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South Dakota Law Precludes Family’s Lawsuit Against Nursing Home For Bed Sore Leading To Death

November 28, 2022

Law Precludes Family’s Lawsuit: Marilyn Hawkinson was living with her daughter, Carol Monnens, when she became paralyzed from the waist down as a result of Guillain-Barre Syndrome that may have been a reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Her family placed her in Wilmot Care Center, a South Dakota[...]

Confidential Settlement Reached In South Dakota Infant Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

July 11, 2021

It has been reported that the parents of an infant who died as a result of alleged medical malpractice at Avera McKennan Hospital in South Dakota have reached a confidential settlement of their claims. The settlement was reached during mediation that a court filing described as “a fair and rea[...]

South Dakota Medical Malpractice Payouts Up Last Year, But So Were South Dakota Medical Malpractice Insurers’ Profits

August 25, 2019

South Dakota’s Argus Leader reported on August 2, 2019 that South Dakota medical malpractice payouts on behalf of South Dakota health care providers increased to more than $3.5 million in 2018 (an increased of $1,092,500 from 2017) yet South Dakota’s largest medical malpractice insurer r[...]

South Dakota Federal Court Sentences 3 Conspirators In $16.6M Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme

May 14, 2018

On April 20, 2018, a South Dakota federal judge sentenced three conspirators who admitted to marketing and selling light-emitting medical devices (“QLaser”) as a cure-all to mostly elderly consumers. The 83-year-old ringleader who was the primary organizer of the fraudulent medical devic[...]

$13.5M South Dakota Medical Malpractice Judgment Against 78-Year-Old Former Heart Surgeon

March 21, 2017

On March 2, 2017, a federal judge in South Dakota entered a $13.5 million judgment against a 78-year-old former South Dakota heart surgeon in a case involving a 21-year-old heart patient on whom the defendant performed heart surgery in 2010 that resulted in profound neurological injuries that the pl[...]

South Dakota Medical Clinic Subject To Antitrust Claims For Refusal To Treat Prior Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs

August 25, 2016

In a decision filed on August 17, 2016, a federal judge in South Dakota has ruled that a South Dakota medical clinic, which is the only medical clinic offering specialist services in the community its serves, is subject to antitrust claims by patients who were denied care at the clinic because of th[...]

South Dakota Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

August 15, 2016

On August 1, 2016, a South Dakota medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the defense, clearing the defendant surgeon of a claim of medical negligence leading to his patient’s death. The South Dakota medical malpractice jury deliberated for over four and a half hours before h[...]

South Dakota Eye Bank Sued For Medical Malpractice

June 21, 2016

A South Dakota eye bank is being sued by two teenagers who either lost their eyesight or are at significant risk of losing their eyesight because the South Dakota eye bank supplied infected corneas that were transplanted in them. One of the plaintiffs is a 19-year-old woman who is now blind in h[...]

South Dakota Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Hurts Victims

February 27, 2015

Back in 1976, South Dakota imposed a $500,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice claims, no matter the amount of the pain and suffering that the victim of South Dakota medical malpractice experienced in the past, or would have to suffer for many years into the future. The cap has n[...]

South Dakota Medical Malpractice Victims Of Spine Surgeon May Help Other South Dakotans Obtain Justice

November 12, 2014

A former spine surgeon in South Dakota, who returned to his native Iran, left behind many victims of medical malpractice, both living and dead — he may be the poster boy of the need for justice for South Dakota medical malpractice victims. While nearly all prior medical malpractice claim[...]

South Dakota Lawsuit Alleges Money Improperly Motivated Physician-Owned Hospital

June 10, 2014

A recently filed lawsuit by the former CEO of a physician-owned South Dakota hospital alleges what many people firmly believe about physician-owned hospitals: money motivates medical decisions, even if the decisions are not in the best interests of patients. The South Dakota lawsuit filed by the CEO[...]

Does This South Dakota Doctor Have A Financial Conflict Of Interest?

May 15, 2014

A South Dakota doctor is the chairwoman of the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners (“Board”), which adjudicates complaints against doctors (and other health care providers) in South Dakota. The Board has the authority to revoke or suspend a doctor’s medical lice[...]

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