On December 28, 2020, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. and in favor of a 76-year-old former Marine who had served in Vietnam in his medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a CT scan of his neck performed at… Read More
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Texas Heart Hospital And Its Management Company Agree To Pay $48M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2020 that Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Improper Closing Argument
The Appellate Court of Illinois Second District (“Illinois Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed December 7, 2020 in an Illinois medical malpractice case: “the evidence in this case was closely balanced, making it highly probable that the repeated improper… Read More
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Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Provide Intervening/Superseding Cause Instruction
The Supreme Court of Mississippi in its opinion dated November 19, 2020 held: “Both Dr. Ilercil and Williams presented evidence that Nurse Howard was negligent by failing to contact Dr. Ilercil after she observed Williams’s rapidly declining condition, the signs… Read More
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Nevada Plastic Surgeon Sued For Necrotizing Fasciitis After Procedure Done In His Office
A Nevada plastic surgeon with several pending medical malpractice cases against him is being sued by a 23-year-old woman who suffered scarring on 40% of her body due to necrotizing fasciitis that she alleges she acquired during procedures the plastic… Read More
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Unmasked OB Spreads Devastating Infection To Mother During Baby’s Delivery
A medical malpractice claim has been filed against a Tel Aviv, Israel OB for allegedly spreading his group A Streptococcus (“Strep A”) infection to the patient whose baby he was delivering because he failed to wear a mask during the… Read More
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Indiana Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Prominent Molecular Biologist Due To Medication Error Has Been Settled
It has been reported that an Indiana medical malpractice wrongful death claim filed by the widow of a 61-year-old prominent molecular biologist who was in the hospital recovering from a stroke when a nurse recklessly caused his death on November… Read More
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Indiana Appellate Court Discusses Informal Nature Of Medical Review Panels In Medical Malpractice Cases
The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated October 8, 2020: “Here, contrary to its repeated assertions, the Hospital was clearly on notice from the proposed complaint that Spencer was making allegations of vicarious… Read More
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Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital In Claim Against Anesthesiologist
In its decision dated September 28, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) reversed summary judgment granted by the trial court to the defendant hospital involving a claim against an anesthesiologist who provided services at the hospital… Read More
