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• Maryland Physicians Support Group Settles ADA Claim

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• Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Despite Plaintiff's Noncompliance With Discovery
• Deaf Wife Of Patient Files Lawsuit Against Maryland Hospital For Its Failure To Provide Her With Interpreter
• How Does the Affordable Care Act Impact Medical Malpractice Claims?

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• Drug And Medical Device Companies Paid $8,180,000,000 To 631,000 Physicians For Travel, Research, Speaking Fees, And Meals In 2016
• $9.5M California Medical Malpractice Verdict Overturned For Failure To Consider Future Medical Expenses Under ACA
• Did Nominee For HHS Secretary Buy Stock, Then Introduce Legislation To Benefit The Company?
• Study: Physicians' Political Views Affect Patient Care
• Largest Medicare Fraud Sweep Involving $712M In Alleged Medicare False Billings
• South Dakota Lawsuit Alleges Money Improperly Motivated Physician-Owned Hospital
• U.S. Senator Boxer's Office Issues "Medical Errors" Report
• Republican Party's Alternative To Obamacare Shows Its Disdain For Our Jury System
• Hey, Where Did My Hospital Go?
• Sunshine Act To Shed Light On Industry Payments To Physicians
• Hospital Mergers Result In Higher Patient Care Costs
• How Does The Affordable Care Act Affect Me? (Part I)

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• Sequel Youth & Family Services LLC Faces Another Lawsuit Alleging Abuse Of Alabama Teen Under Its Supervision
• Alabama Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment To United States In Medical Malpractice Claim Involving VA
• Lawsuit Alleges Ransomware Attack On Alabama Hospital Led To Baby's Death
• Alabama Supreme Court Overturns $100K Judgment Against Hospital For Defective Glidewire
• Alabama Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Neurosurgeon Performed Wrong Brain Surgery
• Alabama Governor Signs Into Law Health Care Provider Coronavirus Immunity Bill
• Alabama Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Verdict Because Expert Not Qualified
• Alabama Supreme Court Denies Discovery Regarding Prior Suicides Committed By Jumping From Hospital's Parking Garage
• Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Untimely Drug Claim
• $9M Alabama Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Urgent Care Clinic
• Alabama Supreme Court Discusses ERISA Preemption In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• $30M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For Gunshot Victim
• Alabama Supreme Court Refuses To Compel Arbitration In Nursing Home Death Case
• Alabama Supreme Court Wipes Out $20M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Rehab Hospital
• Alabama Supreme Court Overturns $10M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Federal Appellate Court Holds Alabama Medical Malpractice Law Requires Actual Injury For Informed Consent Claim
• $3M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pulmonologist For Failure To Diagnose Lung Cancer
• Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• Alabama Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Did Not Need Expert To Prove Cold Pack Injury
• Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates Wrongful Death Claim For Previable (Nonviable) Fetus
• $375K Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pediatrician For 3-Year-Old's Death
• $16M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hospital's Misleading Natural Birth Program Marketing
• Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Too Late
• $20M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Rehab Hospital For Opiate Death
• $10M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Meningitis Diagnosis In Infant
• Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Judge's Improper Communication With Jury
• Alabama Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Lack Of Expert Testimony
• Alabama Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Case
• Alabama State Senator/Doctor Named In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• Alabama Federal Lawsuit Claims Zofran Caused Child's Birth Defects
• Three Alabama Prisoner Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed For Three Inmate Deaths In 2013
• Alabama $4M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Heart Attack Misdiagnosed As Stomach Virus
• Man Enters Hospital For Circumcision, Leaves Without His Penis
• Alabama Hospital Sued Twice Last Week For Medical Malpractice
• Alabama Nursing Home Sued For Failure To Monitor Resident's Blood Thinners, Leading To Death
• $7.5M Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For A Man And His Wife
• Alabama Supreme Court: Expert Testimony Not Needed In Medical Malpractice Case Where Layperson Could Understand
• Alabama Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Injuries From NECC's Contaminated Steroid
• Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates $3.2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Alabama Lawsuit Alleges Medical Study Put Premature Infants At Risk
• Alabama $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Widow of 56-Year-Old Man
• Alabama Supreme Court Decision Rejects Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Today's 300th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting For MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com
• Alabama Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man Who Bled To Death After Surgery

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• Alaska Doctor Sentenced To 34 Months For Illegal Prescriptions Resulting In 5 Deaths
• Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Expert Was Unqualified
• Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Judge's $13.8M Verdict Against Home Health Care Company
• Alaska Supreme Court Discusses Medical Peer Review Privilege Statute In Disallowing Discovery In Two Medical Malpractice Cases
• Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Plastic Surgeon's Loss Of His Own Medical Malpractice Case
• $1.72M Alaska Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Neurosurgeon
• Federal Judge Awards Alaska Medical Malpractice Judgment For 14-Month-Old's Injuries

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• Illinois Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Nearly $15M For Mother's Catastrophic Injuries Shortly After Giving Birth
• Anesthesia Providers And Outpatient Surgery Centers Pay $28M To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations
• Michigan Appellate Court Rules Pain Management Specialist Not Qualified To Testify Against Anesthesiologist
• Arizona CRNA Not Disciplined After Two Dental Deaths
• Arizona Lawsuit Alleges Dentist's And CRNA's Negligence During Dental Procedure Led To Patient's Death
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds $10M Wrongful Death Verdict And $10M Survival Claim Verdict
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff's Expert Was Qualified In Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital In Claim Against Anesthesiologist
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Vacates Defense Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Instruct Jury Regarding Res Ipsa Loquitur
• Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict To Allow Res Ipsa Loquitur Argument
• North Carolina Appellate Court Cites Old Precedent In Affirming That Nurses Cannot Be Held Liable For Medical Malpractice In North Carolina
• Dubai Prosecutors Seek Greater Jail Time For Foreign Doctors Convicted Of Medical Malpractice
• $6.5M New Jersey Infant Brain Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For 18-Year-Old Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury During Breast Enhancement Surgery
• Medical Malpractice Claims Against Anesthesiologists
• California Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Possible Improper Juror Exclusion
• Nevada Supreme Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case For Consideration Of Ordinary Negligence Claims
• $2.35M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Too Large Breathing Tube During Surgery Leading To Vocal Cord Injury And Death
• Indiana Appellate Court Finds No Error In Refusing To Strike For Cause Five Medical Malpractice Jurors Who Preferred A Higher Standard Of Proof
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Anesthesiologist In Delayed Rendering Of Anesthesia Claim
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert's Report Inadequate In Medical Malpractice Case
• $22.5M Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Settlement For 6-Week-Old's Brain Damage
• Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Inadmissible Hearsay
• $3.4M Virginia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Obese Patient Who Aspirated During Surgery
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Needle Left In Plaintiff During Childbirth 15 Years Ago
• New York Appellate Court Grants New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff, Stating Emergency Doctrine Did Not Apply
• Florida Supreme Court Holds Medical Malpractice Defendant's Negligence Need Only Be A Substantial Cause Of The Plaintiff's Harm
• Ex-NFL Football Player Files $180M Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Unnecessary, Career-Ending Knee Surgery
• Texas Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Loses Appeal In Misnamed Defendant Case
• Georgia Supreme Court Holds Ordinary Negligence Jury Instruction Improper In Medical Malpractice Case
• Large Health Insurer Announces It Will Not Pay For Anesthesia Services For Many Cataract Surgeries
• $10M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict Against CRNA For Wrongful Death
• Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Win For Anesthesiologist
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Directed Verdict For Anesthesiologist
• Michigan Appellate Court Decides Res Ipsa Loquitor May Apply To Negligent Surgical Positioning Claim
• Nebraska Appellate Court Discusses Joint And Several Liability When One Medical Malpractice Defendant Settles
• Texas Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Toddler's Death During Unnecessary Dental Procedure
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Settlement For Esophageal Intubation Resulting In Death
• Minnesota Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Teenager
• FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Anesthesia Use In Pregnant Women, Young Children
• $12.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Following Tonsilletomy
• 5 Cataract Patients Blinded By Anesthesiologist On The Same Day
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawyers Fight Over Attorney Fee Split
• Young Florida Cosmetic Surgery Patient Suffered Brain Damage Following Her Procedure
• New Jersey Pain Management Doctor Loses Medical License
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Anesthesiologist
• $5M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Bleeding After Robotic Surgery
• Anesthesia Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Conscious Sedation During Dental Procedure Leads To Child's Death
• $9.1M Minnesota Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Anesthesiologist
• $12.2M Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Due To Medication Error
• Naval Hospital Jacksonville Sued For Medical Malpractice For Brain Injury During Colonoscopy
• Anesthesiologist Who Bad-Mouthed Sedated Patient Held Accountable By Jury Verdict
• Were Medical Records Altered In Recently Settled Florida Medical Malpractice Case?
• California Anesthesiologist On Cellphone During Procedure Disciplined For Gross Negligence After Patient's Death
• Ecuadorian Beauty Queen Dies During Plastic Surgery She Won
• Neurologist Loses (Her Own) North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• New Jersey Supreme Court Considers Doctor's Duty To Disclose Lack Of Medical Malpractice Insurance
• A Recent Study Of Closed Anesthesia Medical Malpractice Claims
• $7.9M Michigan Hospital Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Anesthesiologist Sexting During Surgeries Has His License Suspended
• $2.88M Kansas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Suicide After Pain Management Injections
• Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Patient's Death Due To Surgical Fire
• Florida Breast Augmentation Surgery Leads To Coma, Brain Damage
• 3-Year-Old Dies From Dental Malpractice In Hawaii
• California Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Woman Bled To Death After IUD Removed
• Washington State Medical Malpractice Verdict In Favor Of Anesthesiologist
• Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Defendant Anesthesiologist
• $38.5 Million Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict (Plus "Strikes")
• $17.5 Million Atlanta Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage After Routine Surgery
• Maryland Dental Malpractice Claim Settled For Teen's Death
• Florida $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Drug Allergy Death
• North Dakota Medical Malpractice Claim By Physician-Wife Against Surgeon-Husband
• Texas Dental Malpractice Trial For Death Of 22 Month Old
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Appellate Decision On Burden Of Proof
• Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Amputated Penis
• The Impact Of Anesthesia Medical Malpractice On Practitioners
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Claim For Sedated Patient Who Fell From Procedure Table

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• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Hospital's Arbitration Agreement Did Not Apply To Unborn Baby's Malpractice Claim
• Kaiser Permanente Held Liable For Death Of Former Tennis Star
• California Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Is $250,000 Fair Or Just Compensation For A Child's Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Due To Medical Negligence?
• Florida Appellate Court Finds Assisted Living Facility's Arbitration Agreement Not Unconscionable
• Illinois Appellate Court Holds Trial Court Was Required To Hold Hearing On Validity Of Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Florida Appellate Court Refuses To Apply Prohibitive Cost Defense In Ordering Nursing Home Arbitration
• Federal Appellate Court Upholds CMS' Revised Rule Regarding LTC (Nursing Home) Arbitration Agreements
• Illinois Appellate Court Requires Arbitration Of Nursing Home Resident's Death Claim
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Vacates Nursing Home Survival Action Arbitration Order
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Sends Nursing Home Survival Claim To Arbitration
• Georgia Appellate Court Finds Son Not Authorized To Sign Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement For Father
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Reports On Medical Malpractice Arbitrations In 2020
• AAJ Report: "Where White Men Rule: How the Secretive System of Forced Arbitration Hurts Women and Minorities"
• Georgia Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Hospital Arbitration Agreement
• Kaiser's Medical Malpractice Arbitration Win Overturned Due To Arbitrator's Ex Parte Joke About The Claimant
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Was Unconscionable
• South Carolina Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Assisted Living Facility Arbitration Agreement
• Mississippi GI Doctor And Clinic Ordered To Pay Over $6.1M To Medical Malpractice Victim
• $526K Tennessee Nursing Home Arbitration Award For Resident's Fall Leading To Death
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Signed By Resident's Spouse At Time Of Discharge
• New York Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Chancellor Senior Management, Ltd Loses Bid To Force Arbitration Of Assisted Living Class Action Claims
• New Mexico Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Indiana Appellate Court Holds Arbitration Agreement Trumps Indiana Medical Malpractice Act
• New Jersey Appellate Court Enforces Arbitration Of Nursing Home Injury Claim
• California Appellate Court Denies Enforcement Of Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Signed By Temporary Conservators
• SC Appellate Court Denies Residential Care Facility's Motion
• North Carolina Appellate Court Finds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Ambiguous
• California Appellate Court Refuses To Compel Arbitration Of Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claims
• New Mexico Supreme Court Holds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Was Substantively Unconscionable
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Enforces Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• New Jersey Appellate Court Refuses To Compel Arbitration Of Nursing Home Claim
• Arkansas Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Arizona Appellate Court Rules Claim For Fall From Wheelchair Not Subject To Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• California Appellate Court Affirms $6M Nursing Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Nursing Home Insurer Admits Arbitration Agreements Financially Benefit Nursing Homes By Reducing Claims
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Arbitration Of Nursing Home Claim
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Nursing Home Had No Right To Compel Arbitration Where Third Arbitration Agreement Not Signed By The Resident
• Federal Appellate Court Overturns Order Compelling Arbitration In Nursing Home Wrongful Death Case
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Nursing Home Abitration Agreement Not Enforceable Against Visually Impaired Resident
• CMS Issues Final Rule Regarding Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
• Maryland Appellate Court Finds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable
• South Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Nursing Home's Motion To Compel Arbitration
• California Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• U.S. Supreme Court Holds A Court, Not An Arbitrator, Decides If Exception To Federal Arbitration Act Applies
• U.S. Supreme Court Decides Threshold Arbitrability Question To Be Decided By The Arbitrator, Not The Court
• Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Nursing Home Waived Its Right To Arbitrate Negligence Claims
• West Virginia Supreme Court Enforces Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Signed By Successor Attorney-In-Fact
• Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Trial Court's Refusal To Compel Arbitration Of Nursing Home Claim
• Colorado Supreme Court Applies Substantial Compliance Standard In Enforcing Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• New Jersey Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Based On Equitable Estoppel
• Kentucky Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Nursing Home Resident's Negligence Claim Not Subject To Arbitration
• California Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Arbitration Of Nursing Home Claims
• Ohio Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Arbitration In Medical Malpractice Case
• Wyoming Supreme Court Requires Arbitration Of Nursing Home Negligence Claim
• On Remand From U.S. Supreme Court, Kentucky Supreme Court Upholds Its Ruling In Nursing Home Arbitration Case
• Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms No Arbitration For Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claim
• Delaware Court Refuses To Send Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit To Arbitration
• California Appellate Court Rules Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Valid Despite Resident's Death During 30-Day Rescission Period
• Attorneys General Of Sixteen U.S. States Tell CMS They Oppose Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
• Georgia Appellate Court Holds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable
• CMS Proposes Changes To Final Rule Involving Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements That Will Harm Injured Residents' Rights
• U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Kentucky Supreme Court Decision Regarding Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
• Florida Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Enforces Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• North Carolina Supreme Court Determines Patient's Arbitration Agreement With Surgeon Was Unenforceable Due To Breach Of Fiduciary Duty
• Florida Supreme Court Voids Medical Malpractice Arbitration Agreement
• Iowa Supreme Court: Adult Children's Loss Of Consortium Claims Not Subject To Arbitration In Nursing Home Case
• Florida Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Colorado Appellate Court Requires Nursing Homes To Strictly Comply With Arbitration Statute
• New Federal Rule Prohibits Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
• Maryland Appellate Court Refuses To Compel Wrongful Death Beneficiary To Arbitrate Nursing Home Claim
• New Jersey Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• South Carolina Appeals Court Affirms Refusal To Compel Arbitration In Nursing Home Case
• Arkansas Supreme Court Orders Arbitration In Nursing Home Case
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Kentucky Wrongful Death Claimants Not Bound By Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• PA Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• 16 State Attorneys General Voice Opposition To Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
• Kentucky Supreme Court Denies Enforcement Of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements In Three Nursing Home Cases
• Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements: Good For Business, Bad For Residents
• Florida Nursing Home Arbitration Proceeding Ends In Arbitrators Being Sued
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Arkansas Appeals Court Rejects Nursing Home's Attempt To Compel Arbitration
• Pennsylvania Trial Court Finds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable
• Arkansas Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement
• Statistics Regarding Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
• Supreme Court Of Florida Rejects Arbitration Agreement In Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Supreme Court Binds Deceased Nursing Home Resident's Heirs To Arbitration Agreement
• West Virginia Supreme Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home's Arbitration Agreement
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Denies Arbitration For Nursing Home Wrongful Death Claim
• New Mexico Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Declared Unenforceable
• New Court Decision Regarding Illinois Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

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• Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Dental Malpractice Case Because Plaintiff's Expert Not Board-Certified In Same Specialty As Defendant
• Arizona Supreme Court Rules Order Dismissing Physician Defendants In Medical Malpractice Case Was Not An Appealable Final Judgment
• Five Examples Of Serious Medical Malpractice In Arizona Prisons
• Experts Say Arizona Prison Healthcare "Seriously Deficient"
• Arizona Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Apology Law Is Constitutional
• Arizona Cardiologist Called An Idiot By Colleague Loses His Defamation Appeal
• Arizona Supreme Court Holds Jury Cannot Infer Causation In Medical Malpractice Case
• Arizona Governor Signs Into Law Abortion Restrictions For Genetic Abnormalities
• Arizona Court Of Appeals Affirms Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation In Post-Surgical Medical Malpractice Case
• Arizona Lawsuit Against Costco For Disclosing Erectile Dysfunction Prescription To Patient's Ex-Wife
• Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict For Unwitnessed Fall From Treadmill During Physical Therapy
• Arizona Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Defendants In Medical Negligence Lawsuit
• Arizona Appellate Court Disallows Discovery Of Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Beneficiaries' Medical Records
• Arizona County Jail Alleges Contract Psychiatrist May Be Liable For Inmate's Hanging Death
• Arizona Bankruptcy Lawyer Agreed To Handle Arizona Medical Malpractice Case And Suffered The Consequences For His Inexperience And Wrongful Conduct
• Arizona Appellate Court Rules Surgeon May Be Liable For Battery For Upsizing Breast Implant
• Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendant Surgeon In Res Ipsa Loquitur Medical Malpractice Claim
• Arizona Nursing Home Resident In Vegetative State For Over 14 Years Gives Birth At The Nursing Home
• Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials
• Arizona Supreme Court Applies Federal Preemption To Preclude State Law Failure To Warn Claim Involving Pain Pump
• Arizona Supreme Court Allows Medical Malpractice Claim Against Hospital To Continue After Surgeon Settles
• $8M Verdict Against Medical Malpractice Lawyer
• Arizona Supreme Court Holds Statute Prohibiting Medical Marijuana On College Campuses Unconstitutional
• $15M Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Medication Leading To Vegetative State
• Arizona Appellate Court Rules Assumption Of Risk Jury Instruction Improper In Antibiotic Malpractice Claim
• Fake Arizona Doctor Sentenced To Over 38 Years In Prison
• Wisconsin Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Arizona Governor Wishes To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims With Federal Tort Reform
• Arizona Court Of Appeals Affirms Medical Malpractice Settlement With Physician Precluded Vicarious Liability Claims Against His Employer
• $2.5M Phoenix VA Medical Center Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer
• Arizona Supreme Court Discusses "Original Tortfeasor Rule" In Medical Malpractice Appeal
• Arizona Doctor Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of Patients, Improperly Prescribing Pain Medications
• Phoenix VA Medical Center Sued For Cancer Misdiagnosis Leading To Suicide
• Arizona Appeals Court Discredits Learned Intermediary Doctrine In Drug Injury Case
• Arizona Agrees To Settle Prison Health Care Class-Action Lawsuit
• Phoenix VA Under Fire For Alleged Secret List For Delaying Veterans' Care
• $7.2M Arizona Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Upheld
• Arizona Supreme Court Defines "Specialist" In Medical Malpractice Context
• Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Late-Diagnosed Perforated Bowel
• What Is Medical Malpractice? (Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Connecticut)
• Wrongful Birth Claims And Wrongful Life Claims

