Ted Babbitt, a past president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, has been writing articles for the Bulletin for over 17 years. Some of the articles that he has written are below.
2012 Articles
- Joseph A. Osborne Appointed to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Transvaginal Mesh Litigation
- Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Put Patients at Risk
- Potential Claims in Trucking Accidents
- University of Utah Study Reveals New Method for Treating Tylenol Overdose
- Florida Has No Definite Rules to Prevent Deadly Pile-Ups in the Fog
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Citizens Property Insurance
- The Dangers of “Staggered” Tylenol Use
- NTSB Wants All Florida Drivers to Hang Up and Drive
- 2012 Shaping-Up as a Pivotal Year for Actos Manufacturer Takeda
2011 Articles
- Florida Drivers Ranked Fourth Worst in United States
- FDA Questions Safety of All-Metal Hip Implant Devices on Patients
- What Is Elder Abuse?
- Truck Underride Guards Do Not Prevent Serious Underride Injuries
- Studies Link Antidepressants to Birth Defects
- Contaminated Alcohol Pads Lead to Infection and Death
- Medical Device Approval System Broken Beyond Repair, Report Finds
- New York Times Highlights Adoption Abuse Case
- FL Lawmakers Consider Texting While Driving Ban
- Problems With Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Attract Federal Scrutiny
2010 Articles
- September 2010 - BP Oil Watch out -- the Suits are Coming
- March 2010 - Offer of Judgment for Nonmonetary Claims
- June 2010 - Mathematical Formulas in Punitive Damage Cases
- July/August 2010 - Liability for Negligent Subsequent Treatment
- February 2010 - Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations
- April 2010 - NICA Notice
2009 Articles
- January 2009- Patient's Right to Know
- February 2009- Intentional Tort Exception to Workers' Compensation Immunity
- March 2009- An Impartial Jury
- April 2009- Anti-Dumping Statute
- May 2009- Undertaker's Doctrine
- June 2009- Business Records Hearsay Exception
- July / August 2009- Arbitration? Not So Fast
- September 2009 - Doctors Still Fighting Disclosure
- October 2009 - Summary Judgment in Vicarious Liability Cases
- November 2009 - Medical Malpractice Good Samaritan Act
- December 2009 - Use of Depositions of Employees
2008 Articles
- January 2008- Erosion of the Impact Rule
- February 2008- When Does Frye Apply?
- March 2008- Latest on Liability for Obstructing Foliage
- April 2008- Setting a Cause for Trial
- May 2008- Federal Preemption
- June 2008- Race Neutral Jury Selection
- July / August 2008- Proposal for Settlement to Multiple Parties
- September 2008- Proposed Complex Litigation Rule
- October 2008- Relation Back
- November 2008- The Latest on the Impact Rule
- December 2008- Sanctions Due to Delay
2007 Articles
- January 2007- Common Law Bad Faith
- February 2007- Limitation on Expert's Testimony
- March 2007- Punitive Damages
- May 2007- Hospital's Nondelegable Duty
- June 2007- Juror Misconduct Revisited
- July / August 2007- Substitution of a Party Upon Death
- September 2007- A Suggested Form for Offers of Judgment
- October 2007- Forum Non Conveniens
- November 2007- Insured Physician Bad Faith Actions
2006 Articles
- January 2006 - Setting Cases for Trial
- February 2006 - Depositions of Senior Officers
- March 2006 - Failure to Prosecute - The Trap is Removed
- April 2006 - Racial Discrimination n the Exercise of Peremptory Challenges
- May 2006 - Discovery and Work Product
- June 2006 - Unrelated Works Exception Revisited
- July / August 2006 - Amendment 7 - Let the Sun Shine
- September 2006 - Pretrial Disclosure
- October 2006- Witness Tampering
- November 2006- Medicare and Medicaid Liens
- December 2006 - First Party Spoliation
2005 Articles
- February 2005 - Death of a Nursing Home Resident: What are the Rights?
