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New Mexico Supreme Court Finds Statute Of Limitations Tolled As To Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Claim Against Hospital

December 19, 2019

In its opinion filed on December 5, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico (“New Mexico Supreme Court”) held, “While the MRC [New Mexico Medical Review Commission] application does not describe specific acts of malpractice directly committed by Lovelace [Lovelace Health[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants In Clinical Trial Informed Consent Case

December 13, 2019

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Kentucky Appellate Court”), in its unpublished opinion dated October 4, 2019, held that the Kentucky medical malpractice plaintiffs had raised genuine issues of material fact as to whether the defendants breached the standard set forth in K[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms $2.3M Lack Of Informed Consent Jury Verdict For Failed Neuroma Procedure On Plaintiff’s Hand

November 19, 2019

In its opinion dated October 10, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) affirmed an Indiana medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff who had undergone five surgeries on his left hand after he suffered a crush injury at work, including [...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms $483,500 Lasik Surgery Malpractice Verdict

October 13, 2019

In its unpublished opinion dated September 30, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) affirmed a New Jersey medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of a man who claimed he was not a proper candidate for Lasik eye surgery due to [...]

California Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Patient Did Not Consent To Knee Surgery Performed But Jury Found No Harm

October 12, 2019

The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District Division One State of California (“California Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on September 24, 2019 that “[w]hile in many cases, even most, a patient subjected to an unwanted surgery will easily be able to prove[...]

Montana Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Post-Tonsillectomy Stroke Case

September 9, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of Montana (“Montana Supreme Court”) affirmed a Montana medical malpractice defense verdict in its August 13, 2019 memorandum opinion, stating “each party presented expert testimony regarding the standard of care. [The defendant’s] expert …[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Anesthesiologist In Delayed Rendering Of Anesthesia Claim

August 14, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum and Order entered on June 7, 2019: “We reject plaintiffs’ contention that the affidavit of their expert raised triable issues of fact suff[...]

Toronto OB/GYN Induced Labor In Patients Without Their Consent To Line His Pockets With Profits

August 11, 2019

A long-time Toronto, Canada obstetrician/gynecologist had his ability to practice medicine revoked after an investigation determined that he induced labor in his patients by giving them dangerous drugs to hasten delivery, without their knowledge or consent, so that they would deliver their babies on[...]

Florida Appellate Court Overturns $15.6M Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Improper Informed Consent Jury Instruction

July 11, 2019

On June 12, 2019, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) overturned a $15,591,619.00 Florida medical malpractice verdict against the defendant doctor, holding “the trial court erred when instructing the jury concerning infor[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $2M For Unnecessary Spinal Surgery, Lack Of Informed Consent

May 27, 2019

On May 9, 2019, a Maryland medical malpractice jury awarded a 64-year-old nurse and her husband $2,045,213.51 in economic and noneconomic damages against her orthopedic surgeon whom the jury found to have breached the standard of care and also failed to obtain the proper informed consent before perf[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Defense Win In Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Case

March 6, 2019

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Apellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated February 14, 2019 in a New Jersey medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that he had not given his consent for the surgery that the defendant surgeon p[...]

Are Filshie Clips Safe?

February 24, 2019

Millions of women in the United States have had Filshie Clips implanted as a means of permanent sterilization. The vast majority of these women apparently have not suffered any complications or adverse events regarding their Filshie Clips. Nonetheless, we receive inquiries on nearly a daily basis fr[...]

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