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$3.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Toddler

July 21, 2021

On May 29, 2021, a Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict of almost $3.2 million in favor of the parents of a one-year-old who died three hours after he was seen in an urgent care clinic at CoxHealth Hospital in Branson, Missouri, on June 5, 2017. The urgent care clini[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital And Nurse In Heart Attack Medical Malpractice Case

July 20, 2021

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”) held in its Opinion filed on June 16, 2021: “there is evidence suggesting that the patient warranted care his treating physician did not provide to him. Experts testified that Moss should have been placed on the Level II t[...]

$36.7M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For CMV In Donor Sperm Infecting Twins In Utero

July 19, 2021

In a 107-page Memorandum Of Decision dated June 28, 2021, a Connecticut Superior Court Judge awarded a husband and wife over $37.6 million in their Connecticut medical malpractice case filed against the State of Connecticut for medical negligence and lack of informed consent involving CMV-infected d[...]

Indiana Supreme Court Extends Medical Malpractice Act Requirements To Third-Party Plaintiffs

July 18, 2021

The Indiana Supreme Court, in its opinion filed on June 30, 2021, held: “the [Indiana Medical Malpractice] Act applies where a plaintiff alleges that a qualified health-care provider’s negligent treatment of someone else caused the plaintiff to suffer an injury.” Background Facts In 20[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Lack Of Expert Opinion Doomed Rehab Malpractice Claim

July 17, 2021

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Divison (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) held in its decison dated June 28, 2021: “we are satisfied that a determination to the appropriate standard of care, and any deviation, related to Knight’s transfer of plaintiff, involved an [...]

Georgia Appellate Court Finds Son Not Authorized To Sign Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement For Father

July 16, 2021

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated June 25, 2021, “Because we conclude that Jobe lacked the authority to sign the Arbitration Agreement on Ronald’s behalf, we reverse the trial court’s order compelling arbitration.” The U[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Overturns $100K Judgment Against Hospital For Defective Glidewire

July 15, 2021

An Alabama man (Cameron Murphy) underwent a ureteroscopy procedure to remove kidney stones. During the procedure, defendant Dr. Margaret Vareb, a board-certified urologist employed by defendant Jackson Hospital, used a glidewire to establish the correct surgical path to Murphy’s kidneys throug[...]

Massachusetts Nursing Home Agrees To Pay $90K To Settle Resident Death Claim

July 14, 2021

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced on June 24, 2021 a $90,000 settlement with Milton HC Operating, LLC, which operates the nursing home called Brush Hill Care Center, to resolve allegations that it committed neglect of a resident, which resulted in death, and failed to comply wit[...]

Survey Finds 94% Of U.S. Nursing Homes Face Staffing Shortages

July 13, 2021

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) conducted a survey of 616 nursing homes and 122 assisted living communities across the U.S., inquiring about challenges they face in their workforce. The survey found that almost three-fourths of nursing homes a[...]

OIG Report: COVID-19 Impact On Medicare Beneficiaries In Nursing Homes During 2020

July 12, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report in June 2021 entitled, “COVID-19 Had a Devastating Impact on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes During 2020,” that found that of the approximately 3.1 million Medicare be[...]

Confidential Settlement Reached In South Dakota Infant Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

July 11, 2021

It has been reported that the parents of an infant who died as a result of alleged medical malpractice at Avera McKennan Hospital in South Dakota have reached a confidential settlement of their claims. The settlement was reached during mediation that a court filing described as “a fair and rea[...]

$6M Iowa Nursing Home Neglect Verdict

July 10, 2021

On June 17, 2021, an Iowa nursng home neglect jury retuned its verdict against a North Iowa nursing home for the death of an 83-year-old resident in June 2017. The jury awarded the resident’s estate $2 million for pre-death pain and suffering, $1 million for pre-death loss of full mind and bod[...]

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