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New Mexico Medical Malpractice Claim Alleges Former Inmate Did Not Receive Proper Medical Care

February 23, 2016

A former inmate at a New Mexico detention center alleges in her New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit filed against individuals working for the New Mexico prison system that the failure to provide her with prompt and appropriate medical care while in custody caused her to develop endocarditis and h[...]

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February 22, 2016

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West Virginia Nursing Home Negligence Claim Alleges Poor Post-Hip Replacement Care Led To Patient’s Death

February 22, 2016

A West Virginia rehabilitation center (nursing home) and a West Virginia physician were named as defendants in a West Virginia nursing home negligence case that was recently filed in the Fayette County Court. The West Virginia patient had total hip replacement surgery on November 12, 2012 after whic[...]

Las Vegas Nursing Home Sued for Neglect/Abuse Leading To Death

February 21, 2016

A Las Vegas nursing home is being sued for the alleged abuse and neglect of an 89-year-old resident who told a nurse at the nursing home on May 20, 2014 to call the police, after which he pointed to his knee and stated, “the therapist.” No one called the police that day but the severe[...]

$5.1M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hepatitis C Acquired During Routine Colonoscopy

February 20, 2016

A New York medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5.1 million in favor of the plaintiff, who alleged in her New York medical malpractice lawsuit that the defendant physicians’ negligence caused her to become infected with Hepatitis C during a routine colonoscopy that t[...]

Failure To Timely Object To Juror Mistake Dooms Maryland Medical Malpractice Appeal

February 19, 2016

In a case decided by the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”) on February 4, 2016 in an unreported opinion, the Maryland medical malpractice plaintiff’s appeal was unsuccessful because under Maryland law, it was incumbent upon the plaintiff to bring to the trial[...]

Georgia Jail Sued For Inmate’s Death Due To Failure To Provide Proper Medical Care

February 18, 2016

The mother of a 22-year-old inmate who was incarcerated in a Georgia jail for a non-violent parole violation (he tested positive for marijuana in his system) has filed a Georgia wrongful death case naming the Georgia county that ran the jail, the sheriff, and numerous deputies as defendants, allegin[...]

$10M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Meningitis Diagnosis In Infant

February 17, 2016

On February 12, 2016, an Alabama medical malpractice jury awarded a seriously injured child and his family $10 million for the missed diagnosis of bacterial meningitis when the child was three months old, resulting in the child’s permanent brain injury. As a result of the alleged negligent fai[...]

$860K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Colon Perforation During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

February 16, 2016

On February 1, 2016, a Baltimore medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a first-grade teacher in the amount of $859,990.01 for the harm she suffered as a result of her colon being perforated by her OB/GYN during a laparoscopic hysterectomy that he performed on July 9, 2010. T[...]

J&J Agrees To Pay $120M To Settle 2,000 To 3,000 Mesh Claims

February 15, 2016

It has been reported that Johnson and Johnson has agreed to pay $120 million to settle between 2,000 and 3,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed by women who alleged that their mesh implants that were intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse and/or incontinence shrunk after being implanted in them, ca[...]

Montana Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Wrongful Birth Claim

February 14, 2016

On February 11, 2016, after a nine-day trial, a Montana medical malpractice jury rejected the plaintiffs’ wrongful birth claim in which the Montana couple alleged that they would have terminated the pregnancy had they been offered a genetic test for cystic fibrosis that would have disclosed t[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Rules Disciplinary Action Against Physician Is Inadmissible In Subsequent Civil Action

February 13, 2016

In its reported opinion filed on January 28, 2016, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Appellate Court”), Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, ruled that the Maryland General Assembly did not intend that doctors who have been the target of Maryland Board of Physici[...]

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