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$7.4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stroke Victim

April 22, 2015

On April 15, 2015, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $7.4 million after less than five hours of deliberations, for the serious stroke and resulting permanent injuries he suffered, allegedly as a result of the medical negligence of his primary care physician in faili[...]

Florida Supreme Court Overturns Award Of Defendants’ Attorneys Fees In Medical Malpractice Case

April 21, 2015

In a written opinion dated April 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) overturned an award of attorneys fees and costs to the medical malpractice defendants, finding that the defendants had failed to strictly comply with the statutory requirements in order to [...]

Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins

April 20, 2015

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has a filed a medical malpractice claim against The Johns Hopkins Hospital, alleging that a Johns Hopkins spine surgeon negligently advised him that he could return to playing baseball without restrictions too soon after fusion surgery on his neck. As a [...]

Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics

April 19, 2015

The results of a recent study of medical malpractice claims involving emergency medicine that were closed between 2007 and 2013 by the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurance company found that issues related to diagnosis are the main reason that emergency room physicians are sued f[...]

New Jersey $2.3M Dental Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal

April 18, 2015

By its unpublished decision dated March 27, 2015, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a $2,300,035.00 verdict in a New Jersey dental malpractice case, determining that the verdict was not excessive in light of the substantial permanent injuries sustained and the medical exp[...]

Florida Lawyer Paralyzed After Neck Surgery Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

April 17, 2015

A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on March 30, 2015 in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida on behalf of a 65-year-old lawyer who has been paralyzed since undergoing spinal surgery on her neck in 2013. The case is captioned Lynda J. Harris v. Palms West Hospital, et al., [...]

$5.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Liver Cancer

April 16, 2015

On April 9, 2015, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $5.7 million after three days of jury deliberations following the medical malpractice/wrongful death trial that began on March 30, 2015. The plaintiff was the husband of a 51-ye[...]

Nursing Home Care Costs In The United States Continue To Climb

April 15, 2015

A large Fortune 500 insurance company recently published the results of its survey of the costs of nursing home care in the United States. The costs of nursing home care in the United States increased by an average of 4% during the last five years – the median cost in now $91,250 (in 2014, t[...]

Texas Doctor Alleges Claim Against Him For Injuries Caused By His Cow Is A Medical Malpractice Claim

April 14, 2015

A retired Texas doctor whose cows escaped from his property and caused serious injuries to a man whose motor vehicle struck the doctor’s cows on a public roadway alleges that the claim against him is a medical malpractice claim and therefore is subject to Texas’ medical malpractice l[...]

New, Additional Criminal Charges Filed Against Owner Of Maryland-Based Portable Diagnostic Services Company

April 13, 2015

On April 9, 2015, a federal grand jury in Maryland returned a superseding indictment against the owner of a Maryland-based portable diagnostic services company, charging him with an additional four counts of health care fraud resulting in serious bodily harm and death, as well as conspiracy a[...]

Federal Judge Orders $21.4M Judgment In Favor Of The Plaintiff In VA Medical Malpractice Case

April 12, 2015

A federal judge in New Hampshire entered an order on April 3, 2015, finding in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff in his Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit against the United States for the negligent medical care he received at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Manchester, New Ham[...]

Study Finds Surgeons Get Better After Performing More Surgeries Over Time

April 11, 2015

A study entitled, “The Influence of Volume and Experience on Individual Surgical Performance: A Systematic Review” that was published in the April 2015 edition of the Annals of Surgery concluded, “Increasing surgical case volume and years of practice are associated with improved p[...]

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