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$120M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Stroke Leading To Profound Disability

February 10, 2024

When the wife of a 41-year-old commercial real estate broker heard a thud in their bathroom at 3 a.m. in November 2018, she could not imagine that her husband and the father of their two young children would suffer a misdiagnosed stroke that would lead to him residing in a nursing home the rest of [[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Holds Five-Year Statute Of Repose Applies To Chiropractor Malpractice Claim

February 9, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Georgia stated in its December 4, 2023 opinion: “The central question in this appeal is whether a professional negligence action alleging breach of the standard of care by a chiropractor is subject to the five-year statute of repose applicable to actions for medical mal[...]

California Appellate Court Says Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Applies To Traffic Accident Claim

February 8, 2024

The Court of Appeal for the State of California Sixth Appellate District (“California Appellate Court”) stated in its December 1, 2023 published opinion: “In this appeal we must decide whether a driver in a separate vehicle, injured in a collision with an ambulance transporting a p[...]

Record-Setting Iowa Birth Injury Malpractice Judgment Leads To Claims Of Insurer Bad Faith, Attorney Malpractice

February 7, 2024

As we discussed in yesterday’s blog posting, an Iowa birth injury medical malpractice jury’s record-setting $97 million verdict against an Iowa medical clinic has led to the filing of two, competing lawsuits against the clinic’s medical malpractice insurer, MMIC. One of the bad faith l[...]

U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics By State

February 6, 2024

Forbes Advisor recently reported on its anaylsis of the medical malpractice experiences of all 50 U.S. states and found that nationally, the U.S. pays out over $184 billion for medical malpractice cases, and that medical malpractice payments are approximately $552 per capita in the United States. Wi[...]

Kansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges 10-Year Misdiagnosis Of Woman’s Multiple Sclerosis Led To Devastating Injury

February 5, 2024

On November 8, 2023, a Kansas woman filed a Kansas medical malpractice lawsuit against Saint Luke’s Health System and its physicians alleging that their medical negligence in failing to diagnose her multiple sclerosis led to her disease being untreated for 10 years. The woman’s Kansas medica[...]

$7M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ophthalmologist For Loss Of Eye

February 4, 2024

On November 29, 2023, a New York Supreme Court Queens County medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $7 million in favor of plaintiffs Peter Wang and his wife, Tien Yun “Joyce” Mei, in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Queens ophthalmologist. The jury’s compens[...]

Illinois Supreme Court Holds Medical Malpractice Law Firm Not Liable To Client For Public Disclosure Of Client’s Mental Health Information After Trial

February 3, 2024

Background Facts The defendant law firm represented Doe in a medical malpractice action against a hospital and other medical staff. During that litigation, the evidence established that, after Doe was admitted to the emergency room of the hospital, he attempted suicide by stabbing himself multiple t[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Filed Her Claim Too Late

February 2, 2024

Maryland Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations The Maryland statute of limitations applicable to negligence claims against health care providers is set forth in Section 5-109(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJP”): An action for damages for an injury arising out of the re[...]

$45.6M Consent Judgment Against Six California Skilled Nursing Facilities To Settle Allegations Of Kickbacks To Referring Physicians

February 1, 2024

On November 15, 2023, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Prema Thekkek, her Vacaville-based management company, Paksn Inc., and six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned by Thekkek and/or operated by Paksn have agreed to enter into a $45[...]

Texas Supreme Court Rules Experts’ Reports Sufficient In Claim Against Residential Care Facility

January 31, 2024

Texas Medical Liability Act The Texas Medical Liability Act requires healthcare liability claimants to timely serve a defendant healthcare provider with an adequate expert report. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 74.351(a), (l). An expert report is adequate if it “represent[s] an objective good [...]

Washington Appellate Court Affirms Defense Summary Judgment In Premature Birth Claim

January 30, 2024

On August 27, 2015, Cheri Tiller was 26 weeks pregnant when she noticed some bleeding and abdominal pain after intercourse. She called SSWC to leave a message about her symptoms. She received a call back from a SSWC nurse, who advised her that the symptoms were not abnormal after intercourse and tha[...]

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