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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Death Due To Wrong Blood Type Transfusion

August 4, 2015

A medical malpractice/wrongful death/survival action lawsuit was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois on July 23, 2015, alleging that the defendant hospital’s medical staff transfused a patient with the wrong type of blood that led to the woman’s death. The administrator[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Birth-Related Injuries Leading To Death

August 3, 2015

On July 27, 2015, a Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against a Baltimore hospital, alleging that the medical negligence of the hospital’s emergency room staff led to the premature birth of a baby who needed extensive care in a neonatal i[...]

Kentucky Supreme Court Discusses Ex Parte Communications In Medical Malpractice Cases

August 2, 2015

The issue that the Supreme Court of Kentucky (“Kentucky Supreme Court”) had to decide in a case it decided on July 2, 2015 was whether litigants in Kentucky may, and under what conditions, engage in ex parte interviews with treating physicians in Kentucky medical malpractice cases. The[...]

Naval Hospital Jacksonville Sued For Medical Malpractice For Brain Injury During Colonoscopy

August 1, 2015

A federal medical malpractice lawsuit filed on July 21, 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Florida alleges that the medical negligence of the medical personnel involved with a retired Navy Chief’s colonoscopy and endoscopy performed at Naval Hospital Jacksonville (Florida) led to his severe [...]

Missouri Supreme Court Affirms $4.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Ruptured Prostate Abscess

July 31, 2015

On July 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Missouri upheld a $4.3 million Missouri medical malpractice verdict in favor of a 36-year-old man whose prostate abscess was improperly treated, leading to its rupture and the man’s serious and permanent injuries. The Missouri medical malpractice jury det[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Decides Plaintiffs’ Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Was Filed Too Soon

July 30, 2015

In its decision filed on July 22, 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs filed their medical malpractice lawsuit before the expiration of the statutory 182-day waiting period between the time that the plaintiffs gave notice of their intent to sue (“NOI”) and the earli[...]

Florida Appellate Court Allows Auto Insurer To Subrogate In Medical Malpractice Case

July 29, 2015

In its written opinion filed on July 24, 2015, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District (“Appellate Court”) decided in a 2-to-1 decision that the tortfeasor involved in a motor vehicle accident and her automobile liability insurance company have a right to[...]

Fake California Cancer Doctor’s Home/Office Searched

July 28, 2015

An El Cerrito, California man’s home and his Richmond, California business address have been searched by law enforcement authorities in conjunction with an investigation into the man’s alleged illegal representations to patients that he was a cancer doctor, who physically examined them a[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Medical Expert Qualifications In Medical Malpractice Cases

July 27, 2015

The Supreme Court of Georgia issued an opinion on July 13, 2015 discussing Georgia’s requirements concerning medical experts who testify in Georgia medical malpractice cases: in particular, what sort of experience is required of a practicing surgeon who is offered as an expert witness in a [...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Applies Common Sense To Medical Malpractice Law

July 26, 2015

On May 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of Tennessee (“Tennessee Supreme Court”) prevented the medical malpractice defendants from benefiting from a potential “gotcha” in Tennessee’s medical malpractice law that requires plaintiffs to file a certificate of good faith in me[...]

Federal Judge Rejects Strict Liability For Defective Medical Device Claim

July 25, 2015

On July 15, 2015, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the exclusion from strict liability for prescription drug claims should also apply to prescription medical device claims. Despite the fact that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet to a[...]

Florida Appellate Court Upholds Defendants’ Ex Parte Communications With Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs’ Health Care Providers

July 24, 2015

In its opinion filed on July 21, 2015, the District Court of Appeal First District, State of Florida (“Appellate Court”) upheld certain 2013 amendments to the medical malpractice presuit notice sections of the Florida Statutes (Sections 766.106 and 766.1065) that allow for presuit ex p[...]

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