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Massachusetts Supreme Court Clarifies Application Of Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Cases

April 1, 2025

In its March 27, 2025 Opinion, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated: “Although the statute of repose bars medical malpractice causes of action based on negligent acts or omissions that occurred more than seven years before the commencement of the action, it does not shield later neg[...]

Federal Judge Allows Some Class-Action Claims To Proceed Against UnitedHealth Group For Denying Coverage To Its Customers

April 1, 2025

The Allegations Plaintiffs claim in their class-action lawsuit that UnitedHealthcare (UHC) used an artificial intelligence program, nH Predict AI Model (“nH Predict”), in lieu of physicians to make coverage determinations. nH Predict compares the specific patient with similar patients and recomm[...]

Arizona Attorney General Sues GlaxoSmithKline For Allegedly Endangering Asthma Patients

March 31, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced in a press release that a lawsuit has been filed against pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for allegedly engaging in deceptive and unfair practices that endangered vulnerable asthma patients, especially children, while exploiting taxpayer[...]

$35M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Infection Leading To Necrotizing Fasciitis After Cosmetic Surgery

March 30, 2025

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $35 million for a patient who had elective cosmetic surgical procedures after which she developed an infection that was not timey or appropriately diagnosed or treated, leading to sepsis and the patient deteriorating into a co[...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled For Man Who Lost Limbs After Kidney Stone Removal Procedure

March 30, 2025

A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a 49-year-old man who had been rendered a quadriplegic as the result of a car accident in 1998 but nonetheless was self-reliant and living independently despite limited use of his arms and being confined to a wheelchair, alleged that his limbs had to be[...]

Medicare Advantage Provider Seoul Medical Group Agrees To Pay More Than $62 Million To Settle False Claims Lawsuit

March 29, 2025

Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary Advanced Medical Management Inc., headquartered in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, have agreed to pay $58.74 million and their former president and majority owner, Dr. Min Young Cha, has agreed to pay $1.76 million for allegedly violating the False Clai[...]

Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To Comply With Expert-Review Affidavit Requirements

March 29, 2025

In a Minnesota medical malpractice action, the plaintiff must serve two affidavits if expert testimony is necessary to prove their claims. Minn. Stat. § 145.682, subd. 2. The first is an affidavit of counsel stating that they reviewed the case with an expert and that, in the expert’s opinion, the[...]

Oklahoma Senate Trying To Reimpose Limits On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

March 28, 2025

Oklahoma Senate Bill 1065 would increase the maximum award for noneconomic losses in cases arising from a claimed bodily injury from $350,000.00 (which was determined to be unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 2019) to $500,000.00, beginning November 1, 2025. SB 1065 was approved by the[...]

Arkansas Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

March 28, 2025

On September 27, 2022, Donna Glover, as personal representative of the estate of Dorothy Frizzell and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of Frizzell, filed her complaint alleging that Frizzell was injured as a result of the care and treatment received at Greystone Nursing and Rehab. Frizz[...]

Florida House Passes Bill That Would Undo Injustice For Certain Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claimants

March 27, 2025

The Florida House voted 104 to 6 to approve HB 6017 on March 26, 2025. HB 6017 would allow people who are 25 years old or older to seek damages in Florida medical malpractice cases for the death of their parent(s), and allow the parents of children who are 25 or older and who died […][...]

Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules COVID-19 Immunity Statute Unconstitutional As Applied To Health Care Providers In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Claim

March 27, 2025

Background Facts At the time of plaintiff Wren’s pregnancy and birth of her son in May 2020, the country was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency on March 12, 2020, for the State of Wisconsin in Executive Order No. 72[...]

False Claims Act Settlements And Judgments Exceeded $2.9B in Fiscal Year 2024

March 26, 2025

The False Claims Act imposes treble damages and penalties on those who knowingly and falsely claim money from the United States or knowingly fail to pay money owed to the United States. The False Claims Act thus safeguards government programs and operations that provide access to medical care, suppo[...]

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