CBS News recently reported that “1.8 percent of doctors are responsible for more than half of all malpractice payouts. Of that small group, “Only 1 in 7 have had action taken against them by any state [medical board].”” Source That… Read More
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$1.95M Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Buffalo VA Medical Center For Failure To Diagnosis Throat Cancer
On December 28, 2020, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. and in favor of a 76-year-old former Marine who had served in Vietnam in his medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a CT scan of his neck performed at… Read More
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$526K Tennessee Nursing Home Arbitration Award For Resident’s Fall Leading To Death
On October 30, 2020, a Tennessee nursing home claim arbitrator awarded $225,000 for the pain and suffering sustained by an 88-year-old nursing home resident who suffered a brain injury and died five days later as a result of a fall… Read More
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Private Autopsy Company Sued For Fraud, Owner Indicted
National Autopsy Service, which is based in Topeka, Kansas and is owned by Shawn Parcells (“Parcells”), was sued in mid-December 2020 by the family of a 68-year-old man (“decedent’) who died in a hospital and whose death the family believes… Read More
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North Carolina Appellate Court Overturns Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Based On Statute Of Limitations
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“North Carolina Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on December 15, 2020 in a medical malpractice case alleging that the defendants failed to provide appropriate follow-up care or refer the plaintiff to… Read More
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Georgia Trial Court Orders New Trial In Medical Malpractice Case For Inconsistent Verdict
In a Georgia medical malpractice case that was remanded to the trial court because the jury awarded the plaintiff damages for her medical expenses but failed to award any amount for her pain and suffering, the trial court ordered a… Read More
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Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged With Lying To U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity
The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of California announced on December 3, 2020 that Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley (“Staley”), previously charged with one count of mail fraud, was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 3, 2020 for additional… Read More
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West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments
The plaintiff in a West Virginia class-action lawsuit alleges that she, and putative class members, are individuals who were directed by Felix Brizuela, D.O. (“Brizuela”) to purchase immunogloblin (“IVIG”) from the defendants in Morgantown, West Virginia. IVIG is an intravenously… Read More
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New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Support Claim For Emotional Distress
In its published opinion dated December 29, 2020, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) held: “plaintiff alleges emotional distress caused by the professional negligence of a surgeon who failed to remove surgical washers from his… Read More
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Virginia Senate Bill Would Eliminate Current Limitations On Medical Malpractice Damages
On January 13, 2021, Senate Bill 1107 was offered that is entitled “Limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions,” which would eliminate the cap on the recovery in actions against health care providers for medical malpractice where the act… Read More
