A Med Mal Tangent (Harris v. Mt. Sinai)
We generally stick to the product liability side of drug and device
law, but occasionally we slip over to the medical malpractice side.
One half of your dynamic blogging duo recently represented an
obstetrician and health clinic in an appeal from the largest medical
malpractice verdict in the history of the State of Ohio -- $30
million, with a motion on file for tens of millions more in
prejudgment interest. Last Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that
the defendants were entitled to a new trial.
Plaintiff's counsel in the trial court was Geoffrey Fieger, the former
Michigan gubernatorial candidate and defense counsel for Dr. Jack
Kevorkian, who assisted several terminally ill patients in committing
suicide.
Roger Parloff describes the case, and the Ohio Supreme Court decision,
nicely at Fortune magazine's Legal Pad blog. For those who are
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