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$2.1M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Missed Pulmonary Embolism

October 10, 2026

In July 2026, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $2,102,108.72 for the preventable death of a woman who had a pulmonary embolism that was not diagnosed in the emergency room despite her exhibiting symptoms consistent with having pulmonary embolism, resulting in [...]

$2M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stillborn Baby

September 12, 2026

A Florida birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $2 million for the parents of a stillborn baby. The parents alleged that medical negligence caused the baby to be born stillborn at 38 weeks after the pregnant woman developed preeclampsia. The stillborn baby was n[...]

Doctor Involved In Operating Room Death Of Alabama Man Indicted

August 22, 2026

The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announced that a Walton County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky with second-degree manslaughter in the August 2024 death of a 70‑year‑old man from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The indictment follows an[...]

Florida Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement, Finding Lack Of Mental Capacity

July 13, 2026

Joseph Moravia, as personal representative of his father Jacques Moravia’s estate, sued Dolphin Pointe and Clear Choice alleging his father died as a result of abuse and neglect while a resident at their nursing home. In response, Dolphin Pointe and Clear Choice moved to compel arbitration based o[...]

$7M Florida Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Settlement

July 11, 2026

A Florida woman who had a life-long concern about breast cancer after being diagnosed with calcifications when she was 23, and who routinely had mammograms and occasionally biopsies as a result, had a mammogram performed in February 2021, after she found a lump in her breast. According to court reco[...]

Did Medical Malpractice Cause Hulk Hogan’s Death?

June 12, 2026

The Clearwater Police Department has completed its investigation into the July 24, 2025 death of Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). The following is the police summary and findings: The following serves as a summary of the investigation into the death of Terry Gene Bollea. It is not intended to provide [...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Claim Of Sexual Assault In Emergency Room Is Medical Malpractice Claim

June 4, 2026

A Florida amended complaint alleged that on May 8, 2023, Jane Doe presented to the Cape Coral Hospital emergency department due to complications with her foley catheter following a hysterectomy. During this visit, the Does allegethat Physician Assistant Marten Karlsson inappropriately performed a va[...]

Florida Lawsuit Alleges Exploitation Of Surrogate In IVF Procedure

June 1, 2026

A recently filed lawsuit in Florida against Fertility Center of Orlando, IVF Life Inc., IVF Orlando Inc., reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Milton McNichol, and two intended parents identified under pseudonyms alleges negligence, medical malpractice, exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and failure to[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Claim Should Have Been Dismissed For Lack Of Adequate Presuit Investigation Notice

May 9, 2026

The Florida Medical Malpractice Act sets forth as a condition precedent to filing suit that a potential plaintiff conduct “a reasonable investigation as permitted by the circumstances to determine that there are grounds for a good faith belief that there has been negligence in the care or treatmen[...]

Florida Appellate Court Affirms No Liability For EMT Posting Patient’s Trauma Photos

April 30, 2026

On May 28, 2022, Jose Lopez Canizares was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in an accident and transported to Florida Kendall Hospital. When Canizares arrived, he was cared for by emergency medical technicians (“EMT”) Alex Marcovich and Cole Bouza. During treatment, EMT Marcovich took a[...]

Florida Judge Reduces $71M Medical Malpractice Verdict To $41M But Refuses To Apply Medicaid Cap

March 2, 2026

Florida Statute section 766.118(6) caps noneconomic damages awardable specifically to Medicaid patients to $200,000 per provider and $300,000 per incident when that treatment has been determined by a jury to be negligent. A judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit for the State [...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospital Alleges Baby Suffered Brain Damage From Substandard Care

February 11, 2026

In November 2025, a mother filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Florida against AdventHealth Ocala and several medical providers, alleging that negligence during her labor in November 2023 resulted in her newborn suffering severe and permanent brain damage and severe disabilities that require cons[...]

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