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$10M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict Against CRNA For Wrongful Death

October 9, 2017

During the week of September 18, 2017, an Iowa medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $10 million in favor of the plaintiff for the wrongful death of an 80-year-old patient at an Iowa hospital due to the alleged medical negligence of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, [...]

Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Win For Anesthesiologist

September 12, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) ruled in its opinion filed on August 24, 2017 that the trial judge in a Michigan medical malpractice case had overstepped his gatekeeping role and had instead intruded on the jury’s role as fact-finder when he preclud[...]

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Directed Verdict For Anesthesiologist

August 29, 2017

The Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida (“Florida Appellate Court”) affirmed the directed verdict in favor of the defendant anesthesiologist in an opinion filed on August 8, 2017, determining that there was no competent, substantial evidence that the defendant anesthesiologis[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Decides Res Ipsa Loquitor May Apply To Negligent Surgical Positioning Claim

June 14, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated May 18, 2017 that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may apply to a medical malpractice case where an unconscious patient is under the care of a surgical team. The Underlying Facts T[...]

Nebraska Appellate Court Discusses Joint And Several Liability When One Medical Malpractice Defendant Settles

May 20, 2017

The Nebraska Court of Appeals filed a decision on April 18, 2017 in a Nebraska medical malpractice case where one of the named medical malpractice defendants settled with the plaintiff before trial and the case proceeded to trial against the remaining medical malpractice defendant, which resulted [...]

Texas Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Toddler’s Death During Unnecessary Dental Procedure

March 10, 2017

The parents of a 14-month-old child have filed a Texas dental malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a dentist, his dental practice, and the anesthesiologist who provided anesthesia to the child for a dental procedure involving multiple baby root canals and crowns on four teeth, during which the[...]

Ohio Medical Malpractice Settlement For Esophageal Intubation Resulting In Death

February 16, 2017

It was recently reported that a confidential settlement has been reached in an Ohio medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died as a result of a negligent esophageal intubation, instead of the intended endotracheal intubation, and the failure to timely diagnose[...]

Minnesota Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Teenager

February 12, 2017

In mid-January 2017, the parents of a teenager who died after having her wisdom teeth extracted by a Minnesota dentist filed a Minnesota wrongful death lawsuit against the dentist, alleging that dental malpractice led to the death of their child. An investigation by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry [...]

FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Anesthesia Use In Pregnant Women, Young Children

December 29, 2016

On December 14, 2016, the FDA issued a drug safety communication regarding the use of general anesthesia and sedatives for pregnant women and for young children, informing health care providers, parents, and caregivers of children younger than three years, and pregnant women in their third trimester[...]

$12.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Following Tonsilletomy

November 6, 2016

On October 27, 2016, after about three hours of deliberations, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a Pennsylvania woman $12.7 million in compensatory damages for the brain damage she suffered as a result of the defendants allegedly removing her breathing tube too early shortly after her [...]

5 Cataract Patients Blinded By Anesthesiologist On The Same Day

August 22, 2016

Five patients who were undergoing cataract surgery at a facility in Massachusetts during a single morning in May 2014 suffered blindness when a contracted anesthesiologist, on his first day at the facility, allegedly placed the eye block injections into the patients’ eyes instead of the muscl[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawyers Fight Over Attorney Fee Split

August 9, 2016

An Oregon medical malpractice law firm and an Oregon sole practitioner who undertook the representation of an Oregon man who suffered a catastrophic injury due to medical negligence and won a large Oregon medical malpractice verdict that was subsequently settled for a substantial but reduced amount [...]

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