On January 30, 2025, the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals held that Ohio’s medical malpractice non-economic damages cap is unconstitutional as applied to the plaintiff-appellee who permanently lost his eye as the result of an infection he contra [1] A party may challenge the constitutionality of a statute in two ways: facially or as applied. A facial challenge applies to every conceivable circumstance in which the statute would be valid. Legal Updates for Health Care Liability – February 25, 2025

NEWS RESULTS* Linda Wagner Farrell (Jacksonville, FL) What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

This case involved a claimant who crushed her arm in a pretzel machine while working for the employer. Eventually, she needed to have her right forearm amputated. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

In November 2020, the claimant, a police officer, was out of work for a physical injury. He returned to restricted-duty work on November 3, 2020, where he stayed in the office and did paperwork. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The claimant sustained a work injury to his neck in 2013. After he returned to work in January 2014, his benefits were suspended. Later, in 2021, he underwent cervical surgery.  What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” was signed by Governor Murphy in January 2024. There has been no fanfare about this bill, which quietly came into effective July 1, 2024. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

The claimant was injured at work when the elevator he entered suddenly stopped and then plunged into a free fall. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

Mohammed Ullah filed a petition with the Industrial Accident Board, alleging he was injured on July 22, 2024, while working for the employer as a school custodian. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

RECOGNITION PUBLISHED ARTICLES SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Defense Digest, Vol. 31, No.

Kimberly Berman (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and Bradley Blystone (Orlando, FL) succeeded in obtaining a Defense Digest, Vol. 31, No.