2023-05-30 09:27
$31.6 Million Birth Injury Verdict: On May 25, 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice birth injury jury returned its verdict in the amount of $31.6 million after a three-week trial and nine ho… Read More
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2023-05-29 09:30
$9 Million Dollar Verdict For Child’s Hand Injury: A Georgia medical malpractice jury deliberated for two days after a six-day trial in early April 2023 before returning its verdict in… Read More
2023-05-28 09:28
$30 Million Dollar Award Involving Army Medical Center: On May 22, 2023, a federal judge in Hawaii awarded $29,479,308 in a federal medical malpractice lawsuit involving the deficient medica… Read More
2023-05-27 09:23
$2.23 Million Verdict For Wrongful Death From Sepsis: On April 3, 2023, a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $2.23 million after a five-da… Read More
2023-05-26 09:28
Analysis Of Pain Experienced By Nursing Home Residents: A study published on December 22, 2022 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Association entitled “Pain trajectories of nurs… Read More
2023-05-25 09:28
Biopsy Error Led To Unnecessary Mastectomy: On April 11, 2022, Meirav Baר-Hen, a mother of three, underwent mammography screening along with a breast ultrasound that indicated possible… Read More
2023-05-24 09:23
OIG Found CMS Dropping The Ball Regarding Nursing Home Surveys: In its January 2022 report entitled “CMS Should Take Further Action To Address States With Poor Performance inConducting… Read More
2023-05-23 09:25
Urologist Charged With Sexually Abusing Patients: On April 11, 2023, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a four-count Indictment charg… Read More
2023-05-22 09:21
One of the tried and true arguments that the health care industry promotes to advance their medical malpractice tort reform efforts before state legislatures that protect the financial inter… Read More
2023-05-21 09:22
The decedent child was born at the defendant hospital on June 12, 2014. He allegedly had visible vesicles (fluid-filled sacs or blisters) on his skin. The plaintiff alleged that the defendan… Read More
2023-05-19 09:20
87-Year-Old Dies Because Nurse Refused To Suction His Airway: An investigation by the State of Iowa found that an 87-year-old resident of an Iowa nursing home who had a tracheostomy and was… Read More
2023-05-18 09:26
Verdict in Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Defect Case: A medical malpractice jury reached a defense verdict on behalf of a New York hospital in a New York medical malpracti… Read More
2023-05-17 09:24
$1.3 Million Verdict For 18 Days Of Pain And Suffering Upheld: Following the discharge of the plaintiff’s decedent from the defendant hospital to a rehabilitation center on September 1… Read More
2023-05-16 09:24
$1.75 Million Glaucoma Settlement: On February 27, 2023, a glaucoma medical malpractice lawsuit filed in New York by a 51-year-old woman whose glaucoma was not timely diagnosed, resulting in… Read More
2023-05-15 09:23
On April 3, 2023, a North Carolina medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.36 million for the estate of a 70-year-old man who died shortly after undergoing a screen… Read More
2023-05-14 09:28
Called 911 Twice, Ambulance Never Arrived: The widow of a man who had trouble breathing at home that led her to call 911 for an ambulance that never arrived has filed a lawsuit against Wayne… Read More
2023-05-13 09:23
In its opinion filed on May 11, 2023, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a medical malpractice birth injury jury’s verdict in the amount of $8,030,003 against Catholic Health Initi… Read More
2023-05-12 09:25
Following a two-week trial in the Essex Superior Court in Newburyport, Massachusetts, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded the estate of a 48-year-old man and his two daughters… Read More
2023-05-11 09:22
Firm Loses Hospital Bed But Wins Legal Malpractice Claim: In September 2013, Louis Nicassio was injured when the hospital bed he rented to recover from back surgery collapsed under him, and… Read More
2023-05-10 09:30
$2M To Settle False Claims Act Case: On March 20, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Inc. (&l&hell…Read More
2023-05-09 09:30
In its opinion filed on March 28, 2023, a Massachusetts Appeals Court held that the medical malpractice lawyers who negotiated a $6 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a mino… Read More
2023-05-08 09:23
Community Health Centers Malpractice Statistics: The Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Acts of 1992 and 1995 (FSHCAA) provides that certain persons, referred to as covered indivi… Read More
2023-05-07 09:24
Appellate Court Affirms Directed Verdict For Defendant: In August 2019, Plaintiff Deborah Geletka (“Geletka”) filed a medical-malpractice complaint seeking damages from MetroHeal… Read More
2023-05-06 09:30
$20 Million Verdict Reinstated By Appellate Court: In its March 23, 2023 per curiam opinion, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held: “we a… Read More
2023-05-05 09:23
Increasing Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Fungus: Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat, spread at an alarming rate in U.S… Read More
2023-05-04 09:21
