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Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Defendant’s License Status Inadmissible

March 26, 2014

A Kentucky woman alleged that a radiologist misread three CT scans of her lungs and failed to identify and report lesions, one in either lung, that ultimately resulted in the delay of her lung cancer diagnosis. The woman’s experts testified at trial that the lesions were identifiable as [...]

Indiana Supreme Court Says FedEx Saved Medical Malpractice Claim

March 25, 2014

The Indiana Supreme Court held in its written opinion filed on March 10, 2014 that the commencement of a medical malpractice action occurs when a copy of the proposed complaint is deposited for mailing by registered or certified mail or by certain private delivery services, and that the plaintiff&#[...]

$7.2M Arizona Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Upheld

March 24, 2014

On March 11, 2014, the Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two upheld an Arizona medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $7,275,160, after an eleven-day trial. The evidence introduced by the plaintiff during the trial indicated that the plaintiff had suffe[...]

Arkansas Supreme Court Overturns $1.2B Risperdal Verdict

March 23, 2014

In its written opinion dated March 20, 2014, the Supreme Court of Arkansas (“Arkansas Supreme Court”) overturned a $1.2 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”) arising out of the alleged improper marketing of its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal. The Arkans[...]

Former New York Surgeon Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Federal Prison

March 22, 2014

A former New York orthopedic surgeon who admitted to defrauding the U.S. government and health insurance providers in a scheme that ran from 2007 and 2011, during which the surgeon and his medical practice filed claims in excess of $35 million that resulted in $13 million in payments, was sentence[...]

$1.9M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Unnecessary Cancer Treatment

March 21, 2014

On March 11, 2014, a Worchester, Massachusetts medical malpractice jury found in favor of the estate of a man who was told in 2003 that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after which he twice underwent chemotherapy and later had a stem cell transplant. The medical malpractice jury’s verdic[...]

Chicago Hospital To Pay $17M Now For Medical Malpractice In 2003

March 20, 2014

On September 6, 2003, a 13-year-old boy was brought to a Chicago hospital’s emergency room due to a fever and generally not feeling well. Significantly, the boy had a prior history of bacterial endocarditis in 1996 (bacterial endocarditis is a serious and sometimes fatal condition where ther[...]

Two Nursing Home Aides Charged With Striking 96-Year-old Resident

March 19, 2014

Two 18-year-old certified nursing assistants at a nursing home located in Illinois have been charged with battery for an alleged incident that occurred on March 11, 2014, at which time it is charged that the two aides struck a 96-year-old resident who suffered from dementia, laughing as they recor[...]

Tennessee Medical Battery Claim Revived

March 18, 2014

On February 14, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a medical battery claim, holding that a claim alleging medical battery (a claim that an unauthorized procedure was performed) is not subject to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (“TMMA&[...]

$1M Verdict Against Maryland Assisted Living Facility

March 17, 2014

On March 12, 2014, a Maryland jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1 million in favor of the estate of a former resident of a Maryland assisted living facility for the pain and suffering the 86-year-old woman suffered before her death on March 26, 2012. The four-woman, two-man jury deliberat[...]

Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon’s Hard-Fought Fight (And Loss) Against A Powerful Insurance Company

March 16, 2014

A long-time, well-respected Maryland orthopedic surgeon fought the largest, most powerful workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Maryland that was legislatively created by the State of Maryland, and ultimately loss his medical license and the long battle. The orthopedic surgeon recently [...]

Massachusetts Emergency Room Malpractice Results In $2.925M Verdict

March 15, 2014

On March 3, 2014, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded $2.925 million to the mother of a 23-year-old man who died as a result of alleged misdiagnosis in a hospital emergency room. The verdict was reached after five days of trial. The medical malpractice defendant was the emergency room [...]

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