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California Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Against Physical Therapist Was Filed Too Late

November 6, 2024

Wenqian Zuo filed a California medical malpractice case against Select CAL Physical Therapy alleging that she had physical therapy in June 2019 and, although she found the treatments effective for addressing her frozen shoulder, they caused damage to her deltoid muscles and to the back of her left s[...]

$500,000 Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement In Virginia

April 11, 2023

$500,000 Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement: An unidentified woman who was wheelchair bound due to a spinal cord injury was admitted into a health care facility for physical therapy treatments. During one of her physical therapy sessions, the physical therapist had the woman attempt to stand be[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict For Unwitnessed Fall From Treadmill During Physical Therapy

December 20, 2020

The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One (“Arizona Appellate Court”), in its decision dated December 1, 2020, affirmed a defense verdict for a provider of physical therapy services arising out of the serious brain injury suffered by a patient who evidently fell from a treadmill during p[...]

Las Vegas Nursing Home Sued for Neglect/Abuse Leading To Death

February 21, 2016

A Las Vegas nursing home is being sued for the alleged abuse and neglect of an 89-year-old resident who told a nurse at the nursing home on May 20, 2014 to call the police, after which he pointed to his knee and stated, “the therapist.” No one called the police that day but the severe[...]

Physical Therapy Malpractice Settlement

December 26, 2013

The malpractice insurance company for a physical therapist settled a physical therapy malpractice claim against its insured by paying more than $200,000 to the patient, and paying more than $90,000 for legal expenses. The plaintiff was a nine-year-old child with cerebral palsy who the physical t[...]

Physical Therapy Malpractice Caused Disabled Man To Nearly Drown

December 16, 2012

A 45-year-old man with a history of traumatic brain injury had limited use of his extremities and had contractures of his left elbow and left shoulder. He was receiving twice-weekly aquatic therapy from his physical therapist for six months to increase his range of motion and to improve his qua[...]

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