On March 16, 2021, the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an Order requiring skilled nursing care facilities (nursing homes) to complete the COVID-19 vaccine needs assessment survey. The results of the initial survey show that as… Read More
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Federal Judge Nearly Doubles His Prior Award For VA Medical Negligence Resulting In Veteran’s Death
During the Summer of 2020, U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny had awarded $2.1 million in a federal medical malpractice lawsuit involving the Buffalo VA Medical Center, for the death of 64-year-old Howard Southard, who was a veteran of the… Read More
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$3M Georgia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Bowel Perforation During Laparoscopic Surgery
On March 23, 2021, a Georgia medical malpractice wrongful death jury awarded $3 million for the death of a woman who died on May 7, 2016 from peritonitis resulting from a small intestine perforation caused during laparoscopic abdominal surgery. The… Read More
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Delaware Court Discusses Information That May Not Be Subject To Peer Review Privilege In Negligent Credentialing Cases
In a Delaware medical malpractice case where the plaintiff suffered a stroke during neurosurgery on his brain, the plaintiff alleged that defendant Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. (“CCHS”) was aware of defendant Bikash Bose, M.D.’s (“Bose”) propensity to commit negligent… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
In its opinion filed on March 26, 2021, the Illinois Appellate Court First District Sixth Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”) stated in affirming the defense verdict in a birth injury medical malpractice case: “we cannot conclude that the jury’s general verdict… Read More
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Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
On April 1, 2021, the Court of Appeals of Ohio Eighth Appellate District (“Ohio Appellate Court”) affirmed an Ohio medical malpractice verdict in favor of the defendants, stating: “Following a complete and careful review of the record, we cannot say… Read More
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Leading Causes Of Death In The United States For 2020
An article appearing online on March 31, 2021 on the JAMA Network analyzed recent vital statistics data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and reported: “Provisional estimates indicate a 17.7% increase in the… Read More
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Florida Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection Of Defense Race-Neutral Explanation For Striking Juror
The Florida Third District Court of Appeal (“Florida Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on March 24, 2021, upheld a Florida medical malpractice verdict in favor of the plaintiff, finding no error with the trial court’s refusal to permit the… Read More
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Arizona Court Of Appeals Affirms Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation In Post-Surgical Medical Malpractice Case
Arizona Medical Malpractice Laws To prove medical negligence, a plaintiff must provide evidence that the defendant failed to meet the applicable professional standard of care and defendant’s failure proximately caused plaintiff’s injuries. A.R.S. § 12-563. To establish proximate cause, the… Read More
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Nursing Homes Experienced 96% Reduction In COVID-19 Cases Since Vaccines Became Available
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities in the United States that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report… Read More
