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D.C. Appellate Court Affirms Insurance Company Not Responsible For Judgment Against D.C. Medical Malpractice Law Firm

April 30, 2015

In its opinion filed on April 21, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for The District Of Columbia Circuit (“Appellate Court”) held that a D.C. medical malpractice law firm’s professional liability insurance company was not responsible to pay the $1,750,000 legal malpractice[...]

Were Medical Records Altered In Recently Settled Florida Medical Malpractice Case?

April 29, 2015

A Florida medical malpractice case that went to trial earlier this month and was settled after the parties’ closing arguments to the jury alleged that critical medical records had been altered after surgery in an effort to bolster the defense. A woman undergoing a hysterectomy in 2011 suff[...]

Florida Nursing Home Arbitration Proceeding Ends In Arbitrators Being Sued

April 28, 2015

Arbitrators who decided a nursing home negligence case in Florida allegedly received “secret documents” from the lawyer for the nursing home during the discovery process in the arbitration proceeding. The plaintiff in the arbitration proceeding is seeking her arbitration costs from [...]

Circumcision Clamp Manufacturer Sued For Amputation Of Baby’s Penis

April 27, 2015

A civil lawsuit filed on April 22, 2015 in the Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County by the guardian of a baby boy born on March 19, 2010 alleges that the circumcision clamp that was used during the baby’s circumcision procedure performed on March 26, 2010 was defective and resulted i[...]

Husband Acquitted Of Sexually Abusing His Wife In Nursing Home

April 26, 2015

In a criminal case closely followed by the nursing home industry, nursing home residents, and their spouses and families, an elderly Iowa man was acquitted on April 22, 2015 of criminal charges that he sexually abused his wife while she was a resident of a nursing home. The alleged sexual conta[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds $63M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

April 25, 2015

On April 17, 2015, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“Court”), which is Massachusetts’ highest appellate court, affirmed a $63 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a pharmaceutical case that claimed that a seven-year-old child developed toxic epidermal necr[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Orthopedic Case

April 24, 2015

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon and his medical practice on April 14, 2015, after a seven-day trial. The jury found that the defendants were not negligent in the treatment of a man who had orthopedic surgery on his left arm after which his[...]

D.C. Medical Malpractice Verdicts In 2014

April 23, 2015

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia (“D.C. Superior Court”) is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the District of Columbia, which was established by the U.S. Congress in 1970. The D.C. Superior Court consists of a chief judge, 61 associate judges, and 24 magistra[...]

$7.4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stroke Victim

April 22, 2015

On April 15, 2015, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a Pennsylvania man $7.4 million after less than five hours of deliberations, for the serious stroke and resulting permanent injuries he suffered, allegedly as a result of the medical negligence of his primary care physician in faili[...]

Florida Supreme Court Overturns Award Of Defendants’ Attorneys Fees In Medical Malpractice Case

April 21, 2015

In a written opinion dated April 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) overturned an award of attorneys fees and costs to the medical malpractice defendants, finding that the defendants had failed to strictly comply with the statutory requirements in order to [...]

Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins

April 20, 2015

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has a filed a medical malpractice claim against The Johns Hopkins Hospital, alleging that a Johns Hopkins spine surgeon negligently advised him that he could return to playing baseball without restrictions too soon after fusion surgery on his neck. As a [...]

Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics

April 19, 2015

The results of a recent study of medical malpractice claims involving emergency medicine that were closed between 2007 and 2013 by the largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurance company found that issues related to diagnosis are the main reason that emergency room physicians are sued f[...]

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