3 Medical Malpractice Defenses That Don’t Hold Water
June 30, 2014
3 of the common medical malpractice defenses that do not hold up to scrutiny are as follows: Defense Number 1: “My standard practice is to …” When doctors are sued for medical malpractice, they commonly testify that they do not specifically recall the incident that the plaintiff al[...]
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Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Neurosurgeon
June 29, 2014
It took a Maryland medical malpractice jury just 45 minutes of deliberations on June 6, 2014, after eight days of trial, to find in favor of the defendant neurosurgeon. The Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff had sought compensation for past medical expenses in the amount of nearly $230,000, futu[...]
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$1.5M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Lap Chole
June 28, 2014
On June 23, 2014, a Georgia medical malpractice jury awarded $1.5 million to a 30-year-old man who suffered permanent, life-changing injuries as a result of negligently performed lap chole surgery. The man alleged that he suffered a severe ischemic injury to his femoral and sciatic nerves and has pe[...]
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What Are MCOs, HMOs, and PPOs?
June 26, 2014
In a recent Maryland appellate court decision that invalidated a large Maryland medical malpractice verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the Maryland Court of Appeals discussed the differences among Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Preferred Provider Organizations (“PPOs[...]
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Who’s Responsible For Your Doctor’s Negligence?
June 24, 2014
In an appellate decision by the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”) on June 19, 2014, a large Maryland malpractice verdict in favor of a woman who lost a portion of her foot due to the alleged medical malpractice of her podiatrist, who was a listed provider through her mana[...]
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Louisiana Psychiatric Hospital Sued For Patient’s Stroke
June 21, 2014
A former patient at a Louisiana psychiatric hospital has sued the psychiatric hospital, a physician, and others for medical malpractice, alleging that their medical negligence resulted in the woman suffering a stroke. The psychiatric malpractice case was filed last month in Louisiana and seeks unspe[...]
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