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New York Court Of Appeals Discusses What Is A “Foreign Object” In Medical Malpractice Claims

August 10, 2015

In a recent case, the New York Court of Appeals (New York’s highest court) discussed the New York statute of limitations in medical malpractice claims that allege injuries due to foreign objects left in patients. In particular, the Court of Appeals discussed what is a “foreign object&[...]

Connecticut Appellate Court Discusses “Open The Door” Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case

August 7, 2015

In its decision filed on July 28, 2015, the Connecticut Appellate Court discussed the “open the door” doctrine in the context of a Connecticut medical malpractice defense verdict, concluding that the defendant emergency room physician’s testimony was not admissible as expert tes[...]

Maryland Whistleblower Will Receive $2.2M From $13.5M False Claims Settlement

August 6, 2015

A former Maryland sales agent for a medical device manufacturer will receive $2.2 million from the $13.5 million False Claims Act settlement recently reached between the U.S. government and the medical device manufacturer. The former sales agent had filed a federal lawsuit under the False Claims [...]

Power Morcellator Cancer Lawsuits Filed By Two Pennsylvania Women

August 5, 2015

Two Philadelphia women recently filed lawsuits alleging that they developed cancer after power morcellators were used during their laparoscopic hysterectomy procedures. The Philadelphia women allege in their lawsuits that the manufacturer of the laparoscopic power morcellators used in their robot-as[...]

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Death Due To Wrong Blood Type Transfusion

August 4, 2015

A medical malpractice/wrongful death/survival action lawsuit was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois on July 23, 2015, alleging that the defendant hospital’s medical staff transfused a patient with the wrong type of blood that led to the woman’s death. The administrator[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Birth-Related Injuries Leading To Death

August 3, 2015

On July 27, 2015, a Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against a Baltimore hospital, alleging that the medical negligence of the hospital’s emergency room staff led to the premature birth of a baby who needed extensive care in a neonatal i[...]

Kentucky Supreme Court Discusses Ex Parte Communications In Medical Malpractice Cases

August 2, 2015

The issue that the Supreme Court of Kentucky (“Kentucky Supreme Court”) had to decide in a case it decided on July 2, 2015 was whether litigants in Kentucky may, and under what conditions, engage in ex parte interviews with treating physicians in Kentucky medical malpractice cases. The[...]

Naval Hospital Jacksonville Sued For Medical Malpractice For Brain Injury During Colonoscopy

August 1, 2015

A federal medical malpractice lawsuit filed on July 21, 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Florida alleges that the medical negligence of the medical personnel involved with a retired Navy Chief’s colonoscopy and endoscopy performed at Naval Hospital Jacksonville (Florida) led to his severe [...]

Missouri Supreme Court Affirms $4.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Ruptured Prostate Abscess

July 31, 2015

On July 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld a $4.3 million Missouri medical malpractice verdict in favor of a 36-year-old man whose prostate abscess was improperly treated, leading to its rupture and the man’s serious and permanent injuries. The Missouri medical malpractice jury det[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Decides Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Was Filed Too Soon

July 30, 2015

In its decision filed on July 22, 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs filed their medical malpractice lawsuit before the expiration of the statutory 182-day waiting period between the time that the plaintiffs gave notice of their intent to sue (“NOI”) and the earli[...]

Florida Appellate Court Allows Auto Insurer To Subrogate In Medical Malpractice Case

July 29, 2015

In its written opinion filed on July 24, 2015, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District (“Appellate Court”) decided in a 2-to-1 decision that the tortfeasor involved in a motor vehicle accident and her automobile liability insurance company have a right to[...]

Fake California Cancer Doctor’s Home/Office Searched

July 28, 2015

An El Cerrito, California man’s home and his Richmond, California business address have been searched by law enforcement authorities in conjunction with an investigation into the man’s alleged illegal representations to patients that he was a cancer doctor, who physically examined them a[...]

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