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Joe Whitcomb: May 28, 2025
In Hamon v. Connell, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and held that an adult child may, under limited circumstances, bring a wrongful death claim when a surviving spouse refuses to do so. The case clarified the scope of OCGA §...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 24, 2025
In Fabiano v. Philip Morris USA Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered whether a personal representative can bring a wrongful...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 23, 2025
In Powell v. Oudkerk, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court addressed competing expert opinions in a medical malpractice and wrongful...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 20, 2025
In Everhart v. Coshocton County Memorial Hospital, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed the applicability of the medical-claim statute of repose to...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 14, 2025
In Gierek v. Anonymous 1, the Indiana Supreme Court addressed whether claims based on exposure to unsterilized surgical instruments fell under the...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 13, 2025
In Waggoner v. Anonymous Healthcare System, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of a hospital system...
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Joe Whitcomb: May 07, 2025
Wyoming Supreme Court Bars Heirs from Intervening in Wrongful Death Suit Court Upholds Exclusive Role of Wrongful Death Representative In Archer v....
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Joe Whitcomb: April 30, 2025
In In re Estate of Randle, the Supreme Court of Mississippi reviewed the classification and distribution of settlement proceeds from a wrongful-death...
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Joe Whitcomb: April 26, 2025
In Martineau v. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, the Supreme Court of Oregon reviewed a wrongful death action involving allegations of medical...
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Joe Whitcomb: April 23, 2025
In Ard v. O'Malley, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits to...
