It has been reported that 62-year-old Dr. Berto Lopez, 62, who had practiced obstetrics and gynecology in West Palm Beach, Florida for 38 years, had his medical license revoked after he was found liable for the death of Onystei Castillo-Lopeza,… Read More
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USC Announces $852M Settlement Of State Claims Involving George Tyndall
The University of Southern California (“USC”) announced in late March 2021 that it had reached an $852 million settlement agreement with 710 former patients of George Tyndall (“Tyndall”) who filed suit in California state court. Combined with the $215 million… Read More
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More Than 40 Migrant Women Involved In Georgia Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Forced Medical Procedures At Immigration Detention Center
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… Read More
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Missouri Supreme Court Holds Gynecological Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
The Supreme Court of Missouri en banc (“Missouri Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on March 31, 2020: “the uncontroverted material facts are that the necessity that gave rise to Dr. Meddows-Jackson’s duty of continuing care ceased when the… Read More
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Virginia Supreme Court Determines Trial Court Erred By Granting Judgment To Defendants Mid-Trial In Medical Malpractice Case
The Virginia Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on February 13, 2020 in a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death case, “On a motion to strike at the conclusion of Shareef’s case-in-chief, the circuit court was required to view all… Read More
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$150K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Hysteroscopy Leading To Hysterectomy And Loss Of Kidney
A Maryland medical malpractice jury on Maryland’s conservative Eastern Shore returned its verdict in the amount of $150,000 in favor of a woman who lost her kidney and suffered other substantial injuries as a result of a hysteroscopy that was… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Orders Second New Trial In Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case
For the second time in a Maryland medical malpractice breast cancer misdiagnosis case, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) overturned a Maryland medical malpractice jury’s verdict (this time overturning a jury verdict in favor of the… Read More
