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What Is The Average Medical Malpractice Settlement?

September 19, 2024

According to Forbes Advisor, the average medical malpractice settlement between 2009 and 2014 was $329,565. Because the average medical malpractice settlement was calculated by dividing the total amount of reported medical malpractice settlements by the number of claimants who received the reported [...]

Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?

September 10, 2024

According to the IRS, the general rule regarding taxability of amounts received from settlement of lawsuits and other legal remedies is Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 61. This section states all income is taxable from whatever source derived, unless exempted by another section of the code. IRC [...]

$1M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Bladder Perforation And Ureter Transection During Hysterectomy

September 1, 2024

A 46-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids and menorrhagia underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy during which the surgeon transected the patient’s right ureter and also sutured her bladder wall to the vaginal cuff, which resulted in the complete perf[...]

$1M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement From Anesthesiologist For Avoidable Aspiration During Surgery

August 31, 2024

A patient in Virginia who had resection surgery to treat his colorectal cancer was admitted to the hospital following his surgery, for monitoring. During the ensuing days in the hospital, the patient began suffering nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and abdominal distension for which a drain tube wa[...]

$880,000 Settlement With VA For Failure To Follow Up On Suspicious Lesion On Chest Scan Of Long-Time Smoker

August 18, 2024

William Whitaker, who was an Army veteran and life-long heavy smoker until he switched to vaping on a daily basis in 2013, had been a mechanic in the Army for nine years. In June 2020, he underwent a chest scan that showed a complicated bulla in his left lung, which often is indicative of lung [&hel[...]

What Is My Medical Malpractice Claim Worth?

August 14, 2024

Medical malpractice claims, which allege that medical providers failed to comply with the standard of care expected of reasonably competent similar medical providers under the same or similar circumstances, range from catastrophic birth injuries that will require expensive 24/7 medical care for life[...]

Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?

August 12, 2024

The general rule regarding taxability of amounts received from settlement of lawsuits and other legal remedies is Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 61. This section states all income is taxable from whatever source derived, unless exempted by another section of the code. IRC Section 104 provides a[...]

$2M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Teleradiologist Misdiagnosis Leading To Arm Amputation

June 27, 2024

A $2 million North Carolina medical malpractice settlement involving teleradiology was reached during mediation for a woman who required a below the elbow amputation of her left arm because a teleradiologist misinterpreted her ultrasound images. The parties were able to agree that the teleradiologis[...]

$1M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Sepsis From Perforated Uterus

June 8, 2024

In January 2024, a settlement in the amount of $1 million was reached in a South Carolina medical malpractice wrongful death claim involving the allegedly negligently performed diagnostic hysteroscopy on a patient during which the defendant gynecologist perforated the patient’s uterine wall an[...]

Nearly $2M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For Perforated Bowel During ERCP Leading To Death

May 23, 2024

It has been reported that in December 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death confidential settlement was reached in the amount of $1.975 million for a 57-year-old woman who died as a result of the failure to locate and repair a bowel perforation during and after an Endoscopic Retrograde[...]

$2.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Aortic Rupture Leading To Death

April 14, 2024

In September 2023, a Massachusetts medical malpractice wrongful death claim was settled for $2.5 million. The plaintiff had alleged that a hospital radiologist reported as normal an abnormal CT scan that showed a hematoma around the patient’s aorta. As a result of the radiologist’s wrong[...]

$9.9M Washington Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman Who Developed Terminal Cervical Cancer While In Prison

April 10, 2024

The 42-year-old woman alleged in her Washington medical malpractice lawsuit: “Plaintiff Paula Gardner was an inmate. The DOC has ruined any opportunity Paula had to survive cervical cancer. Paula was taken into custody by the DOC in 2019. She had a history of abnormal pap tests that showed she[...]

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Category: Medical Malpractice Settlement

What Is The Average Medical Malpractice Settlement?

Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?

$1M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Bladder Perforation And Ureter Transection During Hysterectomy

$1M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement From Anesthesiologist For Avoidable Aspiration During Surgery

$880,000 Settlement With VA For Failure To Follow Up On Suspicious Lesion On Chest Scan Of Long-Time Smoker

What Is My Medical Malpractice Claim Worth?

Are Medical Malpractice Settlements Taxable?

$2M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Teleradiologist Misdiagnosis Leading To Arm Amputation

$1M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Sepsis From Perforated Uterus

Nearly $2M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For Perforated Bowel During ERCP Leading To Death

$2.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Aortic Rupture Leading To Death

$9.9M Washington Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman Who Developed Terminal Cervical Cancer While In Prison

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