by PPN | Mar 26, 2024 | Connecticut, COVID, latest_news, National, New York, News
A Staten Island nursing home must face a pandemic-era negligence suit that does not allege COVID missteps alone but rather broader infection control lapses, a New York appeals court has ruled. The judge’s decision limits the reach of immunity the state granted...
by PPN | Mar 26, 2024 | latest_news, National, New York, News
Trial lawyers pumped millions of dollars into the campaign coffers of New York politicians in a push to expand laws that made it easier to file lawsuits, according to a business advocacy group analysis. The top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms donated $4.7 million to New...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | National, Newsletter, Pennsylvania
Mega verdicts are the new norm Once the exception, sky high verdicts in medical liability lawsuits are making up an increasingly larger proportion of awards in the U.S. and becoming the new norm. This comes as Medscape reports that 2023 was a record high year in terms...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | latest_news, National, News, Pennsylvania
Medical malpractice filings in Philadelphia surged last year following the state Supreme Court’s reversal of a 2002 rule that required lawsuits to be filed in the jurisdiction where they occurred. That reversal, said a local attorney, will not only increase the...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2024 | latest_news, National, News
Malpractice awards are getting higher and higher for physicians and hospitals nationwide, Medscape reported Feb. 2. In the U.S., there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more during 2023. More than half of those verdicts hit $25 million or...
