$1.75 Million Glaucoma Medical Malpractice Settlement
May 16, 2023
$1.75 Million Glaucoma Settlement: On February 27, 2023, a glaucoma medical malpractice lawsuit filed in New York by a 51-year-old woman whose glaucoma was not timely diagnosed, resulting in permanent eye damage, was settled for $1.75 million. The plaintiff, Rupa Dharia, alleged that she received ro[...]
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$7.6M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Judge
August 20, 2022
On June 1, 2022, a New York medical malpractice jury found in favor of the plaintiffs in a New York medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a hospital for the death of a Supreme Court judge who died from a heart attack in his hospital room after he was left alone and unmonitored for 23 [&[...]
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New York City Medical Malpractice Statistics (FY 2021)
June 27, 2022
NYC Medical Malpractice Statistics: The New York City Annual Claims Report for Fiscal Year 2021 that was issued on June 22, 2022 stated with regard to medical malpractice claims against New York City: Since FY 2012—when 624 claims were filed—the number of medical malpractice claims filed has ste[...]
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