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Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In LASIK Surgery Malpractice Case

August 30, 2023

The Underlying Facts Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In LASIK Surgery Case: In September 2017, Jay L. Schwartz, D.O. (“Schwartz”) performed bilateral LASIK surgery on Melanie Phillips (“Phillips”) and implanted in her right eye a device known as a Rain[...]

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In its unpublished opinion dated September 30, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) affirmed a New Jersey medical malpractice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 [...]

Recent New York Times Article Highlights Problems Following LASIK Surgery

June 13, 2018

The New York Times published an article on June 11, 2018 entitled “Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus – Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show,” which highlights the problems too many LASIK pat[...]

Baltimore Lasik Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Eye Injury

May 21, 2017

A Maryland man has filed a Lasik malpractice lawsuit in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging that his Lasik surgeon misprogrammed the Lasik laser that resulted in the astigmatism in his left eye doubling as a result of the Lasik surgery he had in February 2016. The plaintiff alleges that he subsequently fo[...]

$875K Lasik Malpractice Verdict

May 28, 2016

On April 22, 2016, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $875,000 in favor of the plaintiff who alleged that her Lasik surgery was improperly performed, resulting in significant and permanent injury to her eyesight that causes visual problems. The plaintiff, who [...]

Nevada LASIK Appeal

January 8, 2014

Earlier this week, oral arguments were heard before the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada with regard to the defense verdict entered in a LASIK surgery malpractice claim. The main issues on appeal are the defense’s focus during trial on the plaintiff’s alleged “drug abuseR[...]

Maryland LASIK Lawsuit Settled

September 18, 2013

A LASIK malpractice lawsuit against a Maryland LASIK surgeon was settled on September 11, 2013. The Maryland LASIK lawsuit had been filed on June 18, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the plaintiffs were a husband and his wife who live in Georgia but the LASIK su[...]

LASIK Lawsuits

September 10, 2013

LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis) surgery involves the precise and controlled removal of corneal tissue by a special laser that reshapes the cornea and thereby changes its focusing power. The cornea is a part of the eye that helps focus light to create an image on the retina by bendin[...]

Colorado LASIK Malpractice Case Scheduled For Trial

April 16, 2013

Trial is scheduled to begin on April 29, 2013 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for a LASIK medical malpractice case filed against a LASIK surgery center known as 20/20 Institute, LLC and a LASIK surgeon in which the medical malpractice plaintiffs (a husband and wife) [...]

LASIK Malpractice

January 30, 2013

On December 2, 2011, a LASIK eye surgery malpractice lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, in and for Marion County, Florida, against an osteopathic doctor who performed LASIK eye surgery on the medical malpractice plaintiff. The malpractice lawsuit alleged that t[...]

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