Medical Malpractice Laws Archives - Page 7 of 143

New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Judgment

April 14, 2026

In the early morning of January 15, 2017, plaintiff was admitted to defendant Adirondack Medical Center (“AMC”) in active labor. There, less than two hours later, she gave birth to a healthy infant without the use of pain medications or the need for other interventions. Approximately two[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Pro-Se Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To File Affidavit Of Merit

April 9, 2026

On July 16, 2024, plaintiff, as a self-represented litigant, filed a handwritten New Jersey medical malpractice complaintagainst defendants. In the accompanying Case Information Statement (CIS), plaintiff checked the “yes” box, indicating her assertion of a professional malpractice claim[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Pled Impermissible Wrongful Birth Claims Against Sperm Bank

April 5, 2026

Xytex Corporation sells human sperm for the purpose of aiding those seeking to have children using assisted reproductive technology. The plaintiffs purchased sperm that had been procured from one of three donors –Donor #3116, Donor #5444, and Donor #9623. The plaintiffs alleged that had Xytex cond[...]

New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants In Stroke Malpractice Case

April 4, 2026

The plaintiff filed a New York medical malpractice action on behalf of the decedent seeking damages for his wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering allegedly caused by defendants’ delay in detecting and properly treating decedent’s stroke following his admission to defendant St. Elizabet[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In MS Misdiagnosis Case

March 29, 2026

On July 6, 2020, the Keisters filed their Alabama medical malpractice lawsuit against Neurology Consultants and Dr. Kar, alleging that they had “negligently caused, or negligently allowed Plaintiff, Rebecca Ann Keister, to go without proper and necessary evaluation, analysis, testing, treatmen[...]

Iowa Senate Committee Rejects Nursing Home Granny Cam Bill

March 26, 2026

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that an Iowa Senate committee rejected Senate Study Bill 3080, which would allow a nursing home resident or their representative to conduct electronic monitoring of the resident’s room through the use of video cameras (“granny cams”) placed inside the room wi[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Holds Claim That Inmate’s Organs Removed Without Authority Filed Too Late

March 25, 2026

As alleged by the family: Charles Edward Singleton died on November 2, 2021, at Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was receiving medical treatment for quite some time. Prior to being transferred to Regional One Health, DecedentSingleton (AIS: 291370) was incarcerated by the ADOC and[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Case Should Not Be Transferred To New Jersey

March 24, 2026

Elizabeth Duxbury (“Elizabeth”) and Brian Duxbury (“Brian”) alleged that while treating Elizabeth, Rothman Urgent Care referred her to Dr. Axelrod for further treatment. Elizabeth saw Dr. Axelrod at the Egg Harbor, New Jersey location of The Rothman Institute of New Jersey (“RINJ”) on Ju[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Denies Certiorari Regarding Medical Malpractice Jury Instruction Issue

March 22, 2026

The Supreme Court of Georgia denied a petition for certiorari in a medical malpractice case in which the Petitioner argued that the trial court was required to instruct the jury on how to evaluate testimony about a medical expert’s personal practices as part of the jury’s overall assessment of t[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Immunity For New Jersey Officials Regarding Nursing Home COVID-19 Claims

March 20, 2026

In March 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy issued an executive order declaring the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency. Three weeks later, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli issued a directive to implement the executive order. To ensure hospital bed c[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Nonsettling Medical Malpractice Defendant Entitled To Setoff

March 19, 2026

On September 8, 2015, Michael B. Thompson went to a Centegra urgent care facility with complaints of pain in his back and lower abdomen, where he was given a differential diagnosis that included appendicitis. Michael underwent examination and imaging, including an abdominal CT scan. Dr. Shah reviewe[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Orders New Trial For OB/GYN’s Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict, For Failure To Strike Juror

March 18, 2026

In its January 22, 2026 Opinion, the Court of Appeals of Georgia ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice case that had resulted in a defense verdict, where the trial court erred in refusing to remove a juror for cause. The Georgia appellate court stated: “Under these particular facts and [...]

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