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Utah Supreme Court Reverses $450K Survival Claim Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case

May 4, 2024

After experiencing complications from a surgery performed by Dr. Christina Richards, Lillian Birt was diagnosed with pneumonia and sepsis and was placed on life support. She was later admitted to the ICU, where she was treated primarily by Dr. Wei Peng. Over the next several days, Ms. Birt remained [...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

May 3, 2024

On July 27, 2015, Giovanni Angieri underwent a hernia surgery performed by Angelo John Procaccino, with the assistance of an anesthesiologist, Shimon Frankel, at the defendant Northwell Health-North Shore University Hospital. Subsequently, Giovanni, and his wife, Barbara Angieri, filed a New York me[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Juror Misconduct

May 2, 2024

Chayce Collier (“Chayce”), a minor, by and through his parent and next friend, Kendall Collier (“Plaintiff”), sued Periclis Roussis, M.D. (“Dr. Roussis”), Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (“the Hospital”) (“Defendants,” collectively) in the [...]

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Cardiologist

May 1, 2024

The plaintiff, Cheryl Wilson, special administrator of the estate of Leslie Wilson, deceased, brought a wrongful death action against the defendants, Amit Dande, M.D., and Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, LLP, alleging that the defendants’ negligent evaluation and treatment of the decedent was [...]

$8.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Permanent Bowel Injury Due To Delay In Treatment

April 30, 2024

In 2016, the plaintiff had surgery on her lower back. That night, her daughter found her unconscious on the floor of her bathroom. The plaintiff was transported by ambulance to the emergency room, where she complained of severe abdominal pain. As her condition continued to worsen, she was sent to th[...]

Lawsuit Accuses Humana Of Using AI Illegally To Deny Medical Services For Elderly Patients

April 29, 2024

A federal lawsuit filed on December 12, 2023 in the United States District Court Western District of Kentucky alleges, in part: This putative class action arises from Humana’s illegal deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in place of real doctors to wrongfully deny elderly patients care [...]

Massachusetts Appellate Court Chastises Hospital Lawyers’ Actions Against Pro Se Plaintiff In Medical Malpractice Case

April 28, 2024

In its December 12, 2023 Memorandum and Order, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed summary judgment granted to the defendant hospital in a medical malpractice case brought by a pro se plaintiff, and further stated, “A pro se litigant is bound by the same rules of procedure[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Remand Of COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases To State Court

April 27, 2024

In four consolidated cases, entities and individuals associated with a New Jersey nursing home (Alliance) appealed the orders of three judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey who remanded to state court personal injury actions brought by the legal representatives of[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Holds Nurse May Qualify As Expert In Nursing Home Pressure Ulcer Case

April 26, 2024

Background Facts The wife and children of decedent, Everett Robinson, filed a Maryland medical malpractice claim against Canton Harbor Healthcare Center, a skilled nursing facility, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. With their complaint, the Robinsons provided a required certificate of qualif[...]

$11.2M Indiana Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Amputation Of Leg Due To Medical Negligence

April 25, 2024

On February 5, 2024, an Indiana medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in excess of $11 million for 72-year-old Mychajlo Hajdaj against defendant Dr. James Shoemaker Jr. and his employer for his alleged medical negligence in failing to diagnose Hajdaj’s right leg critical limb ischemia [...]

$30M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Untreated Ulcer Leading To Death

April 24, 2024

On February 14, 2024, a Tampa, Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the surviving parents of a 23-year-old woman who died because her health care providers failed to treat her ulcer that was discovered during an endoscopy. The verdict was rendered on Valentine’s Da[...]

$28.7M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failed Intubation Leading To Permanent Brain Injury

April 23, 2024

During early February 2024, a Los Angeles medical malpractice jury returned its verdict after a two-week trial in the amount of $28,724,350.29 for the 56-year-old plaintiff. The jury found that the man became paralyzed and suffered permanent brain injury requiring him to have 24-hour nursi[...]

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