Earlier this month, a West Virginia appellate court issued a written opinion in a slip-and-fall case that occurred at a hospital. The issue the court had to decide was whether the plaintiff’s case was properly considered a medical malpractice case...
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Court Adopts Continuing Treatment Doctrine in Malpractice Case
Earlier this year, one state’s supreme court had the occasion to discuss and adopt the continuing course of treatment doctrine in a medical malpractice case. In the case Parr v. Rosenthal, the court adopted the doctrine, which holds that a medical...
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Understanding Statute of Limitations for Injury Cases
Under Florida law, all personal injury cases must be brought within a certain amount of time. Normally, this time frame is called the statute of limitations, and while there are some exceptions, the general rule is that a late-filed case...
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Florida Medical Malpractice Time Limits
Florida courts are already overburdened by the number of lawsuits filed in the state each year. To help curb the number of new lawsuits each year, and to ensure that medical malpractice cases are heard in a timely manner, the...
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The Summary Judgment Standard in Florida Courts
Earlier this month, a state court in Indiana issued an opinion explaining how the summary judgment standard should be applied by trial courts when there is conflicting evidence presented to the trial judge. In the case, Siner v. Kindred Hospital...
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