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Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds COVID-19 Health Care Provider Immunity Statute Constitutional

June 3, 2026

On March 12, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency. About a month later, the Wisconsin legislature passed and the governor signed into law 2019 WisconsinAct 185, which created WIS. STAT. § 895.4801. This statute provides immunity for[...]

Utah Audit Report Found 51% Of Funds Intended For Nursing Homes Were Retained At The Hospital Level

June 2, 2026

The Utah State Medicaid Plan was amended in 2013, which included adding section 942 within Attachment 4.19 – D, allowing for the Utah Skilled Nursing Facility – Upper Payment Limit Program (Utah SNF UPL). This type of program is referred to as a “Gap” program because the intention is to help[...]

Florida Lawsuit Alleges Exploitation Of Surrogate In IVF Procedure

June 1, 2026

A recently filed lawsuit in Florida against Fertility Center of Orlando, IVF Life Inc., IVF Orlando Inc., reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Milton McNichol, and two intended parents identified under pseudonyms alleges negligence, medical malpractice, exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and failure to[...]

California Doctor Criminally Charged With Baby’s Circumcision Death

May 31, 2026

It has been reported that a doctor in California has been criminally charged with involuntary manslaughter arising from the death of a two-day-old infant after he allegedly administered a narcotic instead of an anesthetic prior to performing a circumcision. The parents also filed a medical malp[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Cohabitation Effect On Loss Of Consortium Claim In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

May 30, 2026

In its Opinion filed on March 31, 2026, the Appellate Court of Illinois First District Sixth Division stated: “We turn to the claim that defendants are entitled to a new trial due to the trial court’s rulings, both before and during trial, barring reference to plaintiff’s romantic relation[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim For Injunctive Relief Against Transplant Program Was Not Health Care Liability Claim

May 29, 2026

An article in the New York Times reported that transplant surgeon Dr. John S. Bynon was under investigation for altering the transplant list at Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center and potentially denying his patients lifesaving care. Susie Garcia, Dianelys Corrales, and Robert Osuna, Jr., surviv[...]

$15 Million Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Undiagnosed Bacterial Infection In ER

May 28, 2026

A Tulsa County, Oklahoma medical malpractice jury recently returned its verdict in the amount of $15 million for a child who suffered permanent brain damage and will endure life-long disabilities because a bacterial infection was misdiagnosed in a hospital’s ER and was left untreated. The chil[...]

Minnesota Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Experts Qualified To Testify In Birth Injury Case

May 27, 2026

Early one morning in November 2020, mother arrived at a hospital of Allina Health System experiencing contractions. The hospital admitted mother, and by 9:40 a.m., mother entered the second stage of labor and began pushing. Thirty minutes later, when child’s head was near crowning, obstetrician Dr[...]

Iowa Late Stroke Diagnosis Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pattern Of Improper Care In ER

May 26, 2026

A recently filed Iowa medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the defendant hospital’s medical staff negligently delayed diagnosing the decedent’s stroke, thereby unnecessarily delaying treatment and leading to his death nine days later. The decedent was brought by by ambulance to the h[...]

Federal Appellate Court Holds District Court Erroneously Applied Maryland Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations To Hospital Fraud Claim

May 25, 2026

Jon Lodwick Brunenkant presented at the Emergency Department of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland on October 10, 2015 with symptoms of abdominal pain, persistent nausea, and vomiting. After ordering a CT scan of Brunenkant’s abdomen — along with an electrocardiogram and an ultrasound — a[...]

Bed Rails Recalled Due To Entrapment Risk

May 24, 2026

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Vive Health LLC, of Naples, Florida, announced on March 26, 2026, the recall of three models of Vive Health adult bed rails. The recalled bed rails pose a risk of entrapment and asphyxia because users can become entrapped within the rail or betw[...]

New York Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Based On Negligent AMA Discharge

May 23, 2026

Plaintiff sought damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent following decedent’s discharge against medical advice from the hospital operated by defendant Erie County Medical Center Corporation (defendant). Plaintiff appealed from an order granting defendant’s motion for summary jud[...]

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