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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants Sued As Individuals In Prisoner’s Malpractice Case

November 15, 2025

Plaintiff Keith Brown is a state prisoner in Pennsylvania. Brown initially filed a civil complaint in state court. Defendants Dr. Mary Joy Monsalud, Dr. Newton, and Karen Holly removed Brown’s state court complaint to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania as it r[...]

The Christ Hospital Agrees To Settle Alleged Disclosure Of Protected Health Information

November 14, 2025

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against The Christ Hospital related to the alleged disclosure of protected health information. Plaintiffs alleged that The Christ Hospital maintained web properties through which it encouraged patients to exchange communications to search for a[...]

Study Of Nursing Home Residents Dying With Dementia In America

November 13, 2025

Approximately 6.7 million Americans over age 65 have dementia. That number is projected to double by 2050. Nursing homes (NHs) care for a growing number of older adults living with and dying from dementia. It is estimated that half of NH residents have dementia and nearly 70% of people with adv[...]

Utah Supreme Court Rejects Learned Intermediary Rule In Malpractice Claim Against Pharmacy

November 12, 2025

Steven Jensen suffered from severe chronic pain and took oxycodone for many years to manage his condition. After Jensen went to his doctor seeking help for an unrelated ailment, his doctor prescribed an additional drug, clonazepam. When taken together, oxycodone and clonazepam can pose serious healt[...]

$70.8M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict

November 11, 2025

On September 25, 2025, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $70.8 million in favor of the 38-year-old plaintiff involving a nurse practitioner employed by InPhyNet Contracting Services (a subsidiary of TeamHealth), who was acting in her capacity as an agent of a f[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants

November 10, 2025

Georgia Moton sued registered nurses Melanie Kinder, Rose White, and Betty Stokes, along with their employer Emory Healthcare, Inc.(“Emory”), alleging that the defendants inappropriately administered Dilantin through an intravenous (“IV”) line in Moton’s left hand instead of through a larg[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

November 9, 2025

Robert J. Smith and Henry J. Smith, as surviving sons of Barbara Smith and personal representatives of her estate, filed a Georgia medical malpractice action against Phillipe Gadegbeku, M.D., Nabil Muhanna, M.D., and their respective employers. The Plaintiffs alleged the Defendants failed to provide[...]

$4M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed For Death Of 15-Month-Old Child Who Ingested A Button Battery

November 8, 2025

On November 19, 2014, 15-month-old Alex Clinkscales died after a button battery eroded through his esophagus. His parents, individually and as the administrators of his estate, filed their Georgia medical malpractice action against the boy’s pediatrician, Dr. Susan McWhirter, and her pediatric pra[...]

Mississippi Appellate Court Overturns Defense Verdict In Surgical Medical Malpractice Case

November 7, 2025

Mary Margaret Upchurch suffered paralysis in her legs following a surgery performed at Merit Health Rankin by Dr. Adam Lewis, a neurosurgeon with Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic PLLC (“Jackson Neurosurgery”). Mary and her husband, Rickie, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against multiple [...]

South Carolina Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Complaint, Holding That Expert’s Affidavit Was Sufficient

November 6, 2025

On January 18, 2018, Douglas Williford was involved in a motor vehicle accident and drove himself to the AnMed Health emergency room (ER) in Anderson County. Williford arrived in the ER at approximately 9:08 p.m. and was discharged at 10:39 p.m., “ten minutes after his brief examination”[...]

$3.3M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brachial Plexus Injury During Childbirth

November 5, 2025

On February 26, 2025, a Virginia birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.3 million for a baby who experienced shoulder dystocia followed by brachial plexus injuries during his birth at 39 weeks, on April 12, 2019. During labor, the baby’s heart rate showed re[...]

$1.4M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Ulcer Diagnosis In ER, Leading To Death

November 4, 2025

On March 17, 2025, a Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.4 million for the death of a 30-year-old man who had a perforated duodenal ulcer that was misdiagnosed in the ER. The man went to a hospital ER on December 28, 2019, complaining of 10 out of 10 abdominal [...]

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