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Detroit Lawsuit Alleges Jail Inmate Died From Untreated Prescription Medication Withdrawal

October 9, 2015

A lawsuit recently filed in federal court in Detroit alleges that a for-profit prison medical services contractor and others were negligent when it came to their treatment of a man who was spending 30 days in jail due to his failure to appear in traffic court for a careless driving charge. On the[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Had No Duty To Obtain Consent To Settle

October 8, 2015

In its decision filed on September 23, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal State of Louisiana (“Appellate Court”) held that a medical malpractice insurance company was not required to obtain the consent of a physician to settle a medical malpractice case under the clear and unambigu[...]

Kentucky Supreme Court Denies Enforcement Of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements In Three Nursing Home Cases

October 7, 2015

In its opinion filed on September 24, 2015 in three consolidated cases involving the alleged wrongful death of three nursing home residents due to nursing home negligence, the Supreme Court of Kentucky (“Kentucky Supreme Court”) held that in two of the cases, the authority to enter in[...]

Recent Study Analyzed Patients’ Perspective On Adverse Medical And Surgical Events

October 6, 2015

The findings of a study published on June 19, 2015 in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety involving 450 respondents to an online survey of patients and families regarding adverse medical and surgical events, who also provided written narratives in addition to filling out the quantitative s[...]

Federal District Court Finds No Private Cause Of Action Under Federal Nursing Home Reform Act

October 5, 2015

In its Opinion & Order entered on September 17, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (“the Court”) concluded that the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396r (“FNHRA”), does not provide a basis for a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim (a pr[...]

Ohio Cardiologist Found Guilty Of Medicare Fraud

October 4, 2015

On September 25, 2015, a federal jury in Ohio found an Ohio cardiologist guilty of a Medicare fraud scheme, after a four-week trial and more than a day of jury deliberations. The Ohio cardiologist was found guilty of performing unnecessary cardiac catheterizations, tests, stent insertions, and cau[...]

Nevada Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Decision That Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Is Unconstitutional

October 3, 2015

In its opinion filed on October 1, 2015, the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) held that NRS 41A.035, which limits to $350,000 the amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded in Nevada medical malpractice cases, is constitutional and applies per [...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Says Patient Cannot Sue Physician For Lack Of Mandatory Malpractice Insurance

October 2, 2015

In its decision filed on September 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“New Jersey Supreme Court”) held that under N.J.S.A. 45:9-19.17, an injured patient does not have a direct cause of action against a physician who does not possess medical malpractice liability insurance or a s[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Post-Op Negligence Led To Leg Amputation

October 1, 2015

A Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against The Johns Hopkins Hospital and others in September 2015, alleging that negligent post-operative care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland led to the plaintiff having to have her right leg amputated below the knee. The Maryl[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Failure To Monitor Cardiac Patient

September 30, 2015

A 72-year-old Michigan man who had a history of heart problems went to a Michigan hospital on May 10, 2014 because he was having shortness of breath, heaviness in his chest, and a fever. A physician at that hospital had the man transferred to another Michigan hospital so that he could be monitored i[...]

Florida Inmates File Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking Hernia Surgeries

September 29, 2015

On September 16, 2015, three Florida inmates filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking a court order permitting them to consult surgeons regarding their need for hernia surgery and authorizing hernia surgeries if deemed necessary. One of the plaintiffs had been advised twice by a su[...]

Arkansas Court Of Appeals Denies Charitable Immunity To Nursing Home

September 28, 2015

In its decision filed on September 16, 2015, the Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Appellate Court”) overturned the trial court’s granting summary judgment to an Arkansas nursing home based on charitable immunity. The trial court had granted summary judgment to the defendant nursing hom[...]

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