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… Read More
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Florida Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Defective Verdict Form
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… Read More
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Indiana Appellate Court Says Fraudulent Concealment Tolls Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Case
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… Read More
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Clinical Lab To Pay Up To $43M To Resolve Unnecessary Medical Tests Allegations
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… Read More
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Study Highlights Need For “Investment In And Exploration Of New Approaches To Fetal Surveillance In Labor”
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… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Allows Wrongful Death Claim For Aborted Fetus
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… Read More
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New Jersey Supreme Court Discusses Contribution And Indemnification In Medical Malpractice Case
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… Read More
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DNA Diagnostics Center Sued By Baltimore Man For False Paternity Test Result
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… Read More
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Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Doctor Can Be Held Liable For STD Transmitted To Patient’s Girlfriend
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… Read More
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$1.7M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Detect Fetus’ Down Syndrome
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… Read More
