Mississippi Appeals Court Grants Nursing Home New Trial
April 3, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) granted a new trial to the defendant nursing home that was held responsible for a wrongful death verdict in the amount of $1,213,300 (the amount of the verdict was reduced to $513,300 pursuant to[...]
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Kansas Neurosurgeon Consents To Two-Year License Suspension
April 2, 2014
Pursuant to a Consent Order dated February 14, 2014, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, which is the sole and exclusive administrative agency in the State of Kansas authorized to regulate the practice of the healing arts (“Board”), suspended the Kansas medical license of a neuros[...]
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Michigan Radiologist Held Liable For Newborn’s Death
March 29, 2014
Earlier this week, a Grand Rapids, Michigan medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against a deceased radiologist and his medical practice in the amount of $1.25 million, finding in favor of the parents of a newborn baby girl who died three days after her birth in June 2009. The Michigan med[...]
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CDC’s Shocking New Autism Data
March 28, 2014
On March 27, 2014, the CDC released new data regarding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States based on a review of records of 8-year-olds (more than 5,300) in certain areas of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Utah, and Wis[...]
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