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$18M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Paralyzed Due To Medical Negligence

March 30, 2018

On March 6, 2018, a Georgia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $18 million in favor of the 58-year-old plaintiff who walked into a hospital but left in a wheelchair, having suffered paralysis that she alleged was due to the medical negligence of the medical providers resp[...]

Texas Appellate Court Discusses “Wilful And Wanton Negligence” Requirement In Emergency Care Medical Malpractice Cases

March 29, 2018

The Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Fort Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion delivered on March 8, 2018 that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment on the Texas medical malpractice defendants’ no-evidence motion for summary judgment [...]

Lack Of Candor By Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Leads To New Trial In New Jersey

March 28, 2018

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) held in its opinion approved for publication on March 8, 2018 that the defendant’s medical malpractice attorney’s failure to discharge his duty of candor to the court and to the plaintiff’[...]

$5.7M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hospital’s Failure To Diagnose Suicide Risk

March 27, 2018

Earlier this month, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $215,000 for economic damages and $5.5 million for noneconomic damages (pain and suffering) against a hospital that allegedly failed to properly diagnose and treat a suicidal p[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Cites Illegible Hospital Records In Allowing Stale Medical Malpractice Claim To Proceed

March 26, 2018

The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) held in its opinion approved for publication on March 2, 2018 that because the decedent’s hospital records do not legibly reveal one particular doctor’s name and involvement in the decedentR[...]

OIG Report Slams VA Medical Center In D.C.

March 25, 2018

The Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General issued a report on March 7, 2018 entitled, “Critical Deficiencies at the Washington DC VA Medical Center” (“Report”) in which it found “widespread and formidable inadequacies in many essential functions at th[...]

Georgia Hospital Settles Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

March 24, 2018

On March 1, 2018, a Georgia hospital settled a birth injury medical malpractice case filed against it that alleged that two physicians that it employed failed to provide care consistent with the required standard of care, which resulted in the baby suffering a severe brain injury at her birth in 201[...]

Colorado Supreme Court Disallows Ex Parte Communication In Medical Malpractice Case

March 23, 2018

In a Colorado medical malpractice case in which the issue was the scope of the physician–patient privilege, the Colorado Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on March 5, 2018 that the plaintiff’s non-party medical providers were not “in consultation with” the defendants such t[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Holds Ordinary Negligence Jury Instruction Improper In Medical Malpractice Case

March 22, 2018

The Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on March 5, 2018 that a very strong case of medical malpractice does not become a case of ordinary negligence simply due to the egregiousness of the medical malpractice, and the Georgia Court of Appeals erre[...]

Maryland Legislature Considering Repealing 20% Rule In Medical Malpractice Cases

March 21, 2018

The Maryland General Assembly, which is currently in session, is considering repealing the so-called “20 Percent Rule” in Maryland medical malpractice cases, which requires that medical experts not devote more than 20% of their professional activities to activities directly involving tes[...]

Two Sponges Left In Woman For At Least Six Years Following C-Section

March 20, 2018

An article appearing on February 22, 2018 in The New England Journal of Medicine discussed the case of a 42-year-old Japanese woman who had been experiencing lower abdominal bloating for three years. The woman went to her primary care provider for diagnosis where abdominal palpation found two nonten[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Hospital Nurse High On Meth Caused Baby’s Brain Damage

March 19, 2018

The parents of a baby who suffered brain damage while in the hospital have filed a Florida medical malpractice lawsuit in which they allege that a hospital nurse was high on methamphetamine when he negligent dislodged the baby’s breathing tube while giving him a bath, which resulted in the bab[...]

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