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• Arkansas Appellate Court Reinstates Stillborn Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Claim
• Arkansas Man Charged In $100 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Arkansas Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Nursing Home Involving Resident's Rights Claim
• Arkansas Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Radiology Group In Paraplegia Medical Malpractice Case
• Arkansas Supreme Court Overturns $821K Medical Malpractice Verdict Because Defendants Deprived Of Jury Trial
• Former Arkansas Nursing Home Owner Arrested For Stealing Over $43K From Residents' Trust Fund Accounts
• Former Chief Of Pathology At Arkansas VA Indicted, Including Three Counts Of Involuntary Manslaughter
• Arkansas Supreme Court States Nursing Home May Be Entitled To Charitable Immunity From Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Arkansas Supreme Court Rejects Wide-Ranging Tort Reform Ballot Measure As Unconstitutional
• $344,000 Settlement For Arkansas Jail Death
• Arkansas Appellate Court Discusses Spoliation Of Medical Records In Medical Malpractice Case
• Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Class Certification In Nursing Home Understaffing Lawsuit
• Arkansas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Defendant Failed To Preserve Issues For Appeal
• $46.5M Arkansas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Newborn's Untreated Jaundice Leading To Brain Damage
• $2M Arkansas Medical Malpractice Payment Recommended For Surgery On Wrong Side Of Patient's Brain
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Bowel Injury During Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery
• Arkansas Court Of Appeals Denies Charitable Immunity To Nursing Home
• $1.75M Arkansas Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Arrestee's Death
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Former Arkansas Judge Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe To Reduce Nursing Home Negligence Verdict
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Alleged Birth Injury
• Arkansas Supreme Court Overturns $1.2B Risperdal Verdict
• Controversial Arkansas Judge Seeking Higher Office Cuts Nursing Home Jury Verdict By Over 80%
• Arkansas $5.2 Million Nursing Home Verdict May Be Uncollectible
• What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Law Declared Unconstitutional (In Part)

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• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice $3.74 Million Verdict For Heart Attack Death
• Aspirin: The Miracle Drug

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• $310K Montana Wrongful Death Verdict Against Assisted Living Facility
• Nursing Home Costs And Assisted Living Costs In The United States (2021)
• 99% Of U.S. Nursing Homes Face Staffing Shortages
• Survey Finds 94% Of U.S. Nursing Homes Face Staffing Shortages
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Fall Due To Crack In Assisted Living Sidewalk Not Health Care Liability Claim
• Seattle Assisted Living Facility To Pay $8M To Settle Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
• New Jersey Appellate Court Does Not Allow Expert's Net Opinion Against Assisted Living Facility
• North Carolina Assisted Living Facility Cited For Dementia Residents Fight Club
• $6M Florida Assisted Living Wrongful Death Verdict
• $42.5M California Elder Abuse Verdict Against Assisted Living Facility
• Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Rejects Proposal To Limit Punitive Damages Against Nursing Homes
• Florida Assisted Living Negligence Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of 97-Year-Old Resident
• Baltimore Assisted Living Home Licensed For Four But Housed Sixteen
• Michigan Assisted Living Facility Sued For Elopement Death
• Washington Supreme Court Allows Private Cause Of Action For Failure To Report Nursing Home Abuse
• California Appellate Court Denies Assisted Living Facility's Demand For Arbitration Of Wrongful Death Claim
• $5M Assisted Living Verdict For Death Of Resident Who Swallowed Dishwasher Detergent
• Maryland Nursing Homes Suffer Ratings Losses
• Nursing Home (SNF) Closed Claims Review By Large Liability Insurer
• Cost Of Long Term Care In The United States In 2014
• Non-Profit Advocacy Group Issues Report Card For U.S. Nursing Homes -- Some Good, Many Bad
• Wisconsin Nursing Home Fined $30,750 For 30 Violations; Had Hired Convicted Sex Offender
• Two Nursing Home Aides Charged With Striking 96-Year-old Resident
• $1M Verdict Against Maryland Assisted Living Facility

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• Virginia Assisted Living Facility Sued For Failure To Protect Resident

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• Is My Cancer Drug Avastin A Fake?

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• Cybertattacks And Medical Malpractice: New Trend?
• $34.77M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Newborn's Catastrophic Injuries
• Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Forum Non Conveniens In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Transfer Of Medical Malpractice Case Based On Forum Non Conveniens
• Maryland Appellate Court Overturns $229 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer Indicted For Attempted $25M Extortion
• Maryland Appellate Court Holds Hospital Entitled To Statutory Immunity For Psychiatric Patient's Murder Of Another Person 11 Days Later
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Johns Hopkins Hospital For Wrongful Death Of Two-Year-Old
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyer Accused Of Seeking $25M From Hospital System To Keep Quiet
• 15-Year-Old Psychiatric Patient Fatally Stabbed Hospital Patient Recovering From Surgery In Another Room
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.35M For Death Of Patient Following Neck Surgery
• Fourteen Former Patients Sue Maryland Hospital Alleging Use Of Counterfeit Surgical Hardware
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Certificate Of Qualified Expert Requirements In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases
• $5.8M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Hospital
• $1.84M Baltimore Lead Paint Study Verdict For Sibling
• Baltimore Hospital Found Not Liable For Inmate's Suicide Death
• Historic Maryland Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict Reduced By Trial Judge From $229.64M To $205.38M
• Maryland Corporate Lawyer Dies During Her Own Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice Trial
• Maryland Court Of Appeals Finds No Gross Negligence By Baltimore City Paramedics, Overturns $3.7M Verdict
• $1.75M Maryland Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Late Diagnosed Aortic Dissection
• $229,640,000 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Labor And Delivery Birth Injury
• Maryland Appellate Court Applies One Satisfaction Rule In Affirming Dismissal Of Maryland Medical Malpractice Case
• MedStar Health Agrees To Pay U.S. $35 Million To Resolve Allegations That It Paid Kickbacks To MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates In Exchange For Referrals
• Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon Sues Another Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon For His Injury Sustained During Simultaneous Knee Replacement Surgeries
• Maryland's Highest Appellate Court Finds No Error In Instructing Medical Malpractice Jury As To General Negligence
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Granted To Medical Malpractice Defendant Based On Statute Of Limitations
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Who Refused To Continue With Trial After Mistrial Motion Was Denied Held To Have Waived Appellate Review
• Investigative Report Finds Johns Hopkins Did Not Follow Its Own Safety Rules
• Maryland Appellate Court Reinstates $3.7M Gross Negligence Verdict Against Baltimore EMTs
• Maryland Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Case Against Johns Hopkins Hospital Was Filed Too Late
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Remanded To Determine If Dismissal Was Appropriate For Failure To File Supplemental Certificate
• $500K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict In Lap Chole Case
• Baltimore City Is Latest Jurisdiction To Sue Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors
• Baltimore County, Maryland Announces Plans To Sue Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors
• Report Faults Baltimore VA Medical Center's Opioid Treatment Program
• $18.6M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For 28-Year-Old's Anoxic Brain Injury Due To Hospital Negligence
• $465K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosis Of Kidney Cancer
• $596K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Colon Cancer
• Maryland Appellate Court Vacates $329K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $1M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For 22-Year-Old's Death
• $460K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer Leading To Death
• Baltimore Lasik Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Permanent Eye Injury
• Maryland State Senator Called Unethical By Judge In Baltimore Medical Malpractice Case
• Baltimore Sun Commentary: "Ban Medical Malpractice Lawsuits"
• Maryland Appellate Court Overturns Transfer Of Medical Malpractice Case Granted To Defendants
• Maryland Nursing Home Wrongful Death Case Filed in Baltimore
• $4M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiologist For Wrongful Death
• $10M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced By More Than 90 Percent
• Maryland Appellate Court Determines Maryland Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Claim For Failed Sterilization Procedure
• $1.5M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Lack Of Informed Consent
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital's Negligence Led To Child's Brain Damage
• $1.4M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye
• Trial Judge Throws Out $3.8M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
• $2.38M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Knee Surgery
• Baltimore Wrongful Birth Verdict For Plaintiff
• Failure To Timely Object To Juror Mistake Dooms Maryland Medical Malpractice Appeal
• $860K Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Colon Perforation During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
• Summary Judgment For Defendant In Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Upheld
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Undiagnosed Colon Perforation During Colonoscopy
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Post-Op Negligence Led To Leg Amputation
• $28M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Two Gastroenterologists
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Birth-Related Injuries Leading To Death
• Maryland Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed For Resident's Painful Death
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Plastic Left In Patient's Abdomen Following Unnecessary Surgery
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Teenager's Required Heart Transplant
• Baltimore Doctor Sues Former Patient For Bad Review
• $2M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Failed Penile Implant Surgeries
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed After Limbs Amputated
• Maryland Appellate Court Overturns $620,000 Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Maryland Med Spa Sued For Customer's Death Following Liposuction
• $4.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis Caused By Negligent Post-Op Care
• $1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misplaced Feeding Tube
• $20.6M Maryland Medical Malpractice Judgment Upheld
• $1.7M Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict In Erb's Palsy Birth Injury Case
• Johns Hopkins Hospital's $190M Settlement In Jeopardy?
• Medical License Of Maryland Psychiatrist Summarily Suspended
• Two Maryland Hospitals Sued For Misdiagnosed Liver Disease During Pregnancy
• Who Will Pay The $190M Johns Hopkins Settlement?
• Johns Hopkins Health System Agrees To Pay $190M To Settle Claims Regarding Secretly Recorded Gynecological Exams
• Who's Responsible For Your Doctor's Negligence?
• $5.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Knee Injury Leading To Amputation
• Maryland Stent Claim Settled
• $37M Settlement Of Maryland Stent Claims Announced
• Maryland's Proposed Legislation Would Triple Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Cap For Catastrophic Injuries
• Maryland Senate Bill To Establish Birth Injury Fund To Be Studied By Task Force
• Informed Consent Claim In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases
• Maryland Physician Discipline Statistics For Fiscal Year 2013
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates Keep Dropping
• Maryland Federal Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Maryland Appellate Court Decides Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Was Timely Filed
• Contributory Negligence Dooms Maryland Jury's $1.765M Actos Award
• Fireworks During Maryland ACTOS Trial
• Maryland Actos Trial Underway
• $346,272 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Veteran's Death
• Maryland's Highest Court Reinstates $2.8M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Falsified Medical Records In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Changes To Maryland's Medical Assistance Lien Regulations For Medical Malpractice Claims
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Ectopic Pregnancy
• Maryland Appellate Court Vacates $28 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Maryland Appellate Court Finds Hospital Owed Duty To Pysch. Patient Who Left The Hospital ER And Jumped From A Bridge
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict ($620,000) For Neck Injuries During Spinal Tap
• Maryland Stent Case Settled
• Maryland Appellate Court Reinstates $1.1 Million Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
• Maryland Appellate Court: A Pharmacist Is Qualified To Testify Regarding A Prescription Drug In An Informed Consent Case
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Appeal Determines Nephrology And Urology Are Related Specialties
• Johns Hopkins Letter Regarding Dr. Nikita Levy
• What Did Johns Hopkins Know About Dr. Nikita Levy, And When?
• Dr. Nikita Levy, Johns Hopkins Gynecologist: Who Was He?
• Former Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Kills Himself While Under Investigation For Photographing Patients
• Maryland Physician Wins Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Lawsuit
• Maryland Medical Malpractice $1.3 Million Jury Verdict For Paralysis Leading To Death
• Maryland Medical Malpractice $1.42 Million Verdict For Wrong Site Surgery
• Unnecessary Stent Claims
• Only The Doctor, Not The Hospital Or The Doctor's Employer, Is Responsible To Obtain Informed Consent From The Patient
• Maryland Lyme Disease Case: Pharmacy Held Responsible For Improper Doxycycline Instructions
• Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Update By The CDC
• Maryland's New Physician Advertising Law
• Court Says Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Request Was Filed Too Late
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of 7-Year-Old
• Baltimore Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mutilated Genitals

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• $90K Baltimore Bed Bug Verdict
• $100K Maryland Bed Bug Verdict
• Bed Bugs Impact On Public Health

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• Illinois Appellate Court Rules Order For Genetic Testing Of Parents Was Premature In Birth Injury Lawsuit
• $2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Test For Cystic Fibrosis During Pregnancy
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Claim Against Sperm Bank As Impermissble Wrong Birth Claim
• $1.7M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Detect Fetus' Down Syndrome
• North Carolina Appellate Court Applies Continuous Course Of Treatment Doctrine In Reviving Medical Malpractice Case
• Kansas Appellate Court Says Statute That Eliminated Wrongful Birth Claims Is Constitutional
• Oregon Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claim, Rejects Wrongful Life Claim
• Iowa Supreme Court Recognizes Wrongful Birth Claims
• New York Trial Judge Upholds $7.5M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Fertility Clinic
• $14.5M Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Baby's Brain Damage After Delivery
• Florida Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Alleged Ultrasound Negligence
• Rhode Island Wrongful Birth Lawsuit Allowed To Proceed
• $1.3M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Newborn Following Heart Surgery
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms $3M Topamax Award
• Montana Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Wrongful Birth Claim
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Jury Sides With Hospital In Newborn's Death Claim
• Wrongful Life Lawsuit Filed In California
• Zofran Lawsuit Alleges Serious Birth Defects
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Discusses Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations For Minors
• Florida Appellate Court Overturns $2.5M Wrongful Birth Verdict
• Washington State $50M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby Born With Genetic Defect
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Says Jurors Are Stupid
• Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed In West Virginia
• FDA Shuts Down More Than 18,000 Illegal Internet Pharmacy Websites
• Does Medical Malpractice Causing Oxygen Deprivation At Birth Lead To ADHD Later In Life?
• 3 Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases Against 1 Hospital For 3 Babies Who Died During 2 Month Period
• Indiana Supreme Court Holds Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund Liable
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Claim For Baby Decapitated During Birth
• Apology From Thalidomide Manufacturer 50 Years Later