Court Holds Plaintiff Not Entitled To Summary Judgment Based On Spoliation: Jahmir Frank suffers from a permanent and debilitating brain injury. Believing that Good Samaritan caused his inju… Read More
2023-05-03 09:24
$15M Settlement For Death Of 6-Month-Old After Sleep Study: A six-month-old child born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism that can cause sleep issues, was brought to Bosto… Read More
2023-05-02 09:22
Nursing Home Administrator Hours Down 20% Since Pandemic: The Long Term Care Community Coalition (“LTCCC”) reported: “nursing home administrators are providing less time in… Read More
2023-05-01 09:29
Law Bans Gender-Affirming Surgery And Hormonal Transgender Treatment For Minors: On January 28, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law S.B. 16 entitled “Transgender Medical Tr… Read More
2023-04-30 09:30
On March 15, 2023, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded the plaintiff $4,196,126 for the serious and permanent injuries she suffered as a result of the defendants failure to diag… Read More
2023-04-29 09:26
On April 20, 2023, a Wisconsin medical malpractice jury determined that Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health was 100% liable for its employees’ medical negligence in treating Johnny… Read More
2023-04-28 09:27
On April 25, 2023, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $8.5 million for the surviving wife and the estate of a man who died after total knee replacem… Read More
2023-04-27 09:21
$500K Anesthesia Malpractice Verdict: On February 27, 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $500,000 for disability and pa… Read More
2023-04-26 09:24
Appellate Court Sends Malpractice Case Back To State Court: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated in its March 7, 2023 deci… Read More
2023-04-25 09:26
Court Reduces Cancer Malpractice Verdict: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit alleged that the decedent’s primary care physician failed to timely follow up on an… Read More
2023-04-24 09:22
An Iowa medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed in February 2023 by the widow of a man who died as a result of a bacterial blood infection alleges that while he was at Southeast Iow… Read More
2023-04-23 09:18
In April 2023, a Connecticut medical malpractice wrongful death jury awarded a 37-year-old woman $6.5 million in damages for wrongful death and medical malpractice in her lawsuit against Yal… Read More
2023-04-22 09:24
Newsweek reported in early March 2023: “About 4,500 of the nation’s more than 15,000 nursing homes were reported overdue for an inspection as of mid-February, federal health… Read More
2023-04-21 09:30
Closed New York Nursing Home Agrees To Pay Over $7.1M: The United States Department of Justice and the New York State Office of the Attorney General announced on February 27, 2023 that the U… Read More
2023-04-20 09:21
Filshie Clip Migration Lawsuit Alleges Wrongdoing By Manufacturer, Distributor, And Others: A recently filed Filshie clip migration lawsuit in Connecticut alleges on behalf of eleven women p… Read More
2023-04-19 09:28
On February 28, 2023, a federal civil jury returned a verdict in favor of the United States for more than $43 million for violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. During… Read More
2023-04-18 09:30
It took just over ten years but a Tulsa Oklahoma jury determined in February 2023 that Correctional Healthcare Cos. LLC, the private for-profit correctional medical services provider that pr… Read More
2023-04-17 09:27
Supervising Physicians Not Liable For Negligent Acts Of Physician Assistants: In its opinion dated February 24, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Georgia held: “the language of the PAA [Ph… Read More
2023-04-16 09:23
$8.5M Settlement Reached With Surgeon And Others: It was announced on February 27, 2023 that the United States has finalized a Settlement Agreement with James L. Luketich, M.D., University o… Read More
2023-04-15 09:30
Filshie Clip Migration Lawsuit Filed: On April 3, 2023, a Filshie clip migration lawsuit was filed on behalf of eleven women in Connecticut state court that alleged, in part: “It shoul… Read More
2023-04-14 09:28
$12.5M Judgment Against Assisted Living Facility: In January 2023, a $12.5 million default judgment was entered against A Place to Grow, which was an assisted living facility located in Bran… Read More
2023-04-13 09:28
More Cases Being Filed Involving Aortic Pathologies: More Medical Malpractice Cases Being Filed Against Vascular Surgeons: A study published online on December 19, 2022 entitled “An An… Read More
2023-04-12 09:27
New Mexico Governor Signs Medical Malpractice Reform Law: New Mexico Senate Bill 523, which was signed into law on April 7, 2023, amends the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act to cap claims… Read More
2023-04-11 09:03
$500,000 Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement: An unidentified woman who was wheelchair bound due to a spinal cord injury was admitted into a health care facility for physical therapy tre… Read More
2023-04-10 09:30
$15.7M Verdict Against Troubled Nursing Home Chain: In February 2023, an Arkansas nursing home malpractice lawsuit resulted in a verdict in the amount of $15,706,166 against an Arkansas nurs… Read More
2023-04-09 09:21
