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Tennessee Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Undisclosed Testimony Of Nurses

August 27, 2017

The Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville (“Tennessee Appellate Court”) filed an opinion on August 7, 2017 that overturned a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case involving a woman suffering an unforeseen allergic reaction to a medication she received during labor that resul[...]

Fake Arizona Doctor Sentenced To Over 38 Years In Prison

August 26, 2017

An Arizona man with no medical license and no formal medical training who performed illegal cosmetic surgery procedures on unsuspecting women in the Tucson area was sentenced on August 8, 2017 to 38.25 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2017 to 28 felony charges arising out of the man pe[...]

Florida Oncologist Sentenced To Almost 6 Years In Prison For Providing Patients With Unapproved Cancer Drugs

August 25, 2017

On August 7, 2017, a Florida oncologist was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison after she was found guilty on November 18, 2016 by a federal jury following a nine-day trial for her receipt and delivery of misbranded drugs, smuggling goods into the United States, health care fraud, and mail [...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Complaint Based On No Pre-Suit HIPAA-Compliant Medical Authorization

August 24, 2017

In its opinion filed on July 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Tennessee at Jackson (“Tennessee Supreme Court”) held that a prospective plaintiff who provides pre-suit notice to one potential defendant is not required under Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-121(a)(2)(E) to provide the [...]

$3.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman’s Death Due To Undiagnosed Heart Condition

August 23, 2017

On February 6, 2012, a 41-year-old woman went to the defendant hospital’s emergency room, complaining of severe pain in her left shoulder that radiated down her left arm. She was admitted to the hospital and a cardiac evaluation was ordered due to her symptoms. As part of the cardiac evaluatio[...]

$417M Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict

August 22, 2017

A California jury returned its verdict on August 21, 2017 in the amount of $417 million in favor of a woman who had used Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder for decades and later developed ovarian cancer. The California jury’s verdict included $70 million in compensatory damages and an additiona[...]

Kansas Medical Malpractice Case Filed Against Hospital For Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis, Concealment From Patient

August 21, 2017

On August 1, 2017, a woman who was misdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer by a hospital pathologist and underwent unnecessary surgery to remove multiple organs due to the misdiagnosis that was concealed from her filed a Kansas medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital, the former chair of the ho[...]

$1.2M Washington Medical Malpractice Verdict For Scoliosis Surgery Gone Bad

August 20, 2017

A Yakima, Washington medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1,219,052 on July 27, 2017 against a local spine surgeon for the severe pain and forward, left lean of her spine she experienced following surgery in 2011 that was intended to address her c[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Discusses Juror Bias Claim In Medical Malpractice Case

August 19, 2017

The Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”), in its opinion issued on August 1, 2017, affirmed a Missouri medical malpractice defense verdict, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by failing to strike for cause prospective juror 24 because she allegedly[...]

California Appellate Court Rules Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Valid Despite Resident’s Death During 30-Day Rescission Period

August 18, 2017

The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California (“California Appellate Court”) held in its published opinion filed on July 31, 2017 that a California nursing home arbitration agreement signed by a new resident who died during the statutory 30-day resciss[...]

Iowa Physician Charged With Improper Pain Management, Opioid Prescription Abuse

August 17, 2017

On July 20, 2017, the Iowa Board of Medicine (“Board”) filed its Statement of Charges against an Iowa family practice doctor who engaged in pain management, charging him with willfully or repeatedly violating a lawful rule or regulation adopted by the Board when he violated the standards[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Empty-Chair Defense, Reverses Defense Verdict

August 16, 2017

The so-called empty-chair defense is a trial tactic in a multiparty case whereby one defendant attempts to put all the fault on a defendant who plea-bargained or settled before trial or on a person who was neither charged nor named as a party. In its published opinion rendered on July 28, 2017, th[...]

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