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Oklahoma Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

November 27, 2014

In its decision reached on November 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) ruled that the nursing home resident’s granddaughter did not have authority to sign the nursing home arbitration agreement on behalf of her grandmother, and that the[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Holds Prison Doctors To Same Standards As Outside Doctors

November 26, 2014

In its decision filed on November 10, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Appeals Court”) held that the standard of care for doctors practicing in prisons is the same as the standard of care for doctors practicing outside of prisons, while acknowledging that doctors in prisons so[...]

Maryland Extends Medical Malpractice Immunity To Health Care Providers Who Fail To Involuntarily Admit

November 25, 2014

The November 21, 2014 decision of the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, held that the Maryland General Assembly intended to provide immunity to health care providers when they evaluate patients but decide not to involuntarily [...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Eliminating Informed Consent Defense In Medical Malpractice Cases

November 24, 2014

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) is weighing whether to eliminate informed consent as a defense in strictly medical malpractice cases, acknowledging that patients do not consent to negligent medical treatment. On November 18, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supr[...]

Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Claims Coming To A Close

November 23, 2014

There was a massive outbreak of hepatitis C in Nevada in 2007 that was associated with allegedly unsafe practices at endoscopy centers owned by a now-jailed doctor. Many patients of the endoscopy centers alleged in their medical malpractice lawsuits that they contracted the serious and potentially[...]

3 Indiana Cardiologists Face 19 Additional Cases Alleging Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures

November 22, 2014

Late last month, nineteen new Indiana medical malpractice lawsuits were filed against three Indiana cardiologists, alleging that the cardiologists, and their medical malpractice, performed unnecessary medical procedures on patients that placed the patients in danger. The hospital where the allegedl[...]

Maryland Med Spa Sued For Customer’s Death Following Liposuction

November 21, 2014

A now-closed med spa in Maryland has been sued by the estate of a former customer who underwent liposuction surgery at the med spa in 2012 and died six days later as a result of invasive Group A Streptococcus infection. The customer was placed on life support for three days before she died. The Mar[...]

Arkansas Appeals Court Rejects Nursing Home’s Attempt To Compel Arbitration

November 20, 2014

On November 19, 2014, the Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Appeals Court”) affirmed the trial court’s denial of a nursing home’s motion to compel arbitration of medical negligence and wrongful death claims filed by the deceased resident’s wife on behalf of his estate regardi[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Three)

November 19, 2014

In Part Two of “Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon,” we ended our discussion at the point where the 5-week post-surgical cervical MRI was read by the hospital radiologist as showing that the cord appearance and the amount of stenosis “appears essential[...]

Pharmacy Held Liable For Pharmacist’s Disclosure Of Customer’s Prescription Records

November 18, 2014

By its decision dated November 14, 214, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Appeals Court”) affirmed a $1.8 million verdict in favor of a customer of Walgreen Company (Walgreen’s) whose personal, private prescription history was viewed and disclosed by one of its pharmacy employees[...]

Florida Supreme Court Establishes Harmless Error Test For Civil Cases In Medical Malpractice Case

November 17, 2014

In its plurality opinion published on November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) established the test for harmless error in civil cases in a medical malpractice case that had been won by the defense at trial. The Florida Supreme Court held that the test [...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Two)

November 16, 2014

In our blog posting on November 15, 2014, we began discussing the Maryland medical malpractice verdict in favor of the defendant spine surgeon and his orthopedic practice that was reached by a six-person Maryland medical malpractice jury on November 13, 2014 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, after[...]

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