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New Guidelines For Management Of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected On CT Images

November 25, 2018

It is not uncommon for medicalmalpracticelawyers.com to receive inquiries from potential medical malpractice victims who question whether an incidental lung nodule finding on a chest CT that was not subsequently clinically investigated caused a delay in diagnose of a serious treatable medical condit[...]

Every 9 Minutes, A Patient In A U.S. Hospital Dies From Misdiagnosis Or Delayed Diagnosis

November 19, 2018

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine reports that “every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed.” According to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one in ten diagnoses are incorrect and most people will experience an[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Finds “New Injury” In Reviving Cancer Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case

November 6, 2018

The Court of Appeals of Georgia applied the “new injury” exception to Georgia’s two-year statute of limitations in medical malpracice cases in allowing a cancer malpractce case to proceed. Georgia’s Two-Year Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations OCGA § 9-3-71 (a) requir[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

November 4, 2018

The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on October 9, 2018 that the trial court erred in failing to grant summary judgment to the medical malpractice defendants in a case where a surgeon removed a lobe of the plaintiff’s lung after an i[...]

$728K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Visiting Primary Care Physician For Chest Pain

November 3, 2018

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict on October 30, 2018 in the amount of $728,612.35 in favor of the plaintiffs for the death of a 34-year-old man who was seen by his primary care physician for chest pain and shortness of breath that had lasted several days before the visit. Des[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule In Reinstating Failure To Diagnose Lyme Disease Case

October 20, 2018

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on October 17, 2018, “we respectfully find that the Superior Court erred by concluding, as a matter of law, that Plaintiffs knew or should have known sometime between July and[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Applies Continuous Course Of Conduct Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Appeal

October 12, 2018

The Connecticut Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on September 25, 2018: “although we conclude that the trial court correctly determined that the record in the present case does not support application of the continuing course of treatment doctrine, we agree with the plaintiffs that the [...]

New York Appellate Court Revives Failure To Diagnose Compartment Syndrome Medical Malpractice Case

October 8, 2018

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its Decision & Order dated August 29, 2018 that the trial court should have denied the New York medical malpractice defendants’ motion for summary jud[...]

$1.67M Maryland Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Gastroenterologist

October 3, 2018

A Maryland medical medical practice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1.67 million on September 26, 2018 in a Maryland medical malpractice wrongful death action, after a six-day trial and three hours of jury deliberations. The Maryland medical malpractice jury awa[...]

How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim – Part IV: A Second Opinion May Be Your Best Friend (And Save Your Life)

October 2, 2018

We receive medical malpractice inquiries all the time from medical malpractice victims who suffered serious and permanent harm as a result of medical negligence who may have avoided their life-long suffering and immense medical bills if they had only listened to the little voice in their head tellin[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Case Against Johns Hopkins Hospital Was Filed Too Late

September 10, 2018

In its unreported opinion filed on August 14, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held that the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff had filed her Maryland medical malpractice claim after the relevant statute of limitations for medical malpractic[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Claim Against Dermatologist Filed Too Late

August 26, 2018

The Georgia Court of Appeals (“Georgia Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on June 8, 2018 that the plaintiffs’ medical malpractice claim against the dermatologist who treated their 16-year-old daughter was filed after the expiration of Georgia’s two-year statute of l[...]

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