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Indiana Supreme Court Rules Anti-SLAPP Statute No Defense In Medical Malpractice Case

July 4, 2018

The Indiana Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on May 10, 2018 that the Indiana anti-SLAPP statute was inapplicable in the Indiana medical malpractice case it was deciding because to be protected under Indiana’s anti-SLAPP statute, a person’s actions must be “in furtherance of” [...]

$383.5M Federal Verdict Against GranuFlo Dialysis Provider DaVita

July 3, 2018

On June 27, 2018, a federal jury in Denver, Colorado returned its verdict in the amount of $383.5 million in favor of the families of three dialysis patients who suffered cardiac arrest and died after they received dialysis treatment at DaVita dialysis clinics using GranuFlo that the plaintiffs alle[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Medical Malpractice Certificate Of Qualified Expert

July 2, 2018

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) issued a reported opinion on June 28, 2018 in which it held that the failure of the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s certificate of qualified expert to specifically identify the health care providers who [...]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds $750,000 Cap On Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Is Constitutional

July 1, 2018

In its opinion filed on June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin (“Wisconsin Supreme Court”) held “the $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice judgments and settlements is constitutional both facially and as applied to the [plaintiffs].” History Of Wis[...]

CDC Reports Rising Rate Of Falls Leading To Death In Older Adults In The United States

June 30, 2018

The CDC reported on May 11, 2018 that the rate of deaths from falls increased in the United States by 31% from 2007 to 2016 (an average of 3.0% per year), with the largest increase per year among persons aged ≥85 years. In 2016, a total of 29,668 U.S. residents aged ≥65 years (i.e., “older[...]

Updated Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States

June 29, 2018

On June 25, 2018, the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School (“CJ&D”) released its 10th update to its MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: BY THE NUMBERS briefing book, which compiles the latest statistics and research on issues related to medical malpractice. According to CJ�[...]

Mississippi Appellate Court Limits Psychiatrist’s Responsibility For Patient’s Suicide To Intentional Acts

June 28, 2018

The Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Mississippi Appellate Court”) confirmed in its opinion filed on May 29, 2018 that in a Mississippi civil suit for wrongful death involving suicide, the plaintiff must show that the defendant committed an intentional act that proximately [...]

FDA Warns About Deaths In Patients With Liquid-Filled Intragastric Balloon Systems Used To Treat Obesity

June 27, 2018

The FDA issued a warning letter to health care providers in the United States on June 4, 2018 regarding reports of deaths in patients with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat obesity. Since 2016, the FDA has received reports of a total of 12 deaths that occurred in patients with[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Rules Lawyer For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Cannot Continue To Represent Her

June 26, 2018

The Court of Appeals of Ohio Second Appellate District Miami County (“Ohio Appellate Court”) ruled in its June 1, 2018 Opinion that the plaintiff’s medical malpractice lawyer cannot continue to represent her in an Ohio medical malpractice case, stating “in light of the role p[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Revocation Of Maryland Abortion Doctor’s Medical License

June 25, 2018

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”) held in its unreported opinion filed on May 30, 2018 that the Maryland State Board of Physicians (“Board”) had authority to revoke a Maryland abortion doctor’s medical license for “unprofessiona[...]

Study Found Intensive Attending Physician Supervision Of Residents Did Not Result In Significant Reduction In Medical Errors

June 24, 2018

A study published online on June 4, 2018 in JAMA Internal Medicine concluded, “Increased direct attending physician supervision did not significantly reduce the medical error rate. In designing morning work rounds, residency programs should reconsider their balance of patient safety, learning [...]

$18.4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Physicians Who Failed To Test For HIV

June 23, 2018

On June 18, 2018, a federal medical malpractice jury in Massachusetts returned its verdict in favor of a man who alleged that his physicians failed to test him for HIV despite his risk factors, which led to a three-year delay in diagnosis by which time the man had AIDS. The plaintiff reportedly requ[...]

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