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Florida Governor signs new medical liability reforms into law

  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

On June 5, 2013, Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB 1792, implementing new reforms for medical negligence actions, and HB 7015, changing the

Court of Appeal reaffirms principles on limitation periods in professional negligence claims

  • Kingsley Napley
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 13 2013

In the case of Susan Berney v Thomas Saul (ta Thomas Saul & Co) 2013 EWCA Civ 640, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the County

Falsely diagnosed silicosis claimants bring malpractice claims against law firm

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

More than 150 plaintiffs have reportedly claimed in a legal malpractice suit filed in a Harrison County, Mississippi, state court that a law firm had

2013 medical malpractice reform legislation

  • Carlton Fields PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2013

In less than a month, the way medical malpractice cases are handled in Florida will change significantly. The Florida Legislature passed SB 1792

Regulatory press round-up: June 2013

  • Kingsley Napley
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 6 2013

The General Optical Council (GOC) recently launched a consultation on draft guidance for its Fitness to Practise (FTP) Panels when faced with

New Florida statute allows limitation of design professional liability

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

Over the past fourteen years, third parties have been able to maintain a direct negligence cause of action against an individual design professional

General Dental Council v Jamous, 2013 EWHC 1428

  • Kingsley Napley
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 5 2013

This appeal by way of case stated from District Judge Roscoe at Westminster Magistrates Court considered the question of whether tooth whitening comes

Medical Defence Union recruits more staff to cope with rising volume of claims against doctors

  • Penningtons Solicitors LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2013

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has recruited six additional staff to advise its members on complaints and claims instigated against them. The MDU

Res ipsa loquitur, or maybe not

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2013

We haven't written much about res ipsa loquitur on the blog, and today's case doesn't really qualify as a drug or device case per se, but it's an

Duty to train as educational malpractice

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

We've posted about the purported "duty to train"before. It's another of those supposed torts (like duty to test) that's really little more than duty