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Were Medical Records Altered In Recently Settled Florida Medical Malpractice Case?

April 29, 2015

A Florida medical malpractice case that went to trial earlier this month and was settled after the parties’ closing arguments to the jury alleged that critical medical records had been altered after surgery in an effort to bolster the defense. A woman undergoing a hysterectomy in 2011 suff[...]

Florida Nursing Home Arbitration Proceeding Ends In Arbitrators Being Sued

April 28, 2015

Arbitrators who decided a nursing home negligence case in Florida allegedly received “secret documents” from the lawyer for the nursing home during the discovery process in the arbitration proceeding. The plaintiff in the arbitration proceeding is seeking her arbitration costs from [...]

Florida Supreme Court Overturns Award Of Defendants’ Attorneys Fees In Medical Malpractice Case

April 21, 2015

In a written opinion dated April 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) overturned an award of attorneys fees and costs to the medical malpractice defendants, finding that the defendants had failed to strictly comply with the statutory requirements in order to [...]

Florida Lawyer Paralyzed After Neck Surgery Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

April 17, 2015

A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on March 30, 2015 in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida on behalf of a 65-year-old lawyer who has been paralyzed since undergoing spinal surgery on her neck in 2013. The case is captioned Lynda J. Harris v. Palms West Hospital, et al., [...]

MDVIP Hit With $8.5M Verdict

February 14, 2015

On February 10, 2015, MDVIP, the largest concierge medicine practice firm in the United States, was hit with a $8.5 million verdict by a Palm Beach County, Florida jury that found it liable for the medical negligence of one of its MDVIP-affiliated physicians that led to a patient having her leg am[...]

Florida Pain Management Doctor Allegedly Tied To At Least 17 Deaths

January 17, 2015

A 75-year-old Florida pain management doctor has been reportedly tied to the deaths of at least 17 of his patients who were prescribed controlled substances and whose deaths have been attributed to drug toxicity (15 deaths in the Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner’s database where prescriptions w[...]

Florida Nursing Home Chain Sued For Three Nursing Home Deaths

January 10, 2015

A Florida law firm has filed three wrongful death nursing home claims against the owners and managers of three Florida nursing homes on behalf of three former residents who died allegedly as a result of nursing home negligence and nursing home greed. Resident One A female resident was admitted to[...]

Florida Appellate Court: Contaminated Drug Claim Is Not Medical Malpractice Claim

December 19, 2014

On December 12, 2014, the District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida Fifth Circuit (“Appellate Court”) issued an opinion in which it stated that the mere fact that a wrongful act occurs in a medical setting does not automatically transform the contested action into one that sounds[...]

Florida Supreme Court Establishes Harmless Error Test For Civil Cases In Medical Malpractice Case

November 17, 2014

In its plurality opinion published on November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) established the test for harmless error in civil cases in a medical malpractice case that had been won by the defense at trial. The Florida Supreme Court held that the test [...]

New Study Finds Medical Malpractice Caps Lead To Higher Rates Of Preventable Patient Safety Events In Hospitals

November 4, 2014

A recently published study found that medical malpractice caps on noneconomic damages, which have been enacted in many states in the United States, have reduced the risk of medical malpractice litigation in those states, which has led to higher rates of preventable adverse patient safety events in[...]

Florida Doctor Allowed To Surrender Medical License To Avoid Criminal Prosecution For Alleged Sexual Misconduct With Patients

November 1, 2014

On October 20, 2014, Florida officials announced that a Daytona, Florida doctor had agreed to surrender his Florida medical license pursuant to an agreement that will avoid his criminal prosecution for alleged sexual misconduct with his patients. The doctor had been charged with two counts of misd[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Presuit Requirement Of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law

October 13, 2014

On October 10, 2014, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Appeals Court”) overturned a lower federal court’s decision that the written authorization form required to be provided by Florida medical malpractice plaintiffs as set forth in Fl[...]

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