Federal Medical Malpractice Claims Archives - Page 9 of 18

Former Green Beret’s Egregious Medical Malpractice Claim May Be Precluded By Feres Doctrine

November 22, 2018

A former Green Beret nearly lost his life when he was shot by a sniper while deployed in Ramadi, Iraq in 2004. The bullet pierced his lung but heroic efforts saved his life. He was reminded once again in June 2017 how fragile life is when he went to a civilian physician with severe breathing [&helli[...]

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Department of Veterans Affairs Ends In Defense Verdict

October 11, 2018

On September 10, 2018, a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri found in favor of the defendant, The United States, in a federal tort claim action involving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The plaintiff had alleged in his Federal Tort Claims[...]

$400K Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Vermont Surgeon For Lack Of Informed Consent

September 6, 2018

In early August 2018, a federal medical malpractice juy in Vermont returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $400,000 against a Vermont surgeon whom the jury determined failed to advise the plaintiff regarding alternatives to the surgical procedure that resulted in the plaintif[...]

$8M Verdict Against Medical Malpractice Lawyer

August 22, 2018

On July 25, 2018, a jury in Arizona awarded $6,232,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $1,768,000 in punitive damages in favor of the plaintiff surgeon in his lawsuit against a Las Vegas medical malpractice lawyer and his law firm who had previously sued the surgeon for medical malpractice[...]

$18.4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Physicians Who Failed To Test For HIV

June 23, 2018

On June 18, 2018, a federal medical malpractice jury in Massachusetts returned its verdict in favor of a man who alleged that his physicians failed to test him for HIV despite his risk factors, which led to a three-year delay in diagnosis by which time the man had AIDS. The plaintiff reportedly requ[...]

Medical Malpractice Claim Against VA For Loss Of Voice Following Botox Injections Into Veteran’s Vocal Cords

June 1, 2018

A Vietnam veteran went to the McGuire VA Medical Center in 2015, when he was 63-years-old, complaining of phlegm in his throat. A VA doctor recommended that the man have Botox injections into his vocal cords, explaining that a possible complication may be a temporary change in the pitch of his voice[...]

$4,377,438 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict In Federal Court Under Federal Tort Claims Act

May 26, 2018

On May 23, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (“federal court”) awarded the total sum of $4,377,438 to a young man who suffered permanent kidney damage that will require kidney transplants in the future due to the medical negligence of various doctors at [...]

Federal Appellate Court Reluctantly Applies Feres Doctrine, Sinks Wrongful Death Claim For Navy Lieutenant Who Died Hours After Giving Birth

May 23, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) in its decision filed on May 7, 2018 stated that it “regretfully reach[s] the conclusion that [the plaintiff’s] claims are barred by the Feres doctrine” in a case in which the husband o[...]

$24.7M Hawaii Medical Malpractice Verdict By Federal Judge

March 31, 2018

A federal judge in Hawaii awarded a woman and her family $24,743,668.53 in damages in a federal medical malpractice case brought in Hawaii federal court pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, arising out of the treatment the woman received at Tripler Army Medical Center in 2013 when she went to th[...]

West Virginia Federal Judge Finds Doctor Responsible For Newborn’s Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

February 5, 2018

The January 17, 2018 Order of a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Martinsburg, which was issued following a bench trial regarding a medical malpractice claim arising out of the alleged negligent medical care of a newborn, stated that the new[...]

VA Settles Overdose Medical Malpractice Death Claim For $2.3M

December 5, 2017

A federal judge has approved the $2.3 million medical malpractice wrongful death settlement involving the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin. The victim, a Marine Corps veteran, died on August 30, 2014 after he was administered sixteen different opiates in addition to other sedating medicat[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms $2.75M Medical Malpractice Verdict Despite Some Jurors’ Exposure To Media Reports During Trial About The Defendant Doctor

December 1, 2017

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) in its opinion filed on October 25, 2017 affirmed a federal medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2.75 million, finding no cause to overturn the verdict ba[...]

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