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Washington Appellate Court Affirms $13M Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice Verdict

September 16, 2025

Dr. Kristine Brecht was a licensed physician and surgeon who was board certified in family medicine. She was the sole owner and operator of Aesthetic Rejuvenation Spa (ARS) located in Burien, Washington. Dr. Brecht performed both surgical and nonsurgical procedures at ARS. Staff at ARS included a re[...]

The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Review For 2024

September 15, 2025

What Is A Sentinel Event? The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as a patient safety event (not primarily related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition) that reaches a patient and results in: Death Permanent harm (regardless of severity of harm) Sev[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Not Entitled To Default Judgment For Defendant’s Failure To Make Timely Evidentiary Submission

September 14, 2025

Dewight Allen received medical care from Anonymous Providers 1 and 2 and Anonymous Physician 1 (“Providers”) and subsequently submitted a proposed complaint for medical malpractice with the Indiana Department of Insurance (DOI) and filed a complaint in the trial court. After Providers fa[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds $14M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against CHOP

September 13, 2025

Freddy Munoz took his four-year-old son, S.M., to the Einstein ED on June 7, 2015, for treatment of a fever. S.M. had been treated at the same facility for pneumonia in January of 2015. At the conclusion of the June 7 visit, S.M. was discharged with a diagnosis of a herpes lesion on his lip, [&helli[...]

California Supreme Court Holds Medical Malpractice Laws Do Not Apply In Ambulance Crash Case

September 12, 2025

The Supreme Court of California stated in its July 31, 2025 Opinion: “We granted review in this matter to decide whether the statute of limitations for medical professional negligence claims within the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (Code Civ. Proc., § 340.5)1 applies to an action for[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Enforces Venue-Selection Clause In Medical Malpractice Case

September 11, 2025

In June of 2021, Ms. Somerlot fell and injured her pinky finger. Due to pain and decreased range of motion she sought pain treatment from Dr. Jung at S.E. PA Pain Management, Ltd and Pain Management Centers of America, LLC (“Pain Management”). Pain Management’s office/surgical facility was in [...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds $11.5M Dental Malpractice Verdict

September 10, 2025

Mary Heffelfinger is a 68 year-old woman who resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Linda Shen, DDS is licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the sole owner of her professional corporation, Shen Smiles, PC (“Shen Smiles”) in Drums, Pennsylvania. Heffelfinger [...]

$5.7M Kansas Medical Malpractice Verdict Against AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

September 9, 2025

Christopher Yates was awarded $5.7 million for the wrongful death of his wife, Kim Yates, by suicide. The Kansas medical malpractice jury determined that two defendants were at fault for the woman’s death due to medical negligence. Yates’ medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit alleged th[...]

Nursing Home Operator Genesis Healthcare, Inc. Files For Bankruptcy

September 8, 2025

On July 9, 2025, Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (“Genesis”), which operates 218 nursing homes across 19 U.S. states, filed for Chapter 11 voluntary bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, listing 298 affiliates including holding companies, ancillary[...]

Fake Nurse Illegally Treated Patients In Pennsylvania, Police Allege

September 7, 2025

On July 23, 2025, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation requested health care agencies and providers in Pennsylvania to review their employment records due to an investigation of suspected fraudulent activities involving Shannon Nicole Womack. Womack is alleged to have[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Due To Defective Affidavit Of Merit

September 6, 2025

On June 1, 2018, Marc Sovelove (decedent) underwent an elective right kidney biopsy at Overlook Hospital in Summit that had been ordered by his nephrologist, defendant Dr. Sanford T. Reikes, M.D. The procedure was performed by defendant Dr. Michael Shirazi, an interventional radiologist, where a com[...]

Study: Major Underreporting Of Fall And Pressure Ulcer Injuries In U.S. Nursing Homes

September 5, 2025

The results of a study that were published in 2023 that investigated the question, “To what extent are nursing home characteristics associated with reporting rates of major injury falls and pressure ulcers on the Nursing Home Care Compare (NHCC) website?” that involved 13, 179 nursing [...]

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