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Wyoming Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Two-Year Statute Of Limitations As Applied To Minors Violates Wyoming Constitution

November 30, 2014

In its opinion issued on November 14, 2014, the Wyoming Supreme Court held that Wyoming’s two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims violates the Wyoming Constitution when it is applied to medical malpractice claims of minors. Minors in Wyoming generally have three years[...]

$28.5M Wyoming Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Verdict

January 1, 2014

At the conclusion of a three-week federal jury trial that ended last week, a Wyoming woman was awarded $28.5 million for her serious and permanent injuries suffered as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning arising from the faulty furnace in her apartment. The judgment included $2.7 million in com[...]

Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Wyoming Medical Malpractice Verdict

July 19, 2013

By its Order and Judgment dated July 2, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (which includes Wyoming) reinstated the $2 million verdict for a wife’s loss of consortium claim awarded by a federal Wyoming medical malpractice jury, and upheld the $7 million verdict in favor of th[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Large Recent Wyoming Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Broken Neck

December 1, 2011

At the end of October, 2011, a federal jury in Wyoming awarded a man whose broken neck was not properly diagnosed a record-breaking $9 million (the prior record was reported to be $1.5 million). The jury found that a board-certified emergency room physician and the hospital that employed him breac[...]

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