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Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Loss-Of-Chance In Medical Malpractice Cases

June 13, 2013

In its decision filed on May 31, 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that in a medical malpractice action, a patient may recover damages when a physician’s negligence causes the patient to lose a chance of recovery or survival. The Minnesota Supreme Court held, “Because we conclude that M[...]

Oklahoma Surgeon Couldn’t Get Man’s Nose Right After 22 Surgeries

June 12, 2013

In 2006, a New York man, while living in Oklahoma, went to a well-respected cosmetic surgeon following his divorce in 2006 for rhinoplasty (a “nose job”) even though he had no problems with breathing at that time and no medical need for surgery on his nose. After the first surgery, he [...]

Tennessee Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Products, Contamination Found In Two Batches

June 11, 2013

The FDA announced on June 6, 2013 that it has identified bacterial and fungal growth in samples from two unopened vials of preservative-free (“PF”) methylprednisolone acetate (“MPA”) 80 mg/mL, 10mL vials manufactured by Tennessee-based Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC ([...]

New York Court Of Appeals Side-Steps Loss-Of-Chance Recovery In Medical Malpractice Case

June 10, 2013

In its decision filed on June 6, 2013, the New York Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) declined to decide if the “loss-of-chance” theory of tort recovery is available in New York medical malpractice cases. The loss-of-chance doctrine allows recovery to patients “[...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Defendant Anesthesiologist

June 9, 2013

After six days of trial and three and a half hours of jury deliberations, a Maine medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant anesthesiologist. The patient sued the anesthesia practice that employed the anesthesiologist as well as a hospital, alleging that he was injured a[...]

Alabama Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Injuries From NECC’s Contaminated Steroid

June 8, 2013

As part of the continuing fallout from allegedly contaminated steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Company (“NECC”), an Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against NECC and a local Alabama hospital in which she claims that she received contaminated steroid inje[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Botched Breast Enlargement Surgery

June 7, 2013

A 27-year-old West Virginia woman and her husband filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on May 17, 2013 against her breast augmentation surgeon for his alleged medical negligence in performing breast enlargement surgery on February 4, 2010. The medical malpractice plaintiffs allege that the woman f[...]

Washington State Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Plastic Surgeon

June 6, 2013

On May 2, 2013, six women filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the same plastic surgeon, claiming that the plastic surgeon’s medical negligence caused each of them to suffer unnecessary injuries. The medical malpractice defendant has been a Board-certified plastic surgeon since Novembe[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Expert Affidavit Requirement Unconstitutional

June 5, 2013

On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) held that the Oklahoma statutory requirement that an affidavit of merit be filed in actions for professional negligence (medical malpractice) is a “special law” that regulates the practice[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Preeclampsia Case

June 4, 2013

On March 8, 2013, a Richmond County, Georgia Superior Court medical malpractice jury found in favor of the two medical malpractice defendant doctors in a case involving a patient who lost her vision due to preeclampsia. The husband and wife medical malpractice plaintiffs alleged in their medical m[...]

Federal Effort Aimed At Reducing Medical Malpractice Incidents In The U.S.

June 3, 2013

On September 9, 2009, President Obama directed the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to establish an initiative to help U.S. states and health care systems test models to meet the goals of putting patient safety first and working to reduce preventab[...]

South Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawsuits For Sex Reassignment Surgery

June 2, 2013

A South Carolina couple has filed both a state medical malpractice lawsuit and a federal medical malpractice lawsuit regarding their now 8-year-old adopted child’s sex reassignment surgery that took place when the child was in foster care and the child was 16-months old (three months before[...]

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