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Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Forum Non Conveniens In Medical Malpractice Case

July 23, 2015

In an Order filed on July 15, 2015 by the Appellate Court of Illinois Fifth District (“Appellate Court”), the Appellate Court discussed the equitable doctrine of forum non conveniens in the context of a medical malpractice case where the defendant, who lived in Illinois, tried but fail[...]

Did Maryland Hospital Use Counterfeit Spinal Hardware?

July 22, 2015

A Maryland hospital has reportedly been sued by health insurers that allege that some spinal fusion patients who had their surgeries at the hospital may have been implanted with counterfeit spinal hardware. A spine surgeon who operated at the Maryland hospital has also been named in lawsuits, whic[...]

Illinois Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Botched Hernia Repair

July 21, 2015

An Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed by the wife of a man who died after having emergency exploratory surgery following hernia repair surgery. The wife’s medical malpractice lawsuit claims that the defendants negligently failed to diagnose and treat her husband’s b[...]

Florida Appellate Court Limits Medical Malpractice Attorneys Fee To $100,000

July 20, 2015

In its decision dated July 15, 2015, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Appellate Court”) limited to $100,000 the medical malpractice attorneys fee and costs that the plaintiffs’ Florida medical malpractice lawyers could receive for their highly [...]

California Appellate Court Rules In Favor Of Actos Plaintiffs

July 19, 2015

In its decision filed on July 17, 2015, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District Division Three (“Appellate Court”) held that the trial court erred in striking the plaintiffs’ medical expert’s testimony (the trial court required that the expert [...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Nurse Practitioner, Surgeon

July 18, 2015

The wife and two sons of a 56-year-old man who died in 2013 allegedly as a result of the medical negligence of his nurse practitioner and the surgeon who had performed his gallbladder surgery recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit. The defendant nurse practitioner is alleged to have prescri[...]

Alabama Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Case

July 17, 2015

On June 19, 2015, after a two-week trial and three and a half hours of deliberations, an Alabama medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. The case involved the birth injuries suffered by a now 11-year-old boy who sustained a brain injury due to alleged medical neglig[...]

$6M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Primary Care Physician

July 16, 2015

On July 8, 2015, the parents of a 45-year-old man who died from a heart attack in 2011 won their Connecticut medical malpractice case against their son’s primary care physician whom the jury found to have committed medical malpractice. The Connecticut medical malpractice jury deliberated for[...]

Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Arrestee’s Death

July 15, 2015

On July 8, 2015, a medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in Arkansas against a hospital emergency room physician, alleging that the physician’s medical negligence led to the drug overdose death of an Arkansas man who had been brought to the emergency room for evaluation after being arrested fo[...]

Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Insurer To Be Sold To Berkshire Hathaway

July 14, 2015

The Oklahoma State Medical Association has agreed to sell Oklahoma’s top medical malpractice insurer, PLICO Inc., to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, under undisclosed terms. PLICO justifies its sale to the much larger MedPro Group by stating that the sale furthers its desire to exp[...]

$13.9M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Upheld

July 13, 2015

By its decision rendered on June 30, 2015, the Court of Appeals Eleventh Appellate District Trumbull County, Ohio (“Appellate Court”) affirmed an Ohio medical malpractice jury’s verdict in the amount of $13,902,000 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs, for the severe an[...]

Mexico Medical Malpractice Claim: Toddler’s Wrong Eye Removed

July 12, 2015

Medical malpractice is not only prevalent in the United States, where many victims suffer devastating injuries as a result of medical negligence, but it appears that medical negligence also occurs throughout the world, causing avoidable injuries that forever change the lives of medical malpractic[...]

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