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• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms $12M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OB For Baby's Birth Injuries
• $11.9 Million Texas Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict (Reduced To $2.19 Million Due To Texas' Cap On Damages)
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Orders New Trial Where Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Made Improper Closing Argument
• Defense Verdict In West Virginia Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Iowa $98 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Psychiatrist-Patient Privilege Protects Records In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Failed Sterilization Procedure In India Results In Award Of Compensation
• Colorado Supreme Court Holds Minor Children Can Now Recover Pre-Maturity Medical Expenses
• California Doctor Finally Surrenders Medical License After Three Investigations Into Patient Deaths And Ten Malpractice Lawsuits
• Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms $4M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Texas Appellate Court Allows Premmie Wrongful Death Lawsuit To Proceed
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Expert's Report Insufficient In Newborn Death Case
• Fertility Clinic Sued After IVF Mixup Caused Two Couples To Raise The Other Couple's Child
• Colorado Supreme Court Allows Direct Negligence Claim Against Employer In Medical Malpractice Case
• South Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Emergency Medical Care Defense In Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury Case
• Federal Appellate Court Rules District Court Erred In Setting Aside Jury's Future Care Costs Award In Birth Injury Case
• $1.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stillborn
• Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Premature Birth Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Because FTCA Applied
• $36.7M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For CMV In Donor Sperm Infecting Twins In Utero
• Confidential Settlement Reached In South Dakota Infant Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• $10.8M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby's Birth Injury
• Maryland Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants
• Florida OB Loses Medical License After Death Of Mother Shortly After Giving Birth
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Federal Appellate Court Returns Medical Malpractice Case To Federal Court
• Texas Appellate Court Applies Heightened Standard Of Care In Dismissing Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Was Your Baby's Stillbirth Caused By Medical Negligence?
• California Appellate Court Holds Jury Instruction Regarding Statute Of Limitations Was Proper In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Apparent Authority
• $2.6M Mississippi Fetal Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OBGYN
• New York Appellate Court Affirms $46M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Georgia Appellate Court Holds Gross Negligence Standard Applies To Shoulder Dystocia Injury During Delivery
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms $20M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Where Defense Attorney Suffered A Stroke During Trial
• Georgia Supreme Court Affirms $46M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother's Catastrophic Brain Injury Suffered Within Days After Giving Birth
• Illinois Appellate Court Overturns $50.3M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• George Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Malpractice Resulting In Birth Injury
• Pennsylvania's Geisinger Medical Center Acknowledges Fault When Settling Infection Death Claims Involving Three Preemies
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Overturns $40M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Defense Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Verdict Filed Too Late
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms $8.3M Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Verdict
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Birth Injury FTCA Claim As Untimely Involving "Deemed" Federal Employee
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Alternative Methods Instruction In Affirming Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Study Highlights Need For "Investment In And Exploration Of New Approaches To Fetal Surveillance In Labor"
• Illinois Appellate Court Allows Wrongful Death Claim For Aborted Fetus
• Illinois Supreme Court Remands Birth Injury Informed Consent Claim To Trial Court
• Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms That Mother's Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Claim Was Filed Too Late
• Washington Appellate Court Allows Juror With Connection To Defendant OB To Sit On Birth Injury Jury
• Connecticut Supreme Court Discusses Acceptable Alternatives Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Texas Supreme Court Reverses $2.7M Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Virginia Supreme Court Determines Trial Court Erred By Granting Judgment To Defendants Mid-Trial In Medical Malpractice Case
• $15.1M Federal Birth Injury Verdict For Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
• Maryland Victims' Rights Advocacy Group Opposes Proposed “Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust”
• Record $229M Baltimore Birth Injury Jury Verdict Leads To Legislative Effort (Again) To Establish Fund To Pay Future Medical Expenses
• Texas Supreme Court Orders Nonparty Doctor To Provide Discovery In Medical Malpractice Case
• Atlanta Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Perform Cerclage On Pregnant Woman
• $101M Chicago Birth Injury Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• $900K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Full-Term Fetus In Utero
• Contaminated Donor Breast Milk In Pennsylvania Hospital's NICU Kills Three Babies, Sickens Five Others
• Federal Medical Malpractice Jury In Pennsylvania Clears Defendants In Death Of Newborn
• California Medical Board Seeks Revocation Of OB's Medical License After He Forcefully Removed 23-Year-Old's Placenta After She Gave Birth, Causing Her Death
• Federal Appellate Court Reverses $7M FTCA Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict
• $8.3M Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict For Shoulder Dystochia/Brachial Plexus Injury During Birth
• U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case Seeking To Overturn Feres Doctrine
• $30.55M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby's Severe Brain Injury During Childbirth
• CDC Study: Three In Five Pregnancy-Related Deaths In U.S. Were Preventable
• $24.5M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother's Death Shortly After Giving Birth
• New Jersey Appellate Court Finds Extraordinary Circumstances To Excuse Late Filing Of Required Notice In Medical Malpractice Case
• Missouri Appellate Court Rules That Two Medical Malpractice Policy Limits Applied To Medical Malpractice Settlement
• Wisconsin Appellate Court Reverses Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Erroneous Alternative Methods Jury Instruction
• Study Of Pediatric Medical Malpractice Claims
• Georgia Couple's Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Flushed Their Stillborn Fetus Down The Toilet
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Tribunal's Dismissal Of Claim
• USA TODAY Analysis Finds High Childbirth Complication Rates In Some U.S. Hospitals
• Georgia Appellate Court Upholds $46M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother's Catastrophic Brain Injury Four Days After Giving Birth
• Texas Appellate Court Decides Plaintiffs' Expert Qualified To Give Opinions In Birth Injury Wrongful Death Case
• New Study Finds Hospital Births During The Night Or On Weekends Are Riskier
• Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Statistics In The United States
• Delaware Supreme Court Affirms $3M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Texas Supreme Court Applies Willful And Wanton Negligence Standard In Birth Injury Case
• New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Discovery Rule Could Not Save Medical Malpractice Case Filed After Statute Of Limitations Expired
• $14M Iowa Wrongful Birth Medical Malpractice Verdict
• The Rising Rates Of Autism In U.S. Children
• Missouri Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Ask Jury Panel The "Insurance Question"
• $5M Legal Malpractice Verdict Against Florida Medical Malpractice Law Firm For Botched Birth Injury Claim
• New Study Finds C-Section Deliveries Nearly Doubled From 2000 To 2015
• $8.9M Minnesota Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Midwife For Birth Injury
• Kentucky Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal After Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Lawyer Allowed To Withdraw
• $2.4M Mississippi Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OBGYN For Negligent Treatment Of Ruptured Uterus During Labor
• Wrongful Pregnancy Medical Malpractice Claims
• $74M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Verdict
• $32.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Judgment Upheld Where Physician Failed To Document Medical Condition
• Mexican Medical Malpractice Claim Alleges Delayed C-Section Resulted In Death In Womb
• Ohio Appellate Court Overturns Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Inadmissible Other Acts Evidence
• California Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Delivery Of Distressed Baby
• New York Appellate Court Finds $5M Medical Malpractice Verdict Excessive
• New Jersey Appellate Court Grants New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Due To Faulty Jury Instructions, Verdict Sheet
• Virginia Supreme Court Rules Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Expert Qualified To Give Her Opinions
• Georgia Hospital Settles Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• $11.35M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Brain Damage Claim
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Baby Born With Herpes
• West Virginia Federal Judge Finds Doctor Responsible For Newborn's Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
• $40M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict
• Nevada Supreme Court Rules Hospital May Be Liable For Physician's Medical Negligence Under Theory Of Ostensible Agency
• Illinois Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Apparent Authority Liability To Unrelated, Independent Medical Clinics
• New York's Highest Appellate Court Decides Wrongful Birth Claim Begins To Run At Date Of Birth
• Michigan Appellate Court Holds Nurse Practitioner Cannot Testify As To Registered Nurse Standard Of Care
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Doctor On Informed Consent Claim
• $26M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Timely Respond To Problem Pregnancy
• New York Appellate Court Discusses Medical Malpractice Claims For In Utero Injuries
• $4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman's Death Shortly After Giving Birth
• Texas Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Infant's Blindness
• $3M Delaware Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OB For Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
• Tennessee Appellate Court Discusses Sudden Emergency Doctrine In Health Claim Liability Birth Injury Case
• Mississippi Trial Court Finds In Favor Of Hospital In Death Of Newborn Medical Malpractice Case
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff's Birth Injury Medical Malpractce Expert's Opinion Inadmissble
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Expert Report Was Sufficient
• New Jersey Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Due To Lack Of Proper Expert Opinion
• Tennessee Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Undisclosed Testimony Of Nurses
• Washington Midwife With Long History Of Medical Malpractice Claims, State Investigations Still Practicing
• $12.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Negligent Heart Surgery On Newborn
• $15M Chicago Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement
• U.S. Court Of Appeals (8th Cir.) Upholds Nebraska's Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages
• Tennessee Appellate Court Rules Mother's Birth Injury Claim Untimely, But Child's Birth Injury Claim Was Timely Filed
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Sufficiency Of Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Expert's Report
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Case
• Due To The Lack Of A Stitch, A Premature Baby Died
• $23.1M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby's Severe Injuries During Delivery
• North Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Shoulder Dystocia Case
• $33.8M Florida Birth Injury Verdict By Federal Judge
• New York Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Episiotomy Case
• Virginia Appellate Court Discusses When Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act Applies
• Indiana Appellate Court Addresses Sufficiency Of Submission To Medical Review Panel
• Bill Introduced (Again) To Establish Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund
• $45.8M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman's Brain Damage Three Days After Giving Birth
• Texas Appellate Court Hands Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs A Rare Win
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms $1.75M Brachial Plexus Injury Verdict, Discusses Daubert Challenge
• $19.3M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Judgment For Defendant OB On Informed Consent Claim In Maryland Birth Injury Case
• $30.5M Georgia Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $4.2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict In Erb's Palsy Birth Injury Case
• $11.5M Nebraska Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• California Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Give Informed Consent Instruction
• Three Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Against Texas OB
• $11.75M Ohio Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• New Jersey Appellate Court Discusses Effect Of Medical Malpractice Settlement On Subsequent Defendants
• Statutory Cap Reduces $10M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict To $750,000
• $4.25M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of Twins Due To Eclampsia
• $6.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Default Judgment For Botched Abortion Leading To Disabled Baby
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Twin's Birth Injury, Death
• Florida Appellate Court Discusses Attorney-Client Privilege In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Interplay Between Medical Malpractice Claims And Wrongful Death Claims, And Releases
• $53M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Wrongful Conception
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Series Of Medical Mistakes Led To Pregnant Woman's Permanent Coma
• $6M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Mom After Giving Birth
• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Tribunal Finds Fault In Maternal Death Case
• Maryland's Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice And Other Personal Injury Claims
• New York City Hospitals Settled 221 Medical Malpractice Cases For $124M In 2015
• $44.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Fertility Doctor
• Large Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Results In Grievances Filed Against The Plaintiffs' Lawyers
• $3.75M Iowa Medical Malpractice Settlement Approved For Birth Injury
• Army Hospital Medical Malpractice Claim Ends In $9M Settlement
• Indiana Birth Injury Case Is An Example Of Unfair Damages Caps
• $30M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Neurological Birth Injury
• Maryland No–Fault Birth Injury Fund Proposal Filed Again In 2016
• Connecticut OB Settles Fetal Death Case
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Birth Injury Due To OB Negligence
• Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries
• Brachial Plexus Injury
• Birth Trauma Statistics
• Maryland Birth Injury Fund Proposal Resurrected
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Of Baby Due To Negligent IUD Removal
• Illinois' Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer Hit With $14.35M Bad Faith Jury Verdict
• Federal Judge Awards $9.8M For Birth Injury
• $2M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman From China Who Died After Giving Birth
• Vermont Supreme Court Discusses Effect Of Juror's Email During Medical Malpractice Trial
• Federal Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Naval Hospital Malpractice Led To Birth Injury
• Oklahoma Family Seeks Injunction Against Physician Group Terminating Care Of Birth Injured Child
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawyer Withdraws From Erb's Palsy Case After He Becomes A Judge
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Judgment Does Not Preclude Subsequent Wrongful Death Claim
• $17M Nebraska Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Florida Appellate Court Limits Medical Malpractice Attorneys Fee To $100,000
• $13.9M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Upheld
• Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Ex Parte Communication With The Jury And Spoliation In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Puerto Rico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Birth Trauma
• $23M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• Connecticut Birth Injury Claim Settled For $3M
• $35.4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Who Suffered Stroke Shortly After Giving Birth
• Circumcision Clamp Manufacturer Sued For Amputation Of Baby's Penis
• Maryland Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Filed In Federal Court
• $18.27M Kentucky Birth Injury Verdict Settled For $17.5M
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Trial Highlights Issues In Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy Cases
• $10.9M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Pregnant Woman's Stroke
• New Jersey Court Approves $8M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Child's Birth Injury
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Newborn's Brachial Plexus Injury
• Ohio Judge Awards $28.7M In Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case Involving Cerebral Palsy
• North Carolina Surgeon Found Liable For Medical Negligence
• Georgia Appellate Court Discusses Medical Malpractice Expert Qualification Issue
• Florida Supreme Court Establishes Harmless Error Test For Civil Cases In Medical Malpractice Case
• $8.45M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Hospital Medical Malpractice Investigative Report
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Loss In Stillborn Baby Case Upheld On Appeal
• North Carolina Court Of Appeals: Sudden Emergency Doctrine Inapplicable In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Wisconsin Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Leaves Parents Of Deceased Newborn Without Answers
• $14.5M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury
• $5M Michigan Medical Malpractice Judgment For Midwife Malpractice
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Birth Injury
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement Payment Fully Applied To Reduce Jury Verdict
• South Carolina Maternity Center Sued After Baby Dies
• One Oregon Hospital Defending Against Three Birth Injury Malpractice Cases
• Michigan Radiologist Held Liable For Newborn's Death
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Law Says A Fetus Is A Patient
• Some Maryland Legislators Seek To Harm The Most Vulnerable Medical Malpractice Victims
• Georgia Judge Increases $3M Medical Malpractice Verdict To Nearly $4.5M
• $32.8M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Verdict For Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy
• Two Massachusetts Maternal Deaths At One Hospital In Thirty Days
• $3.1M Erb's Palsy Birth Injury Verdict Upheld
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury
• $55M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injuries
• $7M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Pediatrician Malpractice
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $12.9M For Birth Injuries
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Breech Birth Gone Bad
• $4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Delivery
• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled For Limbs Lost To Flesh-Eating Bacteria
• $15M Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child Born With Cerebral Palsy
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Loss Means Parents Must Pay $340,000 For Defendant's Costs
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Protects Indigent Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Loss Based On Statute Of Limitations
• District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Affirms $6.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Tennessee $33.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury
• Ohio Hospital Agrees To $5.25 Million Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Settlement
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Preeclampsia Case
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $15.6 Million In Birth Injury Case
• Kentucky Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• New York $1.6 Million Settlement For Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury
• $130 Million New York Cerebral Palsy Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Hawaii Medical Malpractice Claim Against Midwife

