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Georgia Appellate Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Case Against Ambulance Company

September 19, 2022

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”) held in its June 24, 2022 opinion that a wrongful death lawsuit against an ambulance company was timely filed, pursuant to the relation-back doctrine. Underlying Facts Milton McBride was injured when two employees of an ambulanc[...]

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

September 18, 2022

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award: “On 26 August 2014, the appellant (“the doctor”) performed on the respondent (“the patient”) a laparoscopic tubal ligation – a surgical procedure intended to result in permanent contraception – using ‘Filsh[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

September 18, 2022

In its published opinion dated April 27, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated: “West Virginia by statute regulates legal advertisements that solicit clients in litigation involving medications or medical devices. The pla[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Satisfied Res Ipsa Loquitur Requirements In Hip Replacement Malpractice Claim

September 17, 2022

The Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”), in its opinion dated June 24, 2022, held that the plaintiff in an Illinois medical malpractice case had met the requirements of res ipsa loquitur and therefore it was error for the trial court to dismiss his medical m[...]

Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert’s Report And Addendum Were Sufficient

September 16, 2022

Under Chapter 74, claimants in Texas health care liability cases must serve an expert report on each defendant. TEX.CIV. PRAC. & REM.CODE § 74.351. The purpose of this requirement is to weed out frivolous malpractice claims in the early stages of litigation, not to dispose of potentially merito[...]

Nursing Malpractice Statistics

September 16, 2022

Nursing Malpractice Statistics: In its report entitled “A Dose Of Insight: A Nurse’s Crucial Role In Patient Safety: Through The Lens Of Malpractice Claims” dated September 9, 2022, Coverys evaluated 4,634 events that closed between 2018 and 2021 and identified 850 specific events [...]

CFPB Report Highlights Nursing Homes’ Illegal Collections Practices

September 15, 2022

CFPB Report Highlights Nursing Homes’ Illegal Collections Practices: Although the Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) prevents a nursing home “from requiring a person other than the resident to assume personal responsibility for any cost of the resident’s care,” some nursing homes and debt co[...]

North Carolina Doctor Indicted For $11 Million Durable Medical Equipment Scheme

September 15, 2022

The U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina announced on June 23, 2022 that a Charlotte, North Carolina doctor has been indicted for her alleged role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that defrauded federal benefits programs of more than $11 million. Sudipta Mazumder,[...]

September 14, 2022

WE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING FILSHIE CLIP MIGRATION CLAIMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. If you or a loved one suffered injury or other harm from Filshie clip migration, or other Filshie clip issues, in the United States, you should promptly find a lawyer who may investigate your Filshie clip clai[...]

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

September 14, 2022

ar v Lee [2022] NSWCA 15 Hearing dates: 25, 26 May 2021 Date of orders: 18 February 2022 Decision date: 18 February 2022[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Contract Claim In Medical Malpractice Case

September 14, 2022

In its decision dated February 1, 2022, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) stated in a New Jersey medical malpractice case on appeal: “There is no question but that the contracts obligated Middlesex, Joshi and Borja to render service[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Rules Estate’s Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Was Filed Too Late

September 13, 2022

In a case decided by the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) in an unpublished opinion dated December 21, 2021, the Michigan Appellate Court stated, “This case concerns the interplay among: (1) the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims, M[...]

Daily Blogs

Georgia Appellate Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Case Against Ambulance Company

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Satisfied Res Ipsa Loquitur Requirements In Hip Replacement Malpractice Claim

Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert’s Report And Addendum Were Sufficient

Nursing Malpractice Statistics

CFPB Report Highlights Nursing Homes’ Illegal Collections Practices

North Carolina Doctor Indicted For $11 Million Durable Medical Equipment Scheme

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Contract Claim In Medical Malpractice Case

Michigan Appellate Court Rules Estate’s Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Was Filed Too Late

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