A Washington medical malpractice plaintiff who was diagnosed with an Achilles tendon tear months after undergoing total knee replacement surgery by the defendant surgeon appealed a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, arguing, in part, that the trial court… Read More
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Superspreader Wedding In Washington Tied To At Least 7 Nursing Home Resident COVID-19 Deaths
A wedding in Washington State that was attended by more than 300 guests, including staff from three nursing homes (McKay Healthcare & Rehab Center in Soap Lake, Lake Ridge Center in Moses Lake, and Columbia Crest Center in Moses Lake)… Read More
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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Involving VA
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”), in its unreported Memorandum opinion dated June 9, 2020, affirmed a federal medical malpractice verdict in favor of the United States involving alleged negligent medical care provided… Read More
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Washington State Appellate Court Holds PCP’s Sexual Relationship With Patient May Be Medical Malpractice
The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on May 11, 2020: “a primary care physician who provides mental health services to a patient may be liable for malpractice for injuries… Read More
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Washington Appellate Court Allows Juror With Connection To Defendant OB To Sit On Birth Injury Jury
On March 10, 2020, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington Division Three (“Washington Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s decision to allow a prospective juror to sit on a Washington medical malpractice jury in a birth injury… Read More
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CDC Report: One Washington State Nursing Home’s Experience With COVID-19
The CDC’s most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (March 18, 2020) entitled, “COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020” stated: “Introduction of COVID-19 into a long-term residential care facility in Washington resulted… Read More
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$14M Washington Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Stroke Following Cardiac Cathetherization
A now 22-year-old woman won her Seattle, Washington medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital and a physcians’ group that alleged that she suffered a stroke shortly after a cardiac catheterization procedure performed at the defendant hospital that was not diagnosed… Read More
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Washington Appellate Court Allows Prior Drug Use Testimony In Medical Malpractice Case
The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on February 20, 2018 in a Washington medical malpractice wrongful death case that testimony regarding the decedent’s prior drug use was properly… Read More
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Washington Nursing Home Sued For Resident’s Elopement, Subsequent Death
On August 30, 2017, the estate of an 83-year-old man who was a resident of a Bremerton, Washington nursing home at the time he eloped from the facility during the early morning of October 10, 2016, after which he was… Read More
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$1.2M Washington Medical Malpractice Verdict For Scoliosis Surgery Gone Bad
A Yakima, Washington medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,219,052 on July 27, 2017 against a local spine surgeon for the severe pain and forward, left lean of her spine she… Read More
