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Unlawful Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

February 14, 2025

In 1987, Congress passed the federal Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) in response to public attention and a study from the Institute of Medicine. Among other things, the NHRA bans third-party financial guarantees as a condition of a resident’s admission or continued stay in a nursing home. Specifica[...]

Sepsis Malpractice

February 13, 2025

According to the CDC: What is sepsis? Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the: Wit[...]

$66M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Plastic Surgeon For Patient’s Death Following Liposuction

February 13, 2025

On December 20, 2024, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against a plastic surgeon in the amount of $56 million, which was increased to $66.262 million once interest was added in. The Illinois medical malpractice trial lasted one week after which the jury deliberated for three[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Discusses Peer Review Privilege In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 12, 2025

Peer Review Privilege The peer review privilege applies to proceedings and records within the scope of a peer review committee of a health care entity.” R.C. 2305.252(A). A “peer review committee” is defined as: [A] utilization review committee, quality assessment committee, performance improv[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rules Pennsylvania Legislature Can Raid State Medical Malpractice Insurer’s $300 Million Surplus

February 11, 2025

Nearly fifty years ago, in response to a purported medical malpractice insurance “crisis” in the state, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established the Joint Underwriting Association (“JUA”). The JUA’s primary function is to act as a professional liability [...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Against The State

February 10, 2025

On December 17, 2015, pursuant to § 4-160 (b), the plaintiff filed a notice of claim with the claims commissioner, seeking permission to sue the state for medical malpractice, both individually and in her representative capacity as administratrix of the decedent’s estate. In the notice of claim, [...]

Former CFO Pleads Guilty To Stealing Over $4.8M From Virginia Birth Injury Fund

February 9, 2025

A Providence Forge, Virginia man pled guilty on October 8, 2024 to embezzling funds from his former employer, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program (Birth-Injury Program). According to court documents, John Hunter Raines, 38, was the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy D[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Discusses National Standard Of Care Versus Locality Rule, Informed Consent, In Medical Malpractice Case

February 8, 2025

On April 29, 2015, Roxine Lachney filed a Louisiana medical malpractice claim against James L. Gates, M.D., alleging that he breached the standard of care in performing three surgeries on her: the hysterectomy, the right oophorectomy, and the left oophorectomy. The medical review panel issued its op[...]

Minnesota Appellate Court Applies Specific Personal Jurisdiction To Keep Medical Malpractice Case In Minnesota Court

February 7, 2025

There are two types of personal jurisdiction: general personal jurisdiction and specific personal jurisdiction. General personal jurisdiction relates to contacts unrelated to the litigation including domicile or continuous and systemic contacts with the forum state. Specific personal jurisdiction fo[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Expert’s Notes Not Discoverable In Medical Malpractice Case

February 6, 2025

Plaintiffs in a Pennsylvania medical lawsuit alleged that the defendant hospital and others negligently monitored the plaintiff while providing anesthesia during a surgery on August 28, 2017. They further alleged that the defendants failed to monitor and maintain the plaintiff’s blood pressure[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $8M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital

February 5, 2025

On October 19, 2014, the Plaintiffs filed a Pennsylvania medical malpractice action against the defendant hospital, under a theory of respondeat superior, to hold the hospital vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of its physicianemployees, Kanli Jiang, M.D. Victoria Myers, M.D., Amanda Rhod[...]

Washington Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Death Of 17-Year-Old

February 4, 2025

The parents of a 17-year-old man have filed a Washington dental malpractice lawsuit against the dentist who performed the wisdom tooth extraction under anesthesia without the presence of an anesthesiologist. The parents’ wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the dentist performed both the dental[...]

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