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Texas Supreme Court Revives Gender Dysphoria Therapy Malpractice Case

September 6, 2026

After struggling with her gender identity throughout her teenage years, Soren Aldaco contacted the Crane Clinic to schedule a double mastectomy. Clinic staff advised that, to move forward, she’d need a letter from a practitioner recommending her for the surgery. They provided a template for the le[...]

$2M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Gender-Affirming Surgery Involving A Minor

April 17, 2026

A New York State medical malpractice jury awarded $2 million on January 29, 2026 to a person who was 16 years old when she underwent gender-affirming surgery in 2019 (a double mastectomy that she alleged had left her disfigured), against her psychologist and the plastic surgeon who performed the sur[...]

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Mental Health Malpractice Claim Arising From Parkland School Shooting

September 16, 2020

In its May 27, 2020 opinion, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) stated, “Florida law does not recognize a duty of mental health providers to warn third parties that a patient may be dangerous. This is because of “the i[...]

Virginia Psychologist Malpractice Claim For 15-Month-Old’s Death

February 22, 2013

A psychologist malpractice lawsuit was filed on February 19, 2013 in a Fairfax County, Virginia court by the mother of a 15-month-old boy against a psychologist and the psychological services company for which the psychologist worked, alleging that the psychologist’s professional negligence�[...]

Medical Malpractice Case Filed Against Colorado Psychiatrist Arising Out Of Aurora Shootings

January 17, 2013

On January 14, 2013, the widow of a man killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater on July 20, 2012 during a shooting spree that killed 12 and injured another 70 filed a medical malpractice lawsuit and other claims in the United States District Court in Denver, Colorado against the University[...]

Psychologist Malpractice

January 18, 2012

A 31-year-old Minnesota woman has filed a medical malpractice case against her former psychologist and others in Missouri, alleging that the psychologist implanted her with false memories in order to run up her treatment bills that were being paid by her health insurance company. The woman spent six[...]

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