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• New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Claim Barred By Workers' Compensation Law
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• Maryland Appellate Court Allows Pediatrician To Testify In Lead Paint Case
• Mexico Medical Malpractice Claim For Child's Loss of Eyesight Due To Needle Puncture
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Surgeon Who Waited To Operate
• Two New York Hospitals Sued After Patient Dies - Twice
• Our 1,700th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
• $3.7M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Urologist For Wrongful Death
• Florida Appellate Court Discusses Subsequent Treating Physician Testimony In Medical Malpractice Cases
• $7.5M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Colon Surgery
• Detroit Lawsuit Alleges Jail Inmate Died From Untreated Prescription Medication Withdrawal
• Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Had No Duty To Obtain Consent To Settle
• Recent Study Analyzed Patients' Perspective On Adverse Medical And Surgical Events
• Federal District Court Finds No Private Cause Of Action Under Federal Nursing Home Reform Act
• Ohio Cardiologist Found Guilty Of Medicare Fraud
• Nevada Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Decision That Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Is Unconstitutional
• New Jersey Supreme Court Says Patient Cannot Sue Physician For Lack Of Mandatory Malpractice Insurance
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital's Failure To Monitor Cardiac Patient
• Florida Inmates File Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking Hernia Surgeries
• Iowa Nursing Home Cited For Harm To Three Former Mental Hospital Patients
• Oregon Nurse Receives $3M Verdict Against Hospital Where She Had Worked
• Minnesota Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Following Discectomy
• New Study Of Diagnostic Errors Found That They Are Persistent And Cause Patient Harm
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges ER Patient Died While Hospital Sought Payment Information
• Kentucky Supreme Court Addresses Statute Of Limitations For Nursing Home Claims
• Indiana Nursing Home Accused Of Neglect Leading To Veteran's Death
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Discusses Use Of Internet Web Pages In Medical Malpractice Case
• $3.5M Georgia Negligence Verdict For Patient's Death After Calls To Doctor Were Not Returned
• California Nursing Home Sued Twice In 2015 For Deaths Of Two Residents
• Two Maryland Physicians Convicted Of $2.5M Health Care Fraud
• Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds JNOV For Medical Malpractice Defendant
• Illinois Nursing Home Sued For Resident's Death
• Oregon Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed After Resident's Penis Amputated
• Missouri Supreme Court Decision Relieves Hospital From Responsibility For Patient Murders
• Did 307,000 Veterans Die While Waiting For Enrollment In VA Health Care Benefits?
• Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Post-Operative Blindness And Deafness
• Between 100,000 And 1,000,000 People Die Each Year From Counterfeit Drugs
• West Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Wrongful Conduct Rule In Pill Mill Case
• California Nursing Home And Two Employees Charged With Causing Resident's Death
• New Study Of Orthopedic Medical Malpractice Claims
• Defense Verdict In Virginia Medical Malpractice Cardiac Death Case
• $2.78M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Too High Tracheostomy
• California Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Death Of 20-Month-Old
• Arrested Texas Neurosurgeon Remains In Jail
• Kentucky Appellate Court Applies Res Ipsa Loquitor In Medical Malpractice Case
• $4.1M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Overturned On Appeal
• Federal Appeals Court Discusses Deliberate Indifference To A Serious Medical Need In Inmate Cases
• Kentucky Supreme Court Addresses Informed Consent In Medical Malpractice Cases
• New Illinois Law Will Allow Video/Audio Monitoring In Nursing Home Resident Rooms
• $3.5M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Heart Attack
• Pennsylvania Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Employee Sexually Assaulted 85-Year-Old Patient
• Utah Supreme Court Nixes Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Cap For Death Claims
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Kaiser For Late Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
• Nevada Urologist Faces Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits In Six Months
• $12.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis Following Misdiagnosis
• Maryland Man Charged With Practicing Medicine Without A License
• Detroit EMT Allegedly Refused To Provide CPR For Dying Infant
• Massachusetts Appeals Court Adopts Continuing Treatment Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Dangers Of Coumadin For Nursing Homes Residents
• Man Indicted For Allegedly Injecting Silicone Into Women's Buttocks In Maryland
• New York Court Of Appeals Discusses What Is A "Foreign Object" In Medical Malpractice Claims
• Connecticut Appellate Court Discusses "Open The Door" Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Whistleblower Will Receive $2.2M From $13.5M False Claims Settlement
• Power Morcellator Cancer Lawsuits Filed By Two Pennsylvania Women
• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Death Due To Wrong Blood Type Transfusion
• Kentucky Supreme Court Discusses Ex Parte Communications In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Missouri Supreme Court Affirms $4.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Ruptured Prostate Abscess
• Michigan Supreme Court Decides Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Was Filed Too Soon
• Florida Appellate Court Allows Auto Insurer To Subrogate In Medical Malpractice Case
• Fake California Cancer Doctor's Home/Office Searched
• Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Medical Expert Qualifications In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Tennessee Supreme Court Applies Common Sense To Medical Malpractice Law
• Federal Judge Rejects Strict Liability For Defective Medical Device Claim
• Florida Appellate Court Upholds Defendants' Ex Parte Communications With Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Health Care Providers
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Forum Non Conveniens In Medical Malpractice Case
• Did Maryland Hospital Use Counterfeit Spinal Hardware?
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Botched Hernia Repair
• California Appellate Court Rules In Favor Of Actos Plaintiffs
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Nurse Practitioner, Surgeon
• $6M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Primary Care Physician
• Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Insurer To Be Sold To Berkshire Hathaway
• Mexico Medical Malpractice Claim: Toddler's Wrong Eye Removed
• $270K California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Fall From Hospital Bed
• $4.2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For Shoulder Injury
• Today's 1,600th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
• California Superior Court Decision Protects Unrepresented Nursing Home Residents
• Florida Appellate Court Approves Limit On Number Of Medical Malpractice Experts Testifying At Trial
• $4.4M Maryland Verdict For ICU Doctor Who Fractured His Wrist Due To Fall At Work
• July 4th Reminds Us That Many Medical Malpractice Victims Cannot Obtain Justice And Equality
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Cap On Noneconomic Damages Unconstitutional In Medical Malpractice Cases
• West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Award In Medical Malpractice Case
• $3M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiologist
• Misdiagnosis Of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Four Michigan Hospitals Sued for Alleged Unlawful Agreement To Limit Their Marketing
• Maryland Appellate Decision Regarding Informed Consent In Medical Malpractice Cases
• California Lawsuit Alleges Counterfeit Spinal Hardware Used During Surgeries
• Michigan Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim For Nonviable Fetus
• $1.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Tonsillectomy Resulting In Loss Of Sense Of Taste
• California Jury Awards $4.5M For Defective Hip Implant
• California Appellate Court Refuses To Overturn MICRA Cap
• $1.57M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Perforated Bowel During Laparoscopic Surgery
• New York Legislature Considers Date Of Discovery Rule In Medical Malpractice Cases
• $4.5M Connecticut Dental Malpractice Verdict For Botched Root Canal
• $600K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Untreated Surgical Complications
• Connecticut Physician Denied Maine Medical License Due To Alleged Sexual Misconduct With Patients
• New Jersey VA Nursing Home Choking Death Case Settled For $1.4M
• California College Athlete Awarded $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• 9 Baby Deaths Following Open Heart Surgery At Florida Hospital
• VA Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges ORIF On Wrong Bone In Foot
• $125K Federal Medical Malpractice Settlement For 7-Year-Old's Amputated Thumb
• New York Medical Malpractice Insurer Allegedly Paid Over $100K To Indicted Senator's No-Show Son
• Connecticut Court Grants Additur In Medical Malpractice Case
• $100M Delaware Vaginal Mesh Verdict
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Death Claim Settled Against Former Physician
• Study: MRSA Transmission In Nursing Homes
• Former U.S. Congressman Plans To File Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• Florida Man Dies In Jail Several Hours After DUI Arrest
• Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Defense Verdict
• Indiana Inmate Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Ruled Untimely
• $2.8M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Perforated Colon During Abdominal Surgery
• $6.2M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of 2-Year-Old
• Florida Supreme Court: Medical Malpractice Cap Does Not Apply Retroactively
• Indiana Nursing Home Resident Died With Objects Down His Throat And Up His Rectum
• $7.65M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Cancer Diagnosis
• New Analysis Of CMS' Nursing Home Compare Website Data
• $430,000 New York Dental Malpractice Verdict Set Aside On Appeal
• $21M Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Patient Brain Surgery
• 65% Of U.S. Cancer Patients Survive At Least 5 Years
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Signed Back Into Law
• $1.3M Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer
• Illinois Appellate Court Orders New Trial Where Medical Malpractice Jury Found Liability But Awarded No Damages
• California Medical Malpractice Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After His Termination
• $7.5M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Death
• Study Finds Banned Medicare Miscreants Still Able To Bill State Medicaid Programs
• $9.4M Bariatric Surgery Malpractice Verdict
• California Appellate Court Says Fall On Wet Floor Not Medical Malpractice
• West Virginia Radiologists Sued For Failure To Diagnose Spine Fracture
• Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Bystander To Medical Malpractice To Claim Emotional Distress
• D.C. Appellate Court Affirms Insurance Company Not Responsible For Judgment Against D.C. Medical Malpractice Law Firm
• Husband Acquitted Of Sexually Abusing His Wife In Nursing Home
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds $63M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Orthopedic Case
• D.C. Medical Malpractice Verdicts In 2014
• $7.4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Stroke Victim
• Florida Supreme Court Overturns Award Of Defendants' Attorneys Fees In Medical Malpractice Case
• Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics
• New Jersey $2.3M Dental Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal
• Florida Lawyer Paralyzed After Neck Surgery Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• $5.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Liver Cancer
• Nursing Home Care Costs In The United States Continue To Climb
• Texas Doctor Alleges Claim Against Him For Injuries Caused By His Cow Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• New, Additional Criminal Charges Filed Against Owner Of Maryland-Based Portable Diagnostic Services Company
• Federal Judge Orders $21.4M Judgment In Favor Of The Plaintiff In VA Medical Malpractice Case
• Study Finds Surgeons Get Better After Performing More Surgeries Over Time
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Informed Consent Irrelevant In Medical Negligence Claim
• California Appellate Court Remands For Proper Calculation Of Medicaid Lien On Medical Malpractice Settlement Proceeds
• $17.8M Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict For Injury To Four-Day-Old Baby
• Johns Hopkins University Sued For $1B For STD Studies Conducted In Guatemala 70 Years Ago
• Los Angeles County Agrees To $4.5M+ Medical Malpractice Settlement
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed Against Urgent Care Center
• $28M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Kaiser Permanente For Failure To Order Timely MRI
• Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Radiologist In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland's Highest Appellate Court Discusses Reasonableness Of Damages Caps
• In The Medical Malpractice Debate, Words Do Matter
• Delaware Medical Malpractice Case Involved Altered Medical Records
• Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Reforms Have Led To Injustice For Medical Negligence Victims
• Maryland Appellate Court Decision In Failure To Timely Diagnose Colorectal Cancer Case
• Recent Study Focused On Reducing Infections In Nursing Homes
• Cardiology Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics
• New Jersey Appellate Court Orders New Trial In Medical Malpractice Case
• Vermont Mental Health Malpractice Lawsuit Follows Teen's Suicide Death
• 7 Rhode Island OB Practices Settle Unapproved IUD Claims
• $6.6M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Heroin Addict Paralyzed By Hospital Negligence
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Overturns Dismissal Of Defendant Physician
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Trial Begins For Hospital's Mistake Of Patient's Blood Type
• North Carolina Judge Corrects Medical Malpractice Trial Error
• Pending Proposal Would Triple Maryland Cap On Noneconomic Damages For Catastrophic Injuries
• $4.4M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Challenged Because Jurors Allowed to Touch Plaintiff's Hands
• New York Supreme Court: Dueling Expert Opinions In Medical Malpractice Case Precludes Summary Judgment
• $2.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Tennessee Circuit Court Judge Holds Tennessee Cap On Noneconomic Damages Unconstitutional
• Federal Appeals Court Affirms District Court's Refusal To Amend Medical Malpractice Pretrial Order
• California Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Permanent Brain Injury Following Surgery For Sleep Apnea
• First Risperdal Trial In Philadelphia Results In $2.5M Verdict
• $5.7M California Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Against Ethicon
• Today Begins Our 5th Year Of Daily Blog Postings
• Maryland Senate Bill Would Require Pre-Suit Notice Before Filing Maryland Medical Malpractice Claims
• Oregon Nursing Home Resident Left On Toilet 45 Minutes, Fractures Pelvis
• California Appellate Court Upholds Plaintiff's Verdict In Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
• New CDC Study Finds C. Difficile Infections May Be Acquired From Doctors' Offices
• South Dakota Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages Hurts Victims
• Surgical Errors
• Intrathecal Pain Pump Malfunction
• Mohs Surgery Malpractice Claims
• $1.2M Oklahoma Nursing Home Verdict For Abuse Of Resident Caught On Video
• CMS Announces Revisions To Nursing Home Rating System
• Dirty Endoscopes, Deadly Consequences
• New York Governor Wants To Eliminate Free Consumer Website Listing Physicians Medical Malpractice Histories
• Tennessee Supreme Court Requires Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs To jump Through Procedural Hoop (Again)
• AstraZeneca Agrees To Pay $7.9M For Nexium Kickback Scheme
• $8M Louisiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child's Death Due To Swine Flu
• West Virginia Legislature Moving Forward With Expanding Medical Malpractice Limits
• Taking Time To Talk With Patients May Help Avoid Medical Malpractice Claims Against Doctors
• MDVIP Hit With $8.5M Verdict
• 17 Former Nursing Home Workers Sentenced After Guilty Pleas Arising Out Of Nursing Home Neglect
• Georgia Senate Bill Seeks To Replace Juries With Review Panels In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Kentucky Senate Republicans Push For Medical Review Panels
• VA Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Refer Settled
• $3.157M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation
• New Trial Motion Denied For $2M Vaginal Mesh Verdict Against Bard
• For-Profit Prison Medical Care Questioned
• Laser Treatment Medical Malpractice Case In Mississippi Dismissed
• Maryland Appellate Court Allows Testimony Of Defendant Doctor As To Her Habit/Routine In Treating Patients
• VA Report On Outpatient Health Care Services
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Appeal Demonstrates Pleading Pitfalls For The Unwary
• Nevada Supreme Court Discusses Medical Monitoring Claims In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Actos Defense Verdict In Maryland Upheld On Appeal
• CDC's Report On Hospital-Acquired Infections
• $2.5M Medical Malpractice Settlement Involving Convicted Wisconsin Spine Surgeon
• Iowa Supreme Court Addresses New Trial Issue Where One Medical Malpractice Defendant Assisted Ailing Juror During Trial
• Former Maryland VA Official Sentenced For Fraud
• Connecticut Hospital Sued For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Hospitalized Patient
• Survey Results For Recently Hospitalized People In The United States
• Florida Pain Management Doctor Allegedly Tied To At Least 17 Deaths
• Kentucky Cancer Clinic Allegedly Overtreated Patients To Increase Profits
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Sponge Left During Surgery
• Legal Malpractice Verdict For Failure To File Timely Colorado Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Surgeon Not Disciplined Until 9 Years After Removing Wrong Organ
• Florida Nursing Home Chain Sued For Three Nursing Home Deaths
• Minnesota Malpractice Case For Cancerous Pancreas Transplanted Into Patient
• Indicted Michigan Spine Surgeon In More Hot Water
• Wisconsin Lawmaker Seeks To Help Parents Of Adult Children Who Die As A Result Of Medical Malpractice
• Wyoming Nursing Home Negligence Claim Filed In Federal Court
• California County Jail Subjected To Another Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Connecticut Appellate Court Discusses "Continuous Act" Exception To Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Pro Se Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Appellate Court Affirms Colorado Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Ohio Appellate Court Says Nursing Home Fall Claim Is Not A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Military Hospital Whistleblowers Face Unique Risks
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Brain Damage Due To Dislodged Breathing Tube
• Washington Supreme Court Reinstates Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Verdict
• North Carolina Hospital Loses Appeal Seeking To Hide Incident Report
• Defendant Physician's Medical License Problems Held Irrelevant In Kentucky Medical Malpractice Case
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Woman's Death In ER
• Perpetrators Of $56M Medicare Fraud Scheme Plead Guilty
• $3.4M Delaware Medical Malpractice Verdict
• 14 Indicted In Connection With NECC Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
• Florida Appellate Court: Contaminated Drug Claim Is Not Medical Malpractice Claim
• Neurosurgeon Who Operated On Wrong Side Of Patient's Brain Will Not Be Disciplined
• New California Supreme Court Case Regarding Medical Malpractice Damages
• "Medical Malpractice Reforms Are Necessary To Contain Health Care Costs" ... Really?
• California Hospital Sued For Medical Negligence Leading To Amputations
• Missouri Whistleblower Case Alleges Substandard Cancer Treatment At Cancer Clinic
• D.C.'s Highest Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Tennessee Appellate Case Highlights "Gotcha" Of Hyper-Technical Medical Malpractice Reforms
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Melanoma Medical Malpractice Case
• Oregon Woman Died Last Week Due To Hospital's Medication Error
• Ohio Legislature Seeks To Expand Medical Malpractice "Apology" Law
• New York Surgeon Sued For Medical Malpractice For The 12th Time Since 1996
• Pharmaceutical Company Recalls Empty Gabapentin Capsules
• $5.62M Hawaii Medical Malpractice Verdict Against ENT
• Florida Man Sentenced To 11 Years, Ordered To Pay $14.4M Restitution For Medicare Fraud
• Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Loss Of Chance Of Better Outcome Case
• Consumer Watchdog Asks California Supreme Court To Accept Case Challenging Medical Malpractice Cap
• Wyoming Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Two-Year Statute Of Limitations As Applied To Minors Violates Wyoming Constitution
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Overturns $19.5M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Neurosurgeon
• Indiana Appellate Court Holds Prison Doctors To Same Standards As Outside Doctors
• Maryland Extends Medical Malpractice Immunity To Health Care Providers Who Fail To Involuntarily Admit
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighs Eliminating Informed Consent Defense In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Claims Coming To A Close
• 3 Indiana Cardiologists Face 19 Additional Cases Alleging Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Three)
• Pharmacy Held Liable For Pharmacist's Disclosure Of Customer's Prescription Records
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part Two)
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Spine Surgeon (Part One)
• Mississippi Supreme Court Requires Intentional Conduct For Medical Malpractice Claim For Suicide
• Settlement Announced For Many Stryker Defective Hip Replacement Claims
• South Dakota Medical Malpractice Victims Of Spine Surgeon May Help Other South Dakotans Obtain Justice
• Cruise Ship Medical Malpractice Claims
• Resident On Resident Mistreatment In Nursing Homes Affects One In Five Residents
• $1.6M Utah Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict
• Missouri Urologist Loses Third Medical Malpractice Claim
• Medical Malpractice Liability Trends In The United States
• New Study Finds Medical Malpractice Caps Lead To Higher Rates Of Preventable Patient Safety Events In Hospitals
• Did California Doctor Treating The Uninsured Take Inappropriate Photographs Of Patients?
• Florida Doctor Allowed To Surrender Medical License To Avoid Criminal Prosecution For Alleged Sexual Misconduct With Patients
• Medical Malpractice Payments In The U.S. Were At Continuing Record Low For 2013
• $38M Settlement Approved Following $91.5M West Virginia Nursing Home Negligence Jury Verdict
• New York Appellate Court Sets Standard For Bringing Legal Malpractice Claim After Unsuccessful Medical Malpractice Claim
• Recent Study Of The Impact Of Medical Malpractice Caps On Average Malpractice Payment Size
• Medical Malpractice Reforms Protecting ED Physicians Have Had Little Effect On The Practice Of Medicine
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Summary Judgment For Defendant Reversed
• Two Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Against A Jail On The Same Day
• Was The FDA Too Slow To React To New Jersey Pharmaceutical Company Distributing Allegedly Contaminated Products?
• Idaho Supreme Court Case Highlights Hurdles In The Path Of Justice For Medical Malpractice Victims
• $38M Settlement Reached With Large Nursing Home Chain Under False Claims Act
• Official Review Finds Military Health Care Only "Average"
• Marvin Hamlisch's Death The Subject Of New York Medical Malpractice Claim
• Federal Appellate Court Upholds Presuit Requirement Of Florida's Medical Malpractice Law
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Misplaced Feeding Tube Caused Serious Injuries
• Recent Study Finds Nursing Home Infection Rates Rising In U.S.
• Washington State Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Upheld
• Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Federal Preemption Of "Off-Label" Promotion Of Medical Devices
• Medical Malpractice Reforms Have Gone Too Far - A Recent Wisconsin Case
• Does New York Allow Negligent Physicians To Practice Without Discipline?
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Refuses to Hold Hospital Responsible For Former Employee's Future Conduct
• Georgia Nurse Midwife Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Botched Circumcision
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Left Behind Surgical Sponge Led To Massive Infection
• Texas Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Death Due To Overdose Of Pain Medication In Hospital
• One Dollar North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $2M Baltimore City Lead Paint Verdict
• Recent Study Questions True Costs Of Defensive Medicine
• Only 4 Of 25 Florida Physicians With The Most Medical Malpractice Payouts Have Lost Their License
• New Mexico Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
• Nevada Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
• Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Case Alleging False HIV Test Result Was Filed Too Late
• Internal Audits Question Cancer Doctor's Competency
• Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Failure To Inform Patient Of Cancer Diagnosis
• Former Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Wins North Carolina Medical Malpractice Case
• Diagnostic Errors Are A Major Factor In U.S. Medical Malpractice Claims
• Minneapolis VA Medical Center Under Fire For Alleged Medical Records Fraud
• $73M Transvaginal Mesh Verdict In Texas
• Florida Medical Malpractice Trial For Death Due To Pulmonary Embolism
• $3.27M Transvaginal Mesh Verdict
• Wisconsin Trial Judges Question $1.15B Medical Malpractice Fund Balance
• Today, We Celebrate Our 1,300th CONSECUTIVE Daily Blog Posting
• Iowa Nursing Home Negligence Case Alleges Resident Treated Like An Animal
• $2.8M Dental Malpractice Verdict
• Suspended Maryland Physician Surrenders Medical License In Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Charges
• California Nursing Home Sued For 91-Year-Old's Fall
• Confirmation Bias In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (Chronic Lyme Disease)
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Claim Against Student Phlebotomist Settled
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Filed For 4-Year-Old's Undiagnosed Ruptured Spleen
• Nursing Homes May Manipulate The Medicare Star-Rating System
• Should Doctors Be Tested For Drugs And Alcohol Abuse?
• Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Dangerous Drug Combination
• Delaware Supreme Court Affirms $4.4M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges ER Misdiagnosis Led to Death
• Massachusetts Appeals Court Overturns Nursing Home Arbitration Win
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.8M In Death Case
• VA Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Ohio Nursing Home Negligence Case Alleges Death Due To Pressure Ulcers
• Feds Put Brakes On Some States Medical Malpractice Reporting Loopholes
• The Failure Of Wisconsin's Medical Mediation Panels
• MediBid.com: Got Cash To Pay For A Doctor? Let Doctors Bid For Your Business.
• What Is California Proposition 46?
• Maine Medical Malpractice Insurer Announces Large Dividend And Rate Reduction
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed By Kidney Donor
• South Carolina Supreme Court Favors Substance Over Procedure In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Florida Nursing Home Malpractice Case Alleges Wrongful Death
• Ethicon Morcellation Devices Withdrawn From Market By Manufacturer
• $2.3M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Untreated Infection
• Large Concierge Physician Practice Management Company Faces Antitrust Lawsuit
• Ohio Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Alleges MRI Of Wrong Knee
• $1M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Breast Augmentation Surgery
• Chicago Plastic Surgeon Sued For Posting Patient Photos
• West Virginia Suspends License Of Pain Management Doctor
• Top 5 Complaints That Patients Have About Their Doctors
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Claim Against Plastic Surgeon For 5 Left-Behind Sponges
• Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Battery
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Case: When A Win Is Really A Loss
• Florida's Crack Down On Pill Mills Results In Substantial Reduction In Drug Overdose Deaths
• New York Nursing Home Sued For Resident's Death; Employees Indicted
• U.S. Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing On "More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety"
• Georgia Court Of Appeals Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Ex-Wife's Share Of Husband's New York Medical Malpractice Verdict Reduced
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Trial For Sponge Left After Surgery
• Florida Hospital Sued For Psychiatric Malpractice
• $3.34M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Perforated Bowel
• Florida Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Defendant Cannot Rely On Testimony Of Subsequent Treating Physician
• Tennessee Appellate Court Saves Medical Malpractice Case
• $11.7M Boston Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer
• Oregon's Medical Malpractice Early Discussion and Resolution Provisions Became Operational On July 1, 2014
• Milwaukee $25.3M Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Verdict
• $3.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralyzed Man
• Why We Must Treat Doctors Like Professional Truck Drivers When They Harm Other People
• Montana Supreme Court Sides With Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Wisconsin's Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Wreak Havoc On Malpractice Victims
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Indian Activist's Death
• $11.6M Settement For Pennsylvania Woman Paralyzed After Receiving Flu Shot
• Pittsburgh VA Hospital Settles Legionnaires' Disease Medical Malpractice Death Case
• 3 Medical Malpractice Defenses That Don't Hold Water
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Neurosurgeon
• $1.5M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Lap Chole
• Grim Statistics For Nursing Home Residents Who Suffer Hip Fractures
• What Are MCOs, HMOs, and PPOs?
• Nevada Medical Malpractice Lawyer Sued By Hospital For Defamation
• Maryland, You Must Join The Majority Of U.S. States That Conduct Criminal Background Checks On Doctors
• Large Hospitalist Company Charged With Medicare False Billings Scheme
• Louisiana Psychiatric Hospital Sued For Patient's Stroke
• West Virginia Supreme Court Nails Nursing Home For Understaffing/Harming Resident
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Wrong Kidney Surgery
• $25M Mesothelioma Verdicts For Two New York Plaintiffs
• MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com Posts Its 1,200th Consecutive Daily Blog Today
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Battery Case
• Testosterone Replacement Drug Cases Consolidated
• Recently Suspended Maryland Physician Had Prior Rape Conviction
• More Than 2,500 Georgia Doctors Do Not Have Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed For Repeated Discovery Abuses
• $9.9M False Claims Settlement To Be Paid By Medtronic
• $2.3M Liposuction Malpractice Settlement
• $12M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict After Botched Hernia Surgery
• VA Health Care Scandal: What Other Issues Plague The VA?
• $650M Pradaxa Settlement Announced Two Weeks After FDA Drug Safety Communication
• Doctors Practicing Medicine Not Highest Paid In Medical Industry
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Missed Cancer Diagnosis
• 4 Medical Malpractice Falsehoods Reformers Need You To Believe
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Misdiagnosis Cancer Treated With Smuggled Drugs
• New Jersey Supreme Court Discusses Jury Instructions In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Memorial Day 2014: Let's Honor The Living As Well As The Dead
• Maine Psychiatric Hospital Sued By Pregnant Worker Stabbed By Patient
• Lawyers Stand Ready To Help VA Medical Malpractice Victims
• How To Fix The VA Health Care System Scandals
• Indianapolis VA Medical Center Sued For Medical Malpractice
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Involving ADHD, Medications, And Suicide
• VA Health Care Official Statistics (2013)
• Does This South Dakota Doctor Have A Financial Conflict Of Interest?
• Unlicensed Health Provider Operated Colorado Clinic For Nearly 30 Years
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Decides Claims Against Labs Are Not Medical Malpractice Claims
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Allege Unnecessary Implanted Cardiac Devices
• Nursing Home Rape
• Nursing Home Falls
• Fungal Meningitis Claims Settled For $100 Million
• $3.7M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Vacated; Retrial Results In Defense Verdict
• May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
• Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Bad Treatment Requiring Further Surgery
• $850M Vaginal Mesh Settlement Announced
• Medicare False Claims Whistleblower To Receive $15M
• Tennessee Supreme Court Allows Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Despite Failure To Strictly Comply With Pre-Suit Notice Requirement
• 17 New York Nursing Home Employees Criminally Charged With Neglect
• Stethoscope Contamination: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
• $14M Yasmin Jury Verdict
• $4.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Delay
• England's National Health Service Plagued By Infection Malpractice Claims
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Reduction Of Medical Malpractice Jury Award
• The 5 Most Common Preventable Nursing Home Adverse Events
• Cleveland Clinic Neurosurgeon Wins $7.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict (Against Cleveland Clinic)
• Georgia Radiology Technician Guilty Of Falsifying More Than 1,200 Mammograms
• $4M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Four Years Of Misdiagnosis And Unnecessary Treatment
• Study Finds 12 Million In U.S. Misdiagnosed Every Year; One-Half Are Potentially Harmed
• California Medical Malpractice/Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital
• $2.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Mesh Verdict
• Texas Hospital And Former Neurosurgeon Sued In Fourth Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• $1.1M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Heart Surgery
• Medicare Standards For Hospital Medical Records
• California Appeals Court Allows Claim That Patient Froze To Death In Hospital Morgue
• $1.6 Million Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of 48-Year-Old Man
• Maryland's Highest Appellate Court Affirms Verdict In Lead Paint Case
• $10.6M Kentucky Verdict In First Of Five Pending Bariatric Medical Malpractice Cases
• Mississippi Appeals Court Grants Nursing Home New Trial
• Kansas Neurosurgeon Consents To Two-Year License Suspension
• 5 Things You Should Do If You Are Hurt By Medical Malpractice
• Tennessee Appeals Court Finds Substantial Compliance By Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• CDC's Shocking New Autism Data
• NY Nursing Home Hidden Camera Results In Criminal Charges Against 10
• Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Defendant's License Status Inadmissible
• Indiana Supreme Court Says FedEx Saved Medical Malpractice Claim
• Former New York Surgeon Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Federal Prison
• $1.9M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Unnecessary Cancer Treatment
• Chicago Hospital To Pay $17M Now For Medical Malpractice In 2003
• Tennessee Medical Battery Claim Revived
• Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon's Hard-Fought Fight (And Loss) Against A Powerful Insurance Company
• Massachusetts Emergency Room Malpractice Results In $2.925M Verdict
• Florida Supreme Court Says Cap On Wrongful Death Noneconomic Damages Violates Equal Protection
• Accutane Retrial Results In $1.59M Verdict
• Virginia $2M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Emergency Room Physician
• Kentucky Heart Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Filed
• $91.5M Nursing Home Malpractice Verdict In West Virginia Challenged
• Medicare Statistics Regarding Nursing Home Adverse Events And Associated Costs
• $4M Virginia Medical Mapractice Verdict Against Family Practitioner
• Kansas Senate Seeks Medical Malpractice Cap Increase And Other Reforms
• $9.1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation After Broken Ankle
• Medical Malpractice Payout Statistics For 2013
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.3M For Scarring After Surgical Infection
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against ER Doc For Death of 6-Year-old
• California Appellate Court Holds That Biliary Stent Is A Foreign Object
• Kansas Senate Distrusts Its Citizens To Decide Medical Malpractice Cases
• Settlement Announced For Fraudulent Medicare Billing Scheme In Maryland
• Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Undiagnosed Heart Disease In Women
• $4.2M California Settlement For Dietary Supplement Injury
• A Case Of Medical Malpractice In Canada
• Idaho Medical Malpractice Supreme Court Decision Regarding Causation
• Kentucky Hospital Settles Unnecessary Stent Claims
• For Second Time In Six Months, Mississippi Federal Judge Criticizes Cap On Damages
• The Failure Of New Hampshire's Medical Malpractice Screening Panels
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict Overturned For Lack Of Proper Expert Testimony
• $2.7M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Lung Disease
• Virginia Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled For Fungal Meningitis Death
• Florida Supreme Court Upholds Intent Of Amendment 7
• $330.7M Risperdal Verdict In Louisiana Overturned
• Hershey Medical Center Pays $400,000 To Settle Medical Malpractice Claim
• FDA Issues Testosterone Therapy Safety Alert
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Child's Lost Testicles
• Kentucky Lawmakers Looking To Pass Unnecessary Medical Malpractice Laws
• $27.5M Ohio Verdict For Mesothelioma Victim
• Did California Hospital Intentionally Cover Up Cause Of Patient's Death?
• $2.5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Teen's Misdiagnosed Cancer Death
• Connecticut Supreme Court Says Medical Records Admissible As Evidence Of Causation In Medical Malpractice Claim
• South Dakota Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Malpractice
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• New Effort To Reimpose Medical Malpractice Cap In Missouri
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• Study Finds Medical Malpractice Lawyers Reject Over 90% Of Potential Cases
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• Indiana Appellate Court Says Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too Late
• Disruptive Delaware Doctor Ordered To Pay Hospital's Attorney's Fees
• Weird Florida Medical Malpractice Settlement Situation
• $28.5M Wyoming Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Verdict
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• Massachusetts $2M Nursing Home Verdict For Sexual Assault
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• Appellate Court Decides Washington State Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too late
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• FDA Issues AED Safety Communication
• Georgia Appeals Court Holds Atlanta Not Immune From Inmate Medical Malpractice Claim
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• Supreme Court Of Ohio Rules In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• California Urologist Faces Multiple Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
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• Georgia Court Of Appeals Rules Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Expert's Testimony is Admissible
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• "Mobile Doctors" Charged With Massive Federal Health Care Fraud Scheme
• India Drug Company Settles Massive False Claims Act Case
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• Study Finds That Defensive Medicine Does Not Affect Health Care Costs
• New Hampshire Effort To Modify Unfair Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms
• New Study Finds New Doctors Are Discourteous
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• New York Supreme Court Holds Pharmacist Not Liable For Filling Prescription Precisely As Directed
