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Blog As a proud sponsor of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), Mednick Associates will be in attendance as an exhibitor at the DECISIONS 2014: CAPITOL REGION CLE on Wednesday, November 12. The seminar will take place at The Century House in Latham, NY. To learn more about the event, sponsors, and speakers, follow … Continued
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Blog Over $66 million has been raised in the pro-Proposition 46 campaign, which would raise the cap on pain and suffering damages in California to $1.1 million. The current cap is set at $250,000, a limit the state of California established in 1975 that set the precedent for damage caps in the rest of the United … Continued
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Blog A trial judge for a medical malpractice case in Maryland barred neurologist Dr. Herng Shiu S. Lee from providing medical expert testimony. The expert failed to produce tax records necessary for deeming him eligible to testify. Maryland law requires medical experts who provide testimony during trial earn no more than twenty percent of their income … Continued
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Blog Wisconsin’s current cap on non-economic damages for medical malpractice cases is $750,000. The state’s $1.15 billion Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, which is supported by premiums from doctors, exists to cover malpractice awards upwards of $1 million. As of late, two Milwaukee county malpractice cases challenge the $750,000 cap. The first case awarded a … Continued
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Blog A recent blog post by the Law Offices Jeffrey P. Gale, PA, reveals that many hospital emergency room healthcare providers are not actually employees. Instead, they are independent contractors. This working relationship, in many cases, defers liability associated with medical negligence from the hospital onto the contracted doctor. However, as many independent contractor physicians do … Continued
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