Blog - Page 49 of 491 - Medical Malpractice Lawyers

$10M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For Brain Injury To Small Child After Ventilator Became Disconnected At Home

April 20, 2025

On October 7, 2024, a judge approved a settlement in the amount of $10 million in a New Jersey medical malpractice case in which the parents of a twenty-month-old child alleged that an in-home health care provider who was a licensed practical nurse (LPN) negligently failed to correct a ventilator is[...]

$16M Medical Malpractice Settlement For 16-Year-Old’s Cancer Death

April 19, 2025

In December 2024, a $16 million settlement was reportedly reached with a Pennsylvania hospital for the death of a 16-year-old who had gone to the emergency room on November 3, 2022 complaining that he had chest pain and had difficulty breathing. A chest x-ray showed a potential mass and the radiolog[...]

Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Feeding Tube Left In For 35 Years After Surgery

April 18, 2025

A Wisconsin medical malpractice lawsuit filed on February 5, 2025 alleges that a feeding tube was left in the plaintiff during a medical procedure in 1989. The lawsuit alleges that the woman suffered severe complications during a C-section delivery of her twins that resulted in the death of both chi[...]

Providence Park, Inc. Agrees To Pay $6.5 Million To Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations

April 17, 2025

Providence Park, Inc., doing business as Ascension Living Providence Village, and Ascension Providence, formerly known as Providence Health Services of Waco, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas $6,526,851.64 to resolve allegations under the Federal False Claims Act and the Te[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Dismisses Premature Release Psychiatric Malpractice Case

April 16, 2025

The plaintiff in a New Jersey mental health malpractice case claimed that the defendants prematurely released her sister (“J.V.”) from their care after J.V. was treated for seventeen days on a voluntary admission basis for psychiatric care at the defendants’ facility. The day after[...]

$8M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Death Involving Endoscopy

April 15, 2025

On April 11, 2025, a Baltimore City medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in an amount just over $8 million for the medical malpractice wrongful death of a 43-year-old public school teacher and father of three children, the youngest being four months old at the time of his death. The man was[...]

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Win

April 15, 2025

On June 25, 2019, Georgia Ann Miller filed an Indiana medical malpractice action against Trinh Tran, M.D. and his medical practice alleging that Dr. Tran’s treatment caused her to sustain her tendon injuries and to also experience weight gain, depression, hair loss, and other symptoms. On November[...]

Supreme Court Denies Request To Review Ban On Military Medical Malpractice Claims

April 14, 2025

On February 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied a request for review of the ban on military service members suing for medical malpractice. The medical malpractice case involved a veteran who was paralyzed during a surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. However, Justice[...]

$2.3M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For PCP’s Failure To Diagnose Bacterial Infection

April 13, 2025

A 22-year-old went to his primary care physician (PCP) complaining of symptoms consistent with a bacterial infection. He saw his PCP for weeks with the same complaints but the PCP misdiagnosed him as suffering from a viral infection. During that time, the plaintiff was also seen in a hospital that a[...]

$10M Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Use Of Pitocin During Labor

April 12, 2025

A Wisconsin medical malpractice jury determined in mid-February 2025 that a hospital negligently used Pitocin during labor and delivery that led to the newborn baby suffering permanent brain damage. The now six-year-old child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly before her second birthday and i[...]

Civil Liability For Wrongful Death Of Unborn Child In Florida

April 11, 2025

A bill (CS/SB 1284) winding its way through the Florida Senate, if enacted, would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow the parents of an unborn child to recover noneconomic damages for mental pain and suffering from a person who is responsible for the death of the unborn child. The mother [...]

Guilty Plea To $1B Health Care Fraud Conspiracy