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$2.4 Million Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Breast Cancer Treatment

June 30, 2022

On June 27, 2022, a Circuit Court for Baltimore County medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2.4 million ($143,305.96 for past medical expenses and $2,256,694.04 in non-economic damages, which will be reduced pursuant to Maryland’s cap on non[...]

Washington Appellate Court Reverses Defense Summary Judgment In Hospital Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Two-Year-Old

June 29, 2022

The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington Division Three (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 21, 2022 in a medical malpractice case involving the death of a two-year-old: “The Pittmans have produced ample evidence to overcome summary [...]

$2.75 Million Michigan Dental Malpractice Verdict

June 28, 2022

$2.75 Million Michigan Dental Malpractice Verdict: After a three-day trial and ninety minutes of jury deliberations, a Michigan dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in mid-April 2022. The jury awarded $1.375 million for past pain and suffering and related damages, i[...]

New York City Medical Malpractice Statistics (FY 2021)

June 27, 2022

NYC Medical Malpractice Statistics: The New York City Annual Claims Report for Fiscal Year 2021 that was issued on June 22, 2022 stated with regard to medical malpractice claims against New York City: Since FY 2012—when 624 claims were filed—the number of medical malpractice claims filed has ste[...]

Filshie Clip Recall 2022?

June 26, 2022

The FDA uses the term “recall” when a manufacturer takes a correction or removal action to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health. ItR[...]

New Mexico Appellate Court Applies Minority Tolling Of Medical Malpractice Claim To Parents’ Loss Of Consortium Claim

June 25, 2022

The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico (“New Mexico Appellate Court”) stated in its Opinion filed on April 18, 2022 in a New Mexico medical malpractice case involving a brachial plexus injury suffered by a baby at birth: “It is undisputed that Parents brought their loss of[...]

Federal Court Issues Favorable Filshie Clip Migration Litigation Order Denying Dismissal Of Complaint

June 24, 2022

On June 14, 2022, United States District Court Judge Lynn N. Hughes (United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas) issued an Opinion and Order Denying Dismissal in which she stated: “CooperSurgical, Femcare, Ltd., and Utah Medical Products manufacture and distribute birth co[...]

Pennsylvania Court Affirms Revocation Of Physician’s Medical License For Unwanted Sexual Advances

June 23, 2022

Dr. Zafar Iqbal, a Physician from Pennsylvania has had his Medical License revoked for Unwanted Sexual Advances. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated April 18, 2022, “Zafar Iqbal (Dr. Iqbal) petitions for [...]

$255,000 Hernia Mesh Verdict

June 22, 2022

On April 15, 2022, a federal jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division found in favor of the plaintiffs in the second bellwether surgical mesh case to be tried so far in the multidistrict litigation. The first trial resulted in a defense ver[...]

$25.4 Million Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Anoxic Brain Injury At Birth

June 21, 2022

A medical malpractice jury in Missouri awarded $25.4 million against a Kansas City, Missouri doctor for her alleged medical negligence that led to a baby suffering permanent brain damage due to the lack of oxygen at birth. The jury’s verdict will be reduced to approximately $20.7 million due t[...]

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Medicaid Act Permits A State To Seek Reimbursement From Settlement Payments Allocated For Future Medical Care

June 20, 2022

In its opinion filed on June 6, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held that the Medicaid Act permits a State (in this case, Florida) to seek reimbursement from settlement payments allocated for future medical care. Medicaid requires participating States to pay for certain needy individuals’ me[...]

New York Appellate Court Keeps Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician As Defendant In Birth Injury Lawsuit

June 19, 2022

In February 2012, the plaintiff in a New York birth injury medical malpractice case went into preterm labor at 32 weeks gestation and gave birth to an infant who suffered a brain bleed and developed cerebral palsy. During the course of the pregnancy, the plaintiff received prenatal care from defenda[...]

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