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Virginia Appellate Court Rules Trial Court Did Not Err In Limiting Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Experts Testimony At Trial

October 22, 2025

Lindsay Sightler visited Dr. Ashley Lubecki, her OB-GYN, in September 2018 to confirm her pregnancy and because she “was concerned about a small mass . . . on the left side of [her] breast.” Dr. Lubecki “took a quick history” and referred Sightler for an ultrasound due to “a left palpable [...]

Virginia Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Defective Habit Instruction

October 21, 2025

Plaintiff Ann Reynolds Lee filed her Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. William Manson, UVA Physicians Group, and Dr. Troy Davis. She alleged that in September 2020, she underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at UVA Medical Center. Dr. Manson was Lee’s attending anesthe[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Treating Mentally Incompetent Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Differently Than Mentally Incompetent Plaintiffs In Other Kinds Of Actions

October 20, 2025

Andreana Williams, as conservator for her mother Michelle Hewett, filed a medical malpractice action against Regency Hospital Company, LLC, Regency Hospital Company of Macon, LLC (“Regency”), and Regency’s employee Jacquita Baldwin, APRN. The defendants moved to dismiss based on the expira[...]

New York Appellate Court Rules Patient’s Statement In Medical Record Admissible As Business Records Exception To Hearsay Rule

October 19, 2025

On September 25, 2019, the plaintiff was employed as a laborer by the third-party defendant, ATA Construction New York, Inc. (“ATA”), when he allegedly was injured at a construction site located at 160 Dikeman Street in Brooklyn, which was owned by the defendant 160 Dikeman Street, LLC ([...]

St. Croix Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Podiatrist

October 18, 2025

In early August 2025, a St. Croix woman filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a podiatrist and the podiatry practice where he worked. She alleges that her bunion surgery that was performed on January 21, 2022 resulted in permanent injury, ongoing pain, and misalignment and dislocation of her t[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms False Claims Act Lawsuit Barred By Public Disclosure Provision

October 17, 2025

The False Claims Act is the federal government’s sword against fraud. At the heart of the Act lies the qui tam provision, which deputizes private individuals, known as relators, to expose fraudulent schemes targeting federal programs in exchange for a share of any recovery. U.S.C. § 3730(d). Medi[...]

1 In 13 U.S. EDs Lack 24/7 Attending Physician Coverage

October 16, 2025

A recent survey of the 5,622 nonfederal emergency departments (EDs) in the United States, of which 4,621 (82%) responded to the question “Is at least one attending physician (not resident) on duty in the ED 24 h/d?”, found that 1 in 13 U.S. EDs lack 24/7 attending physician coverage: “[...]

$12 Million Settlement And Reforms At Syracuse Nursing Home Intended To Stop Resident Neglect And Financial Fraud

October 15, 2025

On August 25, 2025, the New York Attorney General announced that Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Syracuse, New York, and its owners and operators will pay a total of $12 million, including $10 million to directly fund improved resident care and staffing, after an investigation alle[...]

Ohio Federal Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Improperly Reported Patient With Committing A Crime After Suffering Miscarriage

October 14, 2025

According to the Ohio lawsuit filed on August 21, 2025 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division: Brittany Watts, who is a nursing student and a resident of Ohio, was 21 weeks pregnant when she started experiencing pain and bleeding and went to St. Joseph[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late

October 13, 2025

On October 22, 2024, Arlene and Daniel Morgan filed an Alabama medical malpractice lawsuit pursuant to the AlabamaMedical Liability Act (“the AMLA”), § 6-5-480 et seq. and § 6-5-540 et seq., Ala. Code 1975, claiming that Arlene was prescribed Plaquenil, a drug that poses a risk of reti[...]

Boston Scientific Recalls Vascular Stent Due To Risk Of Resistance During Device Withdrawal

October 12, 2025

The Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail Endoprosthesis is a self-expanding stent used to open narrowed carotid arteries and is placed using a catheter over a guidewire or embolic protection device. The Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail Endoprosthesis, used in conjunction with the Boston Scientific embolic protectio[...]

Texas Appellate Court Affirms Claim Arising From Injuries Suffered By Patient Being Helped To Car After Hospital Care Is Health Care Liability Claim

October 11, 2025

After Kathleen Holcomb (“Holcomb”) was treated at Seton Medical Center (“Seton”), Seton employees transported Holcomb from the hospital back to her car. Unfortunately, while assisting Holcomb into her car, the employees dropped her, causing her to break her foot and ankle. Ho[...]

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