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21 California Doctors Charged In $40M “Snake Oil” Scheme

June 16, 2017

On April 20, 2017, the California Department of Insurance and the Orange County District Attorney announced that 21 California doctors, two pharmacists, and the two owners of medical billing and management companies have been charged with participating in a $40 million fraudulent medical billing a[...]

FDA Requires Invokana Black Box Warning For Increased Risk of Leg/Foot Amputations

June 15, 2017

The FDA issued a safety alert on May 16, 2017 regarding Invokana (canagliflozin), a medication used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. after the final results from two clinical studies showed an increased risk of leg and foot amputations associated with[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Decides Res Ipsa Loquitor May Apply To Negligent Surgical Positioning Claim

June 14, 2017

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its unreported opinion dated May 18, 2017 that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may apply to a medical malpractice case where an unconscious patient is under the care of a surgical team. The Underlying Facts T[...]

$744K Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Orthopedic Surgeon’s Rush To Surgery

June 13, 2017

On May 17, 2017, a six-person Indiana medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $744,000 against a now deceased orthopedic surgeon whom the jury found to have rushed to perform unnecessary surgery on a 16-year-old’s shoulder without first attempting conservative treatment.[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert’s Testimony Not Admissible

June 12, 2017

In its unpublished opinion filed on April 13, 2017, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of the defendants in a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death case because the plainti[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Case

June 11, 2017

In its decision filed on May 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) reversed summary judgment granted to the Oklahoma medical malpractice defendants by the trial court, finding that the plaintiffs had raised a question of fact by their summary[...]

Due To The Lack Of A Stitch, A Premature Baby Died

June 10, 2017

On May 10, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”) affirmed a Georgia medical malpractice verdict in excess of $4 million for the death of a premature baby that the Georgia medical malpractice jury determined was due to the medical negligence of the defendant ob[...]

Florida Supreme Court Holds Caps On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Claims Unconstitutional

June 9, 2017

The Supreme Court of Florida held in a 4-to-3 decision filed on June 8, 2017 that the caps on personal injury noneconomic damages in medical negligence actions provided in section 766.118 violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Florida Constitution. Section 766.118, Florida Statutes (2011) Sectio[...]

CMS Proposes Changes To Final Rule Involving Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements That Will Harm Injured Residents’ Rights

June 8, 2017

On June 5, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed revisions to arbitration agreement requirements for long-term care facilities (nursing homes) that eviscerates the protections proposed by the Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities Final Rule (&#[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Upholds $1.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Cancer Misdiagnosed As Benign Meningioma

June 7, 2017

The Appellate Court of Illinois Third District (“Appellate Court”) affirmed in its April 24, 2017 opinion, an Illinois medical malpractice jury’s award of $1,727,409.50 to the wife and the estate of a man who died because the defendant neuropathologist who read the biopsy slide[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claims

June 6, 2017

In its opinion filed on June 2, 2017, the Iowa Supreme Court recognized for the first time wrongful birth claims in which the parents of a child born with severe disabilities may bring a medical negligence action based on the physicians’ failure to inform them of prenatal test results showing a co[...]

$23.1M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby’s Severe Injuries During Delivery

June 5, 2017

At the conclusion of a nonjury trial, a Chicago judge awarded in excess of $23.1 million to the family of a child who suffered catastrophic injuries during her delivery in the family’s medical malpractice lawsuit against a neonatologist and hospital. The hospital was found to be not liable[...]

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