The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”), in its opinion dated October 19, 2020, held: “Hammerman’s opinion as to the community standard of care in Coeur d’Alene was admissible on summary judgment because the Dlouhys demonstrated… Read More
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Idaho Supreme Court Discusses Application Of Idaho’s Medical Malpractice Laws To Intentional Torts
In its opinion filed on December 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) held: “While the area of medical malpractice is complicated, there is nothing in the act that suggests the common law causes… Read More
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Idaho Supreme Court Affirms $3.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict
In its opinion filed on September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) affirmed an Idaho medical malpractice verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $3,775,864.21 (the Idaho medical malpractice jury… Read More
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Nearly $8M Idaho Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Urgent Care Clinic For Patient’s Paralysis
On April 27, 2018, an Idaho medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $7.96 million gainst the defendant hospital and its urgent care clinic for the paralysis suffered by the plaintiff as a result of alleged medical… Read More
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Federal Lawsuit Claims Idaho Fertility Doctor Used His Own Sperm To Impregnate His Patient
A 36-year-old Washington State woman filed a federal lawsuit in Idaho in March 2018 in which she claims that an Idaho fertility doctor mixed in his own sperm with the sperm of her mother’s husband during fertility treatments, which resulted… Read More
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Idaho Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrong Medication Caused Baby’s Death
The parents of a baby who was given the wrong medication in an Idaho hospital’s emergency room that resulted in his death have filed an Idaho medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a traveling nurse who was working under contract in the local Idaho hospital… Read More
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Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Liposuction Death Verdict
On August 4, 2016, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) affirmed the verdict in favor of the surviving husband of a woman who underwent a liposuction and fat transfer procedure at an Idaho medical spa… Read More
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Idaho Plastic Surgeon Sued For Alleged Counterfeit Breast Implants And Counterfeit Botox
An Idaho medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed in federal court by four former patients of an Idaho plastic surgeon alleging that he injected counterfeit Botox from China and implanted counterfeit breast implants in them. The plastic surgeon’s cosmetic surgery… Read More
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Idaho Supreme Court Case Highlights Hurdles In The Path Of Justice For Medical Malpractice Victims
A decision by the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) on September 19, 2014 is a prime example of the hurdles placed in the path of medical malpractice victims seeking to obtain fair compensation for their serious injuries… Read More
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Idaho Medical Malpractice Supreme Court Decision Regarding Causation
In its lengthy opinion issued on February 14, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) discussed establishing causation in Idaho medical malpractice cases where there are several potential causes of symptoms and there is insufficient scientific basis… Read More
