In early February 2021, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $625,000 against a Florida hospital after a nurse removed a patient’s Foley catheter after only four days following surgery despite the fact that it… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Improper Closing Argument
The Appellate Court of Illinois Second District (“Illinois Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed December 7, 2020 in an Illinois medical malpractice case: “the evidence in this case was closely balanced, making it highly probable that the repeated improper… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Defense Summary Disposition For Nursing Malpractice Claim
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”), in its unpublished opinion dated August 13, 2020, stated: “Defendant is correct that the evidence showed that defendant’s nursing and medical staff undertook several interventions that were aimed at providing… Read More
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Nevada Supreme Court Holds Nurse’s Negligence In Administering Drug To Wrong Patient Is Ordinary Negligence
The Supreme Court of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) stated in its opinion filed on July 9, 2020: “we consider whether a nurse’s mistake in administering a drug to one patient, when the drug was prescribed to a… Read More
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Former VA Medical Center Nursing Assistant Admits She Murdered Seven Veterans Under Her Care
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia, in a press release dated July 14, 2020, announced that a former nursing assistant at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (“VAMC”) in Clarksburg, West Virginia had pleaded guilty in… Read More
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North Carolina Appellate Court Cites Old Precedent In Affirming That Nurses Cannot Be Held Liable For Medical Malpractice In North Carolina
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“North Carolina Appellate Court”) stated in its opinion dated June 16, 2020: “Nearly a century ago, our Supreme Court rejected the notion that nurses can be liable for medical malpractice based on their… Read More
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New Jersey Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Common Knowledge Exception In Medical Malpractice Case
New Jersey’s Affidavit of Merit Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29, requires plaintiffs alleging medical malpractice against a licensed professional to include an affidavit from a medical expert in their filing. The affidavit must provide that there exists a reasonable probability… Read More
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Oklahoma Federal Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From Hospital For Reusing Needles
A class-action lawsuit filed on January 22, 2020 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma alleges: “Between January and April of 2018, a nurse employed by [the defendant hospital] violated protocols established by the National… Read More
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California Appellate Court Affirms $6M Nursing Malpractice Arbitration Award
The Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District Division Three (“California Appellate Court”) on January 13, 2020 upheld a nursing malpractice arbitration award against a nurse and her employer in the total amount of $6,069,139.72, consisting… Read More
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reinstates $2,391,620 Medical Malpractice Verdict
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”), in its opinion dated September 26, 2019, reinstated a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury’s verdict in the amount of $2,391,620 in favor of the plaintiff, who alleged that she suffered injuries… Read More
