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$2.6M Mississippi Fetal Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OBGYN

December 17, 2020

On November 20, 2020, after a one-week trial, a Mississippi medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a woman who gave birth by emergency Cesarean section delivery at 32 weeks gestation on January 30, 2012 to a baby who suffered catastrophic brain injury due to the defendant OBGYN[...]

Over 260 Cardiac Patients Settle Indiana Medical Malpractice Claims For $66.5M

December 16, 2020

More than 260 patients of an Indiana cardiology practice have settled their claims for alleged unnecessary cardiac procedures and medical device implants for $66.5 million, after more than six years of litigation. The settlement will be paid by the Northwest Indiana cardiology group, a Northwest Ind[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Podiatrist’s Conviction For His Involvement In Illegal Kickback Scheme

December 15, 2020

On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia podiatrist’s conviction and sentence for his alleged role in an illegal kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program for members of the military and their families. The Defendant, Dr. Alap Sha[...]

Iowa Federal Jury Awards $3.5M In Defective Artificial Hip Claim (After $20M Missouri Hip Implant Verdict)

December 14, 2020

On November 20, 2020, an Iowa federal jury awarded $3.5 million ($1.05 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages) to a woman who claimed that her Biomet M2a Magnum metal hip implant caused microscopic particles to shed from the implant requiring that she have revision surg[...]

Medtronic Will Pay Over $9.2M To Settle Allegations Of Improper Payments To South Dakota Neurosurgeon

December 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 29, 2020 that Minnesota-based medical device maker Medtronic USA Inc. (“Medtronic”) has agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce a South Dakota neurosurgeon to[...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Provide Intervening/Superseding Cause Instruction

December 12, 2020

The Supreme Court of Mississippi in its opinion dated November 19, 2020 held: “Both Dr. Ilercil and Williams presented evidence that Nurse Howard was negligent by failing to contact Dr. Ilercil after she observed Williams’s rapidly declining condition, the signs of which Dr. Ilercil had spec[...]

Drug Company Issues Recall Of Certain Lots Of Erectile Dysfunction Drug And Depression Drug Due To “Product Mix-Up”

December 11, 2020

AvKARE, Pulaski, TN announced on December 9, 2020 that it is voluntarily recalling one lot of Sildenafil 100 mg tablets and one lot of Trazodone 100mg tablets to the consumer level. These products have been recalled “due to a product mix-up of the listed two separate products inadvertently pac[...]

Maryland Hospital Association Supports Proposed “Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act” That Would Vastly Expand Health Care Immunity

December 10, 2020

A proposed change to Maryland medical malpractice law, which is supported by the Maryland Hospital Association, would have the effect of “altering the definition of “health care provider” for purposes of certain provisions of law governing catastrophic health emergencies to include an empl[...]

New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendants In Brain Tumor Medical Malpractice Case

December 9, 2020

The New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its opinion entered on November 13, 2020, held, in part: “We further conclude that the court erred in denying the cross motion of Radiology Associates for summary judgment dismissing the amended com[...]

Nevada Plastic Surgeon Sued For Necrotizing Fasciitis After Procedure Done In His Office

December 8, 2020

A Nevada plastic surgeon with several pending medical malpractice cases against him is being sued by a 23-year-old woman who suffered scarring on 40% of her body due to necrotizing fasciitis that she alleges she acquired during procedures the plastic surgeon performed in his office. The plastic surg[...]

Dental Malpractice Claim Alleging Improper Use Of Nitrous Oxide Revived

December 7, 2020

On November 13, 2020, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) revived a New Jersey dental malpractice case alleging that an endodontist, Ira J. Zohn, DMD (“(Zohn”) and a dental office, Advanced Endodontic Associates (“AEA”[...]

Unmasked OB Spreads Devastating Infection To Mother During Baby’s Delivery

December 6, 2020

A medical malpractice claim has been filed against a Tel Aviv, Israel OB for allegedly spreading his group A Streptococcus (“Strep A”) infection to the patient whose baby he was delivering because he failed to wear a mask during the delivery. The 39-year-old woman was delivered by vacuum[...]

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