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Maryland Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Keep Dropping

January 16, 2014

In December 2013, the Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland (“Medical Mutual”), which insures more Maryland physicians than all other medical malpractice liability companies in Maryland combined, announced a special dividend of 25% for its policyholders for 2014 in a[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Says Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too Late

January 4, 2014

In its decision filed on December 27, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Court of Appeals”) determined that the trial judge was correct in entering judgment in favor of the medical malpractice defendants where the plaintiff filed her medical malpractice claim more than two y[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Victim Failed To Jump Through All Of The Legal Hoops

December 31, 2013

On December 19, 2013, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, issued its written opinion in a Maryland medical malpractice appeal where the trial judge had found that the plaintiff’s lawyer had failed to jump thro[...]

Federal Medical Malpractice Cases (Part One)

December 18, 2013

Medical malpractice cases may be filed in the federal courts in the United States if there is diversity of citizenship between the parties and the amount in controversy is greater than $75,000.00, or if the case gives rise to a federal question (which depends upon who provided the medical care at[...]

Appellate Court Decides Washington State Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too late

December 16, 2013

In its unreported opinion filed on December 5, 2013, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington (“WA State Court of Appeals”) held in the case it was deciding that the statute of limitations period was neither tolled by a timely request for mediation by the medical malpractice plai[...]

Georgia Appeals Court Holds Atlanta Not Immune From Inmate Medical Malpractice Claim

December 11, 2013

The Court of Appeals of Georgia, Georgia’s intermediate appellate court, affirmed the trial court’s refusal to dismiss a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by an inmate who alleged that he suffered severe and permanent injuries as a result of the Atlanta jail system’s failure to [...]

Supreme Court Of Ohio Rules In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

December 7, 2013

In its written decision issued on December 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that a trial court should exercise great caution in sustaining a motion for a directed verdict on the opening statement of counsel, and although a trial court is not required to consider allegations contained in th[...]

Georgia Court Of Appeals Rules Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert’s Testimony is Admissible

December 4, 2013

In its decision issued on November 20, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Court of Appeals”), Georgia’s intermediate appellate court, determined that the trial judge improperly excluded the testimony of the plaintiff’s expert in a medical malpractice case. The [...]

This Is Our 1,000th Consecutive Daily Blog

November 28, 2013

Today, we proudly celebrate our 1,000th consecutive daily blog — we began daily blogging on March 5, 2011. Along the way, we have attempted to provide information that educates, illustrates, and explains the varied issues involving medical malpractice and health care in the United States. [...]

Mississippi Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert Affidavit Ruled Insufficient

November 26, 2013

The trial judge in a federal Mississippi medical malpractice case determined that the plaintiff’s required expert affidavit was deficient and that the medical malpractice defendant was entitled to judgment in his favor as a matter of law. In a November 21, 2013 written opinion issued by the[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant

November 18, 2013

In a Georgia medical malpractice case decided on November 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) held that the trial court was wrong in entering summary judgment in favor of the medical malpractice defendant and that the Georgia Court of Appeals was wrong i[...]

Nevada Supreme Court Hears Medical Malpractice Juror Bias Appeal

November 3, 2013

On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) heard oral arguments in an appeal of a medical malpractice verdict in favor of the defendant where one of the jurors had previously exchanged business referrals with the husband of the defendant’s paralegal.[...]

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