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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Granting Of New Trial In Medical Malpractice Case Was Abuse Of Discretion

January 15, 2022

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in it opinion dated December 22, 2021 in a medical malpractice case: “the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a mistrial based on a single, unanswered question proposed to an expe[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Complaint

January 14, 2022

In its opinion dated December 15, 2021, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) revived an Indiana medical malpractice complaint that the trial court had dismissed. The Underlying Facts Plaintiff Stromblad filed her proposed Indiana medical malpractice complaint with [...]

Federal Appellate Court Again Affirms $30M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Kidney Patient

January 13, 2022

Plaintiff Kevin Clanton filed a medical malpractice lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that a nurse practitioner employed by the U.S. Public Health Service failed to educate him about his severe hypertension or to monitor its advancement, and as a result of that negligent care his h[...]

Iowa Appellate Court Orders New Trial For Doctor Who Performed Vasectomy Instead Of Circumcision

January 12, 2022

In its opinion filed on November 23, 2021, the Court of Appeals of Iowa (“Iowa Appellate Court) held in an Iowa medical malpractice case where the non-English-speaking plaintiff alleged that the defendants performed a vasectomy on him instead of the intended circumcision, that several errors h[...]

Lap-Band Surgeon Convicted Of 28 Counts Of Wire Fraud, 3 Counts Of Mail Fraud

January 11, 2022

On December 16, 2021, a former lap-band surgeon and his company were found guilty by a federal jury of scheming to defraud private insurance companies and the Tricare health care program for military service members by fraudulently submitting an estimated $355 million in claims related to the 1-800-[...]

Surgeon In Austria Fined $3,050 For Amputating Patient’s Wrong Leg

January 10, 2022

An 82-year-old man had his wrong leg amputated during surgery performed by a 43-year-old surgeon in Austria on May 18, 2021. The mistake allegedly was the result of the hospital staff marking the wrong leg before surgery. Instead of removing the man’s left leg, the surgeon removed his right le[...]

Medscape Malpractice Report 2021

January 9, 2022

The Medscape Malpractice Report 2021 was released on November 19, 2021. The researchers surveyed 4,358 doctors across 29 specialties online from May 21, 2021 through August 28, 2021 and found that overall, physicians in the United States experienced a decrease in medical malpractice suits during the[...]

Hawaii Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Commitment To Psychiatric Hospital For Over Two Years

January 8, 2022

A civil rights lawsuit filed in Hawaii on November 21, 2021 by 50-year-old Joshua Spriestersbach alleges that he was wrongfully committed to a Hawaii mental hospital for two years and eight months in a case of misidentification. Spriestersbach was kept for more than two years at Hawaii State Hospita[...]

Federal Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible For Role In Opioid Crisis In Ohio

January 7, 2022

On November 23, 2021, a federal jury determined that CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies created a public nuisance by recklessly distributing massive amounts of opioid pills in two Ohio counties. The amount of damages the two Ohio counties may receive as a result is scheduled to be determined by [...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reverses Nonsuit Granted To Defendant Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case

January 6, 2022

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on October 27, 2021: “entry of a compulsory nonsuit is affirmed only if no liability exists based on the relevant facts and circumstances, with appellant receiving the benefit of every rea[...]

Texas Appellate Court Allows Premmie Wrongful Death Lawsuit To Proceed

January 5, 2022

The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated November 23, 2021 in a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit for the death of a premature baby in the NICU: “we conclude the trial court acted within its discretion in concluding the expe[...]

Study Finds Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes Have More ER Visits, Hospitalizations, And Medicare Costs

January 4, 2022

A study published on November 19, 2021 in JAMA Health Forum analyzed 9,864 nursing homes in the United States, including 9,632 residents in 302 nursing homes acquired by private equity firms and 249, 771 residents in 9,562 other for-profit nursing homes without private equity ownership and found t[...]

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