Court Applies One-Satisfaction Rule In Reducing Verdict: The Supreme Court of Texas stated in its opinion dated February 17, 2023: “This medical malpractice case presents two principal… Read More
2023-04-08 12:26
$1.6M Malpractice Verdict Affirmed: The Court of Appeals of Virginia (“Virginia Appellate Court”) upheld a $1.6 million medical malpractice verdict against an emergency room phys… Read More
2023-04-07 09:26
Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration: What happens when the representative of a nursing home resident signs an arbitration agreement on behalf of the resident at the time of the… Read More
2023-04-06 09:26
Eye Bank Keeps Its $606415.49 Verdict: In its published opinion dated February 15, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) sta… Read More
2023-04-05 09:23
Doctor Indicted For $11 Million: The U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina announced on June 23, 2022 that a Charlotte, North Carolina doctor has been indicted for… Read More
2023-04-04 09:27
$34 Million Birth Injury Verdict: On March 28, 2023, a Baltimore County Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of nearly $34 million… Read More
2023-04-03 09:26
A Massachusetts medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $20 million for the avoidable amputation of his left leg above his knee due to DVT no… Read More
2023-04-02 09:28
$13.5M Verdict For Misdiagnosis Of Stroke: Earlier this year, an Ada County, Idaho medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $13.5 million (the second largest Idaho medi… Read More
2023-04-01 09:28
Wrongful Conduct Rule Court Applies Wrongful Conduct Rule To Preclude Claim: The generally articulated common-law wrongful conduct rule provides that a plaintiff cannot maintain a tort actio… Read More
2023-03-31 09:29
Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed On Jurisdictional Grounds: New Jersey medical malpractice plaintiffs Lou Anne Hiles and her husband Rodney Hiles are residents of Pilesgro… Read More
2023-03-30 09:30
New York Enacts Nursing Home Law: On December 7, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will require residential health care facilities to swiftly update residents as w… Read More
2023-03-29 09:27
$40 Million Birth Injury Verdict: On March 23, 2023, an Illinois medical malpractice birth injury jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of $40 million to a now 19-year-old woman wh… Read More
2023-03-28 09:26
Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Patient Died After Given Wrong Medication: The widow of a hospital ICU patient who was given medication intended for another ICU patient has filed a Maine medical ma… Read More
2023-03-27 09:30
Ohio Doctor absconds and is protected by statue of repose: The Ohio Supreme Court stated in its December 6, 2022 opinion: “This discretionary appeal asks whether the four-year statute… Read More
2023-03-26 09:24
Neurologist Sentenced To 30 Months And Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million: Deepak Raheja, 66, of Hudson, Ohio, was sentenced on February 3, 2023 to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sara L… Read More
2023-03-25 09:28
Federal Appellate Court Affirms $500000 Pelvic Mesh Jury Verdict: After delivering four children, Raeann Bayless experienced symptoms of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse… Read More
2023-03-24 09:27
Nursing Home Resident Declared Dead Found Gasping For Air At Funeral Home: A 66-year-old resident of the Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Urbandale, Iowa was declared dead… Read More
2023-03-23 09:23
Widow Sues Veterans Home For Husband’s Dehydration Death: Luane Krall, the widow of 69-year-old Randy Krall, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Wisconsin Veterans Home at U… Read More
2023-03-22 09:21
Doctors Convicted In $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme: A federal jury convicted two Florida doctors on January 30, 2023 for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $3… Read More
2023-03-21 09:19
On March 17, 2023, a California medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5,461,993 in favor of the 50-year-old emergency room nurse and mother of a severely disabled d… Read More
2023-03-20 09:22
Physician Found Guilty Of Re-Using Single-Use Medical Device 1400 times: After a three-week federal jury trial, and 5 hours of jury deliberation, Anita Louise Jackson, 59, was found guilty o… Read More
2023-03-19 09:21
Background Facts Court Denies Wrongful Death Claim For 13-Day-Old Baby: Plaintiff gave birth to Maryjane on December 1, 2016, at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, preterm at 31 weeks. Maryjane we… Read More
2023-03-18 09:27
As of March 14, 2023, CDC, in partnership with state and local health departments, identified 68 patients in 16 states (CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, NC, NJ, NM, NY, NV, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI) with V… Read More
2023-03-16 09:27
AG Charges Nursing Home LPN With Altering Medication Records: The Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced on January 25, 2023 that a licensed practical nurse working at Medilodge… Read More
2023-03-15 09:28
Appellate Court Discusses High Bar To Recover Punitive Damages: The District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) stated in its Jan… Read More
2023-03-14 09:25
