Medical Malpractice Verdict Archives - Page 79 of 106

$13.9M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Upheld

July 13, 2015

By its decision rendered on June 30, 2015, the Court of Appeals Eleventh Appellate District Trumbull County, Ohio (“Appellate Court”) affirmed an Ohio medical malpractice jury’s verdict in the amount of $13,902,000 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs, for the severe an[...]

$270K California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Fall From Hospital Bed

July 10, 2015

The family of a 90-year-old woman who had fallen from her hospital bed while an inpatient in a California hospital in 2012 and suffered a fractured skull, bleeding in her brain, and a mid-shaft displaced and comminuted fracture of her femur as a result, filed a California medical malpractice wro[...]

$4.2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For Shoulder Injury

July 9, 2015

On July 1, 2015, after a two-and-a-half week medical malpractice jury trial in the Superior Court in Connecticut, the six-person jury awarded the 58-year-old plaintiff $4.2 million against the defendant surgeon and other defendants for the permanent, debilitating injuries he suffered as a result of [...]

Florida Appellate Court Approves Limit On Number Of Medical Malpractice Experts Testifying At Trial

July 6, 2015

In its opinion filed on June 26, 2015, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District (“Appellate Court”) “receded” from its decision in a prior case that had held that with only very broad [sic] limits, all qualified expert opinion testimony in a medic[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Cap On Noneconomic Damages Unconstitutional In Medical Malpractice Cases

July 3, 2015

In its opinion filed on July 1, 2015, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Appellate Court”) held that the caps on noneconomic damage awards in personal injury medical malpractice cases are unconstitutional, extending a prior Florida Supreme Court cas[...]

West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Award In Medical Malpractice Case

July 2, 2015

In its wide-ranging opinion filed on June 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (“West Virginia Supreme Court”) upheld and affirmed a West Virginia medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff that included an award of punitive damages in the a[...]

$3M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiologist

July 1, 2015

On June 24, 2015, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury found in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff and against a primary care physician and a cardiologist, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages. The Connecticut medical malpractice trial lasted six days and the jury deliberated for [...]

Maryland Appellate Decision Regarding Informed Consent In Medical Malpractice Cases

June 28, 2015

In an unreported case from the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”) filed on June 22, 2015, one of the issues the Appellate Court had to decide was whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of informed consent in a medical malpractice case[...]

Anesthesiologist Who Bad-Mouthed Sedated Patient Held Accountable By Jury Verdict

June 27, 2015

A patient who was scheduled to undergo a colonoscopy decided that he would record the gastroenterologist’s post-procedure instructions so that he would not forget what was told to him. The patient therefore pressed record on his smartphone’s audio recorder. What the patient did not know[...]

$1.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Tonsillectomy Resulting In Loss Of Sense Of Taste

June 21, 2015

On May 7, 2015, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $1.5 million after a three-day trial, for a restaurant owner’s loss of his sense of taste following a tonsillectomy. The plaintiffs, husband and wife, had sued the oral sur[...]

California Jury Awards $4.5M For Defective Hip Implant

June 20, 2015

On June 12, 2015, after an eight-day trial, a 12-member California jury deliberated for more than a day before it awarded the plaintiffs $4.5 million in compensatory damages after finding that the manufacturer of a hip implant, Wright Medical Technology Inc., defectively designed the hip prosthesis[...]

$1.57M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Perforated Bowel During Laparoscopic Surgery

June 17, 2015

On June 11, 2015, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.57 million in favor of the plaintiff and against a gynecological surgeon and his medical practice. The verdict included $474,477.00 for the plaintiff’s past medical expenses and $1.1 million for her p[...]

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