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Two Maryland Physicians Convicted Of $2.5M Health Care Fraud

September 15, 2015

On September 4, 2015, a federal jury in Maryland convicted two Maryland physicians, who are husband and wife, of health care fraud arising out of their ownership and operation of a pain management clinic, after an eight-day trial. The alleged health care fraud involving federal health benefit prog[...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds JNOV For Medical Malpractice Defendant

September 14, 2015

In its decision filed on September 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of Mississippi (“Mississippi Supreme Court”) upheld the trial court’s granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in favor of one of the medical malpractice defendants following a mistrial after the Mississip[...]

Illinois Nursing Home Sued For Resident’s Death

September 13, 2015

On June 18, 2015, a complaint alleging nursing home negligence resulting in a resident’s death on June 19, 2013 was filed against the nursing home and other defendants. The Illinois nursing home negligence/wrongful death lawsuit was filed under Illinois’ Nursing Home Care Act as well[...]

Oregon Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Resident’s Penis Amputated

September 12, 2015

A 60-year-old former resident of an Oregon nursing home has filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit against the nursing home, alleging that the gross negligence of its staff led to the need for his penis to be amputated. The man’s nursing home lawsuit seeks $9 million in damages. The Factual [...]

Missouri Supreme Court Decision Relieves Hospital From Responsibility For Patient Murders

September 11, 2015

The Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) issued a decision on August 18, 2015 in five consolidated wrongful death cases, all involving the deaths of family members who were patients at the defendant hospital in 2002. The Missouri Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs�[...]

Did 307,000 Veterans Die While Waiting For Enrollment In VA Health Care Benefits?

September 10, 2015

In a scathing report released on September 2, 2015 by the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) entitled, “Veterans Health Administration Review of Alleged Mismanagement at the Health Eligibility Center,” the OIG reported that, “As of September 2014, more than 307,000 pending ES [...]

Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Post-Operative Blindness And Deafness

September 9, 2015

In July 2015, a Minnesota couple filed a Minnesota medical malpractice lawsuit in federal court against a local hospital system for the alleged medical negligence of the defendant’s surgeon and anesthesiologist during post-operative care of the husband that allegedly resulted in his severe i[...]

Between 100,000 And 1,000,000 People Die Each Year From Counterfeit Drugs

September 8, 2015

The World Health Organization estimates that between 100,000 and 1,000,000 people die each year due to counterfeit drugs. The World Health Organization estimated in 2012 that the worldwide counterfeit drug trade was worth $431 billion per year, and is growing. In 2006, the World Health Organization[...]

$1.75M Arkansas Medical Malpractice Verdict

September 7, 2015

On August 27, 2015, an Arkansas medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1.75 million after the jury found that the defendant cardiologist had unnecessarily implanted a cardiac device in the woman in 2010. The Arkansas medical malpractice jury trial[...]

$28M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Two Gastroenterologists

September 6, 2015

On September 3, 2015, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff and his wife in the amount of $28 million, after a three-week trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The plaintiffs alleged that the husband’s undiagnosed duodenal ulcer subsequ[...]

West Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Wrongful Conduct Rule In Pill Mill Case

September 5, 2015

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (“West Virginia Supreme Court”) recently ruled that the so-called wrongful conduct rule does not apply in an alleged pill mill case in West Virginia that was brought by the plaintiffs who alleged that the defendants were responsible for [...]

California Nursing Home And Two Employees Charged With Causing Resident’s Death

September 4, 2015

A California nursing home and two of its employees were charged during mid-August 2015 with causing the death of a 58-year-old nursing home resident. An arrest warrant was issued on August 14, 2015 for both of the employees charged, and bail was set at $50,000 for both. The resident had resided a[...]

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