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$5 Million Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Loss Of Colon, Hand, Thumb, And Toe

May 22, 2026

A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict on May 14, 2026 in favor of a 78-year-old woman who lost most of her colon, her left hand, thumb, and big toe as a result of medical malpractice. The jury awarded $2.5 million in non-economic damages, $2.5 million [...]

Study: Severe Infections (i.e., Hospital-Treated) Associated With Increased Risk Of Dementia

May 21, 2026

A Finnish study of 62,555 individuals aged 65 or older in Finland in 2016 who were diagnosed with late-onset dementia between 2017 and 2020, and 312,772 dementia-free controls matched for year of birth, sex, and the follow-up period, reported: The study’s authors concluded: One of the study[...]

Johns Hopkins Health System Keeps Maryland Medical Malpractice Win On Appeal

May 20, 2026

Deidre DeMizio and her son Peter S. DeMizio, DDS (“Appellants”) filed a Maryland medical malpractice claim for the death of Peter L. DeMizio, DDS, the Decedent, in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, on May 22, 2020. Appellees were Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation and Johns Hopkins Co[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Neurosurgeon Qualified To Testify As To Nursing Standard Of Care

May 19, 2026

Background Facts Dr. Bradford Mullin is a board-certified neurosurgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has been practicing spinal surgery for years. When Dr. Mullin saw a patient named Cedric Wheeler, who had presented at the emergency room with serious bladder control problems,[...]

$10M Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis After Failure To Diagnose Spinal Infection

May 18, 2026

In December 2021, a then 62-year-old man developed a spinal epidural abscess after he had a spinal cord stimulator implanted. He was transported to the emergency department of a local hospital after experiencing worsening symptoms and sepsis. He had new-onset paralysis beginning at the T7 level of h[...]

Alaska Doctor Receives Prison Term For $12.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme

May 17, 2026

According to the United States Department of Justice: An Anchorage doctor was sentenced on March 17, 2026 to six and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release for executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of that 15-year[...]

OIG Report: Nursing Homes Inappropriately Diagnosed Residents With Schizophrenia To Mask Misuse Of Antipsychotic Drugs

May 16, 2026

In its March 2026 report entitled “Nursing Homes Inappropriately Diagnosed Residents with Schizophrenia to Mask the Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services stated: Why OIG Did This Review What OIG Found OIG’s [...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Hospital’s Immunity From Medical Malpractice Claim Arising During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 15, 2026

In its published Opinion filed on May 4, 2026, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed that a hospital was entitled to immunity for medical malpractice claims arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Facts James Smith, Jr. suffered a serious deep tissue injury while hospitalized during Apri[...]

CDC Reports That Life Expectancy In U.S. Rose in 2024

May 14, 2026

In 2024, life expectancy at birth was 79.0 years for the total U.S. population—an increase of 0.6 year from 78.4 in 2023. For females, life expectancy increased 0.3 year from 81.1 in 2023 to 81.4 in 2024. For males, life expectancy increased 0.7 year from 75.8 in 2023 to 76.5 in 2024. In 2024, the[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms $495M NEC Verdict Against Abbott

May 13, 2026

In August 2021, Margo Gill was 26 weeks pregnant when her blood pressure spiked, prompting her to seek medical attention at St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis County. After her fetus’s heartrate dropped dramatically, St. Mary’s neonatal unit intervened, performed an emergency c-section and deliv[...]

AARP Report Finds Worsening Long-Term Care Affordability

May 12, 2026

AARP issued a report in March 2026 entitled “Long-Term Services and Supports Are Becoming Even More Unaffordable for Middle-Class Americans stated: “A recent analysis for the US Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 56 percent of people turning 65 between 2021 and 2025 w[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Mary Carter Agreements In Medical Malpractice Cases

May 11, 2026

Mary Carter Agreement The term “Mary Carter Agreement” applies to any agreement between the plaintiff and some (but less than all)defendants whereby the parties place limitations on the financial responsibility of the agreeing defendants, the amount of which is variable and usually in some inver[...]

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