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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Prenatal Defect Testing Company’s Tests Have High Rate Of False Positives

March 1, 2022

A federal class-action lawsuit filed on February 17, 2022 in the United States District Court Northern District of California against Natera, Inc. alleges that Natera “markets and sells NIPT tests [noninvasive prenatal testing] for pregnant women that screen for various chromosomal and genetic[...]

What Happens If The COVID-19 Vaccine Injures Me?

December 24, 2020

As of the present time, reported serious side effects and adverse reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine have been very few and the vaccine is considered safe for most people of the appropriate age. However, because it is anticipated that so many people throughout the United States will receive the COV[...]

Florida Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Defective Verdict Form

September 25, 2020

The District Court of Appeal of Florida Second District (“Florida Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated July 17, 2020, “While our review of the record has determined that the jury instructions were proper, we agree with Haynes that the verdict form was legally insufficient to[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Says Fraudulent Concealment Tolls Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Case

August 6, 2020

The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated June 26, 2020: “where there is a sufficient factual demonstration of fraudulent concealment, such concealment equitably estops the fraudulent party from invoking the five-year nonclaim limit in th[...]

Clinical Lab To Pay Up To $43M To Resolve Unnecessary Medical Tests Allegations

July 26, 2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced on April 27, 2020 that Genova Diagnostics Inc. (“Genova”), a clinical laboratory services company based in Asheville, North Carolina, has agreed to pay up to approximately $43 million to resolve allegations[...]

Study Highlights Need For “Investment In And Exploration Of New Approaches To Fetal Surveillance In Labor”

June 10, 2020

A study published on February 19, 2020 in JAMA Network was designed “To investigate whether experienced clinicians can detect and respond to abnormal readings from CTGs [cardiotocography] during the penultimate hour before birth in infants with moderate to severe NE [neonatal encephalopathy] b[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Allows Wrongful Death Claim For Aborted Fetus

May 17, 2020

In its opinion filed on March 31, 2020, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District First Division (“”Illinois Appellate Court”) stated, “we answer no to the certified question that asked whether section 2.2 of the Wrongful Death Act bars a cause of action or recovery unde[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Discusses Contribution And Indemnification In Medical Malpractice Case

April 25, 2020

A recent case before the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“New Jersey Supreme Court”) arose out of a medical malpractice action based on the failure to detect the decedent’s cervical cancer via PAP smears. The New Jersey medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Ques[...]

DNA Diagnostics Center Sued By Baltimore Man For False Paternity Test Result

December 30, 2019

A Baltimore man who was determined by DNA Diagnostics Center to be the father of a one-year-old girl based on its at-home DNA testing kit and later learned by repeat DNA testing that he was not the father has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking $75,000 in compensatory damages for his costs [...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Doctor Can Be Held Liable For STD Transmitted To Patient’s Girlfriend

July 15, 2019

In a four-to-three decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court filed on July 12, 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court decided whether a physician who mistakenly informs a patient that he does not have a sexually transmitted disease (STD) may be held liable in ordinary negligence to the patient’s excl[...]

$1.7M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Detect Fetus’ Down Syndrome

July 8, 2019

On May 21, 2019, a New Jersey judge approved a $1.7 million New Jersey medical malpractice settlement involving an obstetrician and a midwife for their alleged failures to timely detect that the plaintiff’s child in utero had Down syndrome, thereby precluding the plaintiff from the right to de[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case Against Quest Diagnostics

May 11, 2019

In its opinion filed on May 1, 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) reversed the trial court’s granting defendant Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.’s (“Quest Diagnostics”) request to abate and dismiss the plaintiff&[...]

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