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Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Gynecologist

November 19, 2013

On November 14, 2013, a federal medical malpractice jury in Oregon found that a gynecologist negligently treated his patient by wrongfully removing her healthy ovary during robotic surgery for pelvic pain, and left a foreign object in her body after the surgical robot allegedly malfunctioned, whi[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant

November 18, 2013

In a Georgia medical malpractice case decided on November 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) held that the trial court was wrong in entering summary judgment in favor of the medical malpractice defendant and that the Georgia Court of Appeals was wrong i[...]

$4 Billion Defective Hip Implant Settlement Reached?

November 17, 2013

It was reported by Bloomberg on November 13, 2013 that Johnson & Johnson has reached a settlement in excess of $4 billion to resolve the more than 7,500 metal-on-metal hip implant lawsuits filed in both federal and state courts against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. [...]

New Report: No Growth Expected In Number Of Medical Malpractice Claims

November 16, 2013

The Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark Analysis is an annual publication of Aon Risk Solutions in conjunction with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. According to Aon Risk Solutions website, the annual report details the growth of integrated self-insurance st[...]

U.S. Health Care Statistics

November 15, 2013

In 2011, U.S. health care employed 15.7% of the U.S. workforce (1 in 25 health care employees is a physician); U.S. health care expenditures were $2.7 trillion; and, there were approximately 800,000 physicians and 2,700,000 nurses in the U.S. From 1980 to 2011, U.S. health care expenditur[...]

Virginia Assisted Living Facility Sued For Failure To Protect Resident

November 14, 2013

On September 12, 2013, a lawsuit was filed in Virginia state court on behalf of a resident in a Virginia assisted living facility who allegedly was savagely attacked by another resident who was known to be violent. The 81-year-old woman, who has dementia, lived near to the resident who was known t[...]

Four Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined For Serious Deficiencies

November 13, 2013

The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced last week that it had issued two citations and fined a Connecticut nursing home $2,250 for three separate incidents: a resident who had dementia fractured her hip as a result of a fall and subsequently died in the hospital (a nurse’s [...]

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections In Hospitals

November 12, 2013

Between 250,000 and 500,000 central line-associated blood stream infections (“CLABSIs”) occur in hospitals in the United States annually. CLABSIs cause serious complications leading to longer inpatient stays, increased costs, and higher risk of death. It is estimated that the non-infl[...]

“It’s Just Business” For Maryland Outpatient Surgery Center

November 11, 2013

The former medical director and founder of a Maryland outpatient surgery center filed a lawsuit against his former partners after he was terminated from his exclusive contract to provide anesthesia services at the center. The anesthesiologist was one of 25 physician-owners of the outpatient surgery[...]

New Mexico Traffic Stop Results In Two Anal Cavity Searches, Three Enemas, And A Colonoscopy By Hospital Physicians

November 10, 2013

On January 2, 2013, a New Mexico man left a local Walmart in his vehicle and was stopped by the police when he allegedly failed to make a full stop at a stop sign when leaving the parking lot. The police claim that the man was standing erect with his legs together after he exited his vehicle, whi[...]

University Of Cincinnatti Settles Paralyzed Woman’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For $2.3 Million

November 9, 2013

On October 24, 2013, the Court of Claims of Ohio approved the $2.3 million settlement reached between the University of Cincinnati and a woman who became paralyzed as a result of medical malpractice. It took just over six years from the date that the woman filed her medical malpractice claim until [...]

How Does the Affordable Care Act Impact Medical Malpractice Claims?

November 8, 2013

How does the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as “Obamacare”) affect medical malpractice claims in the United States? The short answer is: not much (at east directly). Fortunately for the victims of medical malpractice in the United States, efforts at federal (nationwide) medi[...]

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