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FDA Investigating Listeria Outbreak In Nursing Homes Linked To Lyons ReadyCare And Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes

February 23, 2025

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes. On November 25, 2024, FDA was notified about an outbreak of&nb[...]

$7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Rectal Cancer Affirmed

February 23, 2025

In July 2019, Steven Delavern, then 31-years-old, went to Health Services, a family practice, with complaints of rectalpain and bleeding along with other bowel issues. He was seen by PA Karla Lynn Wilson, a physicians’ assistant who was supervised by Dr. Nicole Carroll. PA Wilson diagnosed Mr. Del[...]

California’s Physicians Make Decisions Act Went Into Effect On January 1, 2025, Limiting AI Health Claims Decisions

February 22, 2025

In recent years, insurers have increasingly turned to AI to process claims and prior authorization requests. While these tools can improve efficiency, they also raise concerns about inaccuracies and bias in healthcare decision-making. Errors in algorithm-driven denials of care have, in some cases, r[...]

California Appellate Court Addresses Expert Qualifications In Emergency Department Malpractice Claims Against Remote Physicians

February 21, 2025

At 2:07 a.m. on October 11, 2020, three-year-old Charlie L. (plaintiff) was brought by his mother to the emergency department at PIH Health Hospital-Whittier for abdominal pain. Plaintiff had been in and out of hospitals for conditions related to a malrotated bowel he had at birth, for which he had [...]

South Carolina Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Against Detention Center And Its Medical Provider

February 20, 2025

On January 2, 2025, a lawsuit was filed in a South Carolina state court alleging that a county detention center and its contracted medical provider, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (“ACH”), were negligent in taking care of the medical needs of a 72-year-old inmate, which led to hi[...]

$1.25M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Nurse Practitioner’s Delayed Diagnose Of Endometrial Cancer

February 19, 2025

On October 30, 2024, a Massachusetts medical malpractice lawsuit against a nurse practitioner who allegedly negligently delayed the diagnosis of endometrial cancer in a 55-year-old patient was resolved during meditation after the woman’s primary care physician had been deposed. The amount of t[...]

How Can I Avoid Being Injured While In The Hospital?

February 18, 2025

Johns Hopkins Medicine provides the following suggestions for staying safe while in the hospital: Prepare an information kit. You should prepare a kit – even if you don’t plan to go to the hospital anytime soon. The kit can be similar to the suitcase that pregnant women are encouraged to hav[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Court Affirms $28M Medical Malpractice Judgment

February 18, 2025

In its opinion dated January 3, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a $20 million medical malpractice verdict, which was increased to a total judgment in the amount of $28,870,400 after prejudgment interest was applied to the verdict, stating, “We discern no abuse of discre[...]

Why Won’t My Doctor Listen To Me?

February 17, 2025

As an experiment, we used AI to ask the question “Why Won’t My Doctor Listen To Me?” and the following is the response we received. A doctor might not seem to be listening to you for a variety of reasons, including time constraints, communication style differences, not fully u[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Post-Surgery Patient Suffered Stroke Due To Medication Error

February 17, 2025

On December 18, 2024, a Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a hospital and a nurse employed by the hospital arising out of the post-operative care that a patient received following his heart surgery on August 9, 2023. The lawsuit alleges that the nurse mishandled the vasopressor No[...]

$2.8M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Steroid Injection Into Dura

February 16, 2025

A 62-year-old woman with lumbar spine disease had a lumbar epidural steroid injection on October 1, 2021. During the procedure, the doctor negligently breached the woman’s dura, causing the steroids to enter into her subdural space. As a result, she suffered extreme headaches, debilitating low[...]

Florida Appellate Court Addresses Birth Injury Malpractice Claim Under Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan

February 15, 2025

G.C. was born at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Inc. G.C. suffered a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation around the time of her birth, and she later was diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy. The parents, on their own and on behalf of G.C., originally petitioned for compensation under the Flo[...]

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