Tennessee Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 2 of 7

Tennessee Federal Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home’s Negligence Led To Resident’s Death

September 9, 2023

Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home’s Negligence Led To Resident’s Death: A Tennessee federal lawsuit was filed on July 5, 2023 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Southern Division by the Plaintiff, individually as daughter and next of kin and on behalf of[...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late

August 7, 2023

Medical Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late: The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled in its unanimous opinion filed on May 9, 2023 that a Tennessee medical malpractice claim brought by a Williamson County couple against a county hospital must be dismissed because it was filed too late. Walton and Phyllis Cun[...]

Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Patient Caught On Fire During Medical Procedure

July 26, 2023

Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Patient Caught On Fire During Procedure: A Tennessee medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by the wife of a hospital patient who allegedly caught on fire during a medical procedure, after which he died. The wife’s Tennessee medical malpractice wrongful death lawsu[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Lawsuit After Kentucky Supreme Court Held Medical Review Panel Act Unconstitutional

January 10, 2023

Medical Review Panel Act in Kentucky ruled Unconstitutional: On July 28, 2017, Kendrick Bell, Jr. was admitted to Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Room (ER) for a drug overdose. The Hospital discharged Bell following treatment. However, Bell was returned to the ER later that day. After s[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Affirms Hospital Not Liable For Negligent Acts Of Nonemployee Physicians

January 9, 2023

Hospital Not Liable For Negligent Acts Of Nonemployee Physicians: The Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) removes immunity from liability when an injury is caused by the negligent actions of governmental employees acting within the scope of their employment. Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-205[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Should Have Been Allowed To Substitute New Expert After Named Expert Refused To Testify

November 1, 2022

Plaintiff Allowed To Substitute Expert After Named Expert Refused To Testify: The Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville (“Tennessee Appellate Court”) stated in its opinion filed on August 10, 2022, “the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow the plaintiff to se[...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Provide Pre-Suit Notice To Proper Employer

February 20, 2021

James Bidwell (the plaintiff) filed his Tennessee medical malpractice action individually and on behalf of his deceased wife, Clarissa Bidwell, and her estate against Drs. Timothy Strait and Jeffrey Colburn (“the physician Defendants”) and the entities he believed to be their employers—The Neu[...]

$526K Tennessee Nursing Home Arbitration Award For Resident’s Fall Leading To Death

January 22, 2021

On October 30, 2020, a Tennessee nursing home claim arbitrator awarded $225,000 for the pain and suffering sustained by an 88-year-old nursing home resident who suffered a brain injury and died five days later as a result of a fall in her nursing home room, as well as awarding $1,117.32 for funeral [...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of VA Medical Malpractice Action Decided Prior To Precedential Ruling

October 26, 2020

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its unpublished opinion filed on August 26, 2020, affirmed the dismissal of a medical malpractice wrongful death case involving the Veteran’s Administration filed pursuant to the Federal Tort C[...]

Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit As Timely Filed

September 18, 2020

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on August 13, 2020, stated, “Karla Parton appeals the district court’s dismissal of her product-liability suit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, which the court he[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Affirms Reduction Of Medical Malpractice Verdict From $4.5M To $1.25M

July 12, 2020

The Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville (“Tennessee Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated May 28, 2020: “we conclude that the trial court erred in refusing to consider the plaintiffs’ constitutional issue. But because we also conclude that the statutory cap on noneco[...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Unlicensed Doctor Unqualified To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case

June 12, 2020

In its opinion filed on April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville (“Tennessee Supreme Court”) held that “under Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-115(b), a doctor, who was permitted to practice medicine in Tennessee under a statutory licensure exemption but wa[...]

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