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$1M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Cholesectomy Requiring Liver Transplant

January 17, 2020

In November 2019, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of one million dollars, which included over $320,000 in medical expenses and lost wages for the plaintiff. The defendants were the general surgeon who performed the laparoscopic cholesectomy on the plaintiff and [...]

$5.8M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Hospital

January 16, 2020

On January 14, 2020, a Baltimore City medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5,870,000 against the University of Maryland Medical System (“UMMS”) that included $62,177 in economic damages, $9,972 in funeral expenses, and $5.8 million in noneconomic[...]

FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Syringe Pumps Due To Malfunctioning Alarms

January 15, 2020

The FDA has issued a Class I recall of certain Medfusion® 4000 Syringe Pumps with Firmware Version 1.7.0 manufactured by Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. because the firmware could potentially cause the low battery alarms to stop working. If the battery alarms do not work, the healthcare provider using the[...]

Minnesota Laser Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dermatologist’s Use Of Laser Caused 6-Year-Old’s Permanent Facial Scarring

January 14, 2020

A laser medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in November 2019 in Minnesota that alleges that improper laser treatment for a port wine stain birthmark on the left side of a six-year-old girl’s face caused significant permanent scarring and much pain. The defendant dermatologist began treating [...]

$11M Deliberate Indifference Medical Malpractice Verdict For Prisoner With Cancer

January 13, 2020

An Illinois prisoner who claimed that the healthcare provider at the prison where he was incarcerated was more concerned with saving money than diagnosing and treating his cancer, has obtained a $11 million medical malpractice verdict for the deliberate indiffernce to his civil rights. The Illinois [...]

New York Judge Strikes $10M Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Against Doctor For Patient’s Suicide

January 12, 2020

A New York trial judge has stricken the almost $10 million medical malpractice verdict against a prominent primary care physician that a jury had determined breached the standard of care in his treatment of his patient, which led to the patient’s suicide during the night of June 6 to June 7, 2[...]

Colorado Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For 18-Year-Old Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury During Breast Enhancement Surgery

January 11, 2020

The parents of an 18-year-old woman who chose to have breast enhancement surgery on August 1, 2019 following her graduation from high school in order to enhance her self-confidence have filed a Colorado medical malpractice lawsuit against the surgeon and the nurse anesthetist performing the procedur[...]

Atlanta Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Perform Cerclage On Pregnant Woman

January 10, 2020

On December 13, 2019, an Atlanta medical malpractice jury deliberated for about an hour before returning a defense verdict in favor of an OB/GYN, a maternal fetal medicine specialist, and a nurse-midwife. The plaintiff had alleged that the defendants failed to perform a cerclage procedure for her in[...]

USA Today Reports Nearly 6,900 Florida Physicians Do Not Have Medical Malpractice Insurance

January 9, 2020

USA Today reports: “Nearly 6,900 doctors in Florida lack malpractice insurance or other coverage … When they maim and kill, there’s less recourse, leaving patients damaged physically and financially, with families struggling to pay medical bills … Those physicians have been disci[...]

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Arbitration Cases

January 8, 2020

Florida Statute Section 766.118(2) states: “LIMITATION ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES FOR NEGLIGENCE OF PRACTITIONERS.— (a) With respect to a cause of action for personal injury or wrongful death arising from medical negligence of practitioners, regardless of the number of such practitioner defe[...]

$816,988 North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Spinal Epidural Hematoma After Neck Surgery

January 7, 2020

On December 13, 2019, a North Carolina medical malpractice jury deliberated for three and a half hours before returning its verdict in the amount of $816,988 against an emergency room physician, an orthopedic surgeon, and a hospital. The North Carolina medical malpractice jury awarded $400,000 in pa[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case For Determination Of Plaintiffs’ Negligent Credentialing Claim

January 6, 2020

In its opinion dated December 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) held: “Without evidence showing a reasonable investigation into the surgeon’s background and qualifications would have revealed he was unqualified to perform laparoscopic cholecystect[...]

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