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Alabama Supreme Court Overturns $10M Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 7, 2018

On May 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Alabama overturned a $10 million medical malpractice verdict, concluding that “the facts related to the jury regarding prior acts and omissions by WBMC [the defendant hospital] were entirely irrelevant for the purpose of curative admissibility, were highly[...]

Florida Supreme Court Discusses Physician Treatment Rule In Narrowly Affirming Medical Malpractice Verdict

April 24, 2018

In its 4-to-3 decision filed on March 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) affirmed the final judgment in the amount of $4,101,476 in favor of the Florida medical malpractice plaintiffs. The lower appellate court had affirmed the trial court’s denial of the [...]

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert Qualified To Give Her Opinions

April 5, 2018

In its opinion filed on February 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia (“Virginia Supreme Court”) ruled that the circuit court abused its discretion when it refused to qualify the Virginia medical malpractice plaintiff’s only proposed expert witness under Code § 8.01-581.20. In a ca[...]

Oregon Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Baby Born With Herpes

February 13, 2018

On January 29, 2018, an Oregon medical malpractice jury found in favor of the defendant OB/GYN in a medical malpractice case in which the 25-year-old plaintiff alleged that the defendant OB/GYN was medically negligent in failing to order a test for herpes when the pregnant woman was examined by the [...]

Oregon Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claim, Rejects Wrongful Life Claim

February 10, 2018

In its opinion dated February 8, 2018, the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon (“Oregon Supreme Court”) recognized wrongful birth claims but rejected wrongful life claims in Oregon, thereby affirming the lower appellate court’s decision. In the case the Oregon Supreme Court was de[...]

West Virginia Federal Judge Finds Doctor Responsible For Newborn’s Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

February 5, 2018

The January 17, 2018 Order of a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Martinsburg, which was issued following a bench trial regarding a medical malpractice claim arising out of the alleged negligent medical care of a newborn, stated that the new[...]

New York Appellate Court Finds Sufficient Evidence Of Causation In Misdiagnosis Of 9-Year-Old’s Appendicitis

December 20, 2017

In its Memorandum and Order filed on December 7, 2017, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held that the New York medical malpractice plaintiffs had submitted sufficient evidence during trial with regard to causation and damages t[...]

$17M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Brain Damage Verdict For Child Taken Off Ventilator Too Soon

November 11, 2017

A New Jersey medical malpractice jury found in favor of a now 16-year-old in the amount of $17 million on October 26, 2017, after a six-week medical malpractice trial, unanimously (8 to 0) finding that when she was 7-years-old and in the defendant hospital following surgery, she was removed from a v[...]

Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Botched Circumcision Case

July 29, 2017

In its decision released on July 18, 2017, a Connecticut appellate court affirmed the defense verdict in a Connecticut medical malpractice case in which the plaintiffs alleged that their son was injured when the defendant pediatrician negligently performed a circumcision procedure on him, thereby re[...]

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Case Alleges 13-Year-Old Died From Undiagnosed Brain Tumor

February 8, 2017

A New Hampshire medical malpractice lawsuit filed on January 17, 2017 against a New Hampshire hospital, three physicians, and other health care providers allege that the plaintiffs’ 13-year-old daughter died on May 7, 2016 after being removed from life support after suffering irreversible[...]

$375K Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pediatrician For 3-Year-Old’s Death

December 19, 2016

An Alabama medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $375,000 against a pediatrician for her alleged medical negligence that led to the death of a 3-year-old who was under her care. The hospital where the young child died reportedly paid the Alabama medical malpractice plaintiff[...]

$14.5M Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Baby’s Brain Damage After Delivery

December 15, 2016

A Nevada medical malpractice jury has returned its verdict in the amount of $14.5 million against two doctors, finding that their negligence led to a premature baby suffering permanent brain damage after she was born. The now 8-year-old is almost totally blind, is unable to walk, unable to speak, r[...]

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