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Dr. Javaid Perwaiz’s Unnecessary Surgeries Cause Problems For Chesapeake General Hospital

November 11, 2026

On January 8, 2025, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (a/k/a Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare) (“CRMC”) was charged in a two-count criminal indictment charging it with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and interfere with government functions, in vio[...]

$15M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Chyle Leak Leading To Death

November 2, 2026

A 77-year-old retired U.S. Army veteran suffered a fracture of a bone in his back as a result of falling from a ladder on April 30, 2018 while he was working in his yard. He was admitted into the hospital, and on May 4, 2018, he underwent surgery on his spine. According to a press release, [&he[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Revives Ostensible Agency Claim Against Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case

October 18, 2026

Ostensible Agency In general, a hospital is not vicariously liable for the negligence of a physician who is an independent contractor and merely uses the hospital’s facilities to render treatment to his patients. A hospital can, however, be liable for the acts of an independent contractor if he or[...]

$6.6M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Ruptured Aortic Dissection

October 17, 2026

A study published in February 2021 entitled Impact of time between diagnosis to treatment in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection stated: “Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ATAAD) remains a highly morbid diagnosis with relatively high mortality and few definitive treatment options aside from surgery. [...]

$26.1M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis

October 14, 2026

An Aroostook County, Maine medial malpractice jury awarded $23.1 million to a man who was left paralyzed from the chest down due to medical negligence committed by Northern Light Health providers. The trial lasted two weeks after which the jury deliberated for three hours before rendering its verdic[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules Injury Claim From Falling Ceiling Tile In Hospital Was Medical Malpractice Claim

October 7, 2026

Savannah Burns was admitted to St. David’s Medical Center on or about July 21, 2024, after complaints of pre-term contractions. She was treated in labor and delivery room 18 and was administered an epidural. While resting under epidural anesthesia in preparation for the delivery of her child, a ce[...]

North Dakota Lawsuits Allege Two Babies Born In Same Hospital Were Switched At Birth In 1988

October 2, 2026

Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin were the only babies born at a North Dakota hospital just hours apart on January 28, 1988, yet somehow they were switched at birth in the hospital and spent until recently not knowing that the parents who raised them were not their biological parents. It was not until [...]

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[...]

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