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• Georgia Pharmacy Malpractice Case Filed
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• Georgia Appellate Court Panel Says Juries May Decide What Is Emergency Medical Care
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• West Virginia Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Two Medical Malpractice Cases In 2013
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• When Are Medical Malpractice Payments Required To Be Reported To The NPDB?
• New Oregon Medical Malpractice Mediation Law May Hurt The Public
• Harming Victims Of Medical Negligence
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Ends In Hung Jury
• Maryland Expands Board of Physicians Powers
• Plastic Surgery Malpractice Statistics
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• Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Statistics
• Pennsylvania Cancer Misdiagnosis Death Case Settled for $2.4M
• Hospital Rape Case Settled
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• Federal Judge Strikes Down Part Of Florida's New Medical Malpractice Law
• Dr. Spyros Panos: How Did One Surgeon Cause So Much Harm?
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• 5 Common Mistakes Made By Medical Malpractice Victims
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• Maryland LASIK Lawsuit Settled
• Medical Malpractice Payments To Veterans Hit 12-Year High
• Ohio Nursing Home Verdict For Suffocation Death
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• LASIK Lawsuits
• Oklahoma Legislature Set To Reinstate Medical Malpractice Reforms During Special Session
• Medical Firm Agrees To Pay $14.5 Million To Settle Medicare Overbilling Allegations
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Misdiagnosis Of HIV
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• $10.8M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Routine Catheterization
• Hospital That Threw Out Healthy Donor Kidney Denies It Was Negligent
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Doctor Who Treated Woman Who Caused Car Accident
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• Sperm Bank Meltdown Leads To 40 Lawsuits
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• Kentucky Hospital Agrees To Pay $2,833,408.60 To Settle False Claims Allegations
• $2 Million Vaginal Mesh Verdict
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• Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Wyoming Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Maryland Bed Bug Claim Ends In Large Verdict
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• Obama Administration Responds To Recent SCOTUS Generic Drug Decision
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• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Due To Lack Of Health Insurance
• Tick-Borne Encephalitis Leads To $41,750,000 Verdict
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Failure To Treat Uninsured's Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Mississippi Federal Judge Lambasts Mississippi's Cap On Non-Economic Damages
• Georgia Supreme Court To Review Emergency Medical Care Gross Negligence Standard
• Competition For The Da Vinci Surgical System?
• $55 Million Settlement Approved For "Nose Doctor" Malpractice Lawsuits
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Jury's Flip Flop Causes Problems For Everyone
• U.S. Supreme Court Decision Shields Generic Drug Manufacturers
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• Chicago Hospital Pulmonologist Alleged To have Performed Unnecessary Tracheotomies
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• "We Have Nothing To Fear But .... Ourselves"
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Overturned On Appeal
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• "I Have Nothing To Hide" And Other Stupid Statements
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• New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Unanimous Medical Malpractice Panel Decision
• Kentucky Former Cardiologist To Be Sentenced In Stent Fraud Scheme
• Delaware Medical Malpractice Trial For 8-Month Erection Problem
• Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Loss-Of-Chance In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Oklahoma Surgeon Couldn't Get Man's Nose Right After 22 Surgeries
• Tennessee Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Products, Contamination Found In Two Batches
• New York Court Of Appeals Side-Steps Loss-Of-Chance Recovery In Medical Malpractice Case
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Botched Breast Enlargement Surgery
• Washington State Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Plastic Surgeon
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Expert Affidavit Requirement Unconstitutional
• Federal Effort Aimed At Reducing Medical Malpractice Incidents In The U.S.
• South Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawsuits For Sex Reassignment Surgery
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• New York Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Patronizing Trial Judge
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• North Carolina $4 Million Verdict For Nursing Malpractice
• Nebraska Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
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• Minnesota Appellate Court Dismisses Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Appeal
• Frivolous Fears Of Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
• Study Finds Medical Malpractice Litigation Leads To Patient Safety Improvements
• Disciplined Maryland Physician Had Second Thoughts (But Too Late)
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• Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Tennessee Court Of Appeals Upholds Pre-Suit Notice Requirement
• South Carolina Hospital Hit With $40 Million Verdict For Illegal Kickbacks
• Tennessee Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too Late
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• VA Researcher's Meningitis Death Sparks Federal Lawsuit
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• Missouri State Senators Looking To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims (Again)
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• Nevada $500 Million Punitive Damages Verdict For Hepatitis C
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• Maryland Stent Doctor's Criminal Conviction Upheld
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• The Invisible Victims Of Medical Malpractice
• Colorado LASIK Malpractice Case Scheduled For Trial
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• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed By Obese Patient Who Was Dropped
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• Hospitalist Malpractice
• Proposed Changes To Florida's Medical Malpractice Law Will Further Harm Malpractice Victims
• New York Medical Malpractice Appeal: A Win And A Loss For The Parties
• $2.1 Million New York Radiology Malpractice Verdict
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• Missouri House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Replace Missouri's Common Law Regarding Medical Malpractice
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Cholecystectomy Death
• Ohio Court Approves Settlement In Medical Malpractice Case Filed In 1998
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• Today's Blog Celebrates Two Years Of Consecutive Daily Blogging
• Another Minnesota Nursing Home Fails To Perform CPR, Resident Dies
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• Virginia $25 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced To $2 Million
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• Mississippi Appeals Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
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• Indiana Supreme Court Decides That Successful Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Forfeited His Right To Challenge Medical Malpractice Damages Cap
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• Medical Malpractice Defense Expenses Rising Faster Than Settlement Amounts
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• Florida Supreme Court Upholds Patient's Confidentiality In Medical Malpractice Case
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• Minnesota Hospitals Take Steps To Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims
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• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Discovery Rule Explained
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Claim For Failure To Report Suspected Child Abuse
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• Missouri Medical Malpractice Claim For Stillborn Baby And Mother's Death
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• Missouri Supreme Court Determines Cap On Noneconomic Damages Is Unconstitutional
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• San Diego Doctor And Medical Device Manufacturer Ordered To Pay $5.2 Million
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• Texas Theft Of Nursing Home Medications
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• New Hampshire Medical Malpractice "Early Offer" Bill Vetoed
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• California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Obstetrical Malpractice
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Dye Used During Catheterization
• New Jersey $6.3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Abdominal Surgery
• Large Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Heart Condition
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Death During A Threesome
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Cardiac Catheterization
• U.S. Medical Malpractice Payments Reported By Physicians For 2001 - 2011
• NPDB Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2001 - 2011
• Official Medical Malpractice Insurance Statistics For 1991 through 2011
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Claim For Fall From Operating Room Table
• $120 Million New York Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Our Thoughts On Memorial Day 2012
• Wisconsin Medical Malpractice In Nursing Homes
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Proposal
• Maryland Medical Malpractice: Why Are Hospitals Referring Malpractice Victims To Lawyers?
• Results Of A Recent Study Of Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S.
• New Recommendations Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Permanently Injured Newborn
• Iowa Nursing Home Fall Results In $15,000 State Fine
• Nevada Medical Malpractice Charges
• Medical Malpractice In California Mental Hospitals
• Philadelphia $78.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damaged Baby
• Increased Risk Of Birth Defects For Babies Conceived By Fertility Treatments
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Cases Level Off After Six Years Of Decline
• $50 Million Settlement Paid By Drug Supplier To Nursing Homes
• FDA To Decide By June 15th Fate Of First-Ever HIV Prevention Drug
• Maryland Federal Judge Says Courts Cannot Review Medicare Payment Method
• Accutane Jury Verdict Upheld
• Flawed Medical Research: Does Money Talk?
• Maryland Stent Doctor's License Remains Revoked
• Connecticut Doctor/Legislator Skuttles Claimant-Helpful Medical Malpractice Reform Measure
• $1.6 BILLION Pharmaceutical Company Payment For Off-Labeling Marketing
• Continuing Issues With Defibrillator Wire Leads
• $452 Million Lost To Medicare Fraud
• New Jersey Nursing Home Abuse Caught On Video
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict For Infected Bedsores Leading To Death
• Inappropriate Use Of Anti-Psychotic Medications In Nursing Homes
• Medical Malpractice Claims Lead To Legal Malpractice Claims
• Epidemic Of Drug Babies In The U.S.
• Medical Malpractice Payouts Statistics For 2011
• Connecticut Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Bill To Reform Prior Reforms
• Debt Collectors Roam Hospital Departments And Patient Rooms
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal In Failure To Diagnose Colon Cancer Case
• PET Scan Use In Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease
• Massachusetts Hospitals Cited For Turning Away Emergency Room Patients
• A Website That Exploits Doctors' Fear Of Medical Malpractice Claims
• 48 Million Without Health Insurance In U.S. In 2011
• Lyme Disease In Maine During 2011
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict Finally Paid
• Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: What A Hidden Camera Revealed
• Massachusetts Report Discusses Possible Benefits Of Medical Malpractice Reforms
• Surgical Fires
• Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Methadone Overdose
• Study: Improving Economy Associated With Rise In Nursing Home Deaths
• Pharmacy Error Was The Cause Of Chicago Infant's Death
• South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Surgery
• Texas Medical Malpractice Claim Based On Surgeon's Disability
• Proposed Change To Maryland Medical Malpractice Law Fails
• Connecticut Nursing Home Fined $510 For Resident's Choking Death
• Is This Medical Malpractice? When A Good Deed Results In Death
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Claim For Alleged IV Infection
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage During Surgery
• A Study Of Defense Costs For Medical Malpractice Claims
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Cap Upheld (Again)
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Cap Being Challenged
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Of Undocumented Immigrant
• Melanoma Rates For Young People Are Rising Rapidly
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Infant's Finger Severed In A Hospital
• Two Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Against California Nursing Home
• Autism Rates In U.S. Skyrocketed In Last 10 Years
• Florida Legislature Passes Bill To Pay Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Benefits Of Bariatric Surgery For Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
• North Carolina Medical Malpractice Medicaid Recovery Law Unconstitutional
• U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Cap On Noneconomic Damages
• Sexual Abuse Of Nursing Home Resident Alleged In Minnesota
• Are Caps On Noneconomic Damages Fair?
• California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Migraine Treatment That Caused A Stroke
• Nursing Home Wandering And Elopement
• Iowa Medical Malpractice Claim For Birth Injuries To Mother And Child
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Wrongful Birth Verdict
• California Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Turns Criminal
• Pennsylvania Inmate Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Virginia Dentist Pulled Too Many Teeth
• Are Metal Hip Replacements Safe?
• Medical Malpractice Claims Against The VA
• New Jersey Pharmacy Gave Children Cancer Drug Instead Of Fluoride Tablets
• C. Difficile Infections
• Patient Dumping Settlements In 2011
• Federal Patient Dumping Law Expanded To Extend Its Physical Coverage Reach
• Patient Dumping (The EMTALA Anti-Patient Dumping Statute)
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Man's Estate $1.45 Million, After 13 Years
• New York Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman Who Lost Both Hands, Both Feet, And One Eye
• When Did Hip Replacement Manufacturer Know About Failures?
• We're Celebrating One Full Year Of Daily Blog Postings!
• Maryland Orthopedic Surgeon Hit With Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Utah Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Providers' Duty To Nonpatients When Prescribing Medications
• Poor People Sue For Medical Malpractice Less Than Others
• Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Settlement Proposed For Brain Bleed
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man Who Died From Pulmonary Embolism
• Hospital Acquired Infections
• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Disciplinary Statistics
• The Costs Of Prescription Drug Abuse
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Claim For Good Deed Turned Deadly
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Pregnant Teens Who Lost Their Baby
• Teva Pharmaceuticals To Pay $285 Million To Settle Nevada Hepatitis C Claims
• New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Undiagnosed Aneurysm
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice: 124 Medical Malpractice Claims Against 1 Doctor In Only 7 Months Of Medical Practice
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgeon's Broken Legs
• Proposed Changes To Florida's Medical Malpractice Law Harms Malpractice Victims
• Rick Santorum's View Of Medical Malpractice Claims -- Good For His Wife But Bad For You
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Case: From Medical Heroes To Medical Villains
• Did Medical Malpractice Kill Whitney Houston?
• Chicago Medical Malpractice Results In Elderly Man Freezing To Death
• Did A Generic Version Of A Name-Brand Drug Cause A Man's Death?
• Philadelphia Emergency Room Malpractice Leads To Man's Death -- And His Watch Stolen From His Wrist
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Leads To Broken Neck
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Medical Malpractice Recoveries
• Minnesota Medical Malpractice Caused Choking Death
• Kansas Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Turns Criminal
• Nursing Home Medical Malpractice -- Not Just A Problem In The U.S.
• New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Gallbladder Surgery Resulting In Death
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Inmate Who Had To Pull His Own Tooth
• Report On Vermont's Medical Malpractice Proposed Reforms
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Claim For Inmate's Death
• California Hospital Malpractice Results In Suffocation Death -- And $100,000 Fine
• West VA Medical Malpractice Death Caused By Bowel Perforation
• Death Of Maryland Medical Malpractice Victim Does Not Affect Future Medical Expenses Award
• Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Teen Who Lost All Four Limbs
• Texas Medical Malpractice Claim For Bugs Crawling Down Man's Tracheal Tube
• Doctor Still Practicing Medicine Despite Dozens Of Medical Malpractice Claims
• Medical Malpractice Claims In Other Countries
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman's Blindness
• $178 Million Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Young Special Education Teacher
• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want To Restrict Nursing Home Malpractice Damages
• Mississippi Medical Malpractice Judgment For Botched Abortion
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Claim For Young Boy's Blindness
• California's Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Limits Valid Claims And Benefits Bad Doctors
• Psychologist Malpractice
• U.S. Government Alleges Kentucky Nursing Home Committed Fraud
• Walgreens, Generic Drug Manufacturer Accused Of Overcharging
• Did Utah Medical Malpractice Lead to Murder?
• Most Hospital Medical Malpractice Events Are Unreported
• Las Vegas Medical Malpractice Claim For Surgery On The Wrong Knee
• Chicago Medical Malpractice Settlement For Radiation Overdose Death
• New Hampshire Midwife Settles Medical Malpractice Claims
• Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Due To Wrong Medication
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Death Due To Negligent Cardiac Procedure
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bowel Injury During D & C
• Bad Butt Surgery Results In Nevada Medical Malpractice Claims
• Lower Insurance Reimbursements, Not Medical Malpractice Claims, Causing Doctors To Close Their Practices
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict More Than Doubles After Re-Trial
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Claim Based On Doctor's Failure To Tell Patient About X-Ray Report
• California Doctor Discipline Is Dismal
• Hospital Medical Malpractice Claims Versus Outpatient Medical Malpractice Claims
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Means Murder?
• Medical Malpractice Settlement For Back Surgery Leading To Loss Of Leg
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Claim For Teen's Death In Dentist's Office
• Florida Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Not Retroactive
• North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of New Mother
• Tennessee Medical Malpractice Claim For Discarded Newborn
• Utah Medical Malpractice Verdict For Litttle Girl Who Cannot Walk Or Talk
• Tennessee Medical Malpractice Verdict For Deadly Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Jury Places High Value On Life
• Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death From Misdiagnosed Heart Attack
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Nursing Home Suffocation Death
• Nursing Medical Malpractice In Louisiana
• South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Dentists Who Kept On Pulling...
• Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Blind Infant
• Drug Shortages Are Getting Even Worse!
• North Dakota Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain-Damaged Baby
• Nevada Medical Malpractice Verdict For Cancer Death of 27-Year-Old Mother
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Gastric-Bypass Patient
• Mitt Romney's Views About Medical Malpractice
• Newt Gingrich's Views On Medical Malpractice
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For 3-Year-Old's Death
• Vermont Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby's Severe Birth Injuries
• Drugging Our Nursing Home Elderly: Is It Medical Malpractice?
• Maryland Physician's Failure To Disclose Medical Malpractice Claim Affects His Medical License
• Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer May Be Medical Malpractice
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Disabled Man
• Nebraska Medical Malpractice Claim For 2-Year-Old's Heparin Death
• Large Recent Wyoming Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Broken Neck
• One Of The Largest Kansas Medical Malpractice Verdicts
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Hospital Negligence
• Florida Example Of Hospital Malpractice
• Pennsylvania Nurse's Medical Malpractice Results In Woman's Loss Of Both Legs
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Major Mistake Means Millions
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Victim With Less Than A Year To Live
• Thanksgiving Day 2011 - We're Thankful For Competent And Compassionate Medical Care
• Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man's Death
• California 13-Year-Old Medical Malpractice Victim Now A Paraplegic
• FDA Withdraws Approval Of Avastin For Use In Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Chicago Health Care Clinic Held Responsible For Medical Malpractice For Baby's Irreversible Brain Damage
• Avoiding Medical Testing Mistakes
• Texas Example Of A Nursing Home Medical Malpractice Claim
• Medical Malpractice Payments Statistics For 2010
• The Failure To Communicate Medical Test Results Is Increasingly The Basis For Medical Malpractice Claims
• Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society Of Maryland
• Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Reality ($$$$)
• Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Profits
• Maryland Stent Doctor Sentenced to 8 Years In Prison
• What Presidential Candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry REALLY Forgot
• Kentucky Physician Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions
• Idaho Physician Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions
• U.S. Government Analysis Of Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
• Mississippi Physician Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions
• Louisiana Physician Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints and Disciplinary Actions
• Virginia Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Drug Shortages: Get Your Drugs While You Still Can!
• Examples Of New York Physician Misconduct Other Than Medical Malpractice
• Physician Medical Malpractice: Pain (Mis)Management Issues
• U.S. Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Delaware Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Michigan Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions
• Are Secret Deals Among Drug Companies Costing You Money?
• Online News Reports Distort Public's Perception Of Jury Awards
• Alabama State Board Of Medical Examiner's 2010 Annual Report (Very Short)
• Arkansas Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Nevada Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Ohio Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions
• Maryland Surgeon Loses License (And Two Patients) Due To Medical Malpractice
• AVAIRA Toric Soft Contact Lenses Recalled
• Why Doctors Fight Legitimate Medical Malpractice Claims Against Them
• North Carolina Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints
• Arizona Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints
• Florida Medical Malpractice Complaints
• New York Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints
• California Medical Malpractice Claims And Complaints
• Texas Medical Malpractice Reform (Unintended) Results
• Maryland Hospital Mistakes
• What The U.S. Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Medical Malpractice Claims
• Steve Job's Cancer: Pancreatic Cancer
• Telomeres Research: Evidence That Reducing Stress Can Extend Life And Prevent Disease?
• How May Human Stem Cell Research Help People In The Future?
• Can Oral Sex Lead To Throat Cancer?
• What Are Stem Cells?
• Safely Buying Prescription Medications Over The Internet
• Buying Drugs On The Internet
• Drug Shortages In The U.S.
• Top Ten Nursing Home Deficiencies In The United States
• Erb's Palsy And Medical Malpractice
• How Many People In The United States Are Employed In The Health Care Field?
• Has The Fear Of Medical Malpractice Claims Resulted In Fewer Medical School Applications In The U.S.?
• U.S. Medical School Graduates In 2010
• How Many Medical Specialists Are Employed In The United States?
• States With The Fewest Medical Malpractice Claims In 2010
• An Analysis Of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S. For 2010
• Unintentional Poisoning Statistics In The United States
• Medical Malpractice Lawyers Dot Com: Our 200th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting!
• How Do Medical Malpractice Claims REALLY Affect Doctors?
• Medical Malpractice Claims In The U.S. - What Are Some Of The Statistics?
• Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States - What Is The Reality?
• Medical Malpractice Tort Reform - At What Cost?
• Avoiding Medication Mistakes
• Physical Therapy Medical Malpractice
• Can Insulin Help Alzheimer Disease Patients?
• Why Do Doctors Hate Medical Malpractice Lawyers So Much?
• Medical Malpractice Involving Radiologists Who Interpret Mammograms
• One Positive Lesson Learned After 9/11
• Reporting Medical Malpractice Payments To The NPDB
• Are "Bad" Doctors Responsible For Causing More Medical Malpractice?
• An Analysis Of Wrong Site And Wrong Patient Surgeries
• Statistics Regarding Neurosurgical Medical Malpractice Claims
• FDA Updates Labeling For RECLAST
• Labor Day Musings From Medical Malpractice Lawyers Dot Com
• Issues With Surgical Mesh Used For Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
• FDA Issues Safety Announcement For Antipsychotic Medication SAPHRIS
• Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Risk Of Bladder Cancer
• Can A Protein Found In The Human Body Predict Heart Disease And Cancer?
• Cesarean Deliveries: New Recommendations To Prevent Blood Clots
• FDA Issues Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) Safety Announcement
• Florida's Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Feds Test The Medical Malpractice Reform Waters
• Some States Have Determined Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Are Unconstitutional
• FDA Asks Manufacturer Of Iodine Products To Agree To A Recall
• Hip Replacement Recall (Hip Implant Failure)
• Maryland's Cap On Noneconomic Damages Applied In Medical Malpractice Cases Upheld
• New York Rejects Attempt To Cap Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases At $250,000
• Oregon Still (For Now) Protecting The Rights Of Medical Malpractice Victims
• Illinois: Another Shining Light For Medical Malpractice Victims
• Georgia's Supreme Court: A Bright Light For Medical Malpractice Rights
• Limits On Non-Economic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Is Un-American
• How Limits On Noneconomic Damages Affect Medical Malpractice Cases In Texas And Elsewhere
• Maryland's Experience With Medical Malpractice "Tort Reform"
• Texas Governor Rick Perry Enters Presidential Race: What's The Effect On Medical Malpractice?
• Medicare And Skilled Nursing Facilities ("SNF" = Nursing Homes)
• Training Doctors To Win Their Medical Malpractice Cases
• Medical Malpractice: Trusting Doctors
• Medical Malpractice Claims (In Mexico)
• New Potential Treatment For Leukemia
• Anesthesia Medical Malpractice
• Cancer Risk Increased For Early Morning Smokers
• Medical Malpractice Cases In The District Of Columbia (D.C.) - Official Report
• Use Of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) In Analyzing Mammograms
• The United States Committed Medical Malpractice And Is Ordered To Pay
• That Ringing In Your Ears May Be Tinnitis
• World Hepatitis Day
• Heat-Related Illnesses
• Study Finds No Risk Of Cancer For Children Using Cellphones
• 150th Consecutive Daily Blog (And Counting)
• Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Maximum Dosing Recommendations Changed
• In West Virginia, Your Life Is Worth Less Than In Texas
• Texas Continues To Injure The Injured
• What Is The Difference Between Brand Name Drugs And Generic Drugs?
• North Carolina Decides Its Citizens' Lives Are Worth Less
• The Economic And Noneconomic Costs Of Chronic Diseases
• "Gang of Six" Budget Proposals Attack Victims Rights
• Tort Reformers Want YOU To Pay For Medical Mistakes
• News Regarding Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Treatment
• Mammograms: How Often?
• Recent Study: Certain Foods Add To Long Term Weight Gain
• Medical Device Recalls Need Better Oversight
• Health Care Fraud And Abuse - 2010
• Unintentional Drug Deaths Rising
• Gallbladder Problems
• Medical Malpractice Negligence
• What Is Medical Malpractice?
• Multiple Sclerosis - What Is It And What Are The Symptoms?
• Why Does Your Government Require You To Pay For Someone Else's Medical Mistakes?
• Prostate Cancer - Statistics
• Lung Cancer - Prevention And Symptoms
• Lung Cancer - Statistics
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Lessons Learned From The Casey Anthony Jury Trial
• Colorectal Cancer - Prognosis And Treatment
• Colorectal Cancer - Signs, Symptoms, And Diagnosis
• Colon Cancer And Rectal Cancer - Statistics And Risk Factors
• Independence Day (Fourth Of July)
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• Breast Cancer Treatment
• Use Of Cancer Drug Avastin For Breast Cancer Patients
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis And Cancer Staging
• Breast Cancer Statistics And Mammograms
• The Jury Found In Your Favor In Your Medical Malpractice Case - Now What?
• What Happens During A Medical Malpractice Trial?
• What Happens After My Medical Malpractice Claim Is Filed?
• What Can I Expect After I Hire A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
• How Much Do Medical Malpractice Lawyers Charge?
• How Do You Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
• When Should You Contact A Medical Malpractice Lawyer?
• Childhood Food Allergies More Than Previously Reported
• Recent Cancer Statistics
• Happy Father's Day!
• North Carolina's New Limit On Medical Malpractice Non-Economic Damages - A Step In The WRONG Direction That Costs YOU Money And At The Expense Of YOUR Rights
• Rights Of Nursing Home Residents
• Recent Trends In Paid Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States
• Preventing Birth Defects
• Birth Defects - Some Basic Facts
• Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Of Drugs
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning During The Summer Months
• Nursing Home Falls
• What Is Autism And What Are The Symptoms?
• MML Rants And Raves No. 010: Nursing Homes: A Loss Of Control, A Loss Of Dignity
• Salmonella Infections In The U.S. Over The Past 15 Years
• Bed Bug Lawsuits
• New Drugs For Melanoma Patients
• MML Rants And Raves No. 008: Is Tort Reform Needed Because Doctors Pay Too Much For Malpractice Insurance?
• MML Rants And Raves No. 009: Why Do Some People Believe Injured People Should Not Be Fully Compensated?
• E. Coli
• Medical Malpractice Claims In Oklahoma - Official Report
• Misdiagnosis Of Lyme Disease
• Are Cell Phones Linked To Cancer Or Other Health Risks?
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) And Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
• MML Rants And Raves No. 007: Memorial Day 2011
• Medical Malpractice Claims In Iowa -- Official Report
• Medical Malpractice Claims In Massachusetts -- Official Report
• Medical Malpractice Claims In West Virginia -- Official Report
• Medical Malpractice Cases in Tennessee -- Official Report
• The Month Of May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
• The Month Of May Is Stroke Awareness Month
• Regulation Of Medical Devices In The United States
• Diabetes Medication Avandia To Be Subjected To Further Restrictions
• Nicotine In Secondhand Smoke Causes Brain Function Changes
• New Dosing Instructions Recommended For Children's Acetaminophen Medications
• Recent Advances In The Treatment Of Latent TB Infection
• Health Care Fraud And Abuse Laws In The U.S. (AFTER The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010)
• Health Care Fraud And Abuse Laws In The U.S. (BEFORE The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010)
• What Would Make The Best Personal Physician?
• Laws Limiting Physicians' Self-Referral
• Medical Malpractice Claims In Missouri -- Official Report
• Friday The 13th (Attempted) Humor: You Know You Picked The Wrong Health Care Provider When...
• Are Medical Malpractice Lawyers Modern Day Heroes?
• Medical Identity Theft
• Cancer Death Rates Falling
• Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse
• Asthma Rates And Costs In The United States Continue To Rise Every Year
• Medical Malpractice Cases In Michigan -- Official Report
• Food Allergy Awareness Week Is May 8 To 14, 2011
• MML Rants And Raves No. 006: Fat Kids, Fat Chance?
• Some Ways To Combat Childhood Obesity
• Medical Costs For Children With Diabetes Six Times Higher
• Recent Statistics For Health Insurance Coverage In The U.S.
• MML Rants And Raves No. 005: Over-The-Counter Medication Packaging
• Medical Malpractice Cases In Washington State - Official Report
• Medical Malpractice Cases In Connecticut - Official Report
• Medical Malpractice Cases In Ohio - Official Reports
• What's Better For You: Diet or Regular Soda?
• What Effect Does Obesity Have On Surgery Complications?
• Hospital Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Six Times More Likely To Die If They Become Infected With Clostridium Difficile
• Medical Malpractice Cases In North Carolina
• Higher Risk Of Blood Clots Reported With Newer Birth Control Pills
• MML Rants And Raves No. 004: Are TV Ads For Hospitals Appropriate?
• The Use And Misuse Of Painkillers
• A Brief History And The Current Status Of "Comparative Negligence" And "Contributory Negligence"
• New Evidence Suggests That Adverse Medical Events In Hospitals Are 10 Times Greater Than Previously Reported
• MML Rants And Raves No. 003: TV Drug Ads.
• How Healthy Are We In The United States?
• Causes Of Death In The United States In 2009
• Is Dental Disease Associated With Chronic Medical Conditions?
• Who's Paying Your Doctor (Other Than Your Health Insurance And Your Co-Pays)?
• Do Doctors Follow Their Own Advice?
• Heart Failure Treatment: Bypass Surgery, Medications, Or Both?
• MML Rants And Raves No. 002: How Clean Is Your Doctor's Exam Room?
• MML Rants And Raves No. 001: Wasting Time In The Doctor's Waiting Room
• "MML Rants And Raves" - Prologue
• What Effect Do Lawsuits Have On Nursing Home Care (And Does It Matter)?
• U.S. Economy Lost Billions Due To Medical Errors in 2008
• Mesothelioma And Asbestos Exposure
• U.S. Statistics Regarding Physicians
• U.S. Statistics For Organ Transplants
• Avoid Misdiagnosis Of Skin Cancer By Preventing It
• How Is Radiation Measured?
• Some Facts About The Effects Of High Dose Radiation Exposure
• Medical Malpractice Cases In Pennsylvania - Official Administrative Statistics
• Medical Malpractice Cases in Florida - Official Administrative Statistics
• Medical Malpractice Cases in Maryland - Official Administrative Statistics
• Medical Malpractice Cases In New York - Official Administrative Statistics
• Medical Malpractice Cases In California - Official Administrative Statistics
• Bloodstream Infections With Central Lines
• Will There Be Enough Doctors In The United States In The Future?
• Statistics Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation
• The One Year Anniversary of the Health Care Law
• Proper Hand Washing Helps Avoid Getting Sick And Spreading Germs
• Part Three - Avoiding Surgical Mistakes
• More Tips to Help You Avoid Medical Errors - Part Two
• Some Tips to Help You Prevent Medical Errors - Part One
• Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) For Radiation Exposure
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• The Truth About Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs
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• California Medical Association Responds To Efforts To Lift Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases
• California Medical Board Fails To Suspend ER Doctor Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sexual Battery
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• Doctor's Lawsuit Alleges California's Physician Disciplinary System Violates Due Process
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• California Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Patient Died Of Pulmonary Embolism Shortly After Surgery
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• California Appellate Court Decides Juror Misconduct Requires New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
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• California Voters Will Decide In November 2022 If Unfair $250K Limit On Medical Malpractice Damages Will Be Changed
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• California Appellate Court Rules Summary Judgment Inappropriate For Defendant In Colonoscopy Medical Malpractice Case
• California Appellate Court Reinstates $6.3M Plastic Surgery Medical Malpractice Verdict
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• California Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Alleges Resident Set On Fire While Smoking
• California Nursing Home Accused Of Dumping Resident On Skid Row
• $68M California Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiac Surgeon Who Left Before Surgery Completed
• $13.16M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Suffered During Endoscopy
• California Appellate Court Finds Pharmaceutical Company Not Liable For Physician's Malpractice In Drug Trial
• California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Forceps Left In Patient During Surgery
• California Doctor Strikes Back At Nursing Home
• California Supreme Court Holds Brand-Name Drug Manufacturers Can Be Held Liable For Inadequate Labeling By Generic Drug Manufacturers
• California Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Adequately Plead Lack Of Informed Consent
• California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Cancerous Pancreas Implanted Into Patient
• $8.4M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Report Child Abuse
• California Appellate Court Holds Good Samaritan Law Provided Immunity To Two Surgeons
• 21 California Doctors Charged In $40M "Snake Oil" Scheme
• $600K California Medical Malpractice Settlement For Flesh Eating Bacteria Death
• California Appellate Court Denies Increase In Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Attorney Fee Due To Fraud
• Jail Deaths In Ohio And California Lead To Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits
• California Appellate Court Discusses When Statute Of Limitations Begins To Run In Medical Malpractice Case
• Surgical Probe Left In Woman Following Gynecological Surgery
• California Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Earning Capacity Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
• Two California Medical Malpractice Cases Against Spinal Surgeon Settled
• California Inmate Claims He Was Given Antifungal Toenail Medication For His Eyes
• California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For 93-Year-Old's Hospital Death Settled
• California Nursing Home Sued For Resident's Rape
• California Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Neglect Led To Resident's Fall And Death
• California Supreme Court Discusses Ordinary Negligence Versus Professional Malpractice
• California Hospital Settles Patient Dumping Claim
• California Nursing Home Case Alleges Negligent Injuries to Resident, Then Wrongful Discharge
• $1M Nursing Home Bedsore Claim Settlement
• California Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed
• $80M California Verdict For Defective Ethicon Surgical Stapler Causing Anal Canal Closure

