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Louisiana Appellate Court Rules Failure To Produce Certificate Of Enrollment Results In Non-Qualified Health Care Provider’s Liability Not Limited To $100,000

October 1, 2026

In order to qualify for the protections and benefits of the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (“LMMA”), La. R.S. 40:1231.1, et seq., a health care provider must satisfy both the financial aspects and the licensing requirements. The purpose of the LMMA is to limit the liability of health care pro[...]

$18.2 Million North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby’s Erb’s Palsy Injury Suffered During Birth

September 23, 2026

A North Carolina medical malpractice jury determined that a third-year resident at WakeMed in Raleigh, North Carolina was negligent in her handling of the delivery of a baby boy on September 17, 2029, when the baby’s shoulder becoming stuck behind his mother’s pelvis (shoulder dystocia) [...]

$315K South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Fall In Hospital

June 26, 2026

In April 2026, a South Carolina medical malpractice jury in Richland County determined that defendant Prisma Health Richland Hospital was liable for $315,000 in damages for the fractured hip suffered by an 88-year-old patient who fell in the hospital. The patient was required to undergo surgery to t[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Damages Cap To Overall Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 19, 2026

In May 2019, April S. Clark had surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, during which her bowel was perforated. Following the surgery, while under the care of Dr. Thomas Leigh, Dr. William Shirley, Dr. John Williams, and Dr. Thomas Woodyard, Clark experienced complications and ultimately died on June 27, [...]

$13M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols’ Death

June 9, 2026

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series, went to the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico in 2022 for a treatable heart problem. Hours after she was discharged from the hospital, the 89-year-old died. The lawsuit reportedly alleged that Nicho[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Constitutional

April 19, 2026

Thomas McNalley filed an Ohio medical malpractice action against Dr. Vincent Keiser, a radiologist, and Dr. Keiser’s employer, Toledo Radiological Associates, Inc. He alleged that Dr. Keiser failed to diagnose a blood clot near his intestine, which led to the death of a large portion of his gut, n[...]

$18.65M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Leg Due To Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment

March 21, 2026

A Prince George’s County, Maryland medical malpractice jury, after a month-long trial that ended in mid-March 2026, awarded a 23-year-old woman who had her left leg amputated because of a delay in diagnosis and treatment of a dislocated knee, $18.65 million in compensatory damages, including $[...]

New Mexico Governor Signs Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

March 10, 2026

On March 6, 2026, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law medical malpractice reform bill HB99, which she said “will help reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance and attract more physicians to New Mexico.” The bill creates tiered caps on punitive damages — $[...]

Florida Judge Reduces $71M Medical Malpractice Verdict To $41M But Refuses To Apply Medicaid Cap

March 2, 2026

Florida Statute section 766.118(6) caps noneconomic damages awardable specifically to Medicaid patients to $200,000 per provider and $300,000 per incident when that treatment has been determined by a jury to be negligent. A judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit for the State [...]

$2M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Persistent Prosthetic Hip Joint Infection Leading To Sepsis And Stroke

February 21, 2026

A Baltimore County, Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1,975,000 (including $268,000 for past medical expenses, $456,000 for future care expenses, $250,000 for lost earnings, and $1 million for pain and suffering) for a man who developed sepsis and suffered smal[...]

$1.85M Maryland Nursing Home Negligence Verdict For Resident Left Outside In Heat For Hours

December 28, 2025

On December 16, 2025, a Baltimore County Maryland jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.85 million for a nursing home resident who suffered heat stroke due to being left outside in the heat for hours because the staff forget she was outside. The resident, who is in her 70s and suffers from d[...]

$1.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Patient On Operating Room Table

December 19, 2025

On October 9, 2025, a Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.2 million in favor of the daughter of a 77-year-old woman who bled to death while undergoing surgery in February 2023. The patient was having surgery for early-stage rectal cancer at which time the plain[...]

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