In an article posted on June 8, 2020 entitled “Malpractice Litigation in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Medical Retina” that was designed to report and analyze the causes and outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery and medical retina malpractice litigation concluded: “The complexity of… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Where Certificate Of Qualified Expert And Report Were Untimely Filed
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion dated November 27, 2019, affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit where the plaintiff failed to timely file the required Certificate of Qualified… Read More
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Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms $3.1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye
In its unpublished opinion filed on May 28, 2019, the State of Minnesota Court of Appeals (“Minnesota Appellate Court”) affirmed a Minnesota medical malpractice verdict in favor of a woman who lost her eye allegedly as a result of the… Read More
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Maryland Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiff Based On Respondeat Superior
In its opinion filed on April 27, 2018, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held that for a defendant health care provider to be liable for medical negligence based on respondeat superior,… Read More
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Defense Verdict In Georgia Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Loss Of Eye
A Fulton County, Georgia medical malpractice jury returned a defense verdict on April 18, 2018 in a Georgia medical malpractice case in which the father of a minor alleged that the medical negligence of the defendant ophthalmologist resulted in his… Read More
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Large Health Insurer Announces It Will Not Pay For Anesthesia Services For Many Cataract Surgeries
Anthem, Inc. (“Anthem”) is one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. Anthem is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving members in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada,… Read More
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Texas Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Infant’s Blindness
In its opinion delivered on September 29, 2017, the Supreme Court of Texas upheld a Texas medical malpractice jury’s finding in favor of a premature infant for the permanent blindness she suffered as a result of the alleged medical negligence… Read More
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$13M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Based On Apparent Agency For Patient’s Blindness
A Florida medical malpractice jury awarded $13 million on August 31, 2017 to an 80-year-old man who suffered blindness in his right eye after an ophthalmologist injected the wrong medication into his eye after cataract surgery at the defendant medical… Read More
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Baltimore Lasik Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Eye Injury
A Maryland man has filed a Lasik malpractice lawsuit in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging that his Lasik surgeon misprogrammed the Lasik laser that resulted in the astigmatism in his left eye doubling as a result of the Lasik surgery he had… Read More
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$5M New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ophthalmologist For Blindness
A New Hampshire medical malpractice jury awarded just under $4.7 million to a 67-year-old woman who suffered blindness as a result of alleged negligent medical treatment of her age-related wet form of macular degeneration by the defendant ophthalmologist. The jury… Read More
