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Virginia Appellate Court Reverses Remittitur Order In Medical Malpractice Case

July 4, 2024

In 2019, Anthonette Jasco (“Jasco”) filed a Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that Lawrence Shall, M.D. and his employer, Vann-Virginia Center for Orthopaedics, P.C., were negligent in failing to properly diagnose and treat her knee injury, which resulted in complex surgery, [...]

$6.5M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict Vacated: Ohio Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Witness’ Past Medical License Issues Should Have Been Admitted During Trial

July 3, 2024

Carole Horseman was treated in the emergency department of Mercy Regional Medical Center four times in September 2018: once on September 7th, once on September 9th, and twice on September 11th. On September 7th and 9th, Ms. Horseman presented with complaints of neck pain. On September 11th, Ms. Hors[...]

Colorado Supreme Court Applies Collateral Source Statute’s Contract Exception In Medical Malpractice Case

July 2, 2024

In August 2015, Daniel B. Scholle underwent elective back surgery at HCA-HealthONE, LLC, d/b/a Sky Ridge Medical Center (“the Hospital”). Drs. Ehrichs and Rauzzino performed Scholle’s surgery. During surgery, Scholle’s iliac vein was severed, resulting in extensive bleeding, and causing Scho[...]

New Mexico Appellate Court Upholds Cap On Damages In Medical Malpractice Case

July 1, 2024

Background Facts Philip Eslin underwent what he thought was going to be a biopsy performed by Defendant Paul Levy, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon employed by Defendant New Mexico Heart Institute. Despite receiving negative pathology results from the biopsy, Defendant Levy performed an extensive surg[...]

New York Appellate Court Holds Claim That IVF Storage Tanks Were Not Properly Maintained Is Ordinary Negligence Claim

June 30, 2024

In a case of first impression, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department (“New York appellate court”) stated in its reported opinion entered on April 18, 2024: “The underlying parts of the IVF process implicate both medical malpractice and ordinary n[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Partial Summary Judgment For Patient Who Lost Eye From Infection After Cataract Surgery

June 29, 2024

Plaintiff, in her capacity as power of attorney for Sally Keller (decedent), commenced a medical malpractice action against a New York nursing home seeking to recover damages for injuries sustained by decedent, who was a resident at defendant Waterfront Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare (Wate[...]

North Carolina Appellate Court Holds COVID-19 Immunity Statute Did Not Preclude Medical Malpractice Claim

June 28, 2024

Background Doris Griffin Land was diagnosed with a high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion in early 2020, which was at high risk of turning into cervical cancer. Mrs. Land’s health care providers ultimately determined that a total vaginal hysterectomy (“TVH”) was necessary. On June 29, 2020[...]

$2M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Teleradiologist Misdiagnosis Leading To Arm Amputation

June 27, 2024

A $2 million North Carolina medical malpractice settlement involving teleradiology was reached during mediation for a woman who required a below the elbow amputation of her left arm because a teleradiologist misinterpreted her ultrasound images. The parties were able to agree that the teleradiologis[...]

Charges Filed Against Man Accused Of Assaulting Women While Posing As Nurse At Pennsylvania Urgent Care Facility

June 26, 2024

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy announced on April 12, 2024 that 24 felony and misdemeanor criminal charges involving 12 additional victims have been filed against Ramon Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia. The 24 charges relate to assaul[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Rules COVID-19 Tolling Orders Saved Otherwise Late Filed Medical Malpractice Complaint

June 25, 2024

According to the Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death complaint, Linda Walsh began seeing Dr. John Shaird in 2008 for treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Shaird prescribed several different medications during their professionalrelationship which lasted nine years. Plaintiff alleged that Dr. Shaird[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds ICU Physician Could Be Found To Be Ostensible Agent Of Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case

June 24, 2024

In 2018, the decedent began experiencing pain in his left knee. After consultation with his orthopedic doctor, Dr. Paul Drouillard, the decedent was scheduled to have a left total knee replacement surgery on February 11, 2019, at Garden City Hospital. Dr. Drouillard successfully performed the surger[...]

$14.4M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For Imaging Table Collapse During Procedure

June 23, 2024

In July 2014, 58-year-old James Griswold was scheduled for a nuclear stress imaging test at Advance Cardiovascular Specialists in Connecticut. He expressed his concern to the medical staff regarding the integrity of the table on which he was instructed to lie down on for the test because he weighed [...]

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