$8.78M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Legs
October 16, 2016
At the conclusion of a three-week Pennsylvania medical malpractice trial that ended on October 6, 2016, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded $8.78 million to a 52-year-old man who lost his legs due to a series of negligent acts in a Pennsylvania hospital that led to sepsis and the need to[...]
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$11.75M Ohio Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
October 14, 2016
A birth injury medical malpractice jury in Ohio returned its verdict against the defendant hospital and the defendant OB-GYN on October 6, 2016 after a four-week trial, finding that the defendant hospital was 70% responsible, and the defendant OB-GYN 30% responsible, for the severe and permanent bir[...]
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British Surgeon Performed Vasectomy On Wrong Patient
April 1, 2016
A British surgeon (urologist) faces professional discipline for allegedly performing a vasectomy on a patient in February 2014 who was supposed to have scar tissue removed. Instead, the surgeon performed a vasectomy on the patient. The patient evidently was taken to the operating room out of order [...]
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$12.2M Illinois Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Upheld
November 1, 2015
In its decision filed on October 21, 2015, the Appellate Court of Illinois First Judicial District Third Division (“Appellate Court”) upheld an Illinois medical malpractice jury verdict in the amount of $12,261,131 in favor of the widow of a man who died on October 25, 2009 from complic[...]
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