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Federal Court Awards $1,380,414.82 For VA Medical Malpractice Death

June 19, 2025

Federal Judge’s Findings Of Fact: On April 6, 2020, Roy Palmer drove to the Togus VA Medical Center (“Togus VA”) with complaints of abdominal pain in the epigastric/peri-umbilical region. He was admitted to the Togus VA that day. On April 6, 2020, at 3:40 PM, a Togus VA hospitalist entered[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of FTCA Medical Malpractice Case Due To Defective Expert Affidavit

June 13, 2025

Mario Mancini, who has been incarcerated since 2002, has served his prison term at the Federal Correctional Institution at Sandstone, Minnesota (FCI Sandstone) since 2014. In the 1990s, prior to his incarceration, Mancini sustained a workplace injury. He has since endured consequent neck and back pa[...]

Supreme Court Denies Request To Review Ban On Military Medical Malpractice Claims

April 14, 2025

On February 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied a request for review of the ban on military service members suing for medical malpractice. The medical malpractice case involved a veteran who was paralyzed during a surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. However, Justice[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Expert Not Qualified To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case Despite Rule Change

March 20, 2025

On January 13, 2020, Welch, on behalf of Martello’s estate and in her individual capacity, filed suit under the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671–2680, 1346(b). The operative Complaint alleged that the VAMC failed to properly treat Martello’s AAA from the time of its discovery and to diagnose and trea[...]

Federal District Court Allows Some Of Pro Se Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Claims Against VA

December 6, 2024

On April 4, 2022, Plaintiff filed a personal injury claim with the VA by completing a Standard Form 95 (“SF-95”). Plaintiff sought $500,000 in damages for personal injury – specifically, his acute kidney injury (“AKI”) – resulting from the purported failure of medical professiona[...]

$6.5M FTCA Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Gastric Sleeve Surgery

October 26, 2024

On August 23, 2024, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded $6.5 million to a military spouse who suffered very serious harm due to the alleged medical negligence of a Navy surgeon who performed gastric sleeve surgery on her to manage her diab[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Remand Of Medical Malpractice Case To Vermont State Court

October 22, 2024

Bruce Kelley (“Kelley”) and his spouse, Nancy Kelley, filed a medical malpractice suit in Vermont state court after Kelley was paralyzed from the waist down while residing in the Franklin County Rehabilitation Center (“FCRC”), a skilled nursing facility. The Kelleys blamed the injury[...]

How Do I Sue The VA For Medical Malpractice?

October 2, 2024

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows veterans and their families to file a medical malpractice claim against VA doctors and employees if their negligent care caused an injury. The Federal Tort Claims Act prescribes a uniform procedure for handling of claims against the United States, for money [...]

Who Can I Sue For Medical Malpractice?

September 15, 2024

While sometimes it appears obvious who committed medical malpractice that caused harm to a patient, many times it is not so obvious and many times more than one bad actor committed medical malpractice who may be held responsible for paying compensation for the injuries they caused. When it comes to [...]

$880,000 Settlement With VA For Failure To Follow Up On Suspicious Lesion On Chest Scan Of Long-Time Smoker

August 18, 2024

William Whitaker, who was an Army veteran and life-long heavy smoker until he switched to vaping on a daily basis in 2013, had been a mechanic in the Army for nine years. In June 2020, he underwent a chest scan that showed a complicated bulla in his left lung, which often is indicative of lung [&hel[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Federal Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To Comply With FTCA Presentment Requirement

July 7, 2024

John Puetz, a 62-year-old Army veteran, underwent total knee replacement surgery at the VAMC on January 2, 2020. Following the procedure, Puetz retained Jeffrey N. Hanson, M.D., an independent orthopedic surgeon, to review his medical records. Hanson opined that the VAMC’s surgical team’s treatm[...]

Arkansas Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Affirmed Despite Judge’s Comment On The Evidence

July 5, 2024

In July 2017, Mark Cheatwood suffered serious injuries as a result of a work-related incident. An ambulance transported Cheatwood to the Sparks Regional Medical Center emergency room located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. While at Sparks, Dr. Arthur Johnson, a neurosurgeon, prioritized treatment of Cheatw[...]

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