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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&[...]

$14M Iowa Wrongful Birth Medical Malpractice Verdict

January 16, 2019

On January 8, 2019, an Iowa medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the wrongful birth plaintiffs in the amount of $14,504,790, which included $285,000 for the mother’s emotional distress from the date of the injury to the present and $1,346,938 for her future emotional distr[...]

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[...]

What Should I Ask My Doctor About Referring Me To A Medical Specialist?

November 18, 2018

Many people are comfortable with the doctors they regularly see for their chronic medical conditions and do not question their advice and recommendations regarding their medical care. Although understandable, this mind-set may not be in their best interest when being referred to medical specalists b[...]

South Carolina Supreme Court Rules Quest Diagnostics Is A Licensed Health Care Provider

August 29, 2018

The South Carolina Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on June 27, 2018 that a genetic testing laboratory that performs genetic testing to detect an existing disease or disorder at the request of a patient’s treating physician is acting as a “licensed health care provider” unde[...]

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