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Illinois Appellate Court Rules Supervising Physician In Hospital May Have Established Physician-Patient Relationship With ED Patient

March 3, 2023

Physician Established Physician-Patient Relationship: In its December 30, 2022 Opinion, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District Sixth Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”) stated: “Plaintiff argues that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether Dr. Collins owed a[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Remands Case To Determine If Use Of Heater-Cooler Device During Surgery Was Medical Malpractice Claim

March 2, 2023

Was Using A Heater-Cooler Device During Surgery Malpractice? On July 14, 2021, Patricia Napier filed a complaint asserting claims for negligence, wrongful death, and punitive damages. The complaint alleged that Michael Napier underwent heart surgery at Bethesda North Hospital in November 2016, and w[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not

March 1, 2023

Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not: A West Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 2, 2022 against Charleston Area Medical Center (“CAMC”) in which the plaintiff alleged that he was told that his appendix had been removed when it was not that led to a[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Too Late

February 28, 2023

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Too Late: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in its decision dated December 12, 2022 in a medical malpractice wrongful death case in which the medical records of the decedent obscured the reason for her death[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations May Begin To Run At Time Physician-Patient Relationship Terminates

February 27, 2023

Statute Of Limitations Begins When Physician-Patient Relationship Terminates: R.C. 2305.113(A) provides that a claim for medical malpractice must be brought within one year “after the cause of action accrued.” R.C. 2305.113(B)(1) provides: “if prior to the expiration of the one-yea[...]

$750,000 Verdict For Seattle Hospital Operating Room Mold

February 26, 2023

$750,000 Verdict For Hospital Operating Room Mold: On December 21, 2022, a Washington State medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against Seattle’s Children Hospital in the amount of $750,000 for the injuries suffered by a 2-year-old allegedly due to mold in the operating room during s[...]

Missouri Federal Court Denies Motions To Dismiss In Filshie Clip Migration Case

February 25, 2023

Federal Court Denies Motions To Dismiss: The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division (“Court”) denied the Filshie clip defendants’ motions to dismiss in its Order dated February 22, 2023 in a case in which the plaintiffs sought damages un[...]

$850,000 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Caused By Pulmonary Embolism

February 24, 2023

$850,000 Verdict For Pulmonary Embolism Death: A Maryland medical malpractice jury in a conservative jurisdiction has awarded $850,000 to the plaintiffs in a case involving the failure to timely prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) in the hospital, which led to a man’s death. The verdict included m[...]

Iowa Enacts New Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law

February 23, 2023

New Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law: On February 16, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 161, which limits noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 unless the injuries are substantial or permanent, in which case the limits are now $1 million or $2 mi[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case Highlights Risks Of Filing Pro Se

February 22, 2023

Malpractice Case Highlights Risks Of Filing Pro Se: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice plaintiff filed a pro se medical malpractice case in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming, Pennsylvania in which he failed to timely file a certificate of merit (the pro se medical malpractice complaint alleged t[...]

$4M Prison Malpractice Verdict In Virginia For Inmate’s Death From Untreated Aortic Aneurysm

February 21, 2023

$4M Prison Malpractice Verdict Inmate’s Death: In December 2022, a Virginia medical malpractice jury found that a prison nurse employed by a private company under contract to provide health care services to prisoners ignored the desperate pleas of an inmate who had been complaining of excrucia[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Rules Physical Therapist Cannot Opine As To The Alleged Medical Negligence Of A Chiropractor

February 20, 2023

Physical Therapist Cannot Opine As To The Negligence Of A Chiropractor: In an Indiana medical malpractice case against a chiropractor who allegedly injured a patient, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) stated in its December 14, 2022 Memorandum Decision: “H[...]

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