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$1,750,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed Despite Exclusion Of Defense Expert

September 22, 2026

The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the $1,750,000 Virginia medical malpractice verdict in favor of a man who had undergone an appendectomy but the surgeon failed to remove his entire appendix, thereby requiring further surgery. The Virginia appellate court rejected the Defendant’s argum[...]

Doctor Involved In Operating Room Death Of Alabama Man Indicted

August 22, 2026

The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announced that a Walton County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky with second-degree manslaughter in the August 2024 death of a 70‑year‑old man from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The indictment follows an[...]

$500,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Surgery On Wrong Area Of Back

July 30, 2026

On April 30, 2026, a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit that alleged that a surgeon operated on an area of a patient’s back that was lower than the intended area was settled for $500,000. The plaintiff did not claim medical expenses and the settlement was for her noneconomic damages. The Vir[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules No Compensatory Damages Allowable For Noneconomic Harm Caused By Unwanted Pregnancy Resulting In Abortion

June 20, 2026

In 2021, Candace Williams was pregnant with twins, and her pregnancy was considered high-risk. Although she contemplated having an abortion, she instead decided to carry the twins to term but asked Dr. Sheri M. Puffer to perform a tubal ligation sterilization procedure when the twins were delivered [...]

$970,900 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict In Talbot County

April 16, 2026

Talbot County, Maryland is located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and is considered a very conservative jurisdiction for medical malpractice claims. Earlier in April 2026, a Talbot County medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $970,900 in favor of Bruce Clarke, who was 76-[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Applies Common Knowledge Exception In Reviving Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Neck Surgery

March 14, 2026

In January 2022, Colleen Reilly underwent spinal surgery while in the care of Dr. Farbod Rastegar, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Atrium Medical Center. Reilly’s surgical procedure was an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (“ACDF”), which involved the placement of a cervical interbody imp[...]

$2M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Persistent Prosthetic Hip Joint Infection Leading To Sepsis And Stroke

February 21, 2026

A Baltimore County, Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1,975,000 (including $268,000 for past medical expenses, $456,000 for future care expenses, $250,000 for lost earnings, and $1 million for pain and suffering) for a man who developed sepsis and suffered smal[...]

$27M Florida Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Avoidable Permanent Spinal Injury After Surgery

February 9, 2026

On December 12, 2025, a Florida medical malpractice jury awarded $27 million to a 58-year-old man who underwent spinal surgery with placement of a spinal cord stimulator in 2018 that was complicated by signs that evening that he had developed a hematoma that was compressing his spinal cord that his [...]

North Carolina Supreme Court Holds Negligent Retention Claim Is Medical Malpractice Claim

January 31, 2026

The Supreme Court of North Carolina stated in its December 12, 2025 opinion: “[T]he General Assembly has defined a medical malpractice action as an action encompassing negligent retention claims against corporate entities … The General Assembly has chosen to bar malpractice actions four [...]

Minnesota Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $19.8M To Iowa Woman Against Mayo Clinic

January 18, 2026

In mid-November 2025, a Minnesota medical malpractice jury awarded $19.8 million to an Iowa woman against the Mayo Clinic and its former colorectal surgeon. The plaintiff, Linette Nelson, alleged that surgeon Dr. Amy Lightner recommended a series of three surgeries involving her digestive tract. The[...]

California Appellate Court Rules Summary Judgment Appropriate For Orthopedic Surgeon In Hip Replacement Surgery Malpractice Action

January 7, 2026

Sean Guarino filed a California medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Jacob Tauber on May 26, 2020, alleging causes of action for medical malpractice and lack of informed consent. Guarino alleged that between approximately September 2018 and May 2019, Dr. Tauber negligently and carelessly examined[...]

South Carolina Appellate Court Finds Assumption Of Risk Jury Instruction In Medical Malpractice Case Was Given In Error But Upholds Defense Verdict Nonetheless

December 30, 2025

Before undergoing breast reduction and implant removal surgery, Rebecca Turisk signed a consent form acknowledging that “[a]lternative methods and therapies, their benefits, material risks and disadvantages” had been explained to her; she understood and accepted that the most likely risk[...]

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