Lawyer may be negligent despite unsettled law 
Published: December 20, 2012
Tags: dram shop statute, legal malpractice, standard of care
A lawyer could be liable for malpractice even though his alleged error in judgment related to an unsettled area of the law, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Doctor’s lack of board certification inadmissible
Published: June 7, 2012
Tags: medical malpractice, standard of care
A medical malpractice plaintiff should not have been permitted to introduce evidence that the defendant was not board certified in his area of specialty, a Maryland appellate court has ruled in reversing a $2.9 million jury verdict.
Health insurance may bear on medical malpractice standard
Published: September 20, 2011
Tags: health insurance, medical malpractice, standard of care
A medical malpractice jury could hear evidence that a doctor acted in accordance with the standard of care by refusing to commence an expensive course of treatment until receiving approval from the patient’s health insurer, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
$950,000 awarded to dad who sued ex-wife’s law firm for role in child abduction
Published: May 19, 2011
Tags: child abduction, law firm, New Jersey, standard of care
A father whose child was spirited to Spain by his former spouse has won a nearly $1 million verdict against the New Jersey law firm that represented the woman.
Suit claims poor care at mental hospital
By:
Associated Press
Published: February 3, 2011
Tags: California, hospital, mental health, negligence, rape, standard of care, wrongful death
An employee of a Pasadena, Calif. psychiatric hospital catering to rock stars and actors claims it provides substandard care.
Assistant not held to doctor’s standard of care
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 25, 2010
Tags: medical malpractice, standard of care
A physician assistant was not required to meet a doctor’s standard of care in diagnosing a patient’s medical condition, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
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