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Carolyn Casey, J.D., is a legal content writer with 10 years of experience at AmLaw100 firms. Carolyn received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her J.D. from the Washington College of Law at American University.Articles by Carolyn Casey, J.D.
Medical Evidence and Hearsay Exceptions Under the FRE
Laying the Proper Foundation for Medical Evidence In general, medical records are considered hearsay. However, they are admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule if they meet certain conditions under FRE 803(6), sometimes called the business records exception. This…
Posted on in Featured & FRE, Daubert, & FryeJury Awards Estate $2.5 Million for a Death Following a Hernia Surgery
Case Overview Case Name: Suzanne Czerepinski Margaret A. Parr v. Medhat Allam M.D. Eastern Long Island Surgery, P.C. Lawrence Tarasuk D.O. John/Jane Doe, M.D. Southampton Hospital, No. 64199/14 Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Surgeon; Failure to Consult; Failure to Monitor;…
Posted on in Case Review & Featured$2.35 Million Dollar Verdict After Anesthesiology Procedure Leads to Deadly Injury
Case Overview Case Name: Marshall Fox, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jayne B. Fox v. Emory Healthcare, Inc., The Emory Clinic, Inc., John Doe and Jayne Doe, No. 16A60445 Case Type: Wrongful Death – Survival Damages Medical…
Posted on in Case Review & Featured$6.5 Million Settlement Reached in Deadly Apartment Fire Lawsuit
The property management and garbage and recycling company for the Heidi Manor Apartments in Northeast Portland, Oregon agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to the families of three tenants who died in an early morning fire and one roommate…
Posted on in Featured & NewsTeenage Basketball Player Gets $2.6 Million After a Hip Replacement
Case Overview Case Name: Tahani Spearman, individually and as guardian ad litem for Taylor Ivory, a minor v. Prasad V. Gourineni, M.D., Prasad Gourineni, M.D., S.C. d/b/a Pediatric & Young Adult Orthopedics, No. 2016-L-000626 Case Types: Medical Malpractice – Orthopedist;…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedConstruction Worker Awarded $15.29 Million After a Scaffolding Fall
Case Overview Case Name: Joao Dias v. Blue Sea Construction, Co., New York City Housing Authority and Oceanhill, LLC Case Types: Construction – Accidents; Labor Law; Scaffolds and Ladders Workplace – Workplace Safety Slips, Trips & Falls – Fall from…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedAnesthesiologist Awarded $4.23 Million After Slipping on Water Near Scrub Station in Hospital
Case Overview Case Name: Tareq Khan, M.D. v. CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center f/k/a St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Case Types: Premises Liability – Dangerous Condition; Negligent Repair and/or Maintenance Medical Malpractice Slip and Fall Injury:…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedArtificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession: Are Lawyers Using it?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been part of the legal field for a while. It has grown from litigators using it to rapidly review mountains of discovery documents to many additional use cases today. AI-enabled legal technology is pervasive, though not…
Posted on in Featured & Legal Tech Solutions & NewsNegligence, not Pre-Existing Conditions, Blamed in a $4.9M Award to Amputee
Case Overview Case Name: Samuel C. Gray and Belva Jean Gray, Husband and Wife v. Panagiotis Iakovidis, M.D., Bond & Steele Clinic, P.A. d/b/a Bond Clinic, P.A. and Bond Clinic, Husam K. Habboub, M.D., Radiology and Imaging Specialists of Lakeland,…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedCancer Victim’s Death Avenged With a $5.8M Award to Her Estate
Case Overview Case Name: Mary Burgess, administratrix DBN of the Estate of Lucretia Burgess, deceased v. Claire Robinson, M.D., Einstein Physicians Wadsworth and Einstein Healthcare Network Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Failure to Treat Wrongful Death – Survival Damages Injury:…
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