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Michigan Appellate Court Denies Loss Of Earning Capacity Wrongful Death Claim For 13-Day-Old Baby Who Allegedly Died Due To Hospital Malpractice

March 19, 2023

Background Facts Court Denies Wrongful Death Claim For 13-Day-Old Baby: Plaintiff gave birth to Maryjane on December 1, 2016, at Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, preterm at 31 weeks. Maryjane weighed only two pounds, 5.1 ounces. Maryjane had hypoglycemia and difficulty feeding, so human milk fortifier ([...]

HCA Accused Of Putting Profits Before Patients

March 9, 2023

HCA Accused Of Putting Profits Before Patients: A staffing paper from Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s largest union of healthcare workers, entitled “Care Crisis How Low Staffing Contributes to Patient Care Failures at HCA Hospitals” states: HCA Healthcare is [...]

New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Delay In Treating 12-Year-Old Led To Leg Amputation

March 8, 2023

Hospital’s Delay In Treating 12-Year-Old Led To Leg Amputation: The parents of a 12-year-old New Mexico girl has filed a New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit against a local hospital alleging that the 10-hour delay in treating her resulted in the need to amputate her leg. The child had falle[...]

Oregon Appellate Court Holds Hospital May Be Strictly Liable For Allegedly Defective Drug

March 5, 2023

Hospital May Be Liable For Defective Drug: In its December 14, 2022 Opinion, the Oregon Court of Appeals (“Oregon Appellate Court”) held that a hospital that charges for a pharmaceutical drug administered to a patient in its emergency department is a “seller *** engaged in the busi[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not

March 1, 2023

Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not: A West Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 2, 2022 against Charleston Area Medical Center (“CAMC”) in which the plaintiff alleged that he was told that his appendix had been removed when it was not that led to a[...]

$750,000 Verdict For Seattle Hospital Operating Room Mold

February 26, 2023

$750,000 Verdict For Hospital Operating Room Mold: On December 21, 2022, a Washington State medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against Seattle’s Children Hospital in the amount of $750,000 for the injuries suffered by a 2-year-old allegedly due to mold in the operating room during s[...]

$850,000 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Caused By Pulmonary Embolism

February 24, 2023

$850,000 Verdict For Pulmonary Embolism Death: A Maryland medical malpractice jury in a conservative jurisdiction has awarded $850,000 to the plaintiffs in a case involving the failure to timely prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) in the hospital, which led to a man’s death. The verdict included m[...]

$10.2M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital

February 15, 2023

$10.2M Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital: On December 9, 2022, a Texas medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs (wife and husband) in the amount of $10.2 million against a hospital for the delay in proper medical treatment that led to the wife suffering permanent p[...]

$47M Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Locked-In Syndrome

February 13, 2023

A Nevada medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a woman who suffered locked-in syndrome due to the medical negligence of the defendants after a five-week trial that ended last week. Because the verdict included $35 million for the woman’s unimaginable pain and suffering (non[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Discusses Negligent-Credentialing Claims In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 7, 2023

Negligent-Credentialing Claims In Malpractice Cases: The Supreme Court of Ohio stated in its opinion filed on November 30, 2022: “The issue in this case is whether a hospital’s granting staff privileges to a physician (i.e., credentialing a physician) confers a duty upon the hospital that is[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Hospital’s Incident Report Regarding Birth Injury Was Privileged

January 30, 2023

Hospital’s Incident Report Regarding Birth Injury Was Privileged: Thirty-nine weeks pregnant with her unborn son, Jade Wiles noticed decreased fetal movement and went to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. She was monitored for several hours, after which the baby was delivered via caesarean secti[...]

Iowa Clinic Found Liable For $97.4M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Files For Bankruptcy

January 24, 2023

Clinic Found Liable For $97.4M Birth Injury Files For Bankruptcy: An Iowa medical clinic that is facing a multimillion-dollar medical malpractice judgment has filed for bankruptcy. The Coralville clinic that was named as a defendant in an Iowa birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit that resulted i[...]

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