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$1.775M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Stroke From Aneurysm That Ruptured During Unnecessary Surgery

August 9, 2026

On March 20, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice case was settled during the first week of trial after the defendant’s expert testified. The case had been tried twice before: the first trial ended in a verdict for the plaintiff that was reversed on appeal, and the second trial resulted in a h[...]

$22M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man Whose CT Scan Was Cancelled Because He Was Unable To Lie Still Following Car Accident

July 10, 2026

A 71-year-old man and his wife were in a car accident in September 2018 when their vehicle was rear-ended. The man was transported to the hospital where he complained of neck, back, and chest pain. The emergency room doctor ordered a CT scan of the man’s neck but the man was unable to lie stil[...]

$10M Cincinnati Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Hospital Psych Unit Nurses’ Failure To Treat Medical Condition

July 1, 2026

When a sixty-nine-year-old woman who was always active and aware suddenly showed signs of confusion and paranoia in March 2020, she was admitted to the Geriatric Psychiatric Unit of Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. Six days later, she died in the hospital. The family’s wrongful death med[...]

$1.4M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Ulcer Diagnosis In ER, Leading To Death

November 4, 2025

On March 17, 2025, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.4 million for the death of a 30-year-old man who had a perforated duodenal ulcer that was misdiagnosed in the ER. The man went to a hospital ER on December 28, 2019, complaining of 10 out of 10 abdominal [...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Involving 3-Week-Old

September 17, 2025

Plaintiffs sued two hospitals, several doctors, and other medical personnel after the death of their three-week old son, alleging that defendants failed to properly evaluate, test, and treat their infant son during two emergency department visits, resulting in his death from dehydration and an undia[...]

$3.45M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Profound Hearing Loss In Toddler

June 1, 2025

A Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded a young child $3.45 million against the pediatrician who was his doctor from birth to age five, for the pediatrician’s failure to diagnose his severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss despite the child exhibiting significant speech delays that[...]

Alaska Lawsuit Alleges Bad Medical Care In Prison Led To Inmate’s Death

April 28, 2025

The Civil Rights Complaint, filed on March 4, 2025 in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, states, in part: Source If you or a loved one were injured due to deliberate indifference or the lack of appropriate medical care while incarcerated in a prison, jail, or other correcti[...]

$2.3M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For PCP’s Failure To Diagnose Bacterial Infection

April 13, 2025

A 22-year-old went to his primary care physician (PCP) complaining of symptoms consistent with a bacterial infection. He saw his PCP for weeks with the same complaints but the PCP misdiagnosed him as suffering from a viral infection. During that time, the plaintiff was also seen in a hospital that a[...]

Pennsylvania Hospital Found Liable For Failing To Diagnose And Treat Patient’s Stroke

April 2, 2025

“Penn Highlands Mon Valley is a Primary Stroke Center, offering expert stroke care and stroke management in southwestern Pennsylvania. While all of Penn Highlands ERs and hospitals are skilled at assessing and treating stroke patients, Penn Highlands Mon Valley’s advanced stroke certifi[...]

$7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Rectal Cancer Affirmed

February 23, 2025

In July 2019, Steven Delavern, then 31-years-old, went to Health Services, a family practice, with complaints of rectalpain and bleeding along with other bowel issues. He was seen by PA Karla Lynn Wilson, a physicians’ assistant who was supervised by Dr. Nicole Carroll. PA Wilson diagnosed Mr. Del[...]

Minnesota Appellate Court Applies Specific Personal Jurisdiction To Keep Medical Malpractice Case In Minnesota Court

February 7, 2025

There are two types of personal jurisdiction: general personal jurisdiction and specific personal jurisdiction. General personal jurisdiction relates to contacts unrelated to the litigation including domicile or continuous and systemic contacts with the forum state. Specific personal jurisdiction fo[...]

What’s The Difference Between A Bad Outcome And Medical Malpractice?

December 10, 2024

All medical care and treatment carry risks of an unexpected outcome that is harmful to the patient. For example, when a surgical procedure is recommended to a patient, the medical provider is required to explain to the patient the various alternatives of medical treatment that are available as well [...]

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