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Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Delayed Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer

September 3, 2017

A Georgia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that on December 16, 2013 she had a chest x-ray taken as part of her clearance for surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and that the radiologist who read the chest x-ray identified a 7 mm nodule on her left lung for which he recommende[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Responsible For Newborn’s Suffocation Death

August 30, 2017

An Oregon woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Oregon during early August 2017 against the hospital where she gave birth and a nurse who was involved with her care, alleging that their negligence led to the woman accidentally suffocating her newborn when she rolled over onto her newborn who [...]

Washington Midwife With Long History Of Medical Malpractice Claims, State Investigations Still Practicing

August 14, 2017

A Washington midwife who has delivered over 4,000 babies in her 34 years as a midwife, and who is the only midwife who delivers babies at patients’ homes in the county where she practices, has reportedly been the subject of multiple investigations by the Washington State Department of Health, [...]

Michigan Appellate Court Allows Evidence Of Drunk Driving In 1997 In Recent Medical Malpractice Trial

June 29, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) recently affirmed in an unreported opinion that the trial judge in a Michigan medical malpractice case properly allowed testimony about the plaintiff driving drunk during a motor vehicle accident in 1997 in a recent medi[...]

Does The Increasing Prevalence Of Nurse Practitioners (NP) Providing Primary Care Affect Patient Safety?

June 27, 2017

There are more than 234,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the United States, and they practice in every state and in the District of Columbia, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). 89.2% of NPs are certified in an area of primary care (62.4% are certified in p[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Decides Res Ipsa Loquitor May Apply To Negligent Surgical Positioning Claim

June 14, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated May 18, 2017 that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may apply to a medical malpractice case where an unconscious patient is under the care of a surgical team. The Underlying Facts T[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claims

June 6, 2017

In its opinion filed on June 2, 2017, the Iowa Supreme Court recognized for the first time wrongful birth claims in which the parents of a child born with severe disabilities may bring a medical negligence action based on the physicians’ failure to inform them of prenatal test results showing a co[...]

New Jersey Doctor Didn’t Wash Hands Between Patients, 41 Patients Suffered Serious Knee Infections

May 31, 2017

A New Jersey doctor reportedly told New Jersey Health Department investigators that she did not follow basic hand washing hygiene procedures between treating patients at a Jersey Shore medical clinic, thereby leading to 41 patients developing septic arthritis of their knees. The doctor allegedly als[...]

D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Ringside Physician’s Medical Negligence Resulted In Boxer’s Brain Injury

May 23, 2017

The mother of a former boxer has filed a $50 million D.C. medical malpractice lawsuit against the ringside physician who allowed her son to continue boxing despite his complaints of dizziness and pain after suffering repeated blows to the back of his head. The plaintiff collapsed after the boxing [...]

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Doctors Failed To Diagnose Pill Lodged In Patient’s Throat, Leading to Death

April 29, 2017

A recently filed New Hampshire medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the multiple defendant doctors failed to diagnose that an 80-year-old woman had a pill lodged in her throat despite numerous visits to her medical providers, allowing the pill to burn a hole into her pulmonary artery, causing[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Prove Vision Impairment From Cardiac Perforation During Catheterization

April 22, 2017

In its March 28, 2017 Decision and Order, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department (“Appellate Court”) affirmed the order of the New York Supreme Court, New York County that dismissed the New York medical malpractice plaintiff’s complaint. The New York medica[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case That Named Wrong Defendant

April 4, 2017

In its unpublished opinion rendered on March 3, 2017, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Appellate Court”) affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s medical malpractice case, finding that the plaintiff could not meet the requirement of mistaken identity of the proper[...]

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