The plaintiff’s decedent and the decedent’s friend jointly attempted to obtain opiates. The decedent’s friend obtained them by picking up his mother’s Fentanyl prescription from the defendant-pharmacy under false pretenses. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s nursing staff failed to adequately treat his pressure wounds. The plaintiff filed a complaint on September 23, 2020, and failed to serve the defendant within 30 days after filing the complaint. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The plaintiff alleged an anesthesiologist, during a surgical procedure, incorrectly inserted into the carotid artery the central line, which allegedly caused the plaintiff to sustain a stroke. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The case involves a medical malpractice action by the parents of a minor plaintiff. Specifically, the plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant after their child died in the ER at a co-defendant hospital. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

This medical malpractice case involved allegations of failure to diagnose a complete tear of the plaintiff’s adductor tendon. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The plaintiff sued the defendant, International Wholesale Club (IWC), and many other defendants after he suffered injuries, including burns to his face, while lighting a cigar with an MK lighter. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The plaintiff claimed that expert testimony was not necessary because the matter at issue involved obvious common sense and public knowledge. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

In anticipation of a bad faith claim stemming from an automobile negligence lawsuit, Allstate assigned its bad faith adjusters and counsel to handle the potential bad faith claim prior to the conclusion of the underlying claim. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

This matter involved the petitioner’s application to receive unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), 15 U.S.C. 9021 §§ 9001 to 9141. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri

The interesting aspect of this case is that we are not dealing with an issue of claimed defective work or resulting damages from the work. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Apri