Hospital Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 50 of 78

New Mexico Medical Malpractice Jury Finds Radiologist Negligent But His Negligence Did Not Contribute To Patient’s Death

July 8, 2016

On June 24, 2016, a New Mexico medical malpractice jury determined that the defendant radiologist breached the standard of care when he failed to recognize a cancerous tumor on a patient’s spine but the jury also determined that the radiologist’s negligence was not the cause of the 44-ye[...]

$4.65M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Veterinarian

July 1, 2016

On June 21, 2016, a New York medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $4.65 million against a primary care physician, a gastroenterologist, and the defendant hospital for the death of a 63-year-old veterinarian who died because of the defendants’ failure to timely and pro[...]

Seattle Hospital Warns Dialysis Patients Of Possible Hepatitis B Exposure

June 26, 2016

A Seattle hospital has warned nearly 650 patients who have received dialysis treatments at its dialysis facility since February 2011 that inadequate screening of dialysis patients for Hepatitis B may have exposed them to the serious disease. The matter involves dialysis patients who may have receive[...]

$20M Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement For Communications Breakdowns Leading To Paralysis

June 22, 2016

A Washington hospital has reached a $20 million settlement with a man whose repeated concerns that he had fractured his back after suffering a fall from his bed went unheeded, leading to his paralysis. As part of the settlement, the hospital and the man agreed to work together to address communicati[...]

Oregon Supreme Court Overturns $12M Medical Malpractice Verdict, Applies $3M Cap

June 17, 2016

In its one-hundred-forty-one page decision filed on May 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon (“Oregon Supreme Court”) overturned the $12 million medical malpractice verdict reached by an Oregon medical malpractice jury against the State of Oregon and its employees, and inst[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Adopts Apparent Agency Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case

June 16, 2016

In its opinion published on June 14, 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court, in a four-to-three decision, adopted and applied the apparent agency doctrine in a Connecticut medical malpractice case. At issue was whether the defendant surgeon, who was not an employee of the defendant hospital where the[...]

$4.58M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Emergency Room Physician

June 15, 2016

In mid-May 2016, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff after fifteen days of trial, finding that the defendant emergency room physician negligently misdiagnosed a 33-year-old married nurse, who was the mother to three minor children, as suffering from a migr[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Series Of Medical Mistakes Led To Pregnant Woman’s Permanent Coma

June 13, 2016

A Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit filed in federal court in May 2016 alleges that a series of medical mistakes and the failure to provide timely and proper medical care committed by various physicians and hospitals led to a pregnant woman who was suffering from severe hypertension during pregna[...]

Texas Supreme Court Holds That Post-Mortem Fraud Claim Is A Health Care Liability Claim

June 7, 2016

In its opinion filed on May 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Texas (“Texas Supreme Court”) determined that claims that the defendant hospital improperly obtained approval from the decedent’s widow for a private autopsy were health care liability claims. A Texas jury had decided that the [...]

$7.7M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Pulmonary Embolism

June 6, 2016

On May 20, 2016, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the estate of a 50-year-old woman who died due to undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary emboli after being negligently treated by the defendant doctor at the defendant hospital. The Philadelphia medical malpracti[...]

$6M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Mom After Giving Birth

June 4, 2016

An Ohio medical malpractice jury found in favor of the plaintiff at the conclusion of a one-and-a-half week trial that took place in May 2016, awarding $6,067,830 to the husband of a woman who died on March 4, 2009 shortly after giving birth by an emergency Cesarean delivery. The eight-person jury [...]

$20M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Rehab Hospital For Opiate Death

May 31, 2016

On May 18, 2016, an Alabama medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $20 million against a rehabilitation hospital that allegedly overdosed a patient with opiates, despite indicators that the patient was allergic to opiates, which ultimately resulted in her death at home fo[...]

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