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• New York Appellate Court Holds Lavern's Law Did Not Apply To Plaintiff's Misdiagnosis Of Cancer Claim
• Washington State Pays $3.75M To Settle Lawsuit Claiming Inmate Died From Untreated Cancer
• Federal Appellate Court Vacates $8M Deliberate Indifference Medical Malpractice Award To Inmate
• $2.3M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Troubled Oncologist
• $9.1M Illinois Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Arising From Defect In Hospital's Electronic Records System
• $3M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Death Due To Cancer Misdiagnosis
• Wisconsin Appellate Court Revives Inmate's Medical Malpractice Case
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Cancer Misdiagnosis Led To Unnecessary Prostate Removal Surgery
• Michigan Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule To Revive Misread Mammogram Medical Malpractice Case
• New York Appellate Court Reduces $3,825,085.38 Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Failure To Diagnose Cancer Verdict By $650,000
• Cancer Statistics For The United States (2013 - 2018)
• $1,335,000 Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Recoverable Damages In Delayed Diagnosis Of Terminal Cancer Case
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Anal Cancer Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Judgment
• Idaho Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Because Judge Impermissibly Questioned Defense Witness
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Chemo Drug Caused Patient's Death
• $1.95M Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Buffalo VA Medical Center For Failure To Diagnosis Throat Cancer
• North Carolina Appellate Court Overturns Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Based On Statute Of Limitations
• New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendants In Brain Tumor Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine, Which Maryland Rejects, And Proximate Cause In Reinstating Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiffs
• New York Appellate Court Discusses Continuous Treatment Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Idaho Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Based On Expert Testimony As To Community Standard Of Care
• Ciox Health Sued For Refusal To Provide Husband's Medical Records In Electronic Form To His Widow
• Florida Oncology Group Admits To Antitrust Violations, Agrees To Pay $100 Million
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Virginia Court Disallows Discovery Of Medical Malpractice Defendant's Photographs Of Biopsy Slides
• Oncology Medical Malpractice Claims Statistics
• Texas Appellate Court Reverses New Trial Order In Cancer Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case
• New York Appellate Court Applies Continuous Treatment Doctrine In Overturning Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• New Mexico Federal Appellate Court Rules Legal Malpractice Case Arising From Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too Late
• $1,275,000 New Jersey Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement For Misdiagnosed Stomach Cancer
• $9.6M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Cervical Cancer In Nine-Year-old
• Misdiagnosis Of Testicular Cancer Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled Against Kaiser Permanente
• $8.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Bladder Tumors On CT Scan
• Michigan Appellate Court Holds Delayed Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
• Maryland Appellate Court Orders Second New Trial In Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case
• $2M VA Medical Malpractice Settlement For Delayed Diagnosis Of Tongue Cancer
• Indiana Appellate Court Overturns $3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of 5-Year-Old
• Ohio Appellate Court Upholds New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• $12.25M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict For Pathologist's Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Due To Slide Mix Up
• Federal Appellate Court Upholds $15M Medical Malpractice Verdict Based On Apparent Agency Of Radiologist Who Missed Cancerous Mass
• Feres Doctrine Will Likely Bar Medical Malpractice Claim For Soldier's Delayed Diagnosis Of Stomach Cancer
• $820K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Late Diagnosis Of Colon Cancer
• Texas Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff Adequately Alleged Medical Battery Claim
• $25.5M Verdict Against Aetna For Bad Faith Denial Of Cancer Treatment
• New Guidelines For Management Of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected On CT Images
• Former Green Beret's Egregious Medical Malpractice Claim May Be Precluded By Feres Doctrine
• Georgia Appellate Court Finds "New Injury" In Reviving Cancer Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
• Connecticut Supreme Court Applies Continuous Course Of Conduct Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Appeal
• North Carolina Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Defendant Neuropathologist
• $12M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict In Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer Case
• $15M Indiana Medical Malpractrice Verdict For Misread CT Scan
• $4.2M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Misdiagnosis Of Kidney Cancer
• $6M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failing To Order MRIs In Undiagnosed Liver Cancer Case
• Washington Appellate Court Allows Prior Drug Use Testimony In Medical Malpractice Case
• New York's "Lavern's Law" Signed Into Law
• New Mexico Supreme Court Establishes Rule For Application Of Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Holds Quest Diagnostic's Standard Operating Procedures Are Confidential In Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
• $10M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Urologist For Missed Diagnosis Of Kidney Cancer
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Surgeon Removed Large Portion Of Patient's Pancreas, Instead Of Adrenal Gland
• South Carolina Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Physician In Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Case
• $1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Lung Cancer Diagnosis After Doctor Fails To Follow Up After Hysterectomy
• $3.35M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Radiologists For Misread Mammograms
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment On Statute Of Limitations Issue
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Delayed Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer
• Florida Oncologist Sentenced To Almost 6 Years In Prison For Providing Patients With Unapproved Cancer Drugs
• Kansas Medical Malpractice Case Filed Against Hospital For Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis, Concealment From Patient
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Summary Judgment In Failure To Warn Medical Malpractice Claim
• Nebraska Supreme Court Rejects Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Proposed Law Would Extend New York's Statute Of Limitations For Certain Medical Malpractice Claims
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Expert's Testimony Not Admissible
• Illinois Appellate Court Upholds $1.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Cancer Misdiagnosed As Benign Meningioma
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Orthopedic Surgeon Not Liable To Patient For Failure To Diagnose Lung Cancer
• $21.6M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Deadly Delay In Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• Washington Supreme Court Applies "But For" Causation Analysis In Loss Of Chance Of Better Outcome Medical Malpractice Case
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Applies 7-Year Statute Of Repose In Rejecting Medical Malpractice Claim
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $3M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Two-Year Statute Of Limitations To Survival Action In Medical Malpractice Case
• Brain Cancer Replaces Leukemia As Leading Cause Of Cancer Deaths Among U.S. Children
• Former Michigan Oncologist Settles 43 Medical Malpractice Claims For $8M
• Kansas Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Pathologist Misdiagnosed Cancer, Leading To Removal Of Healthy Organ
• Indiana Appellate Court Applies Tolling Provision To Save Minor Children's Medical Malpractice Claims For Mom's Death
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Jury Finds Radiologist Negligent But His Negligence Did Not Contribute To Patient's Death
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Radiologist Who Missed Brain Tumor
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Smoker's Lung Cancer Death
• Quest Diagnostics Sued For Alleged Pathology Malpractice In Death Of Basketball Icon
• $6.9M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misread Mammogram
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant
• $1.4M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Rare Cancer
• $3M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer
• $6M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Colon Cancer

