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Does Church Doctrine Lead To Medical Malpractice?

December 8, 2013

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Catholic bishops regarding the care (or lack of care) that women receive at Catholic hospitals. The Michigan lawsuit alleges that a pregnant woman who miscarried at 18 weeks was denied appropriate medical treatment by the only hospital in her county because t[...]

Supreme Court Of Ohio Rules In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

December 7, 2013

In its written decision issued on December 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a trial court should exercise great caution in sustaining a motion for a directed verdict on the opening statement of counsel, and although a trial court is not required to consider allegations contained in th[...]

California Urologist Faces Multiple Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

December 6, 2013

For the second time this year, a Salinas, California urologist has been sued by a former patient for medical malpractice, alleging that the urologist had the patient undergo five unsuccessful lithotripsies for kidney stones from September 2008 to March 2012 that were motivated by the urologist’[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Overturned Due To Defense Stalking

December 5, 2013

On November 18, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Onondaga (“New York Supreme Court”) overturned a defense verdict and granted a new trial in a New York medical malpractice case after the trial judge spoke with jurors following their verdict and after the con[...]

Georgia Court Of Appeals Rules Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert’s Testimony is Admissible

December 4, 2013

In its decision issued on November 20, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Court of Appeals”), Georgia’s intermediate appellate court, determined that the trial judge improperly excluded the testimony of the plaintiff’s expert in a medical malpractice case. The [...]

1,402 Victims Of Delaware Pedophile Pediatrician Advised Of Their Settlement Payments

December 3, 2013

In one of the most egregious and disgusting cases of a pediatrician abusing his defenseless patients, a former Delaware pediatrician reportedly filmed himself raping about 100 children, including babies, and abused hundreds of others. The pediatrician abused his young patients (the average age o[...]

“Mobile Doctors” Charged With Massive Federal Health Care Fraud Scheme

December 2, 2013

On August 27, 2013, the CEO of Mobile Doctors was charged with fraudulently increasing Medicare bills for in-home patient visits by falsely claiming that the visits were longer and more complicated than they actually were. Mobile Doctors is a Chicago-based company that manages physicians in six st[...]

India Drug Company Settles Massive False Claims Act Case

December 1, 2013

A large generic drug manufacturer based in India has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit by paying $350 million to resolve federal and state claims plus $150 million in criminal penalties. The federal lawsuit had alleged that Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (“Ranbaxy”) had viola[...]

$9.5M Maryland Medical Malpratice Verdict For Infant’s Cerebral Palsy

November 30, 2013

On November 22, 2013, after eight hours of jury deliberations, a Prince George’s County Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its $9.5 million verdict in favor of a minor child and her family against a hospital emergency room nurse and the company that provided emergency room services[...]

$3.75M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delay In Diagnosing Lung Cancer

November 29, 2013

On November 25, 2013, a Montgomery County Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.75 million in favor of the family of a 74-year-old man whose lung cancer diagnosis was delayed by 20 months after his primary care physician failed to properly follow up regarding a l[...]

This Is Our 1,000th Consecutive Daily Blog

November 28, 2013

Today, we proudly celebrate our 1,000th consecutive daily blog — we began daily blogging on March 5, 2011. Along the way, we have attempted to provide information that educates, illustrates, and explains the varied issues involving medical malpractice and health care in the United States. [...]

Who Employs The Doctor Who Treats You In The Hospital?

November 27, 2013

When you go to the hospital to receive medical care for an acute or chronic condition, you often do not have a choice of the doctors who will treat you. When you arrive at the hospital emergency room, you probably have never been treated in the past by the doctor who treats you and you probably h[...]

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