May A Lawyer Agree To Not Disclose Publicly Available Information Regarding A Medical Malpractice Case As Part Of A Settlement Agreement? In 2016, the Maryland State Bar Association’s… Read More
2023-03-13 09:25
Former Maryland Lawyer Reinstated To Practice Law: The Supreme Court of Maryland issued an Order dated January 20, 2023 that stated: “Stephen L. Snyder, the respondent, has filed his m… Read More
2023-03-12 09:20
Summary Suspension Of OBGYN For Alleged Sexual Assaults: Indiana’s Attorney General filed on January 13, 2023 a Petition for Summary Suspension (“Petition”) with the Medica… Read More
2023-03-11 10:28
Court Erred In Dismissing Medical Malpractice Case: N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-28 provides that an affidavit of merit (“AOM”) is not required in a New Jersey medical malpractice case &ldquo&hell…Read More
2023-03-10 10:25
Experts’ Opinions Were Contradicted By Established Facts: The State of Michigan Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion dated November 3, 2022, held: “Because Dr. Bogdasarian… Read More
2023-03-09 10:26
HCA Accused Of Putting Profits Before Patients: A staffing paper from Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s largest union of healthcare workers, entitled “Ca… Read More
2023-03-08 10:25
Hospital’s Delay In Treating 12-Year-Old Led To Leg Amputation: The parents of a 12-year-old New Mexico girl has filed a New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit against a local hospital… Read More
2023-03-07 10:25
Summary Judgment Reversed In Qui Tam Lawsuit: In its opinion filed on August 9, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held th… Read More
2023-03-06 10:23
Lawsuit For Bowel Injury During Hysterectomy: Tiffany Lunsford has filed an Iowa medical malpractice lawsuit arising out of the injuries she sustained on March 11, 2020 during a hysterectomy… Read More
2023-03-05 10:29
Hospital May Be Liable For Defective Drug: In its December 14, 2022 Opinion, the Oregon Court of Appeals (“Oregon Appellate Court”) held that a hospital that charges for a pharma… Read More
2023-03-04 10:23
Court Limits Informed Consent Claims In Misdiagnosis Cases: In its Opinion dated December 29, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Virginia stated: “This case presents two matters of first im… Read More
2023-03-03 10:28
Physician Established Physician-Patient Relationship: In its December 30, 2022 Opinion, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District Sixth Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”)… Read More
2023-03-02 10:26
Was Using A Heater-Cooler Device During Surgery Malpractice? On July 14, 2021, Patricia Napier filed a complaint asserting claims for negligence, wrongful death, and punitive damages. The co… Read More
2023-03-01 10:29
Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not: A West Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 2, 2022 against Charleston Area Medical Center (“CAMC”) in… Read More
2023-02-28 10:22
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Too Late: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in its decision dated December 12, 2022 in a medical… Read More
2023-02-27 10:29
Statute Of Limitations Begins When Physician-Patient Relationship Terminates: R.C. 2305.113(A) provides that a claim for medical malpractice must be brought within one year “after the… Read More
2023-02-26 10:22
$750,000 Verdict For Hospital Operating Room Mold: On December 21, 2022, a Washington State medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against Seattle’s Children Hospital in the amo… Read More
2023-02-25 10:26
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division (“Court”) denied the Filshie clip defendants’ motions to dismiss in its Order dated… Read More
2023-02-24 10:27
A Maryland medical malpractice jury in a conservative jurisdiction has awarded $850,000 to the plaintiffs in a case involving the failure to timely prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) in the hos… Read More
2023-02-23 10:21
New Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law: On February 16, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 161, which limits noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases… Read More
2023-02-22 10:25
Malpractice Case Highlights Risks Of Filing Pro Se: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice plaintiff filed a pro se medical malpractice case in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming, Pennsylvani… Read More
2023-02-21 10:25
$4M Prison Malpractice Verdict Inmate’s Death: In December 2022, a Virginia medical malpractice jury found that a prison nurse employed by a private company under contract to provide h… Read More
2023-02-20 10:23
Physical Therapist Cannot Opine As To The Negligence Of A Chiropractor: In an Indiana medical malpractice case against a chiropractor who allegedly injured a patient, the Court of Appeals of… Read More
2023-02-19 10:23
$43.5M Malpractice Verdict For Former Philadelphia Eagles Captain: On February 13, 2023, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $43.5 million in favor… Read More
2023-02-18 10:22
$770,000 Prison Malpractice Verdict Affirmed By Court: In its unreported opinion dated February 14, 2023, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a prison medical malpractice jury verdict i… Read More
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