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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Case Should Not Be Transferred To New Jersey

March 24, 2026

Elizabeth Duxbury (“Elizabeth”) and Brian Duxbury (“Brian”) alleged that while treating Elizabeth, Rothman Urgent Care referred her to Dr. Axelrod for further treatment. Elizabeth saw Dr. Axelrod at the Egg Harbor, New Jersey location of The Rothman Institute of New Jersey (“RINJ”) on Ju[...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Diabetic Man Died While Waiting In ER

March 23, 2026

A Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was filed on February 2, 2026 by the parents of a 24-year-old Type 1 diabetic man with an insulin pump and a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor against Mercy Springfield, a doctor, and a nurse. The lawsuit alleges that on December 16, 2014, the ma[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Denies Certiorari Regarding Medical Malpractice Jury Instruction Issue

March 22, 2026

The Supreme Court of Georgia denied a petition for certiorari in a medical malpractice case in which the Petitioner argued that the trial court was required to instruct the jury on how to evaluate testimony about a medical expert’s personal practices as part of the jury’s overall assessment of t[...]

$18.65M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Leg Due To Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment

March 21, 2026

A Prince George’s County, Maryland medical malpractice jury, after a month-long trial that ended in mid-March 2026, awarded a 23-year-old woman who had her left leg amputated because of a delay in diagnosis and treatment of a dislocated knee, $18.65 million in compensatory damages, including $[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Immunity For New Jersey Officials Regarding Nursing Home COVID-19 Claims

March 20, 2026

In March 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy issued an executive order declaring the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency. Three weeks later, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli issued a directive to implement the executive order. To ensure hospital bed c[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Nonsettling Medical Malpractice Defendant Entitled To Setoff

March 19, 2026

On September 8, 2015, Michael B. Thompson went to a Centegra urgent care facility with complaints of pain in his back and lower abdomen, where he was given a differential diagnosis that included appendicitis. Michael underwent examination and imaging, including an abdominal CT scan. Dr. Shah reviewe[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Orders New Trial For OB/GYN’s Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict, For Failure To Strike Juror

March 18, 2026

In its January 22, 2026 Opinion, the Court of Appeals of Georgia ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice case that had resulted in a defense verdict, where the trial court erred in refusing to remove a juror for cause. The Georgia appellate court stated: “Under these particular facts and [...]

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds COVID-19 Immunity In Claim Against Nursing home

March 17, 2026

Cognizant of the potential liability arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa General Assembly passed the “COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act.” 2020 Iowa Acts ch. 1070, §§ 3–10 (codified at Iowa Code chapter 686D (2021)). Among other things, the Act provides t[...]

$50M Alabama Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict

March 16, 2026

The decedent, Dan Haas, experienced severe pain between his shoulder blades and had shortness of breath after he returned home from a hunting trip on December 24, 2020. Because his symptoms did not get better, he telephoned his cardiologist, John M. Galla, M.D., of Cardiology Associates, the next da[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Despite Juror’s “Surrender” Note

March 15, 2026

Plaintiff’s Illinois medical malpractice complaint alleged that he was a type 1 diabetic and had previously received medical care and treatment from defendants related to his diabetes. On January 12, 2017, plaintiff went to defendant Quincy Physicians & Surgeons Clinic, S.C., doing business as[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Applies Common Knowledge Exception In Reviving Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Neck Surgery

March 14, 2026

In January 2022, Colleen Reilly underwent spinal surgery while in the care of Dr. Farbod Rastegar, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Atrium Medical Center. Reilly’s surgical procedure was an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (“ACDF”), which involved the placement of a cervical interbody imp[...]

$15M California Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Verdict

March 13, 2026

On January 13, 2026, a Solano County, California nursing home negligence jury returned its verdict in excess of $15 million to the family of a 96-year-old woman who died on October 2, 2019 at home after developing pressure ulcers on her lower back and buttocks that allegedly were not properly diagno[...]

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