Michigan Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 8 of 11

Michigan Appellate Court Allows Evidence Of Drunk Driving In 1997 In Recent Medical Malpractice Trial

June 29, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) recently affirmed in an unreported opinion that the trial judge in a Michigan medical malpractice case properly allowed testimony about the plaintiff driving drunk during a motor vehicle accident in 1997 in a recent medi[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Decides Res Ipsa Loquitor May Apply To Negligent Surgical Positioning Claim

June 14, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated May 18, 2017 that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may apply to a medical malpractice case where an unconscious patient is under the care of a surgical team. The Underlying Facts T[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert’s Testimony Not Admissible

June 12, 2017

In its unpublished opinion filed on April 13, 2017, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of the defendants in a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death case because the plainti[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Physician’s Discipline For Prescribing Over 25,000 Controlled Substances

May 18, 2017

In its unpublished opinion filed on April 25, 2017, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) upheld the order of the Michigan Board of Medicine (“Board”) suspending a doctor’s license to practice medicine for six months and a day, renderin[...]

Neurosurgeon Sentenced To 235 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud

February 3, 2017

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan announced on January 10, 2017 that a Detroit-area neurosurgeon was sentenced to 235 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he caused serious bodily harm to patients by performing unnecessary invasive s[...]

Michigan Assisted Living Facility Sued For Elopement Death

January 22, 2017

The husband of a woman suffering from early onset dementia filed a lawsuit on January 12, 2017 against the Michigan assisted living facility where she had resided, for her death that resulted from her elopement from the facility and the failure of the assisted living facility staff to check on her. [...]

MSU Physician Allegedly Sexually Abused Numerous Female Athletes

January 15, 2017

A Michigan osteopathic physician who was also certified as an athletic trainer and was employed by Michigan State University (MSU) until his employment was terminated in September 2016 is alleged to have sexually abused and sexually molested many female MSU athletes during his employment, including [...]

Detroit Medical Malpractice Claim For 9-Year-Old’s Death Following Tonsillectomy

January 8, 2017

The mother of a 9-year-old who died within three hours after being discharged from a Detroit-area hospital on December 8, 2016 following what was supposed to be a routine, 30-minute tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy has provided notice that she intends to file a Michigan medical malpractice claim agai[...]

Michigan Class Action Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pediatric Neurologist Misdiagnosed Hundreds Of Children With Epilepsy

December 4, 2016

A class action medical malpractice lawsuit filed in Michigan alleges that a Michigan pediatric neurologist misdiagnosed hundreds of children with epilepsy in the mid-2000s. The pediatric neurologist was born in Egypt and attended medical school in Egypt in the 1970s. He obtained his medical license [...]

$19M Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced To $729,000 Due To Cap

October 22, 2016

A Michigan medical malpractice jury recently awarded $19 million to the family of an infant who died due to medical negligence. However, due to Michigan’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, the Michigan medical malpractice jury’s verdict will be reduced to $729,000[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Discusses Ostensible Agency In Medical Malpractice Case

July 30, 2016

In an unreported decision, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Appellate Court”) discussed ostensible agency in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff was attempting to hold a hospital responsible for the alleged medical negligence of a gastroenterologist who had perforate[...]

Former Michigan Oncologist Settles 43 Medical Malpractice Claims For $8M

July 27, 2016

On July 20, 2016, a former oncologist from Michigan settled 43 medical malpractice claims filed by his former patients for a total of $8 million. The settlement takes into account Michigan’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, which is currently $440,000 (or nearly $800,00[...]

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