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Illinois Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Psychiatrist In Suicide Case

December 30, 2016

On December 8, 2016, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the defendant psychiatrist and his psychiatry practice in a psychiatrist malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendants were negligent in the psychiatric care provided to her suicidal husb[...]

FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Anesthesia Use In Pregnant Women, Young Children

December 29, 2016

On December 14, 2016, the FDA issued a drug safety communication regarding the use of general anesthesia and sedatives for pregnant women and for young children, informing health care providers, parents, and caregivers of children younger than three years, and pregnant women in their third trimester[...]

Baltimore Sun Commentary: “Ban Medical Malpractice Lawsuits”

December 28, 2016

On December 27, 2016, the Baltimore Sun published a commentary entitled “Ban medical malpractice lawsuits” that was written by someone whose qualifications to propose such included his PhD in chemical engineering and his retirement from Dupont in 1985. The commentator wrote, “Aboli[...]

Wyoming Nursing Home Settles Claim By Resident Struck By Its Van

December 27, 2016

A troubled Wyoming nursing home with a history of deficiencies and personal injury and wrongful death claims made against it has reportedly settled the personal injury claim of one of its residents who was negligently struck by a van owned by the nursing home and operated by its employee, as the l[...]

$19.3 Billion Recovered By U.S. In Health Care Fraud Claims

December 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 14, 2016 that the Department of Justice had recovered $19.3 billion in health care fraud claims from January 2009 to September 30, 2016, which was 57% of the health care fraud dollars recovered in the 30 years since the 1986 amendments to the Fals[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics: 2005 To 2015

December 25, 2016

The National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) has published medical malpractice statistics for the United States for the period from 2005 to 2015. During the ten-year period, when the population of the United States was 321,986,783, there were 148,909 medical malpractice payments and 409[...]

Florida Supreme Court Voids Medical Malpractice Arbitration Agreement

December 24, 2016

In its decision filed on December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held that a medical malpractice arbitration agreement between a patient and her health care provider was void as against public policy because it excludes required provisions of the Medica[...]

Failure To Timely File Medical Malpractice Case In Connecticut Leads To Legal Malpractice Victory

December 23, 2016

On November 17, 2016, a Connecticut legal malpractice jury made up of six jurors took only two hours of deliberations to return its verdict against a medical malpractice attorney and in favor of the mother of a 25-year-old man who allegedly died as a result of medical malpractice. The medical malpr[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Two-Year Statute Of Limitations To Survival Action In Medical Malpractice Case

December 22, 2016

In its opinion filed on December 7, 2016, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“Appellate Court”) held that the trial court should have granted summary judgment to the medical malpractice defendant where the plaintiff failed to file the survival action within the two-year[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms $6M Medical Malpractice Verdict

December 21, 2016

On December 8, 2016, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department (“Appellate Court”) affirmed the February 18, 2015 judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff who required a surgical amputation following a crush injury to his leg from being hit by a car. The New Y[...]

Study Suggests Hospitalized Patients’ Outcomes Are Better If They Are Treated By Physicians Who Are Female

December 20, 2016

A study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine on December 19, 2016 entitled, “Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians” found that patients who were treated by female physicians had significantly lower mortal[...]

$375K Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pediatrician For 3-Year-Old’s Death

December 19, 2016

An Alabama medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $375,000 against a pediatrician for her alleged medical negligence that led to the death of a 3-year-old who was under her care. The hospital where the young child died reportedly paid the Alabama medical malpractice plaintiff[...]

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