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Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Damages Cap In Medical Malpractice Cases

October 6, 2012

In its opinion published on October 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas (“Kansas Supreme Court”) upheld Kansas’ $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases as constitutional. The case is captioned Miller v. Johnson, Case No. 99,818 (“Mille[...]

$429.2 Million In Fraudulent Medicare Billings: 91 People Charged

October 5, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 4, 2012 that 91 nurses, physicians, and other medical providers in seven U.S. cities (listed below) have been criminally charged for alleged false billings to Medicare that totaled $429.2 million (more than $230 million in home health care fraud[...]

Federal Medical Malpractice Claim For Vet’s Frozen, Amputated Penis

October 4, 2012

On October 2, 2012, an Army veteran who served during the late 1960s filed a federal medical malpractice case in the federal district court in Kentucky as a result of the alleged medical negligence of a Veterans Administration nurse following surgery on his penis. The surgery that was done i[...]

Hospital Medical Providers: Are They Employees Or Independent Contractors?

October 3, 2012

Many people who receive medical care in a hospital in the United States are often unaware that one or more of the individuals who provide them with treatment, care, and services are not employees of the hospital but instead are “independent contractors.” The relationship of the medical[...]

Texas Dental Malpractice Trial For Death Of 22 Month Old

October 2, 2012

A medical malpractice jury trial in Texas is shedding light on the circumstances of the death of a 22-month-old toddler who died the day after Christmas in December, 2009, as a result of alleged dental malpractice. The brain-dead toddler was placed on life-support for 15 days after the dental pro[...]

Georgia $5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Amputation of Both Legs

October 1, 2012

On September 24, 2012, after more than one week of trial and over two-and-a-half hours of deliberations, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $5 million for a woman who had both of her legs amputated below the knees as a result of what the jury found to be medica[...]

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Appellate Decision On Burden Of Proof

September 30, 2012

A decision was reached on September 24, 2012 in a New Jersey medical malpractice case that was appealed from the Superior Court of New Jersey. The case involved the issue of whether the trial judge properly permitted the burden of proof in the medical malpractice case to shift from the medical malpr[...]

Court Says Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Request Was Filed Too Late

September 29, 2012

In a recently filed Maryland medical malpractice appellate court decision that will make some Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff attorneys cringe, the highest appellate court in Maryland, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”), decided an appeal more than six years a[...]

U.S. Supreme Court To Decide If North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law Is Valid

September 28, 2012

On September 25, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) agreed to hear and decide an appeal arising from a North Carolina medical malpractice settlement that will decide if a North Carolina law that allows recovery of funds spent on providing medical care to the poor [...]

Chiropractor Malpractice Statistics

September 27, 2012

Quoting from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal manipulation and other techniqu[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of 7-Year-Old

September 26, 2012

It has been reported that a Maryland medical malpractice claim involving the death of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2009 as a result of alleged medical malpractice arising from hernia repair surgery performed by an urologist on December 18, 2008 has been settled for an undisclosed sum. The medical [...]

Use Medical Due Diligence To Avoid Medical Mistakes

September 25, 2012

One effective way to reduce your risk of becoming the victim of medical malpractice is to do your research before agreeing to receive medical treatment from a particular doctor or a particular hospital. More and more states in the United States, and the federal government, are making information wit[...]

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