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Prosecutors In Egypt Investigate Death Of Journalist Treated For COVID-19 With Unapproved Drug

February 7, 2022

The widow of a 58-year-old prominent journalist in Egypt filed a complaint on January 13, 2022 regarding the death of her husband who was treated for months for COVID-19 by a hepatologist/gastroenterologist who administered an unlisted experimental drug, claiming that he invented the treatment that [...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Discusses Punitive Damages In Retained Sponge Medical Malpractice Case

February 6, 2022

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Kentucky Appellate Court”) held in its opinion rendered on January 7, 2022 in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff was awarded a sizeable verdict due to an 18-inch by 18-inch sponge that was left inside of her after surgery, that [...]

Bill Introduced In Wisconsin Would Increase Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases To $3M

February 5, 2022

On January 28, 2022, 2021 Assembly Bill 924 was introduced in Wisconsin “to amend 655.017, 893.55 (4) (b) and 893.55 (4) (d) 1.; and to repeal and recreate 893.55 (1d) of the statutes; relating to: recovery of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases” in order to “increase[[...]

Lawsuit Filed For Baby’s NEC Death Allegedly Due To Infant Formula

February 4, 2022

A federal lawsuit filed on January 5, 2022 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Chicago Division alleges: “This action arises out of the catastrophic and preventable death of a newborn baby who died due to a horrific and deadly disease caused and/or substan[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Holds Settlement With Medical Malpractice Physician Extinguished Vicarious Liability Claim Against His Employer

February 3, 2022

The Appellate Court of Illinois Fifth District (“Illinois Appellate Court”) held in its Order dated January 7, 2022: “After reviewing the allegations in count I, as pled, it is reasonable to conclude that the plaintiff’s claim against Physician Services was based solely on a theo[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Psychiatrist-Patient Privilege Protects Records In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

February 2, 2022

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) stated in its non-precedential decision filed on January 10, 2022 in a Pennsylvania birth injury medical malpractice case filed by the parents of the injured infant, “we conclude that Stephen Boyle did not directly[...]

Florida Bill Would Extend Wrongful Death Beneficiaries To Include Parents Of Adult Children In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 1, 2022

The Florida House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee voted 13 to 5 on January 27, 2022 to approve House Bill 6011. which would change the existing wrongful death law in Florida medical malpractice cases to allow parents of adult children to pursue such damages. Florida is the only stat[...]

Today’s 4,000th Consecutive Daily Blog (medicalmalpracticelawyers.com)

January 31, 2022

Today’s blog is our 4,000th consecutive daily blog. It is hard to believe that we have been posting daily blogs on this website for 4,000 days straight. The more we post blogs, the more we realize that medical malpractice in the United States remains a national tragedy, effecting not only the [...]

Montana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Medical Negligence Led To Teenager’s Blindness

January 30, 2022

A Montana medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that Glacier Eye Clinic and Kalispell Regional Medical Center negligently failed to refer a teenager to a neurosurgeon over the period of one month when the now 18-year-old was suffering from increasing cerebral spinal fluid in his brain that was putting[...]

Failed Sterilization Procedure In India Results In Award Of Compensation

January 29, 2022

On December 13, 2021, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Karimnagar, Telangana State, India awarded the husband of a woman who became pregnant after a failed sterilization procedure the sum of “Rs.2,00,000/- towards compensation, Rs.25,000/- towards mental agony and Rs.5,00[...]

Woman In Spain Died After Botched Liposculpture Procedure

January 28, 2022

On December 2, 2021, a 39-year-old woman in Spain underwent a liposculpture procedure under general anesthesia that took five hours. The surgeon reported that everything was fine at the conclusion of the liposculpture procedure except for the loss of a large volume of fluids and blood during the pro[...]

Florida Doctor Suspended For 90 Days After Patent Died Following Liposuction

January 27, 2022

A Florida internal medicine and cardiovascular disease doctor had his medical license suspended after a patient on whom he performed liposuction died as a result of complications she suffered from the procedure. The extent of the doctor’s training for performing liposuction procedures on patie[...]

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