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Only 3% Of Military Service Member Medical Malpractice Claims Have Been Approved

August 11, 2024

Military.com reports that in the four years since the U.S. Congress passed a law allowing military service members to file claims against the Defense Department for medical malpractice, the military services have received 597 claims but only approved 3% (12). The U.S. Army received 258 medical malpr[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Remand Of COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases To State Court

April 27, 2024

In four consolidated cases, entities and individuals associated with a New Jersey nursing home (Alliance) appealed the orders of three judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey who remanded to state court personal injury actions brought by the legal representatives of[...]

Federal Appellate Court Says Jury Should Decide When Patient Should Have Been Aware Defective Medical Device Caused His Injuries

October 3, 2023

Background Facts In December 2016, Andrew Bruno had shoulder surgery to implant a prosthetic device with parts manufactured by Biomet. Two-weeks postoperation, Bruno followed-up with his surgeon, Dr. Doulens, and reported some clear drainage at the bottom of his incision. Although the doctor did not[...]

Federal Appellate Court Remands Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit To State Court

September 15, 2023

Court Remands Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its Summary Order dated April 13, 2023 that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act did not completely preempt the plaintiffR[...]

Medical Mistreatment Of Women In ICE Detention

August 21, 2023

Medical Mistreatment Of Women In ICE Detention: The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate issued a Staff Report on November 15, 20922 entitled “Medical Mistreatment of Women in ICE Detention” which stated, in part: In May 2021, the Permanent Subcommittee on[...]

Another Filshie Clip Migration Federal Court Partial Preliminary Win

July 12, 2023

Filshie Clip Migration Preliminary Win: The Filshie Clip, created by Marcus Filshie in the late 1970s, is a component of the “Filshie Clip System” for laparoscopic tubal ligation, which involves applying a titanium clip with silicone rubber lining around each fallopian tube. In short, the clip e[...]

Alabama Federal Court Allows Filshie Clip Migration Claims To Proceed Against CooperSurgical And Femcare

June 14, 2023

Filshie Clip Migration Claims Proceed Against CooperSurgical And Femcare: Filshie Clips are silicone-lined titanium medical devices that are attached to a woman’s fallopian tubes during a tubal ligation procedure. The clips work by exerting continuous pressure on the fallopian tubes, eventually bl[...]

Federal Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendant In Qui Tam Lawsuit

March 7, 2023

Summary Judgment Reversed In Qui Tam Lawsuit: In its opinion filed on August 9, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held that the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a qui tam action brough[...]

$10M Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Reproductive Care Affirmed By Federal Appellate Court

December 18, 2022

$10M Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Reproductive Care: In its published Order filed on September 8, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) upheld a district court’s award against the United States in the amount of $10,042,2[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

$14.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Profound Brain Injury During Ear Surgery

July 29, 2022

$14.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Profound Brain Injury During Ear Surgery $14.2M Verdict For Child’s Profound Brain Injury: A federal judge in Maryland has awarded $14.2 million, including $11 million in future medical expenses, for the catastrophic and permanent b[...]

Four Arkansas Inmates Sue After Given Ivermectin For COVID-19 Treatment Without Their Consent

June 2, 2022

A federal lawsuit filed in the United States District Court Western District of Arkansas Fayetteville Division on January 13, 2022 by four inmates at the Washington County Detention Center (WCDC) alleges: “This case is about protecting the interests of detained persons in the integrity of thei[...]

IVC Filter Plaintiffs Attorney’s Neglect Results In Dismissal Of Four Plaintiffs’ IVC Filter Claims

May 8, 2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit stated in its February 28, 2022 opinion in four MDL IVC filter ligation cases, “Lawyers make mistakes. Sometimes they are small and fixable. Other times the consequences are inescapable. Unfortunately for attorney Nicholas Farnolo’s [...]

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