Missouri Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 6 of 8

Missouri Pharmacy Malpractice Lawsuit Underway

February 24, 2016

On February 22, 2016, jurors were summoned to a Missouri courthouse to begin the initial process of seating a jury to hear a Missouri pharmacy malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of an elderly woman who died as a result of alleged negligence committed by a local pharmacy in filling the woman&[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Birth Injury Due To OB Negligence

January 10, 2016

On December 3, 2015, a Missouri couple filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in federal court, alleging that two OBs responsible to provide appropriate and timely medical care during the birth of their son committed medical malpractice leading to their son suffering a severe and permanent brain injury[...]

Bard IVC Filter Case Filed In Missouri

November 19, 2015

On September 28, 2015, the widow of a man who died allegedly due to a defective Bard G2 IVC filter filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of her husband’s estate and on her own behalf against C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of [...]

Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To File Affidavit

October 25, 2015

In its decision filed on October 13, 2015, the Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) en banc affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death case filed against three chiropractors because the plaintiffs failed to file the requir[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Decision Relieves Hospital From Responsibility For Patient Murders

September 11, 2015

The Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) issued a decision on August 18, 2015 in five consolidated wrongful death cases, all involving the deaths of family members who were patients at the defendant hospital in 2002. The Missouri Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs�[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Affirms $4.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Ruptured Prostate Abscess

July 31, 2015

On July 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld a $4.3 million Missouri medical malpractice verdict in favor of a 36-year-old man whose prostate abscess was improperly treated, leading to its rupture and the man’s serious and permanent injuries. The Missouri medical malpractice jury det[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Signed Back Into Law

May 10, 2015

On May 7, 2015, the Governor of Missouri signed into law caps on noneconomic damages in Missouri medical malpractice cases after a three-year lapse following the Missouri Supreme Court finding that the prior medical malpractice cap was unconstitutional because the flat $350,000 cap violated the co[...]

Neurosurgeon Who Operated On Wrong Side Of Patient’s Brain Will Not Be Disciplined

December 18, 2014

A Missouri neurosurgeon who operated on the wrong side of his patient’s brain in April 2013 will not be subject to state disciplinary action due to the wrong side surgery. A letter sent to the patient’s attorney last month advised that the investigation that began as a result of the atto[...]

Missouri Whistleblower Case Alleges Substandard Cancer Treatment At Cancer Clinic

December 13, 2014

The former medical director of a Missouri cancer clinic, who is a radiation oncologist, has filed a whistleblower wrongful termination case against the cancer clinic, alleging that she was terminated after bringing her concerns to the attention of her employer in 2011 regarding various alleged viol[...]

Missouri Urologist Loses Third Medical Malpractice Claim

November 7, 2014

A Missouri urologist was found to have committed medical negligence by a Missouri medical malpractice jury on October 31, 2014, following a two-day trial. The jury awarded the 58-year-old former patient of the urologist $240,000 for removing her kidney during surgery when it was allegedly unnecessa[...]

New Effort To Reimpose Medical Malpractice Cap In Missouri

January 23, 2014

If you or a family member may be the victim of medical negligence in Missouri that causes horrendous and debilitating pain and suffering or other substantial noneconomic harms, your right to receive fair, just, and full compensation for your losses and injuries is being attacked, once again, by Mi[...]

Missouri Veteran Receives $8.3M Settlement For VA Malpractice

November 21, 2013

A retired 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran and long-time postal worker from St. Louis, Missouri had a cardiac stent implanted at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri during February 2009, after he experienced chest pain. The stent was implanted by using a catheter inserted t[...]

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