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Healthcare–Associated Infections In U.S. Hospitals Improving?

September 29, 2026

Prevalence surveys in U.S. hospitals showed that on any given day in 2011, 1 of 25 patients had a health care–associated infection. In 2015, the number was 1 of 31 patients. The survey was repeated in 2023 to assess changes in the prevalence of health care–associated infection. The 2023 study re[...]

Ohio Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Gave Too High Dose Of Antibiotics, For Too Long, To Patient

September 19, 2026

An Ohio medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed on July 6, 2026 in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas alleges, in part: Source If you or a loved one may have been injured (or worse) as a result of medical negligence in Ohio or in another U.S. state, you should promptly seek the legal advice [&h[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reinstates Emergency Room Mental Health Malpractice Case Against Hospital

August 29, 2026

On January 5, 2024, Alexandro DaSilva went to the emergency room at the defendant hospital and stayed into the next day. The nursing staff evaluated him and noted his unusual behavior and him making very odd statements. When Alexandro’s nurse left him to care for another patient, Alexandro walked [...]

$7.7M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Yale For Death Of Retired Doctor

August 24, 2026

In June 2026, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $7.7 million for the two daughters of a retired New Haven doctor who died in Yale New Haven’s care in 2020 as a result of medical malpractice, according to the jury’s findings. Dr. Jacqueline Satchell [...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Defendant Medical Malpractice Doctors Were Not Employees Of Defendant Hospital

August 23, 2026

In September 2020, decedent James Lewis’s surviving children filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court against more than a dozen defendants, including Emory Healthcare, Inc. and various providers at an Emory Hospital, WHS, Windy Hill Hospital, Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Nazim Syed, M.D., and Nagi[...]

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Act Covers Vicarious Liability Claims Against Qualified Health Care Providers For Conduct Of Non-QHC Registered Nurses

August 20, 2026

Pamela A. Smith died in the care of Lovelace Health System, LLC (Lovelace) on April 18, 2021 after undergoing surgery on March 29, 2021 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The wrongful death Estate of Pamela Smith (Plaintiff) filed both direct negligence claims against Lovelace an[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Appeal Should Not Have Been Dismissed Because Non-Attorney Signed the Notice of Appeal, But Affirms Dismissal Of Lawsuit For Another Reason

July 26, 2026

In July 2016, Margaret Willhoite was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She sought treatment at Genesis MedicalCenter. She received an X-ray to determine whether there were any broken ribs. Although the X-ray was negative for fractures, it indicated a nodule in her left lung. And her medical recor[...]

$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[...]

$22M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man Whose CT Scan Was Cancelled Because He Was Unable To Lie Still Following Car Accident

July 10, 2026

A 71-year-old man and his wife were in a car accident in September 2018 when their vehicle was rear-ended. The man was transported to the hospital where he complained of neck, back, and chest pain. The emergency room doctor ordered a CT scan of the man’s neck but the man was unable to lie stil[...]

$25M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Sepsis

July 6, 2026

On July 1, 2026, an Ohio medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $25 million for the death of an Ohio man whose sepsis was allegedly not timely diagnosed and treated by a hospital in October 2021, leading to a hemorrhagic stroke and subsequent death due to bacte[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Federally Qualified Hospital Not Entitled To Immunity

June 14, 2026

The New Jersey Supreme Court was tasked to consider whether Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. (NCHC) — a federally qualified health center founded to “provide affordable, quality healthcare” to underserved populations — is entitled to immunity under New Jersey’s Charitable Immu[...]

$13M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols’ Death

June 9, 2026

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series, went to the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico in 2022 for a treatable heart problem. Hours after she was discharged from the hospital, the 89-year-old died. The lawsuit reportedly alleged that Nicho[...]

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