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Hospital Pharmacy Tech Removed Fentanyl From 251 Medication Vials, Refilled Them With Water

November 12, 2016

A pharmacy tech in an Iowa hospital allegedly removed fentanyl from 252 medication vials that were placed on medication carts throughout the hospital and replaced the opioid medication with sterile water. The alleged substitutions occurred between August 26 and October 7, 2016, and may have affect[...]

$70M Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

November 11, 2016

On October 27, 2016, a Missouri jury took only three hours to return its verdict in favor of a 62-year-old California woman against Johnson & Johnson for her terminal ovarian cancer that she alleged was due to her use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder over the period of more than fo[...]

California Appellate Court Discusses When Statute Of Limitations Begins To Run In Medical Malpractice Case

November 10, 2016

In its opinion filed on October 31, 2016, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District Division Seven (“Appellate Court”) held that when the plaintiff in a medical malpractice action alleges the defendant health care provider misdiagnosed or failed to diagnose[...]

Pediatrician Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against UK’s National Health Service

November 9, 2016

A 69-year-old pediatrician recently filed her medical malpractice lawsuit against the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in which she alleges that medical negligence led to her inability to walk on her own and other substantial harm, including injury to her ureter and needing to have one of he[...]

$4.2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict In Erb’s Palsy Birth Injury Case

November 8, 2016

On October 28, 2016, a Connecticut birth injury jury returned its verdict in the amount of $4.2 million in favor of a child who suffered Erb’s palsy as a result of medical negligence during his delivery in 2009. The Connecticut medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed in 2011 alleged that bi[...]

Buying North Carolina Appellate Judges For North Carolina Medical Malpractice Reforms?

November 7, 2016

On the November 8, 2016 ballot in North Carolina is a North Carolina Supreme Court incumbent justice seeking to retain his appellate court position and his challenger who is seeking to unseat him. During this election cycle, there is only one North Carolina Supreme Court justice position in play. If[...]

$12.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Following Tonsilletomy

November 6, 2016

On October 27, 2016, after about three hours of deliberations, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a Pennsylvania woman $12.7 million in compensatory damages for the brain damage she suffered as a result of the defendants allegedly removing her breathing tube too early shortly after her [...]

New York Neurosurgeon Hit With Three More Medical Malpractice Cases

November 5, 2016

A New York neurosurgeon who specializes in surgery to correct Chiari malformations was recently sued by three of his former patients for medical malpractice, adding to the more than twenty times he has been sued for medical malpractice over the course of his professional career. All three of the m[...]

$145M To Be Paid By Huge Nursing Home Corporation To Settle False Claims Allegations

November 4, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 24, 2016 that a Tennessee-based corporation that owns and operates more than 220 nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) throughout the United States, and it owner, have agreed to pay $145 million to settle the government’s claims that the[...]

Maryland Hospital NICU Closed For Second Time In Three Months For Bacterial Outbreak

November 3, 2016

For the second time in several months, the Prince George’s Hospital Center in Maryland has closed its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) due to an outbreak of Pseudomonas, a potentially deadly bacterium. Five babies who were in the hospital’s NICU have been transferred to other hospital[...]

$11.5M Nebraska Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury

November 2, 2016

A Nebraska medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $11.5 million in favor of a severely injured child who suffered brain damage during his delivery due to medical negligence. The Omaha medical malpractice jury reached its verdict on October 24, 2016 after a trial that lasted m[...]

California Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Give Informed Consent Instruction

November 1, 2016

In its unpublished opinion filed on October 24, 2016, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District Division One (“Appellate Court”) reversed a California medical malpractice defense verdict, finding that the trial judge had erroneously failed to instruct the [...]

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