Tuesday, 19 February 2008

med mal tangent harris v mt sinai



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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