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Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Where Certificate Of Qualified Expert And Report Were Untimely Filed

December 5, 2019

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion dated November 27, 2019, affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit where the plaintiff failed to timely file the required Certificate of Qualified E[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms $483,500 Lasik Surgery Malpractice Verdict

October 13, 2019

In its unpublished opinion dated September 30, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) affirmed a New Jersey medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of a man who claimed he was not a proper candidate for Lasik eye surgery due to [...]

Recent New York Times Article Highlights Problems Following LASIK Surgery

June 13, 2018

The New York Times published an article on June 11, 2018 entitled “Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus – Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show,” which highlights the problems too many LASIK pat[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiff Based On Respondeat Superior

May 2, 2018

In its opinion filed on April 27, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held that for a defendant health care provider to be liable for medical negligence based on respondeat superior, i.e., for being t[...]

Defense Verdict In Georgia Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Loss Of Eye

May 1, 2018

A Fulton County, Georgia medical malpractice jury returned a defense verdict on April 18, 2018 in a Georgia medical malpractice case in which the father of a minor alleged that the medical negligence of the defendant ophthalmologist resulted in his son losing his eyesight in his right eye. The Georg[...]

Large Health Insurer Announces It Will Not Pay For Anesthesia Services For Many Cataract Surgeries

March 8, 2018

Anthem, Inc. (“Anthem”) is one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. Anthem is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving members in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Ham[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Holds Relation Back Statute Applied To Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim And Was Not Barred By Statute Of Repose

December 12, 2017

The Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”) stated in its opinion filed on November 30, 2017 that the plaintiff’s medical malpractice wrongful death cause of action accrued upon the decedent’s death, which occurred several months after the four-year repo[...]

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Infant’s Blindness

October 20, 2017

In its opinion delivered on September 29, 2017, the Supreme Court of Texas upheld a Texas medical malpractice jury’s finding in favor of a premature infant for the permanent blindness she suffered as a result of the alleged medical negligence of the defendant medical providers, holding that th[...]

Baltimore Lasik Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Eye Injury

May 21, 2017

A Maryland man has filed a Lasik malpractice lawsuit in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging that his Lasik surgeon misprogrammed the Lasik laser that resulted in the astigmatism in his left eye doubling as a result of the Lasik surgery he had in February 2016. The plaintiff alleges that he subsequently fo[...]

$1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye

January 25, 2017

On December 3, 2016, a Montgomery County, Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a man and his wife for the man’s loss of sight in his left eye following surgery to address a detached retina. The plaintiffs alleged in their Maryland medical malpractice complaint tha[...]

$5M New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ophthalmologist For Blindness

December 12, 2016

A New Hampshire medical malpractice jury awarded just under $4.7 million to a 67-year-old woman who suffered blindness as a result of alleged negligent medical treatment of her age-related wet form of macular degeneration by the defendant ophthalmologist. The jury also awarded $350,000 to her husban[...]

Study Regarding Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Malpractice Claims

October 7, 2016

In a study published online on September 1, 2016 in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, the authors undertook a study of pediatric ophthalmology medical malpractice claims and then compared them to adult ophthalmology medical malpractice claims to discern any differences. The stated objective of the st[...]

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