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Washington State Supreme Court Approves Exercise Of Judgment Jury Instruction In Medical Malpractice Case

May 10, 2026

Supak Beard was diagnosed with lupus in 1991. Lupus is an incurable, chronic autoimmune disease where a person’s immune system attacks their own tissues and organs. A person with lupus can have symptom-free periods andsymptomatic periods, referred to as flare-ups. The most common flare-up symptoms[...]

Florida Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Claim Should Have Been Dismissed For Lack Of Adequate Presuit Investigation Notice

May 9, 2026

The Florida Medical Malpractice Act sets forth as a condition precedent to filing suit that a potential plaintiff conduct “a reasonable investigation as permitted by the circumstances to determine that there are grounds for a good faith belief that there has been negligence in the care or treatmen[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Nurse Cannot Testify As To Physician Standard Of Care

May 8, 2026

A patient, who had a contrast infiltration from an IV placed in her left hand in preparation for a CT scan, brought a medical malpractice action against a hospital. The district court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the patient could not prove her claim because[...]

The Health Of Maryland’s Healthcare Industry (II)

May 7, 2026

The Maryland Comptroller’s Office report issued in April 2026 entitled Maryland Industry Analysis: Healthcare and the Economy concluded: Maryland’s health care sector has become the state’s most reliable source of job growth – but growth in health care is fundamentally different from gro[...]

The Health Of Maryland’s Healthcare Industry (I)

May 6, 2026

In April, 2026, the Maryland Comptroller’s Office has issued a report entitled Maryland Industry Analysis: Healthcare and the Economy that stated the following key findings: Section 1 (Industry Employment Data) Section 2 (Occupation Data) Section 3 (Economic Activity Data) Section 4 (Challenge[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Urologist Not Qualified To Testify Against OBGYN In Medical Malpractice Case

May 5, 2026

Linda Jones filed an Iowa medical malpractice action against Broadlawns Medical Center and Dr. Larry Lindell. Jones alleged that she underwent a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at Broadlawns. The procedure involved the removal of her uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tube[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rules Hospital May Not Be Entitled To Mental Health Civil Liability Immunity

May 4, 2026

Mental Health Civil Liability Immunity Section 5-609 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article generally shields certain mental health care providers from civil liability for failure to warn of a patient’s violent behavior. Immunity under this statute does not extend to mental health provider[...]

Texas Appellate Court Applies Sovereign Immunity In Denying Medical Malpractice Claim Against M.D. Anderson

May 3, 2026

Cheryl Bowman was initially diagnosed with and received treatment for colon cancer at Houston Methodist Hospital (“Methodist”). Methodist interpreted the diagnostic imaging of lesions on her liver as metastasized cancer. Methodist immediately started treating Bowman’s cancer with chemotherapy,[...]

Indiana Supreme Court Extends COVID-19 Immunity To Hospital Bed Sore Claim

May 2, 2026

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana and federal governments declared a state of emergency to prevent the spread of the virus. To protect healthcare workers at the frontlines, the Indiana legislature enacted statutes to immunize them from civil liability in certain cases where a patient’s[...]

$46M Kaiser Permanente Privacy Breach Settlement

May 1, 2026

Kaiser Permanente issued the following Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Fairness Hearing (in part) in January 2026: Please also be advised that Plaintiffs have reached a proposed settlement (“Settlement”) of the Action with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for $4[...]

Florida Appellate Court Affirms No Liability For EMT Posting Patient’s Trauma Photos

April 30, 2026

On May 28, 2022, Jose Lopez Canizares was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in an accident and transported to Florida Kendall Hospital. When Canizares arrived, he was cared for by emergency medical technicians (“EMT”) Alex Marcovich and Cole Bouza. During treatment, EMT Marcovich took a[...]

AMA Releases Two Reports Regarding Medical Malpractice

April 29, 2026

According to a press release from the American Medical Association on April 27, 2026: “New research studies from the American Medical Association (AMA) reveal that many physicians face a significant risk of being sued during their careers. The ever-present risk of lawsuits—even when no error[...]

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