Informed Consent Archives - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

The Most Googled Medical Malpractice Questions

July 14, 2026

The top questions people search for using Google, along with direct answers to each, are outlined below: 1. How do you prove medical malpractice? To win a claim, a patient must satisfy four legal elements: 2. What are the most common examples of malpractice? According to legal data and search trends[...]

What Is Informed Consent In Maryland?

June 6, 2026

Although ordinary medical negligence and failure to obtain informed consent both are rooted in negligence, they are different legal theories. Ordinary medical negligence claims are predicated upon a physician’s breach of the duty to use that degree of care and skill which is expected of a reas[...]

Minnesota Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Experts Qualified To Testify In Birth Injury Case

May 27, 2026

Early one morning in November 2020, mother arrived at a hospital of Allina Health System experiencing contractions. The hospital admitted mother, and by 9:40 a.m., mother entered the second stage of labor and began pushing. Thirty minutes later, when child’s head was near crowning, obstetrician Dr[...]

New York Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Defendants Entitled To Summary Judgment On Lack Of Informed Consent Claim

April 22, 2026

Background Facts In 2005, due to a history of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, John J. Young (decedent) was prescribed Coumadin by his primary care physician. On November 19, 2013, the decedent presented to the defendant South Bay Cardiovascular (South Bay), complaining of chest pain. Te[...]

New York’s Highest Appellate Court Refuses To Allow Recovery For Mother’s Emotional Damages For Baby Born Alive But Who Died Shortly After Birth Due To Medical Negligence During Delivery

December 4, 2025

Plaintiff Veronica SanMiguel was admitted to defendant St. Barnabas Hospital (St. Barnabas) on July 1, 2012, after she did not go into labor by her due date. She came under the care of defendant Dr. Meryl Y. Grimaldi who, along with St. Barnabas’s nursing staff, induced labor. On the morning of Ju[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendant In Lack Of Informed Consent Case

December 2, 2025

The plaintiffs, Rohini Meka and her husband, Suresh Chirumamilla, filed suit on September 18, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. They named as defendants Dr. Hani Haddad, Valley Women’s Health Group, LLC, and Jane/John Doe, asserting various Massachuse[...]

Washington Appellate Court Affirms $13M Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice Verdict

September 16, 2025

Dr. Kristine Brecht was a licensed physician and surgeon who was board certified in family medicine. She was the sole owner and operator of Aesthetic Rejuvenation Spa (ARS) located in Burien, Washington. Dr. Brecht performed both surgical and nonsurgical procedures at ARS. Staff at ARS included a re[...]

$3.45M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Bariatric Surgery Performed

March 1, 2025

On July 12, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.45 million in favor of the plaintiff, who suffered harm because her surgeon performed the wrong gastric procedure on her. The plaintiff had initially consulted with a physician associated with the Virginia[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Discusses National Standard Of Care Versus Locality Rule, Informed Consent, In Medical Malpractice Case

February 8, 2025

On April 29, 2015, Roxine Lachney filed a Louisiana medical malpractice claim against James L. Gates, M.D., alleging that he breached the standard of care in performing three surgeries on her: the hysterectomy, the right oophorectomy, and the left oophorectomy. The medical review panel issued its op[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Ophthalmologist In Cataract Surgery Malpractice Case

December 21, 2024

In October 2013, Ralph Carter (the decedent), who had a long, significant history of alcohol abuse, presented to the defendant Jonathan Ellant, an ophthalmologist, with vision issues. Upon determining that the decedent had cataracts in each eye, Ellant recommended that the decedent have surgery perf[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Reinstates Malpractice Case Against Chiropractor

July 21, 2024

Phyllis Ragsdale experienced persistent back and neck pain. In February 2016, Ragsdale consulted with Chris D. Charlton, D.C., who developed a twelve-visit treatment plan to alleviate her pain by using a diversified technique to adjust her spine. Prior to beginning her treatment, Charlton presented [...]

New Mexico Appellate Court Upholds Cap On Damages In Medical Malpractice Case

July 1, 2024

Background Facts Philip Eslin underwent what he thought was going to be a biopsy performed by Defendant Paul Levy, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon employed by Defendant New Mexico Heart Institute. Despite receiving negative pathology results from the biopsy, Defendant Levy performed an extensive surg[...]

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