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$2M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stillborn Baby

September 12, 2026

A Florida birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $2 million for the parents of a stillborn baby. The parents alleged that medical negligence caused the baby to be born stillborn at 38 weeks after the pregnant woman developed preeclampsia. The stillborn baby was n[...]

62.8% Of U.S. For-Profit Nursing Homes Changed Ownership During COVID-19 Pandemic

September 11, 2026

A study published in March 2026 that was designed to examine relationships between facility and resident characteristics to ownership change in U.S. nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., between March 2020 to March 2023) reported that of the 9,256 for-profit nursing homes with an organiz[...]

Convenience Kit Issue From Aligned Medical Solutions – Potentially Defective Syringe

September 10, 2026

Aligned Medical Solutions initiated an urgent Medical Device Recall notification for convenience kits that contain syringes affected by Medline’s Namic Angiographic Control Syringes with Rotating Adaptor (“Namic RA Syringes”) recall. Convenience kits contain various surgical instrument[...]

Nursing Home Infection Rates Rising In Pennsylvania

September 9, 2026

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) is the largest patient safety data repository of its kind in the United States, containing over 5.8 million reports, including more than 473,000 long-term care (LTC) healthcare-associated infection (HAI) reports. A study entitled Long-Term C[...]

FDA Announces Voluntary Recall Of Three Lots Of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, 100 ml Due To Presence Of Particulate Matter

September 8, 2026

The FDA published on September 3, 2026 its announcement that Bethlehem, PA, B. Braun Medical Inc (B. Braun) is voluntarily recalling three (3) lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, 100 mL, in a 150 mL PAB® Container, to the hospital/healthcare facility/user level due to presence of particulat[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Applies Sham Affidavit Rule In Affirming Dismissal Of Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

September 8, 2026

Following a prolonged labor, Cheri Sheree Moore gave birth to her son, P.C.M., who required intubation because he was in respiratory distress. Moore alleged that the respiratory distress and intubation caused injuries to P.C.M. Moore filed a medical malpractice complaint against the hospital where s[...]

2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 Defendants Charged With Over $6.5 Billion In Alleged Fraud

September 7, 2026

The United States Department of Justice announced on June 23, 2026 the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse sche[...]

Texas Supreme Court Revives Gender Dysphoria Therapy Malpractice Case

September 6, 2026

After struggling with her gender identity throughout her teenage years, Soren Aldaco contacted the Crane Clinic to schedule a double mastectomy. Clinic staff advised that, to move forward, she’d need a letter from a practitioner recommending her for the surgery. They provided a template for the le[...]

Texas Criminal Appellate Court Affirms Death Sentence Of ICU Nurse Who Killed Patients

September 5, 2026

William George Davis (“Appellant”) was a cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) nurse at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. At the guilt phase of Appellant’s capital murder trial, the evidence showed that, from January 2017 through January 2018, Appellant intentional[...]

Washington Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Claim Against Anesthesiologist’s Employer

September 4, 2026

In November 2022, as a healthy 33-year-old, Xinnan Nancy Zhong underwent an egg-retrieval procedure to preserve her eggs until she was ready to have children. Before conducting the operation, her obstetrician directed her anesthesiologist to give her cefazolin, which is an optional prophylactic anti[...]

Washington Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home’s Arbitration Agreement

September 3, 2026

In January 2020, 90-year-old Beverly became a resident at the senior care facility Aegis Living. During the admissions process, Beverly’s son, Robert Parker, executed several documents on behalf of Beverly as her medical power of attorney. Robert had little experience with contracts and was rarely[...]

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Qui Tam Provisions Of False Claims Act As Constitutional

September 2, 2026

In 2019, Dr. Clarissa Zafirov brought a qui tam action under the False Claims Sct (“FCA”) on behalf of the United States against her employer and related entities, Florida Medical Associates (d/b/a VipCare); Physician Partners, LLC; Anion Technologies, LLC; Freedom Health, Inc.; and Opti[...]

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