What Are Medical Malpractice Never Events?

May 26, 2016 • Clark Fountain

While we usually discuss the different types of medical malpractice, there are certain things that are considered “never events.” This means that these actions are never supposed to happen in a ...

The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of May 13, 2016

May 25, 2016 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 19 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MAY 13, 2016 PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN AMOUNT WHICH IS EQUAL TO 100% OF THE DEFENDANT’S NET WORTH WAS SO EXCESSIVE AS TO BE ...

The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of May 6, 2016

May 18, 2016 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 18 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MAY 6, 2016 COURT DID NOT ERR IN DISMISSING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE ON BASIS THAT PLAINTIFF FAILED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION DURING ...

The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 29, 2016

May 11, 2016 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 17 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 29, 2016 MANDATORY FEE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SECTION 440.34, WHICH CREATES AN IRREBUTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT PRECLUDES ANY ...

The Nation’s Largest Airbag Recall Just Got Bigger

May 6, 2016 • Clark Fountain

Takata airbags, the largest automotive recall in American history, just ballooned by 35 million. In 2008, Takata insisted that the recall of 4,000 of its airbags were due to manufacturing mistakes. ...

Johnson & Johnson Charged $55M in Ovarian Cancer Case

May 4, 2016 • Clark Fountain

A Missouri state jury awarded a woman $55 million in an ovarian cancer case against Johnson & Johnson on Monday. The plaintiff sued the company for an alleged connection between their talc powder and ...

The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 22, 2016

May 4, 2016 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 16 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2016 TRIAL COURT PROPERLY AWARDED ATTORNEY’S FEES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT AS A SANCTION FOR MISCONDUCT FOR HAVING CONVERSATIONS ...

Firm Retained to Help Man Injured By Exploding Takata Airbag

May 2, 2016 • Clark Fountain

A man catastrophically injured by an exploding Takata airbag recently retained Attorney Hampton Keen and Clark Fountain. Hampton Keen and our law firm were recently retained to help a client ...

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