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65 Families File Dental Malpractice Lawsuit In California For Harm Caused To Their Children

January 31, 2019

On January 16, 2019, 65 families filed a dental malpractice lawsuit agsinst a dental clinic in California, its dentists, and others, alleging that their children contracted a serious bacterial infection that resulted in significant harm during pulpotomies performed at the California dental clinic be[...]

Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials

January 6, 2019

An Arizona dental malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 7, 2018 against the plaintiff’s dentist, alleging that the defendant dentist falsified his credentials regarding his ability and authority to administer anesthesia during dental procedures, which the plaintiff first learned about shor[...]

$350,000 Dental Malpractice Verdict In Florida

October 28, 2018

Earlier this month, a Florida dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $350,418.90. The plaintiff, a teacher and single mother, alleged that the defendant dentist committed dental malpractice with regard to a three-tooth bridge procedure that the defend[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dental Board’s Revocation Of Dentist’s License

February 17, 2018

In its January 24, 2018 unreported opinion, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held that the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (“Board”) had the authority to sanction violation [...]

$2M Minnesota Dental Malpractice Settlement For 17-Year-Old’s Death

December 16, 2017

The parents of a 17-year-old woman who died shortly after undergoing a dental procedure in Minnesota have settled their dental malpractice claims against the oral surgeon who performed the wisdom teeth extractions on June 9, 2015, reportedly receiving just over $2 million to settle their wrongful de[...]

$300K Dental Malpractice Verdict Against Maine Dentist

November 21, 2017

On October 16, 2017, a Maine dental malpractice jury found in favor of a dental patient who suffered a serious infection requiring substantial medical treatment after the defendant dentist extracted two of his teeth in late December 2011. Three days after the extractions, on January 3, 2011, the pla[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules Promissory Estoppel Claim Was A Healthcare Liability Claim

September 20, 2017

In its August 31, 2017 Memorandum Opinion, the Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Forth Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) stated that “[t]he lone issue is a familiar one: the often hazy question of whether a claim, though labeled otherwise, is a healthcare-liability claim sub[...]

New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendant Oral Surgeon

May 8, 2017

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in a dental malpractice case it decided on April 20, 2017 that a plaintiff cannot defeat a summary judgment motion that made out a prima facie case by merely asserting, without more, a new [...]

Texas Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Toddler’s Death During Unnecessary Dental Procedure

March 10, 2017

The parents of a 14-month-old child have filed a Texas dental malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a dentist, his dental practice, and the anesthesiologist who provided anesthesia to the child for a dental procedure involving multiple baby root canals and crowns on four teeth, during which the[...]

Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Orthodontist In Dental Malpractice Case

March 6, 2017

On February 8, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Iowa (“Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s granting summary judgment to the defendant orthodontist in a dental malpractice claim, finding that the Iowa dental malpractice plaintiff had failed to provide an expert opinion in supp[...]

Minnesota Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Teenager

February 12, 2017

In mid-January 2017, the parents of a teenager who died after having her wisdom teeth extracted by a Minnesota dentist filed a Minnesota wrongful death lawsuit against the dentist, alleging that dental malpractice led to the death of their child. An investigation by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry [...]

Texas And U.S. Receive $8.45M To Settle Dental Fraud Allegations

January 24, 2017

On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Texas-based MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 pediatric dental practices affiliated with MB2, along with their owners and marketing chief, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas[...]

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