The law firm of Goldberg Segalla, LLP has announced that the 40th Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York James J. Wrynn will join the firm as a partner on March 5, 2012.  A graduate of St. John’s… Read More >

Two recent federal court opinions address evidentiary issues of interest. In Laskowski v. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, 2011WL5040953 (M.D. Penn. October 24, 2011), a patient sought by in limine motion to restrict defense access to psychotherapy records after a certain… Read More >

1. Nicole France Stanton and Natalie G. Maciolek authored their article “Professionals Beware: The Ubiquity of Fiduciary Duty Claims” in the Spring 2011 issue of Professional Liability Defense Quarterly. 2. Nisha P. Byers and Jackie S. Cooper wrote their article… Read More >

In Graff v. Robert M. Swendra Agency, Inc., 800 N.W.2d 112 (Minn., July 13, 2011) the Minnesota Supreme Court in a 5-2 ruling recognized a cause of action against an agent for negligent failure to procure insurance coverage for a… Read More >

In a case contrary to the weight of authority, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on January 5, 2011 that a lawyer was not in privity with his client and therefore the res judicata doctrine did not bar the adverse party’s… Read More >

In the en banc decision of Beggs v. State, 2011WL543817 (Wash., February 17, 2011), the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state’s medical malpractice statute did not shield doctors from a claim under the child abuse reporting statute. Rejecting the… Read More >

On March 15, 2011, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a dental malpractice case (Shortell v. Cavanagh, ___ A.3d ___, 2011WL799763), that filing a certificate of merit with the complaint is unnecessary with respect to the lack of informed consent… Read More >