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• Did Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Die As A Result Of Medical Negligence?

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• $2.3M Chicago Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement Approved After Faulty Autopsy Finding Reversed
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms General Verdict In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Defendants
• University Of Chicago Pays $2.6M To Resolve $3M Medical Malpractice Judgment For Death Following Cardiac Catheterization
• Illinois Supreme Court Holds Relation Back Statute Applied To Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim And Was Not Barred By Statute Of Repose
• $3M Paxil Labeling Verdict For Suicide Death
• $30M Chicago Medical Malpractice Settlement For Child Left Brain Damaged After 24 Experimental Surgeries
• $22.18M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $8.25M Chicago Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Knee Replacement Surgery
• Pennsylvania Verdict Against Nursing Home For Compensatory And Punitive Damages Upheld

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• Washington Chiropractor Charged With Inappropriate Sexual Contact Involving 21 Women
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Loss Due To Discovery Violation
• Colorado Supreme Court Allows Disclosure Of Recording Of Initial Meeting Between Plaintiff And Her Medical Malpractice Lawyer
• Two Convicted New Jersey Chiropractors Sued To Recoup Illegal Medical Payments
• Tennessee Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal Of Non-Medical Malpractice Claim, Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Claim
• Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To File Affidavit

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• Denver Hospital Faces Lawsuit After Internal Bleeding Death Of 24-Year-Old Patient Shortly After Discharge
• $2M Colorado Medical Malpractice Settlement For Teen Who Died Following Breast Augmentation Surgery
• Colorado Appellate Court Applies Corporate Practice Of Medicine Doctrine In Overturning Nearly $15M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Federal Appellate Court Reverses $6.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict That Allowed Plaintiff To Recover Twice For Same Harm
• $1.2M Colorado Legal Malpractice Verdict For Missed Statute Of Limitations In Medical Malpractice Case
• Colorado’s Professional Review Act (CPRA): Patient Safety Or Malpractice Secrecy?
• Colorado Supreme Court Holds Plaintiff Must Prove Collectibility In Legal Malpractice Case
• $383.5M Federal Verdict Against GranuFlo Dialysis Provider DaVita
• Colorado Supreme Court Disallows Ex Parte Communication In Medical Malpractice Case
• Defense Verdict For Abortion Doctor Who Left Part Of Baby's Skull In Woman's Uterus
• Colorado Appellate Court Discusses Right Of Medical Malpractice Party To Call Other Party's Withdrawn Expert To Testify During Trial
• Colorado Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Five Medical Malpractice Claims, Serious Criminal Charges
• $14.9M Colorado Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ambulatory Surgery Center For Patient's Permanent Paralysis
• Colorado Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital For Death Of 10-Year-Old
• Former Colorado Neurologist Sued By Four Patients Alleging Misdiagnosis Of MS
• $5.5M Colorado Nursing Home Wrongful Death Verdict
• Colorado Late-Term Abortion Doctor Sued For Medical Negligence
• Colorado Hospital Sued For Former Surgical Technician's Substitution Of Syringes
• Colorado Abortion Doctor Sued For Causing Woman's Sterility

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• Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Factual Dispute As To When Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations Began To Run
• Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To File Sufficient Expert Opinion Letters
• Fertility Patients Sue Yale University After Nurse Stole Fentanyl And Replaced It With Saline
• Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Complaint Filed Without An Opinion Letter
• Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Due To Attorney's Failures To Prosecute The Case
• Connecticut Appellate Court Reinstates Lawsuit To Determine If Ordinary Negligence Or Medical Negligence Injured Plaintiff
• Connecticut Appellate Court Holds Patient Owes No Duty Of Care To Medical Provider While Providing Medical Care
• Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Doctor Can Be Held Liable For STD Transmitted To Patient's Girlfriend
• Connecticut Supreme Court Holds Loss Of Consortium Award Ordinarily Should Not Substantially Exceed Corresponding Wrongful Death Award To Directly Injured Spouse
• 89-Year-Old Connecticut Woman Sues EMTs For Fall From Stretcher
• Connecticut Nursing Home Has 91-Year-Old Man Arrested For Trying To Kiss His Resident Wife
• Connecticut Supreme Court Nixes Medical Malpractice Case Against State Mental Health Facility For Patient's Murder Of His Mother
• Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms $12M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital Based On Vicarious Liability
• Connecticut Supreme Court Recognizes Private Cause Of Action For Breach Of Duty Of Confidentiality Of Medical Records
• Connecticut Appellate Court Rules Dismissed Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Containing Informed Consent Claim Wrongfully Revived
• $2.65M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Settlement For Hospital Blood Thinner Death
• Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice Verdict In Loss Of Testicle Following Vasectomy Case
• Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Botched Circumcision Case
• Connecticut Supreme Court Discusses "Relation Back Doctrine" In Medical Malpractice Case
• Connecticut Federal Judge Says Allowing Patient To Fall Off Operating Room Table Is Ordinary Negligence
• Failure To Timely File Medical Malpractice Case In Connecticut Leads To Legal Malpractice Victory
• Connecticut Supreme Court Adopts Apparent Agency Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• $12M Connecticut Psychiatric Malpractice Verdict For Patient's Suicide
• $1.8M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrong Fallopian Tube Cut During Surgery
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrong Rib Removed
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Surgical Center After Patient's Death

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• D.C. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Not Disclosed In Bankruptcy Proceeding
• D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges MS Patient Suffered PML After Taking TYSABRI
• D.C. Appellate Court Discusses Consumer Protection Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
• D.C. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawsuit That Was Filed Too Late
• OIG Report Slams VA Medical Center In D.C.
• $8.35M D.C. Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Leg Following Knee Replacement Surgery
• D.C. Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Ringside Physician's Medical Negligence Resulted In Boxer's Brain Injury

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• Delaware Court Discusses Information That May Not Be Subject To Peer Review Privilege In Negligent Credentialing Cases
• Delaware Supreme Court Holds Joint Tortfeasor Release Involving Physician In Medical Malpractice Case Also Released The Defendant Hospital
• Delaware Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospitalists' Employer Where its Employees Were Not Sued

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• Wisconsin Dentist Convicted Of Healthcare Fraud For Intentionally Breaking Patients' Teeth
• North Carolina Appellate Court Finds Continuing Course Of Treatment Doctrine Did Not Apply In Dental Malpractice Case
• New Jersey Appellate Court Remands Dental Malpractice Lawsuit For Jurisdictional Discovery
• Illinois Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Improper Dental Implants
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Dental Malpractice Jury's Damages Award But Remands On Liability And Proximate Cause
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Claims Against Dentist Were For Dental Malpractice
• 3-Year-Old Died During Routine Dental Procedure In Kansas
• Maryland Appellate Court Applies Discovery Rule In Reviving Dental Malpractice Lawsuit
• Massachusetts Sues Orthodontist For Keeping Children In Braces Longer Than Medically Necessary
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants In Dental Malpractice Case
• Dental Malpractice Claim Alleging Improper Use Of Nitrous Oxide Revived
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Directed Verdict For Oral Surgeon In Dental Malpractice Case
• New Jersey Dentist Agrees To License Suspension After 15 Cases Of Serious Heart Infections
• Florida's Wrongful Death Statute Precludes Parents Of Dependant Adult Special Needs Child From Suing For His Dental Malpractice Death
• Virginia Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Unsterilized Instruments Used On 9-Year-old
• Texas Appellate Court Finds Plaintiff's Expert's Report Sufficient In Dental Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Reverses Defense Directed Verdict In Dental Malpractice Case
• $350,000 Dental Malpractice Verdict In Florida
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dental Board's Revocation Of Dentist's License
• $2M Minnesota Dental Malpractice Settlement For 17-Year-Old's Death
• $300K Dental Malpractice Verdict Against Maine Dentist
• Texas Appellate Court Rules Promissory Estoppel Claim Was A Healthcare Liability Claim
• New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendant Oral Surgeon
• Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Orthodontist In Dental Malpractice Case
• Texas And U.S. Receive $8.45M To Settle Dental Fraud Allegations
• New Jersey Dentist Linked To 15 Cases Of Bacterial Endocarditis
• 14-Month-Old Died After Dental Treatment In Texas
• Guam Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule, Overturns $62,236.35 Dental Malpractice Verdict
• Washington State Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case

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• Nearly $3 Million Celexa Suicide Verdict In Texas
• Florida Appellate Court Vacates Directed Verdict For Hospital In Contaminated Heparin Medical Malpractice Case
• Federal Appellate Court Orders New Trial In Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation Due To Improper Defense Expert Witness
• Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution
• Nurse Convicted Of Criminal Homicide For Wrong Medication Given To Hospital Patient
• Accuretic Recall
• New York Nursing Home Cited For Giving Another Resident's Medications To Discharged Resident, Leading To Kidney Failure And Cardiac Arrest
• Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute And Dispense Oxycodone
• Federal Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible For Role In Opioid Crisis In Ohio
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Physician Ignored Patient's Sulfa Allergy, Leading To Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrong Drug Administered During Surgery
• Louisiana Doctor Charged With Illegally Dispensing Over 1.2M Opioid Doses
• Manhattan Pain Management Doctor Sentenced To 210 Months In Prison For Oxycodone And Fentanyl Prescriptions
• Hawaii Court Orders Bristol-Myers And Sanofi To Pay Hawaii $834M Regarding Plavix Warning
• Federal Appellate Court Applies Preemption In Reversing Verdict Against Pharmaceutical Company
• Federal Appellate Court Applies Georgia's Learned Intermediary Doctrine To Deny Stroke Victim's Recovery
• Drug Company Issues Recall Of Certain Lots Of Erectile Dysfunction Drug And Depression Drug Due To "Product Mix-Up"
• U.S. Government Alleges Teva Pharmaceuticals Illegally Paid Medicare Co-Pays For Its MS Drug
• New York Medical Malpractice Defendant Subject To Consumer Fraud Claim
• Novartis Agrees To Pay Over $642M To Settle Improper Payments To Patients And Physicians Allegations
• Study Found Top 1% Of Opioid Prescribers In U.S. Responsible For 49% Of Opioid Prescriptions
• FTC Chairman Issues Statement Regarding Competition For Biosimilars
• Pennsylvania Prescription Drugs "Goodie Bags" Doctor Pays $2.8M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Claims
• FDA Requests Manufacturers Of Ranitidine (Zantac) To Immediately Remove All Such Products From U.S. Market
• High Levels Of Probable Carcinogen Detected In Specific Lots Of Metformin
• Is Purell Effective In Preventing Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) And Medical Malpractice: FDA's Warning Regarding Fraudulent Prevention/Treatment Claims
• FDA Strengthens Warning Regarding Clozapine And Untreated Constipation
• FDA Warns Companies That Process And Distribute Unapproved Products Derived From Umbilical Cord Blood
• Zantac OTC Recalled By Sanofi Due To Possible Contamination Concerns
• $8 Billion Risperdal Punitive Damages Award
• FDA Sends JUUL Labs, Inc. Warning Letter Regarding Its Marketing Of Electronic Cigarettes
• Maryland School Board Sues Pharmaceutical Company For Drug That Used To Cost $40 And Now Costs $40,000
• Federal Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Mail Order Pharmacy Accused Of Misdirecting Drugs To Elderly Patient
• At Least 34,000 Deaths Associated With Biologic Drugs Since 2004
• Former Ohio Doctor Charged With 25 Counts Of Murder Related To Opioids
• New York Appellate Court Says Opioid Prescribing Doctor Must Face Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim
• Drug Manufacturers Will Be Required To Disclose Drug Prices In TV Advertisements
• Maryland's Opioid Operational Command Center Reports Increase In Opioid-Related Deaths In 2018
• U.S. Expands Efforts To Fight Opioid Epidemic To Unscrupulous Dispensing Pharmacies
• FDA Warns About Aortic Tears/Ruptures Associated With Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
• $269.2 Million Settlement With Walgreens In Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Lawsuits
• FDA Receives Over 100,000 Suspected Medication Error Reports Each Year
• Medication Error Leading To Veteran's Death Results In $800,000 Settlement
• Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To Pay $360M To Settle Copays Kickback Scheme
• Maryland Class Action Lawsuit Contends Pharmaceutical Company Unlawfully Barred Generic Version Of Its Drug
• CDC Reports Drug Overdose Deaths Tripled From 2011 To 2016; Fentanyl Now Ranked Number One For Drug Overdose Deaths In U.S.
• OIG Advisory Opinion Warns Drug Company Its Proposal To Provide Drug For Free May Be Illegal
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Receives Medicare/Medicaid Termination Notice
• Federal Appellate Court Overturns $3M Verdict Against Paxil Manufacturer For Suicide Death
• Maryland Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
• New York Appellate Court Applies Continuous Treatment Doctrine To Save Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Case
• Report Finds Pharmaceutical Recalls And Medical Device Recalls Were Up In First Quarter 2018
• $2M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Psychiatrist For Prescribing Toxic Dosage Of Celexa
• $325K Pharmacy Error Settlement Reached In Wisconsin Wrongful Death Case
• $27.8M Xarelto Verdict
• Rampant Fraud Involving Scar And Pain Creams Sold By Compounding Pharmacies And Prescribed By Doctors
• Oklahoma Joins Other U.S. States Suing Opioid Manufacturers For The Harm Opioids Have Caused To Its Citizens
• Maryland County Announces Plan To Sue Opioid Manufacturers
• $417M Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict
• $17.6M Opioid Malpractice Verdict
• FDA Requires Invokana Black Box Warning For Increased Risk of Leg/Foot Amputations
• First Xarelto Trial Results In Win For The Defendants
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Physician's Discipline For Prescribing Over 25,000 Controlled Substances
• Xarelto Lawsuits Allege Undisclosed Risk of Internal Bleeding
• Texas Physician, Pharmacist, And Patient Recruiter Sentenced For Oxycodone Conspiracy
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Heparin Dosing Error Led To Death
• Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Cigna Profited By Causing Insureds To Be Overcharged For Prescription Medications
• Study Of Adverse Drug Events Leading To ER Visits In The U.S.
• Indiana Appellate Court Says Contaminated Steroid Injection Claim Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Hospital Pharmacy Tech Removed Fentanyl From 251 Medication Vials, Refilled Them With Water
• Maryland Warns Against Use Of Nurse Assist Saline Flush Syringes
• Florida Pain Management Clinic Agrees To Pay $7.4M Fine For Unnecessary Drug Screening
• FDA Now Requires Black Box Warnings For Combined Use Of Opioids And Benzodiazepines
• $70M Risperdal Verdict
• $17.6M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Opioid Abuse
• FDA Issues Safety Advisory Regarding Fluoroquinolones (Levaquin)
• The Meteoric Rise In Prescription Drug Prices
• Georgia Psychiatrist Accused Of Running Pill Mill; 36 Patients Died
• Missouri Pharmacy Malpractice Lawsuit Underway
• Kentucky Settles Two Pharmaceutical Cases For $39.5M
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Drug Overdose Caused Patient's Death
• Pradaxa Reversal Agent Approved
• First Tylenol Liver Damage Trial Ends In Defense Verdict
• Maryland Pill Mill Guilty Plea

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• Ohio Governor Reports 60% Of Nursing Home Workers Have Refused COVID-19 Vaccine

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• Kentucky Appellate Court Holds Hospital May Be Held Liable For Wrong CT Scan Being Ordered
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Inappropriate Against Woman Who Lost Her Foot Due To Medical Malpractice
• Emergency Department Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reverses Nonsuit Granted To Defendant Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case
• Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment In Failure To Diagnose Hip Fracture Medical Malpractice Case
• Iowa Emergency Room Physician Still Treating Patients Despite High Probability Of Risk To The Public
• Washington Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment In Informed Consent Medical Malpractice Case
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Favor Of Drug Rehab Facility
• Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Emergency Room Doctor
• Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital And Nurse In Heart Attack Medical Malpractice Case
• $13.5M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Veteran's Amputation Due To Misdiagnosis
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For ER Physician In 7-Year-Old's Asthma Death
• New York Appellate Court Rules 2 ER Visits 2.5 Years Apart Not Subject To Continuous Treatment Doctrine
• Nevada Plastic Surgeon Sued For Necrotizing Fasciitis After Procedure Done In His Office
• North Carolina Supreme Court Affirms $6M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosis Of Heart Attack
• Missouri Federal Court Does Not Allow Affirmative Defense Of Comparative Fault In Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Appellate Court Says Failure-To-Transfer Claim Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Case Because Plaintiff's Expert Unqualified
• South Carolina Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Jury Misconduct Involving Premature Deliberations
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Involving Discrepancy Between ER Doc's And Radiologist's Interpretation Of X-Ray
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital's Negligence Led To 19-Year-Old's Death From Aortic Dissection
• Indiana Appellate Court Refuses To Allow Medical Malpractice Plaintiff To Add Federal EMTALA Claim
• $816,988 North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Spinal Epidural Hematoma After Neck Surgery
• Emergency Medicine Malpractice Laws In The United States - Protecting Physicians But Harming Patients
• $10M New Orleans Medical Malpractice Verdict May Not Be Subject To $500K Damages Cap
• New Jersey Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment Granted To Nurses Who Failed To Diagnose 7-Year-Old's Severe Ankle Injury, Leading to Amputation
• Emergency Departments Are The Fourth Most Common Healthcare Delivery Location For Medical Malpractice Claims
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Emergency Room PA After Patient Lost Her Leg
• Maryland Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Complaint Was Filed Too Late
• $11.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Radiologist's Failure To Diagnose Toddler's Myocarditis
• $2M Illinois Medical Malpractice Judgment For Child's Permanent Hand Injury
• $3.4M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Toddler
• North Carolina Appellate Court Rejects Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Emergency Room Physician Who Prevailed In Medical Malpractice Case Sues The Plaintiff's Lawyer
• $110M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Properly Treat Asthma Attack
• $2.35M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Delayed Diagnosis Of Aortic Aneurysm
• $6.1M Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of 19-Year-Old In ER
• $4.7M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Check Central Line Placement
• Maryland Appellate Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Despite Inadmissible Expert Testimony
• Texas Supreme Court Finds Expert's Report Sufficient In Medical Malpractice Case
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Failure To Honor DNR
• $1.3M Maryland Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Missed Heart Attack In 23-Year-Old
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms $4.5M Gross Negligence Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Paraplegia
• Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Department of Veterans Affairs Ends In Defense Verdict
• New York Appellate Court Revives Failure To Diagnose Compartment Syndrome Medical Malpractice Case
• Nearly $8M Idaho Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Urgent Care Clinic For Patient's Paralysis
• Pennsylvania Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death of 11-Month-Old, For $6.5M
• Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Jury's Zero Award For Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Appellate Court Reverses New Trial Granted To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Texas Appellate Court Discusses "Wilful And Wanton Negligence" Requirement In Emergency Care Medical Malpractice Cases
• Tennessee Appellate Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
• Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant
• $26M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital For Patient's Severe Brain Injury
• Texas Freestanding ER Sued For Medical Malpractice For Death Of 4-Year-Old
• $15.9M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Rheumatologist For Amputations
• $14.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Emergency Room Care
• $20.6M Minnesota Medical Malpractice Verdict For Mother's Postpartum Death
• $3.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman's Death Due To Undiagnosed Heart Condition
• Kentucky Appellate Court Addresses Medical Malpractice Empty-Chair Defense, Reverses Defense Verdict
• Wisconsin Appellate Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Noneconomic Damages Cap
• Oregon Supreme Court Recognizes Loss Of Chance Of Recovery Claim In Medical Malpractice Cases
• New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Doctors Failed To Diagnose Pill Lodged In Patient's Throat, Leading to Death
• Maryland Appellate Court Rejects Hospital Liability For Apparent Agency In Medical Malpractice Case
• $13.75M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Triple Amputations
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $11.3M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosis Of Toddler's Meningitis
• $45M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Diagnose Child Abuse
• New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Case Alleges 13-Year-Old Died From Undiagnosed Brain Tumor
• Georgia Appellate Court Discusses Whether ER Physicians Were Independent Contractors
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Despite Defendant's Refreshed Recollection At Trial
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Allows Mental Health Malpractice Case To Proceed
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Case Alleges ER Misdiagnosis Led To Quadriplegia
• $20M Illinois Medical Malpractice Settlement For Lawyer's Misdiagnosed Brain Aneurysm
• $1.5M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Emergency Room Negligence Leading to Death
• $1.9M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict Against A Hospital For Death Caused By Untreated DVT
• $19M Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced To $729,000 Due To Cap
• Alabama Patient Dumping Lawsuit Settled
• $625K Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Undiagnosed Mini Stroke
• Idaho Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrong Medication Caused Baby's Death
• $3.7M Florida Medical Malpractice Arbitration Award For Pregnant Woman's Death
• New York Hospital Negligence Lawsuit Alleges Patient Needlessly Lost His Leg
• $20M Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement For Communications Breakdowns Leading To Paralysis
• $4.58M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Emergency Room Physician
• $7.7M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Pulmonary Embolism
• Maryland Appellate Court Allows Evidence Of Negligence Of Subsequent Treating Physicians
• Pennsylvania Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Missed Hernia Led To Man's Death
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Puts Its Profits Above Patients' Health
• Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Punitive Damages Award In Medical Malpractice Case
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Informed Consent Doctrine Applies To Nonsurgical/Noninvasive Medical Treatment
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Jury Returns Compromised Verdict For The Plaintiff
• Florida Woman Died After Hospital Called Police To Remove Her From The ER
• Illinois $4.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal Based On Apparent Agency
• $950K Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Misdiagnosis Of Cardiac Condition
• $950K Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict In Conservative Jurisdiction
• Cat Bite Leads To Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• New Hampshire ER Misdiagnosed Disabled Man's Neck Fracture - Twice
• $10.1M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child's Misdiagnosed Bacterial Meningitis
• Georgia Supreme Court Discusses Application Of Higher Proof Required In Emergency Medical Care Malpractice Claims
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital's Failure to Diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome
• PA Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges ER Responsible For 15-Year-Old's Death
• $2.2M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paraplegia
• Kentucky Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Negligent ER Care, Misleading Advertising

