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$2.6M Nevada Nursing Home Fall Verdict

May 28, 2024

On March 11, 2024, a Nevada nursing home negligence jury returned its verdict in an amount in excess of $2.6 million for a 66-year-old man who fell in a nursing home five times during the just over two-week period he was a resident of the defendant nursing home. Kurtis Roberts was admitted to Silver[...]

Tennessee Federal Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Fails Because Plaintiff Failed To Follow Expert Rule

May 27, 2024

Oral Moore sued for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act for medical malpractice by physicians at the Memphis Healthcare Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He sustained floppy glans and a shortening of penile length from a surgical implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis. The[...]

$31.9M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Admit Patient To ICU

May 26, 2024

In September 2018, 51-year-old Saverio Sasso experienced a burning sensation when urinating, indicating that he had a urinary tract infection, as well as having nausea and fever for which he sought medical evaluation at an urgent care facility. Less than 24 hours later, he went to the emergency depa[...]

Kansas Supreme Court Tie Vote Benefits Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs

May 25, 2024

Jeannine Williams-Davidson went to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka to have an adrenal gland removed, but Dr. Nason Lui removed part of her pancreas instead. Another procedure and an extended hospital stay were required. Thehospital allegedly charged Williams-Davidson for both surgeries, her extra h[...]

Federal Appellate Court Clarifies Jurisdictional Filing Requirements For Medical Malpractice Claims Under Federal Tort Claims Act

May 24, 2024

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its March 12, 2024 published opinion: “Plaintiffs brought this action against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tor Claims Act (“FTCA”), asserting negligence, wrongful death, a[...]

Nearly $2M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For Perforated Bowel During ERCP Leading To Death

May 23, 2024

It has been reported that in December 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death confidential settlement was reached in the amount of $1.975 million for a 57-year-old woman who died as a result of the failure to locate and repair a bowel perforation during and after an Endoscopic Retrograde[...]

$1.9M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 22, 2024

On March 8, 2024, a federal West Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.9 million in favor of a woman who alleged that the untimely diagnosis and treatment of her Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) while being treated in a West Virginia hospital in March [...]

$45.3M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld

May 21, 2024

Steven Butts went to an emergency room with a broken jaw. The emergency room doctor allegedly failed to properly intubate Butts, depriving him of oxygen and causing permanent brain damage. After a 10-day trial, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned a verdict for Butts, awarding $45.3 million[...]

Maryland Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Health Department Has Failed To Inspect Maryland Nursing Homes

May 20, 2024

A Class Action Complaint filed on May 15, 2024 in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland Northern District alleges, in part: Maryland has 225 licensed nursing facilities that participate in Medicaid or Medicare. MDH is charged with certifying annually that each of these facili[...]

Large Medical Malpractice Verdicts Are Trending Upwards

May 19, 2024

It has been reported that from 2012 to 2022, medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States ranged from 34 in 2013 to 52 in 2022. And in 2023, there were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more in the United States, with just over one-half in the amount [&hel[...]

Federal District Court Rules MAO Has No Lien For Medical Expenses In Claim Against U.S. For Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death, Loss Of Consortium

May 18, 2024

Paula Meador (“Ms. Meador”) received treatment from Dr. Kim Houde (“Dr. Houde”), an employee of the United States, for her bipolar disorder. Dr. Houde prescribed lithium carbonate to treat Ms. Meador. After falling unconscious, Ms. Meador was diagnosed with acute lithium toxicity due to the [...]

$40M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Medical Care Leading To Stroke

May 17, 2024

On February 29, 2024, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a stroke victim in the amount of $39.9 million for the negligence of a doctor in failing to control his blood pressure with medication that led to a devastating stroke weeks later. The former landscaper and l[...]

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