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Louisiana Appellate Court Corrects Medical Malpractice Jury’s Inconsistent Verdict In Loss Of Chance At Better Outcome Case

July 12, 2017

In its judgment filed on June 28, 2017, the Court of Appeal Second Circuit State of Louisiana (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiffs (husband and wife) in a Louisiana medical malpractice case in which the jury found that the defend[...]

First Xarelto Trial Results In Win For The Defendants

May 25, 2017

On May 3, 2017, a federal jury in Louisiana found against a Xarelto plaintiff who claimed that the defendants, Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”) and Bayer AG, had inadequately warned him regarding the internal bleeding risk associated with Xarelto, a blood-thinning medication that has [...]

Louisiana Supreme Court Says Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion In Granting New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs

March 31, 2017

In its opinion filed on March 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of Louisiana (“Louisiana Supreme Court”) affirmed the trial court’s granting a new trial to the Louisiana medical malpractice plaintiffs after the jury had rendered a defense verdict, finding that the trial court had not a[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Overturned Due To Judge’s Bizarre Behavior

June 14, 2016

By its opinion filed on May 27, 2016, the Supreme Court of Louisiana (“Louisiana Supreme Court”) overturned a defense verdict in a Louisiana medical malpractice case, and ruled that the plaintiffs’ motion for new trial should have been granted, based on the trial judge’s biza[...]

Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Appeal

December 9, 2015

On November 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Louisiana rejected an appeal from the plaintiffs in a Louisiana medical malpractice case that was dismissed by the trial court after the jury found that the plaintiffs had failed to prove that medical negligence caused the husband’s injuries. The int[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Had No Duty To Obtain Consent To Settle

October 8, 2015

In its decision filed on September 23, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal State of Louisiana (“Appellate Court”) held that a medical malpractice insurance company was not required to obtain the consent of a physician to settle a medical malpractice case under the clear and unambigu[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed Against Urgent Care Center

April 4, 2015

On December 8, 2014, the mother of a young girl who died after being negligently treated at an urgent care center in Louisiana filed a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit against the urgent care facility, seeking unspecified compensatory damages for wrongful death as well as for her men[...]

$8M Louisiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Death Due To Swine Flu

February 17, 2015

In late January 2015, a Louisiana medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $8 million in favor of the mother of an 8-year-old child who was infected with the H1N1 virus (also known as the swine flu) that was misdiagnosed and mistreated by her pediatricians, leading to her dea[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Sponge Left During Surgery

January 13, 2015

A Louisiana man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against his surgeon and a Louisiana surgery center after a surgical sponge was left in him during surgery. The defendant surgeon and defendant surgery center are alleged to have been negligent by failing to conduct a proper and accurate spong[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Woman’s Death In ER

December 24, 2014

In October 2014, the family of a woman who died after being mistreated for a heart attack in a hospital emergency room in Louisiana filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician who had treated the woman in the emergency room and the hospital where the alleged medical negligence took p[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Loss Of Chance Of Better Outcome Case

December 2, 2014

On November 25, 2014, the Louisiana Court of Appeal Fifth Circuit (“Appellate Court”) issued its opinion in a Louisiana medical malpractice case that reversed a defense verdict, finding that the plaintiff had proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he had a chance of a better m[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Misplaced Feeding Tube Caused Serious Injuries

October 12, 2014

A woman in Louisiana filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in August 2014, alleging that a physician improperly inserted a feeding tube in her, causing serious injuries. The medical malpractice defendants are the physician who inserted the feeding tube, two nurses, and the hospital where the alleg[...]

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