Medical Misdiagnosis Archives - Page 3 of 23 - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Trends In Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice Claims

December 4, 2022

Trends In Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice Claims: A recent study of factors contributing to medical malpractice claims related to breast cancer and the field of breast imaging involved a retrospective analysis of jury verdict and settlement reports in state and federal courts in the United State[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds DNA Testing Facility May Be Held Liable For False Paternity Test

October 10, 2022

Court Holds DNA Testing Facility May Be Held Liable For False Paternity Test: In its July 21, 2022 Memorandum Opinion, the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Forth Forth (“Texas Appellate Court”) held that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the def[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Revives Failure To Diagnose Lupus Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

August 9, 2022

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”), in its May 19, 2022 opinion, revived a medical malpractice case alleging that the failure to diagnose lupus in a young patient led to her death, stating: “Having reviewed the allegations of the complaint, Dr. Putterman’[...]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Statute Of Repose Precluded MS Medical Malpractice Case

July 23, 2022

The Massachusetts Appeals Court stated in its opinion filed on March 1, 2022 in a Massachusetts medical malpractice case alleging the failure of the defendants to advise the plaintiff that she had multiple sclerosis (MS) years earlier: “The repose provision of G. L. c. 260, § 4, reflects a le[...]

Washington Appellate Court Reverses Defense Summary Judgment In Hospital Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Two-Year-Old

June 29, 2022

The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington Division Three (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 21, 2022 in a medical malpractice case involving the death of a two-year-old: “The Pittmans have produced ample evidence to overcome summary [...]

$28.5M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Missed Pediatric Brain Tumor

June 14, 2022

A $28.5 million settlement was recently reached in a South Carolina medical malpractice case that alleged that a radiologist failed to identify a malignant tumor on an MRI brain scan of a 14-year-old student-athlete in 2015 after he started having shooting pains in the back of his skull, incidents o[...]

$9.9M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Colon Cancer Leading To Death

June 9, 2022

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict for the plaintiff in a trial that concluded in May 2022 in a case of medical negligence filed against a primary care practice that allegedly failed to diagnose a patient’s colon cancer over a period of five years despite continuing compl[...]

New York Appellate Court Revives Brain Hemorrhage Medical Malpractice Case

June 4, 2022

The decedent, who was 36 years old, arrived at the emergency department of the defendant Lutheran Medical Center (“Lutheran”) at 1:12 a.m. on July 5, 2012, complaining of a migraine headache lasting for one day. She was examined by the defendant David N. Barabe and discharged later that [...]

$7.6M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation Caused By Medical Negligence

May 24, 2022

In mid-May 2022, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a former firefighter who suffered an above the knee amputation of his right leg after a doctor misdiagnosed a bacterial infection as a sprain. The May 19, 2022 verdict after an eight-day trial resulted in the retire[...]

Kaiser Permanente Held Liable For Death Of Former Tennis Star

April 25, 2022

On February 11, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (“Kaiser Permanente”) was found by an arbitrator to be liable for the medical malpractice wrongful death of former professional tennis player Ken Flach. The arbitrator awarded Flach’s widow, Christina, and their four children $2[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Holds Hospital May Be Held Liable For Wrong CT Scan Being Ordered

April 7, 2022

In its opinion dated February 11, 2022, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Kentucky Appellate Court”) held that the trial court was wrong in granting summary judgment to the defendant hospital in a Kentucky medical malpractice case where the dispute was whether the proper CT[...]

California Supreme Court Rules $250K MICRA Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Applies To Physician Assistants

February 26, 2022

In its opinion dated February 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of California (“California Supreme Court”) held that California’s $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases “applies to a physician assistant who has a legally enforceable agency relationship wit[...]

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