Tag: JD Hadiaris

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, recently decided the case of Carol Cutting v. Down East Orthopedics.  The Court affirmed a judgment on a defense verdict obtained by JD Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie after a ​seven-day medical malpractice trial.  The Law Court’s decision is the culmination of nearly nine years of...

JD Hadiaris successfully defended an orthopedic surgeon from Maine, obtaining a unanimous defense verdict in a jury trial at Androscoggin County Superior Court. The case arose from the orthopedic surgeon’s repair of a femoral neck fracture (combined with a femoral shaft fracture), which occurred in a snowmobile crash. The plaintiff alleged that the surgeon was...

Team...

NHD trial attorneys JD Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie recently secured a defense verdict for a Maine surgeon in a medical malpractice jury trial at the York County Superior Court. At trial, the Plaintiff claimed that the surgeon failed to obtain valid informed consent for a cervical lymph node excisional biopsy, which had been recommended in...

For the past 12 years, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy has sponsored the Maine Bench-Bar Hockey Game to promote civility and collegiality among the legal community.  The irony of a hockey game promoting civility and collegiality is not lost on us.  Tom Marjerison and John Veilleux started the game, and Sam Johnson has ably taken over...

J.D. Hadiaris and Mark Lavoie secured a defense verdict following a medical malpractice jury trial at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Maine.   J.D. and Mark’s client, an orthopedic surgeon, was accused of breaching the standard of care in obtaining informed consent for shoulder surgery, and causing damages, including shoulder dysfunction and the need for...

Business Today named Mark Lavoie, Chris Taintor, Jonathan Brogan and JD Hadiaris to the “Top 10 Most Influential Maine Medical Malpractice & Insurance Defense Lawyers 2023.” Mark Lavoie was noted as: “Excelling in medical malpractice litigation, including critical work pertaining to the opioid crisis.” Chris Taintor was described as:  “An expert in medical malpractice, with...

Chambers & Partners USA 2023 has recognized Norman, Hanson & DeTory as a Top Firm in the categories of  Litigation: General Commercial  and Medical Mapractice & Insurance Defense. Additionally, the following NH&D attorneys have received the “Ranked Lawyer” distinction in the publication: Mark G. Lavoie – Maine Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance Defense James D....