Federal Medical Malpractice Claims Archives - Page 8 of 18

Federal Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio’s Affidavit Of Merit Requirement Does Not Apply In Federal Medical Malpractice Case

November 11, 2019

In its opinion published on November 7, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) addressed whether a federal inmate who had surgery while imprisoned in a federal prison in Ohio that left him permanently disabled was required to file an af[...]

Federal Medical Malpractice Jury In Pennsylvania Clears Defendants In Death Of Newborn

October 21, 2019

On September 5, 2019, a federal medical malpractice jury in Pennsylvania returned a defense verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that the medical negligence of a pediatrician and a Pennsylvania hospital led to a newborn’s death from an infection six hours after birth. The eigh[...]

Defense Verdict In Favor Of Radiologist In Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Misread CT Scan

September 20, 2019

On August 29, 2019, a federal medical malpractice jury, after a three-day trial, returned its verdict in favor of the defendant radiologist in a Virginia medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant radiologist negligently failed to diagnosis an intestinal volvulus in a[...]

Former Chief Of Pathology At Arkansas VA Indicted, Including Three Counts Of Involuntary Manslaughter

September 19, 2019

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Arkansas (“U.S. Attorney”) announced on August 20, 2019 that 53-year-old Robert Morris Levy (“Levy”), who served as the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Services at the Veterans Health Care System[...]

Federal Appellate Court Reverses $7M FTCA Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict

September 13, 2019

On July 11, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) reversed a birth injury medical malpractice verdict in excess of $7 million rendered by a federal district court judge, holding that “After reviewing the whole record, we are fir[...]

$8.3M Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict For Shoulder Dystochia/Brachial Plexus Injury During Birth

August 27, 2019

The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, in her written Memorandum And Opinion filed on August 22, 2019 in a medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that the OB/GYN who provided her with prenatal care and delivered her baby at a feder[...]

$2M VA Medical Malpractice Settlement For Delayed Diagnosis Of Tongue Cancer

July 24, 2019

The widow of a 69-year-old veteran who died in 2017 after the VA negligently delayed diagnosis of his tongue cancer for about 20 months, during which time the cancer spread and became terminal, will receive $2 million from the federal government in settlement of her wrongful death lawsuit. The settl[...]

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case Seeking To Overturn Feres Doctrine

June 5, 2019

On May 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court refused to grant certiorari in a medical malpractice case involving a Navy nurse who was 33 when she died on March 9, 2014 following a massive postpartum hemorrhage at the Naval Hospital Bremerton, within hours of the birth, after military doctors all[...]

$3.38M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cruise Line

March 22, 2019

On March 8, 2019, a federal medical malpractice jury rendered its verdict against a cruise line, Royal Caribbean, in the amount of $3.38 million for the medical negligence of the onboard cruise line doctor that led to the death of a passenger. The federal medical malpractice jury awarded $34,390.32 [...]

Feres Doctrine Will Likely Bar Medical Malpractice Claim For Soldier’s Delayed Diagnosis Of Stomach Cancer

March 7, 2019

On October 31, 2018, an Army Sergeant died following a prolonged battle with stage 4 stomach cancer. His widow claims that military care providers committed medical malpractice when they failed to diagnose his stomach cancer during multiple visits to Army base doctors over a four-year period. The Ar[...]

Maryland Federal Court Allows Guatemalan Nationals Lawsuit Involving Medical Experiments To Proceed Under Alien Tort Statute

January 17, 2019

Plaintiffs Estate of Arturo Giron Alvarez and 773 other Guatemalan nationals filed a civil action against the Johns Hopkins University and four affiliated entities, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants subjected them or their family[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Needle Left In Plaintiff During Childbirth 15 Years Ago

January 7, 2019

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in Florida alleging that when the plaintiff was giving birth to her son fifteen years ago at a naval hospital in Florida, a needle broke off and was left in her spine during administration of anesthesia, but the medical providers failed to advise her of s[...]

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