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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Remand Of Medical Malpractice Case To Vermont State Court

October 22, 2024

Bruce Kelley (“Kelley”) and his spouse, Nancy Kelley, filed a medical malpractice suit in Vermont state court after Kelley was paralyzed from the waist down while residing in the Franklin County Rehabilitation Center (“FCRC”), a skilled nursing facility. The Kelleys blamed the injury[...]

$5.25M Vermont Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Fertility Doctor Who Used His Own Sperm To Inseminate Patient

June 11, 2022

On March 30, 2022, a federal jury in Vermont awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages against a fertility doctor who used his own genetic material to inseminate the plaintiff without her consent. The artificial insemination procedure had taken place in March 1977 a[...]

Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Inmate’s Suicide Claim

October 13, 2021

The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a Vermont lawsuit arising out of the suicide of an inmate in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections, holding: “It is undisputed that plaintiff failed to file a COM [certificate of merit required in medical malpractice claims] si[...]

Three Genesis Healthcare Nursing Homes Agree To Pay $740K To Resolve Vermont Neglect Claims

April 20, 2020

The Attorney General of Vermont announced on February 20, 2020 announced a settlement with three Genesis Healthcare subsidiary-operated nursing homes in Vermont, resolving allegations of neglect that resulted in serious injury to three residents and the death of a fourth. Each of these incidents was[...]

Vermont Supreme Court Recognizes Common-Law Private Right Of Action For Damages Resulting From Unjustified Disclosure To Third Party Of Information Obtained By Medical Personnel During Treatment

July 7, 2019

The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in its decision filed on May 17, 2019,”we recognize a common-law private right of action for damages based on a medical provider’s unjustified disclosure to third persons of information obtained during treatment.” The plaintiff had alleged in her lawsuit[...]

$400K Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Vermont Surgeon For Lack Of Informed Consent

September 6, 2018

In early August 2018, a federal medical malpractice juy in Vermont returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $400,000 against a Vermont surgeon whom the jury determined failed to advise the plaintiff regarding alternatives to the surgical procedure that resulted in the plaintif[...]

Vermont Supreme Court Discusses Effect Of Juror’s Email During Medical Malpractice Trial

November 2, 2015

The Vermont Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in a Vermont medical malpractice case where a juror, who performed security work at the defendant hospital, received an email from the defendant hospital during the medical malpractice trial in which the hospital denied that it had done anything [...]

Vermont Supreme Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Cataract Surgery Malpractice Case

October 31, 2015

In its decision filed on October 9, 2015, the Vermont Supreme Court overturned the lower court’s granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant ophthalmologist, concluding that in the plaintiff’s medical expert’s opinion that (1) there was at least a fifty-one percent ch[...]

Chiropractor Malpractice Statistics

September 27, 2012

Quoting from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal manipulation and other techniqu[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice? (Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont)

September 16, 2012

What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Delaware, New Hampshire, and Vermont: Delaware Insurance Code Insurance CHAPTER 68. HEALTH CARE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE INSURANCE AND LITIGATION Subchapter I. Definitions § 6801. Definitions. For th[...]

Report On Vermont’s Medical Malpractice Proposed Reforms

February 4, 2012

On January 30, 2012, the “Medical Malpractice Reforms Report and Proposal of the [Vermont] Secretary of Administration” (“Report”) was forwarded to the Vermont Legislature to address medical malpractice reform issues/proposals in Vermont. First, Some Vermont Medical Malpract[...]

Today’s 300th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting For medicalmalpracticelawyers.com

December 29, 2011

Today, medicalmalpracticelawyers.com is proud to celebrate its 300th consecutive daily blog posting. Over the course of 299 postings, we have explored numerous medical malpractice topics, including states’ medical malpractice laws, states’ statistics regarding medical malpractice cla[...]

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