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Federal Register Publishes Rule Regarding Medical Malpractice Claims By Members Of The Uniformed Services (Part I)

June 19, 2021

On June 17, 2021, the Federal Register published the Department of Defense’s interim final rule that is effective on July 19, 2021 implementing requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 permitting members of the uniformed services or their authorized re[...]

VA Agrees To Pay $2.75M To Settle Botched Ankle Surgery Leading To Leg Amputation

June 14, 2021

The U. S. Government has agreed to settle the medical malpractice claim of a 58-year-old Ohio man involving the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The federal medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that in February 2015 the man was experiencing left ankle pain that caused instability in the ankle and pro[...]

Federal Court Awards Over $9M In VA Medical Malpractice Case For Injury To Bowel During Mesh Hernia Surgery

April 26, 2021

In its Memorandum And Order filed on March 5, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut determined that VA doctors negligently injured a patient during mesh hernia surgery and negligently failed to discover the injury during the surgery, awarding $3,270,278.22 in economi[...]

Federal Judge Nearly Doubles His Prior Award For VA Medical Negligence Resulting In Veteran’s Death

April 19, 2021

During the Summer of 2020, U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny had awarded $2.1 million in a federal medical malpractice lawsuit involving the Buffalo VA Medical Center, for the death of 64-year-old Howard Southard, who was a veteran of the United States Army. The Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit [...]

Federal Appellate Court Returns Medical Malpractice Case To Federal Court

March 22, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its decision dated January 26, 2021, held: “Razmzan was acting within the scope of his employment when he performed the delivery services. Razmzan was fulfilling his contractual duties to HRHC[...]

Federal Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants For Lack Of Adequate Medical Care In Jail

February 22, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated January 13, 2021: “Viewing the evidence in Plaintiff’s favor, a jury could conclude that Ronnie Sandoval would not have died but for the defendants’ unreasonable respo[...]

Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act

February 21, 2021

The Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act (“Act”) was signed into law on January 5, 2021. The Act provides that any veteran or family member who has filed a claim against the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) for damage, injury, or death is entitled to r[...]

More Than 40 Migrant Women Involved In Georgia Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Forced Medical Procedures At Immigration Detention Center

January 31, 2021

On December 21, 2020, female immigrants filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia for alleged forced medical procedures that they were required to undergo at a Georgia immigration detention center. The eight named plaintiffs, some of whom rem[...]

$1.95M Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Buffalo VA Medical Center For Failure To Diagnosis Throat Cancer

January 23, 2021

On December 28, 2020, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. and in favor of a 76-year-old former Marine who had served in Vietnam in his medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a CT scan of his neck performed at the Buffalo VA Medical Center in September 2013 was misread as normal and the rad[...]

What Happens If The COVID-19 Vaccine Injures Me?

December 24, 2020

As of the present time, reported serious side effects and adverse reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine industry have been very few and the vaccine is considered safe for most people of the appropriate age. However, because it is anticipated that so many people throughout the United States will receiv[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Federal Malpractice Case As Time-Barred

December 2, 2020

As a sovereign, the United States is immune from suit unless it consents to be sued. That consent must be unequivocally expressed, and the terms of such consent define the court’s subject matter jurisdiction. The Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) includes a limited waiver of sovereign i[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of VA Medical Malpractice Action Decided Prior To Precedential Ruling

October 26, 2020

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its unpublished opinion filed on August 26, 2020, affirmed the dismissal of a medical malpractice wrongful death case involving the Veteran’s Administration filed pursuant to the Federal Tort C[...]

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