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Nevada Supreme Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case For Consideration Of Ordinary Negligence Claims

November 6, 2019

By Order dated October 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) stated: “The district court concluded that the deficiency in Dolorfino’s [plaintiff’s] medical malpractice claim rendered her entire complaint void ab initio and dismissed[...]

Emergency Medicine Malpractice Laws In The United States – Protecting Physicians But Harming Patients

November 5, 2019

The American Medical Association states on its website, “A physician who specializes in Emergency Medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in[...]

Find Medical Malpractice Lawyers Near Me

November 4, 2019

“Find medical malpractice lawyers near me” is a search term used by many victims of medical malpractice throughout the United States because they do not know a medical malpractice lawyer near them at their time of need. Most victims of medical malpractice never thought they would be harm[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Household Services Claim In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

November 3, 2019

In its reported opinion dated November 1, 2019, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, discussed what is necessary to prove a loss of household services claim in a medical malpractice wrongful death case. A Ma[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Medical Care Availability And Reduction of Error Act’s 7-Year Statute Of Repose Is Unconstitutional

November 2, 2019

In its opinion dated October 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Western District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) stated: “In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether the seven-year statute of repose in Section 1303.513(a) of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction [...]

$4.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict Against PCP For Missed Diagnosis Of Infection Leading To Death

November 1, 2019

On October 11, 2019, after about three hours of deliberations, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death plaintiffs in the amount of $4.7 million against a primary care physician who failed to timely diagnose his pati[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Because Juror Said He Could Not Award Noneconomic Damages

October 31, 2019

In its opinion dated October 4, 2019, the Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) reversed the defense verdict reached by the jury in an Indiana medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit, stating, “We have little trouble concluding that a stated refusal to particip[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses “Same Or Related Specialty” Requirement In Medical Malpractice Case

October 30, 2019

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held in its unreported opinion dated October 25, 2019 that “a licensed nurse practitioner, even one who is a Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator, is not “in the same or related specialty” as a board-cer[...]

Are Filshie Clips Causing Allergic Reactions?

October 29, 2019

We continue to receive many inquiries from women who have had Filshie clips implanted as a form of sterilization who complain that they suffered various allergic reactions to the materials contained in Filshie clips, including but not limited to fatigue, pain, and what has been deemed as post implan[...]

New York Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Impermissible Habit Testimony

October 28, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its decision filed on October 16, 2019, stated: “The issue on this appeal is whether a physician performing a surgical procedure who has no written record nor[...]

34 Vaping Deaths In 24 U.S. States, 1,604 Vaping Lung Injuries (As Of October 22, 2019)

October 27, 2019

As of October 22, 2019, 1,604 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) have been reported to CDC from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and one U.S. territory. Thirty-four vaping deaths have been confirmed in 24 states: Alabama, California (3[...]

$2.3M Chicago Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement Approved After Faulty Autopsy Finding Reversed

October 26, 2019

The $2.3 million settlement of a Chicago medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was approved by the court on September 17, 2019. The case involved a 49-year-old woman who had routine gallbladder surgery at the defendant hospital, where she worked. The woman died during the surgery and an assista[...]

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