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New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Unanimous Medical Malpractice Panel Decision

June 18, 2013

Earlier this month, a New Hampshire medical malpractice jury rejected the unanimous decision of a New Hampshire medical malpractice panel that had found in favor of a cardiologist and his cardiology practice after they were sued for medical malpractice by the parents of a 37-year-old man who died[...]

Kentucky Former Cardiologist To Be Sentenced In Stent Fraud Scheme

June 17, 2013

On June 4, 2013, a former cardiologist in Kentucky pleaded guilty to health care fraud for submitting a claim for an unnecessary cardiac stent procedure that was billed to Medicaid. The 51-year-old cardiologist admitted that he lied about the severity of his patient’s medical condition in ord[...]

Sunshine Act To Shed Light On Industry Payments To Physicians

June 16, 2013

The so-called “Sunshine Act” (The Physician Payments Sunshine Act) is part of the Affordable Care Act that requires the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal health care programs to submit annual reports to the Centers for Medicare [...]

Hospital Mergers Result In Higher Patient Care Costs

June 15, 2013

There are about 5,724 hospitals in the United States presently. It is expected that about 1,000 of them will have new owners within the next seven years. In 2012, there were more than 100 hospital merger and acquisition deals (twice the number than in 2009). It will become increasing difficult for[...]

Delaware Medical Malpractice Trial For 8-Month Erection Problem

June 14, 2013

A medical malpractice trial is underway in Delaware against a Wilmington urologist by his former patient who clams that the urologist’s medical negligence in performing his penile implant surgery caused him to have an erection that lasted 8 months. The three-piece inflatable penile implant [...]

Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Loss-Of-Chance In Medical Malpractice Cases

June 13, 2013

In its decision filed on May 31, 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that in a medical malpractice action, a patient may recover damages when a physician’s negligence causes the patient to lose a chance of recovery or survival. The Minnesota Supreme Court held, “Because we conclude that M[...]

Oklahoma Surgeon Couldn’t Get Man’s Nose Right After 22 Surgeries

June 12, 2013

In 2006, a New York man, while living in Oklahoma, went to a well-respected cosmetic surgeon following his divorce in 2006 for rhinoplasty (a “nose job”) even though he had no problems with breathing at that time and no medical need for surgery on his nose. After the first surgery, he [...]

Tennessee Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Products, Contamination Found In Two Batches

June 11, 2013

The FDA announced on June 6, 2013 that it has identified bacterial and fungal growth in samples from two unopened vials of preservative-free (“PF”) methylprednisolone acetate (“MPA”) 80 mg/mL, 10mL vials manufactured by Tennessee-based Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC ([...]

New York Court Of Appeals Side-Steps Loss-Of-Chance Recovery In Medical Malpractice Case

June 10, 2013

In its decision filed on June 6, 2013, the New York Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) declined to decide if the “loss-of-chance” theory of tort recovery is available in New York medical malpractice cases. The loss-of-chance doctrine allows recovery to patients “[...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Defendant Anesthesiologist

June 9, 2013

After six days of trial and three and a half hours of jury deliberations, a Maine medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant anesthesiologist. The patient sued the anesthesia practice that employed the anesthesiologist as well as a hospital, alleging that he was injured a[...]

Alabama Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Injuries From NECC’s Contaminated Steroid

June 8, 2013

As part of the continuing fallout from allegedly contaminated steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Company (“NECC”), an Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against NECC and a local Alabama hospital in which she claims that she received contaminated steroid inje[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Botched Breast Enlargement Surgery

June 7, 2013

A 27-year-old West Virginia woman and her husband filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on May 17, 2013 against her breast augmentation surgeon for his alleged medical negligence in performing breast enlargement surgery on February 4, 2010. The medical malpractice plaintiffs allege that the woman f[...]

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