Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Are Trending Upwards
May 19, 2024
It has been reported that from 2012 to 2022, medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States ranged from 34 in 2013 to 52 in 2022. And in 2023, there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States, with just over one-half in the amount [&hel[...]
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Risks Of Surgical Smoke
April 16, 2024
According to a medical article published in 2019 in the Journal of Cancer: Surgical smoke is the gaseous by-product produced when tissue is dissected or cauterized by heat generating devices such as lasers, electrosurgical units, ultrasonic devices, and high speed burrs, drills and saws. Among these[...]
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$60M Verdict Against Mead Johnson For Enfamil NEC Death
March 16, 2024
On March 14, 2024, an Illinois jury returned its verdict against Enfamil baby formula manufacturer Mead Johnson, a unit of Reckitt Benckiser, in the amount of $60 million for the death of baby Chance Dean, who was born premature, from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed Enfamil formula. [...]
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$14.7 Million False Claims Act Settlement Relating To Remote Cardiac Monitoring Services
March 7, 2024
On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary, LifeWatch Services Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Rosemont, Illinois, respectively, (collectively LifeWatch), have agreed to pay more than $14.7 million to resolve allegations[...]
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$480,000 Settlement For Phishing Attack That Exposed Medical Records Of 34,862 Patients
February 16, 2024
On December 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana medical group specializing in emergency medicine, occupational medicine, and laboratory testing. The settlement resolves an inv[...]
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U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics By State
February 6, 2024
Forbes Advisor recently reported on its anaylsis of the medical malpractice experiences of all 50 U.S. states and found that nationally, the U.S. pays out over $184 billion for medical malpractice cases, and that medical malpractice payments are approximately $552 per capita in the United States. Wi[...]
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