It’s one of the oldest tactics in the plaintiff’s bag of tricks: trying to scare jurors with a “reptilian argument” which appeals to their primal instincts of safety and fear. By framing the case around absolute “community protection” and urging … Read more
With a strategic approach, health care organizations can robustly fight back against unwarranted sky-high claims for economic damages. That strategic approach requires recognition of what we call the “Cookie Jar Effect.” The Cookie Jar Effect: A child reaches his hand … Read more
Waranch and Brown’s Christina N. Billiet and Rachel E. Giroux recently secured a defense verdict in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. This sensitive case involved a young mother, struggling with opioid addiction, who delivered a premature baby and later … Read more
In medical malpractice cases, expert testimony has always been indispensable; our W&B team strives to retain the most impressive and appropriate expert witnesses for each case. Nevertheless, time and time again, juries base their verdicts upon testimony of the treating … Read more
Waranch & Brown’s Rachel E. Giroux and Neal M. Brown secured a victory for a surgeon in a case alleging negligence in the performance of a bowel resection. In today’s video Think Piece, Neal and Rachel share strategies they used … Read more
Consider this unusual scenario: A psychologist performs a custodial evaluation in a child custody proceeding. Subsequently, this provider is sued for statements he made in his court-requested evaluation report. Can a health care provider really be found liable for his … Read more