- March 2005 - The Economic Loss Rule in Florida
- April 2005 - Bifurcation
- May 2005 - Governmental Immunity Revisited
- June 2005 - Discovery in Bad Faith Actions
- July/August 2005 - Work Product Discovery
- September 2005 - Set Off of HMO Discounted Bills
- October 2005 - Pleading the Punitive Damages
- November 2005 - The Wacky World of Offers of Judgment
- December 2005 - Juror Misconduct
2004 Articles
- January 2004 - Damages of Minor Child in Death of Parent
- February 2004 - Medicare Liens
- March 2004 - The Latest on NICA
- April 2004 - Shining the Light on Summary Judgment
- May 2004 - Discovery of Opposing Counsel's Billing Records
- June 2004 - Subsequent Treater's Conduct
- July / August 2004 - Admissibility of Medical Bills
- September 2004 - Exclusion of Expert Witnesses "Sandbagging"
- October 2004 - Work Product Limitations
- December 2004 - Declaratory Judgments
2003 Articles
- January 2003 - Are Impeachment Depositions Subject to Discovery?
- February 2003 - When Does A Wrongful Death Action Survive?
- March 2003 - Evidentiary Issues in Malpractice
- April 2003 - The Lack of Prosecution "Got Ya" Rule Marches on
- May 2003 - Gender Neutral Jury Selection
- June 2003 - ERISA Preemption
- July / August 2003 - Hearsay
- September 2003 - Negligent Spoliation
- October 2003 - Offers of Judgment
- November 2003 - Unfair Trade Practices
- December 2003 - Offer of Judgment - Contingency Risk Multiplier
2002 Articles
- January 2002 - Slip and Falls Come of Age
- February 2002 - Cause of Initial Incident Inadmissible
- March 2002 - The Impact Rule and Ingestion of Foreign Substances
- April 2002 - Liability for Service of Alcoholic Beverages
- May 2002 - What is the Court's Authority to Assess Attorneys' Fees Against a Lawyer?
- June 2002 - Limitation Placed on Recovery of ERISA Lien
- July / August 2002 - Juror NonDisclosure
- September 2002 - Offer of Judgment Attorney's Fees
- October 2002 - A Primer on Frye
- November 2002 - Back-striking the Jury
- December 2002 - Personnel Records in Nursing Home Cases
2001 Articles
- January 2001 - Testimony of a Psychologist on Causation
- February 2001 - Intentional Misconduct, An Exception to the Worker's Compensation Defense
- March 2001 - Court Awarded Attorney's Fees in Multi-Party Action
- April 2001 - Procedural 1983 Due Process Claims
- May 2001 - Application of Stuart v. Hertz in Malpractice Cases
- June 2001 - Court's Duty to Review Reliability of Scientific Evidence
- July / August 2001 - Punitive Damages of a Corporation
- September 2001 - Liability of Landowner for Obstructions to Vision
- October 2001 - Record Activity and Good Cause on a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute
- November 2001 - No Setoff Where Third Party Defendant is not Found Liable
- December 2001 - Rear End Collisions and Sudden Stops
2000 Articles
- January 2000 - Death of a Party
- February 2000 - Fabre and Subsequent Treating Physicians
- March 2000 - Voir Dire Racial Bias
- April 2000 - Fabre and the Phantom Defendant
- May 2000 - Plaintiff's Attorney's Right to be Present at Physical Examination
- June 2000 - Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Exclusion Held Constitutional
- September 2000 - Attorney's Fees in Wrongful Death Cases
- October 2000 - Objection During Final Argument, The Final Word
- November 2000 - Liability of Initial Tortfeasor for Subsequent Injury
- December 2000 - An Offer of Judgment Requires Strict Construction
1999 Articles
- April 1999- Setoff of Personal Injury Protection Benefits
- May 1999- Comparative Negligence in Medical Malpractice Cases & the Generic Listing of Witnesses
- June 1999 - Collateral Estoppel
- July/August 1999 - Discovery of Financial Information Regarding Experts Revisited
- October 1999 - Sandbagging
- November 1999- Spoliation of an Employer
- December 1999- Subsequent Tortfeasors and Fabre
