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Two Nursing Home Aides Charged With Striking 96-Year-old Resident

March 19, 2014

Two 18-year-old certified nursing assistants at a nursing home located in Illinois have been charged with battery for an alleged incident that occurred on March 11, 2014, at which time it is charged that the two aides struck a 96-year-old resident who suffered from dementia, laughing as they recor[...]

Tennessee Medical Battery Claim Revived

March 18, 2014

On February 14, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a medical battery claim, holding that a claim alleging medical battery (a claim that an unauthorized procedure was performed) is not subject to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (“TMMA&[...]

$1M Verdict Against Maryland Assisted Living Facility

March 17, 2014

On March 12, 2014, a Maryland jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1 million in favor of the estate of a former resident of a Maryland assisted living facility for the pain and suffering the 86-year-old woman suffered before her death on March 26, 2012. The four-woman, two-man jury deliberat[...]

Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon’s Hard-Fought Fight (And Loss) Against A Powerful Insurance Company

March 16, 2014

A long-time, well-respected Maryland orthopedic surgeon fought the largest, most powerful workers’ compensation insurance carrier in Maryland that was legislatively created by the State of Maryland, and ultimately loss his medical license and the long battle. The orthopedic surgeon recently [...]

Massachusetts Emergency Room Malpractice Results In $2.925M Verdict

March 15, 2014

On March 3, 2014, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded $2.925 million to the mother of a 23-year-old man who died as a result of alleged misdiagnosis in a hospital emergency room. The verdict was reached after five days of trial. The medical malpractice defendant was the emergency room [...]

Florida Supreme Court Says Cap On Wrongful Death Noneconomic Damages Violates Equal Protection

March 14, 2014

On March 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held that “the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages provided in section 766.118, Florida Statutes, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Florida Constitution.” The case involved an Air Force [...]

Accutane Retrial Results In $1.59M Verdict

March 13, 2014

On March 11, 2014, a New Jersey jury awarded $1.59 million (including about $88,000 in past medical expenses) to a woman who developed bowel disease (ulcerative colitis) as a result of using the acne medication, Accutane (isotretinoin), which was manufactured by Switzerland-based Roche Holding AG ([...]

Virginia $2M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Emergency Room Physician

March 12, 2014

On March 7, 2014, a Charlottesville, Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $2 million against a hospital emergency room physician who failed to follow proper procedures after the over-50, overweight diabetic plaintiff, who had come to the emergency room complaining [...]

Kentucky Heart Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed

March 11, 2014

On March 4, 2014, two Kentucky medical malpractice lawsuits were filed on behalf of more than 500 plaintiffs against Kentucky’s King’s Daughters Medical Center (“KDMC”), a recently retired heart surgeon for whom the hospital’s heart institute was named, and other defendant[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Patient’s Death Due To Surgical Fire

March 10, 2014

An active 89-year-old woman in Florida was scheduled for surgery on August 31, 2013, for an arterial biopsy due to internal bleeding. She was brought to the operating room and fitted with an oxygen mask to provide her with oxygen during the surgical procedure. The procedure involved the use of elec[...]

Maryland’s Proposed Legislation Would Triple Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Cap For Catastrophic Injuries

March 9, 2014

A bill introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates on February 6, 2014, if passed and signed into law as presently worded, would triple Maryland’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases where there has been a “catastrophic injury.” If signed into law, it’s[...]

$91.5M Nursing Home Malpractice Verdict In West Virginia Challenged

March 8, 2014

On March 5, 2014, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (“the Court”), West Virginia’s highest court, heard oral arguments with regard to the appeal of a nursing home malpractice jury verdict in the amount of $91.5 million that was rendered in 2011. $80 million of the verdict[...]

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