relevant information for her treatment.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2017. Case Law Alerts is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Insurer with the right to settle or litigate claims against their insureds is held responsible for plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to rejected proposal for settlement.
Geico challenged the final judgment in an automobile insurance case holding it liable to pay the injured plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs.
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2016