Video conference technology has significantly changed litigation practice. We may think of it solely in the context of expert witnesses, but the technology benefits parties and lay witnesses as well. Here are some benefits and challenges of remote deposition and trial testimony.
Key Benefits
1. NDMA Contamination and Cancer Risk
Qualified immunity may be asserted as a defense by providers of medical care in prisons and jails. In Wiertella v. Lake County, Ohio et al., 6th Cir., No. 24-3311, 6/24/2025), inmate Randy Wiertella died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease eight days after entering the jail because he never received his blood pressure medication, despite repeated requests. His estate filed suit under 42 U.S.C.
Our previous post concerned a knee replacement products liability lawsuit against DePuy. However, a recent review indicates that active cases against DePuy are rare at this time.
DePuy and several other manufacturers of knee replacement systems have collectively been the subject of thousands of product liability lawsuits. Litigation results have been mixed, and DePuy has settled some cases. No doubt the outcome in most cases depends on whether the testimony of the plaintiff’s expert is admitted or excluded. Today’s case involves DePuy’s successful exclusion of the plaintiff’s expert’s opinion and, as a result, summary judgment in its favor.
I was not familiar with this term before reading Hill v. Emergency Medicine of Idaho and Dr. Stuart Clive (3/27/25). Perhaps the court wasn’t either, because the opinion repeatedly puts “hindsight bias” in quotation marks. Or perhaps the quotation marks indicate an implied “so-called.”
Psychiatry has several recognized subspecialties that focus on different patient populations, clinical issues, or intersections with other medical fields. The main psychiatry subspecialties include:
In January we posted a summary review of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby powder litigation. A striking new development warrants an update: Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud represent a significant challenge to the financial integrity of the United States healthcare system. The real cost of such fraudulent activities is multifaceted, encompassing direct financial losses, administrative burdens, compromised patient care, and erosion of public trust.
Financial Losses
Consumer genetic testing services have revealed many such cases, which no doubt have resulted in some lawsuits, but Suprynowicz v. Tohan 1/14/2025) is the first one I’ve seen reported. In this case, the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the adult children’s suit against the doctor – which was for ordinary negligence, not medical malpractice – was not a claim for wrongful life, which Connecticut does not recognize. Here is the court’s introductory statement of the facts and the legal issue:
