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Maryland Appellate Court Discusses What Is A “Medical Injury” Requiring Compliance With Maryland Medical Malpractice Laws

January 29, 2018

In its opinion filed on January 19, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court”), which is the highest appellate court in Maryland, stated that in order for the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Claims Act (“HCA”) to apply, a plaintiff must allege a breach of a professiona[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Despite Hospital’s Discovery, Expert Disclosure Violations

January 28, 2018

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, in its unpublished opinion dated January 17, 2018, affirmed the Maryland medical malpractice jury’s defense verdict, finding that the trial judge had not e[...]

$400K Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Plastic Surgeon For Botched Facelift

January 27, 2018

On December 11, 2017, a Michigan medical malpractice jury awarded a woman $400,000 in total damages, which included $50,000 for permanent scarring and $350,000 for the plaintiff’s past pain and suffering, in a lawsuit that claimed that the defendant plastic surgeon who performed her facelift h[...]

New Trial Ordered In Olympus Contaminated Scope Case

January 26, 2018

In its Order dated January 16, 2018, the Superior Court of the State of Washington For King County (“Court”) granted the plaintiff’s motion for new trial and for sanctions against Olympus America, Inc. and related defendants (“Olympus”) in a wrongful death case in which[...]

Maryland Senate Bill Would Increase Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Cases

January 25, 2018

Maryland Senate Bill 36 proposes to increase the cap on noneconomic damages in Maryland medical malpractice wrongful death claims where there are two or more claimants or beneficiaries, for causes of action that arise after October 1, 2018, to up to 450% of the applicable cap from the current 125% c[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Recognizes Private Cause Of Action For Breach Of Duty Of Confidentiality Of Medical Records

January 24, 2018

The Connecticut Supreme Court held in its opinion filed on January 11, 2018, “We conclude that a duty of confidentiality arises from the physician-patient relationship and that unauthorized disclosure of confidential information obtained in the course of that relationship gives rise to a cause[...]

Proposed Maryland Senate Bill Would Eliminate 20% Rule In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases

January 23, 2018

The Maryland Legislature convened for its 2018 Legislative Session on January 10, 2018. One of the bills pre-filed in the Maryland Senate would repeal the requirement in Maryland medical malpractice cases that a health care provider who attests in a certificate of a qualified expert, or who testifie[...]

Rhode Island Supreme Court Vacates Trial Court’s Granting Of New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

January 22, 2018

The Rhode Island Supreme Court held in its decision dated January 9, 2018 that the trial judge had erred in granting a new trial to a Rhode Island medical malpractice plaintiff where the jury found the defendant physician negligent but that his negligence was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant

January 21, 2018

The State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) earlier this month affirmed the trial court’s granting summary judgment to the defendant emergency room physician in a Louisiana medical malpractice case, finding that the plaintiff had failed to pr[...]

Hospital Kept Surgeon On Staff Despite Allegations Of Raping Two Patients

January 20, 2018

The Cleveland Clinic allegedly kept a colorectal surgeon on its staff, treating patients, despite complaints from two of his patients that he raped them. The Cleveland Clinic reportedly settled one of the patient’s claims by paying a confidential settlement. The surgeon allegedly anally raped [...]

North Carolina Appellate Court Says Adjudication Of Incompetency Not Necessary To Toll Statute Of Limitations In Medical Malpractice Case

January 19, 2018

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“North Carolina Appellate Court”) held in its January 2, 2018 decision that the trial court erred by determining that an adjudication of incompetency pursuant to Chapter 35A was required for the statute of limitations to be tolled in the present ca[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Resurrects Legal Malpractice Case Against Medical Malpractice Lawyer

January 18, 2018

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on January 4, 2018 that the trial court manifestly abused its discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ continuance motion in their legal malpractice case against their former medical malpract[...]

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