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New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Anesthesiologist In Delayed Rendering Of Anesthesia Claim

August 14, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum and Order entered on June 7, 2019: “We reject plaintiffs’ contention that the affidavit of their expert raised triable issues of fact suff[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert’s Report Inadequate In Medical Malpractice Case

July 6, 2019

The Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its June 6, 2019 opinion that the Texas medical malpractice plaintiff’s expert report was inadequate “Because the expert report filed by Appellees in support of their claims fails to state the specific cond[...]

$22.5M Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Settlement For 6-Week-Old’s Brain Damage

April 29, 2019

The Wisconsin Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund reportedly has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a Wisconsin medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that a resident physician who was providing anesthesia services during surgery on a 6-week-old boy at UW Health’s American Family Chil[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Inadmissible Hearsay

March 25, 2019

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on March 12, 2019, reversed a Georgia medical malpractice defense verdict because the trial court had allowed inadmissible evidence “used to unfairly impeach [the plaintiff’s] expert witness as [...]

$3.4M Virginia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Obese Patient Who Aspirated During Surgery

February 4, 2019

On January 23, 2019, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death case in the amount of $3.4 million against one of the defendant doctors. After two and a half weeks of trial, the jury awarded $385,451 for expense[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Needle Left In Plaintiff During Childbirth 15 Years Ago

January 7, 2019

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in Florida alleging that when the plaintiff was giving birth to her son fifteen years ago at a naval hospital in Florida, a needle broke off and was left in her spine during administration of anesthesia, but the medical providers failed to advise her of s[...]

New York Appellate Court Grants New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff, Stating Emergency Doctrine Did Not Apply

December 29, 2018

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department held in its Decision & Order dated December 12, 2018: “[u]nder the circumstances presented, we disagree with the Supreme Court’s determination to instruct the jury on the emergency doctrine. The em[...]

Florida Supreme Court Holds Medical Malpractice Defendant’s Negligence Need Only Be A Substantial Cause Of The Plaintiff’s Harm

December 22, 2018

The Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on December 20, 2018: “Our medical malpractice jurisprudence makes clear that a physician may be the proximate cause of a patient’s injury even if that physician is not the primary cause of that inju[...]

Ex-NFL Football Player Files $180M Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Unnecessary, Career-Ending Knee Surgery

December 12, 2018

On November 6, 2018, a former NFL football player filed a $180M medical malpractice lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County, Florida against a well-known orthopedic surgeon claiming that the defendant recommended and performed unnecessary knee surgey on th[...]

Texas Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Loses Appeal In Misnamed Defendant Case

August 20, 2018

The Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Opinion filed on July 26, 2018 that because the Texas medical malpractice plaintiff’s original petition incorrectly named “Dr. Smith” as one of the anesthesiologists who treated t[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Holds Ordinary Negligence Jury Instruction Improper In Medical Malpractice Case

March 22, 2018

The Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on March 5, 2018 that a very strong case of medical malpractice does not become a case of ordinary negligence simply due to the egregiousness of the medical malpractice, and the Georgia Court of Appeals erre[...]

Large Health Insurer Announces It Will Not Pay For Anesthesia Services For Many Cataract Surgeries

March 8, 2018

Anthem, Inc. (“Anthem”) is one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. Anthem is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving members in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Ham[...]

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