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• New York Appellate Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ophthalmologist Involving Cataract Surgery
• New York Appellate Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Ophthalmologists
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Where Certificate Of Qualified Expert And Report Were Untimely Filed
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms $483,500 Lasik Surgery Malpractice Verdict
• Recent New York Times Article Highlights Problems Following LASIK Surgery
• Maryland Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiff Based On Respondeat Superior
• Defense Verdict In Georgia Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Loss Of Eye
• $1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye
• $5M New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Ophthalmologist For Blindness
• Study Regarding Pediatric Ophthalmology Medical Malpractice Claims
• $875K Lasik Malpractice Verdict
• Plaintiff's Facebook Postings Doomed Her Indiana Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• Vermont Supreme Court Discusses Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Cataract Surgery Malpractice Case
• Ophthalmologist Malpractice Lawsuit Results In $1.5M Verdict

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• IVC Filter Plaintiffs Attorney's Neglect Results In Dismissal Of Four Plaintiffs' IVC Filter Claims
• $24.8M Verdict Against Assist America For Failing To Fly Injured Man Back To United States For Medical Treatment
• Federal Appellate Court Rules State-Based Claims Alleging Defective Cardiac Defibrillator Were Preempted
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms No Violation Of EMTALA
• $3.3M Defective Vein Filter Verdict Against C.R. Bard
• Federal Appellate Court Rejects Presumption That Medical Records Are Accurate And Complete As To All Patient's Physical Conditions
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Podiatrist's Conviction For His Involvement In Illegal Kickback Scheme
• Iowa Federal Jury Awards $3.5M In Defective Artificial Hip Claim (After $20M Missouri Hip Implant Verdict)
• VA Nursing Home Resident Bitten Over 100 Times By Ants Before His Death
• Federal Appellate Court Holds Nursing Home Residents Alleging "Dumping" Have A Statutory Right Enforceable Under § 1983
• Maryland Hospital Agrees To Pay $3,154,000 To Settle False Claims Allegations
• VA Nursing Home Inspection Reports Show Veterans Being Harmed
• Texas Doctor And Texas Pill Mill Owner Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
• Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals Reinstates Punitive Damages Award In Federal Nursing Home Wrongful Death Case
• $240 Million Health Care Fraud Allegedly Committed By Texas Doctor
• U.S. Accuses Insys Therapeutics Of Paying Kickbacks To Physicians To Prescribe Opioid Spray
• FDA Seeks Injunction Against Two Stem Cell Clinics For Alleged Marketing And Safety Violations
• Federal Lawsuit Claims Idaho Fertility Doctor Used His Own Sperm To Impregnate His Patient
• Federal Appellate Court Allows Some State Law Claims In Medical Device Lawsuit
• Tennessee Nursing Home Agrees to Pay $500,000 To Resolve Claims Of Worthless Services
• Amputated Leg May Be Best Evidence Establishing VA Medical Negligence
• Wyoming Nursing Home Settles Claim By Resident Struck By Its Van
• Virginia Jail Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Medication Withdrawal Leading To Death
• Pennsylvania Nursing Home Sued For Death Caused By Fire While Smoking
• Federal Judge Dismisses Maryland Inmate's Deliberate Indifference Medical Malpractice Claim
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Will Remain In Federal Court
• New Jersey Psychiatric Hospital Sued For Abuse
• $11M Verdict For Wright Medical's Conserve Hip Implant Claim
• Olympus Sued For Alleged Defectively Designed Duodenoscope Leading To Patient's Death

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• Federal Government Agrees To Pay $10M For Failure To Report Suspected Child Abuse in Maine
• Federal Appellate Court Holds That Prior Pending Action Doctrine Misapplied In Federal Medical Malpractice Case In Puerto Rico
• Federal Appellate Court Holds VA's Patient Referral To Outside Hospital Not Subject To Federal Torts Claims Act
• Federal Appellate Court Again Affirms $30M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Kidney Patient
• $1.5M Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict In Maryland For LAAM Procedure
• Federal Appellate Court Rules Veteran's Medical Malpractice Claims Not Subject To VJRA
• Federal Appellate Court Rules Prisoner's Federal Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Not Subject To State Certification Requirement
• Federal Register Publishes Rule Regarding Medical Malpractice Claims By Members Of The Uniformed Services (Part II)
• Federal Register Publishes Rule Regarding Medical Malpractice Claims By Members Of The Uniformed Services (Part I)
• VA Agrees To Pay $2.75M To Settle Botched Ankle Surgery Leading To Leg Amputation
• Federal Court Awards Over $9M In VA Medical Malpractice Case For Injury To Bowel During Mesh Hernia Surgery
• Federal Judge Nearly Doubles His Prior Award For VA Medical Negligence Resulting In Veteran's Death
• Federal Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants For Lack Of Adequate Medical Care In Jail
• Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act
• More Than 40 Migrant Women Involved In Georgia Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Forced Medical Procedures At Immigration Detention Center
• What Happens If The COVID-19 Vaccine Injures Me?
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Federal Malpractice Case As Time-Barred
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of VA Medical Malpractice Action Decided Prior To Precedential Ruling
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Involving VA
• Former VA Medical Center Nursing Assistant Admits She Murdered Seven Veterans Under Her Care
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Nursing Home In Aspiration Death Case
• National Defense Authorization Act 2020 Allows Military Medical Malpractice Claims For First Time
• Maryland Deliberate Indifference Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed
• Federal Appeals Court Remands District Court's Medical Malpractice Verdict For Proper Consideration of Plaintiff's Comparative Negligence
• Federal Seventh Circuit Holds Illinois's Expert Affidavit Requirement Applies In Federal Medical Malpractice Case
• Federal Sixth Circuit Holds Ohio's Affidavit Of Merit Requirement Does Not Apply In Federal Medical Malpractice Case
• Defense Verdict In Favor Of Radiologist In Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Misread CT Scan
• $3.38M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cruise Line
• Maryland Federal Court Allows Guatemalan Nationals Lawsuit Involving Medical Experiments To Proceed Under Alien Tort Statute
• $400K Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Vermont Surgeon For Lack Of Informed Consent
• $18.4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Physicians Who Failed To Test For HIV
• Medical Malpractice Claim Against VA For Loss Of Voice Following Botox Injections Into Veteran's Vocal Cords
• $4,377,438 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict In Federal Court Under Federal Tort Claims Act
• Federal Appellate Court Reluctantly Applies Feres Doctrine, Sinks Wrongful Death Claim For Navy Lieutenant Who Died Hours After Giving Birth
• $24.7M Hawaii Medical Malpractice Verdict By Federal Judge
• VA Settles Overdose Medical Malpractice Death Claim For $2.3M
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms $2.75M Medical Malpractice Verdict Despite Some Jurors' Exposure To Media Reports During Trial About The Defendant Doctor
• Florida Federal Appellate Court Finds Inmate Claims Of Deliberate Indifference To Serious Medical Need Sufficient
• Hawaii Medical Malpractice Case Settled For Unnecessary Death Of 8-Year-Old
• New Mexico Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Loses For Failure To Timely Update Expert's Report
• $13.5M South Dakota Medical Malpractice Judgment Against 78-Year-Old Former Heart Surgeon
• Newly Proposed Federal Legislation Would Eviscerate Medical Malpractice Victim Rights
• Guam Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed For Baby's Death
• Federal Judge Awards Maximum Allowable Damages In West Virginia Medical Malpractice Case
• What Is President-Elect Donald Trump's Position On Medical Malpractice Tort Reform?
• $11.8M Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict For Prison Inmate's Suicide
• Ohio Responsible For Inmate's $3M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Wisconsin VA Medical Center Sued For Veteran's Death
• Maryland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Prisoner's Death
• $9M Federal Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Pregnant Woman In The Hospital
• Oregon Inmate Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Lost Kidney
• Federal Appellate Court Rules Veteran Injured At VA Medical Center Not Required To Obtain Future Care From The VA
• ABA Opposes Federal Cap On Medical Malpractice Damages
• Bard IVC Filter Case Filed In Missouri
• $850,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement For Blindness Following Prostate Surgery

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• $7.6M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation Caused By Medical Negligence
• Florida Appellate Court Rules Claim For Injuries From Fall From Surgical Table In Medical Facility Was For Ordinary Negligence
• Florida Supreme Court Rules Mailing--Not Receipt--Of Presuit Notice Tolls Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations
• Florida Nurse Sentenced To Six Months For Tampering With ICU Patient’s Fentanyl
• Florida Medical Director Convicted In $110M Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
• $12.35M Verdict Against Florida Nursing Home For Severe Bedsore Infection
• Florida's Legislature Proposes To Reduce Nursing Home Care Requirements
• Florida Bill Would Extend Wrongful Death Beneficiaries To Include Parents Of Adult Children In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Florida Doctor Suspended For 90 Days After Patent Died Following Liposuction
• Medical Device Company Arthrex To Pay $16 Million To Resolve Kickback Allegations
• $6.5M Florida Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Cardiologist
• Florida Appellate Court Remands Case To Determine If Medical Malpractice Or Ordinary Negligence Is Alleged
• Florida Appellate Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case For Consideration Of Remittitur
• Florida Cardiologist Paid $6.75 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff Failed To Prove Surgical Scissors Caused Injury
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court's Rejection Of Defense Race-Neutral Explanation For Striking Juror
• Florida Governor Signs Into Law Sweeping COVID-19 Immunity Law
• $625K Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Premature Removal Of Foley Catheter
• Florida Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital Medical Malpractice Defendant Based On Apparent Agency
• $5M Legal Malpractice Verdict Reduced To $250K Against Florida Medical Malpractice Law Firm
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms University's Immunity For Its Employee's Alleged Medical Negligence
• Florida Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Defective Verdict Form
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Mental Health Malpractice Claim Arising From Parkland School Shooting
• Florida Appellate Court Overturns Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Verdict Because Defense Not Allowed To Present Causation Argument
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Negligence Case Should Have Been Dismissed For Failure To Follow Medical Malpractice Presuit Procedures
• $30M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Orthopedic Doctors
• Florida Pain Clinic Agrees To Pay $41M To Settle Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing Claims
• USA Today Reports Nearly 6,900 Florida Physicians Do Not Have Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Arbitration Cases
• Florida Appellate Court Sides With Hospital In Medical Malpractice Discovery Dispute
• Federal Judge Denies Sanctions For Sexual Assault Victim's Deletion Of Her Facebook Account During Litigation Against Hospital
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Fall From Exam Table After Medical Examination Was Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Claim That Nurse Allowed Patient To Fall From Hospital Bed When She Answered Her Telephone Sounds In Medical Negligence
• Florida Appellate Court Holds Medical Negligence Claim Cannot Be Basis For Statutory Elder Abuse Claim
• Florida Appellate Court Overturns $15.6M Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Improper Informed Consent Jury Instruction
• Florida Supreme Court Replaces Frye Standard For Admitting Expert Testimony With Daubert Standard
• Investigation Finds Hundreds Of Florida Doctors With Multiple Medical Malpractice Payouts Still Practicing Despite Three Strikes Law
• Florida Appellate Court Applies Excusable Neglect In Reviving Medical Malpractice Case
• Proposed Florida Law Would Create Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Kidney Wrongfully Removed During Back Surgery
• Florida Appellate Court Approves Lawsuit For Unauthorized Disclosure Of Confidential Medical Records
• Florida Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Involving Woman Who Died 3 Days After Giving Birth
• Federal Appeals Court Holds U.S. Not Entitled To Recover Future Portion Of Medical Malpractice Judgment If Victim Dies Prematurely
• Florida Nursing Home Workers Charged With Duct-Taping Elderly Dementia Resident To Chair
• Florida Appellate Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge To Medical Malpractice Immunity Statute
• Florida Appellate Court Finds Psychiatric Patient's Assault On Another Patient Is Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice
• 98-Year-Old Florida Nursing Home Resident Died After Being Left Outside In The Sun
• Florida Supreme Court Discusses What Is, And Is Not, A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Florida Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Improperly Admitted Expert Testimony
• Florida Supreme Court Discusses Physician Treatment Rule In Narrowly Affirming Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Hospital Nurse High On Meth Caused Baby's Brain Damage
• $109M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Subject To $100K Cap On Damages
• Brazilian Butt Lift Performed In Florida Storefront Clinic Claims Another Life
• Florida Supreme Court Holds LMHS Lien Law Unconstitutional
• Florida Appellate Court Rules Removing Stool In Examination Room Is Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Negligence
• Florida Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Requirement That Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Authorize Ex-Parte Communications With Non-Party Medical Providers
• Florida Supreme Court Requires Hospital's Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incident Report To Medical Malpractrice Plaintiff
• $13M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Based On Apparent Agency For Patient's Blindness
• Florida Nursing Home Claim Lawyers Expecting Surge In Florida Nursing Home Negligence Claims After Hurricane Irma
• Florida Nursing Home Sued For Bad Care, Failure To Provide Records
• $7.9M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cardiologists For Woman's Stroke
• Florida Appellate Court Finds Patient's Pre-Surgery Release Of Neurosurgeon Was Ambiguous
• $1.46M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgeon's Failure To Read Pre-Op Clearance Report
• Florida Supreme Court Holds Caps On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Claims Unconstitutional
• Florida Supreme Court Rejects Rule Changes To Adopt Daubert Standard, Same Specialty Experts In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Florida Supreme Court Orders Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incidents To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Florida Appellate Court Overturns Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Florida Supreme Court Discusses Foreign Body Presumption In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Florida ALJ Determines Butt Lift Doctor Committed Multiple Acts Of Medical Malpractice
• Second Florida Appellate Court Holds Caps On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases Unconstitutional
• Florida Appellate Court Finds Hospital Admission Claim Was A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Supreme Court Discusses Physician's Potential Liability For Patient's Suicide
• $1B Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Miami-Area Nursing Homes
• Father And Son Plastic Surgeons Face Over 160 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits In Florida
• Florida's Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery Clinics Under Scrutiny
• Florida Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Hospital Death
• Florida Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case
• Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Live Kidney Donor Death
• Florida Butt Lift Doctor's Medical License Restricted
• Successful Florida Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Not Entitled To Her Attorney Fees
• Nursing Home Negligence: Resident Falls And Then Placed Back In Bed Without Proper Medical Care
• Florida Plastic Surgeon Sued By Three Former Breast Implant Patients
• Florida's Amendment 7 Pre-Empted By Federal Law

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• North Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Surgeon Who Implanted Gore-Tex Adhesion Barrier During Fibroid Surgery
• Kentucky Appellate Court Discusses Punitive Damages In Retained Sponge Medical Malpractice Case
• Filshie Clip Migration Claims
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Revives Legal Malpractice Case Arising From Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
• Ohio Appellate Court Discusses Statute Of Limitations In Foreign Object Medical Malpractice Cases
• $10.5M Kentucky Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation After Sponge Left During Bypass Surgery
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms $1.8M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Cotton Ball Left In Brain During Surgery Seven Years Earlier
• Allergan Textured Breast Implants Recalled At FDA's Request
• Ohio Appellate Court Finds Hernia Mesh Left After Surgery May Be Foreign Object Allowing Late Filed Medical Malpractice Case
• When Will The FDA Investigate The Metal In Filshie Clips?
• Are Filshie Clips Safe?
• Where Is My Filshie Clip?
• Misplaced/Displaced (Migrated) Filshie Clips
• Mississippi Supreme Court Grants New Trial In Surgical Sponge Medical Malpractice Case
• $100K Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Sponge Left In Patient
• Two Sponges Left In Woman For At Least Six Years Following C-Section
• NC Medical Malpractice Lawsuit - IUD Inserted During Surgery Without Consent
• New York Appellate Court Says Swallowed Camera Capsule Not A Foreign Object That Tolls Statute Of Limitations
• Surgical Forceps Left In Patient For 18 Years
• $507K Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Needle Left In Patient During Trigger Point Injection
• "Retained Surgical Items" Guideline Updated

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• Georgia Appellate Court Rules Adult Child Has No Standing To File Wrongful Death Claim For Father's Medical Malpractice Death
• Georgia Appellate Court Finds One Of Three Of Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Experts Was Qualified And Raised An Issue Of Material Fact
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Failed Medical Battery Claim
• Georgia Surgeon Still Operates Despite Recent $3M Medical Malpractice Verdict, Settlements, And Pending Cases
• $3M Georgia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Bowel Perforation During Laparoscopic Surgery
• Georgia Trial Court Orders New Trial In Medical Malpractice Case For Inconsistent Verdict
• Georgia Supreme Court Revives Some Claims Against Sperm Bank
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms $3.6M Verdict Against Bard In G2 IVC Filter Case
• Georgia Appellate Court Discusses Need For Expert Affidavit In Negligent Credentialing Cases
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case For Failure To Provide Proper Presuit Notice
• Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Assumption Of The Risk
• Georgia Appellate Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case To Determine If Verdict Was Void As Inconsistent
• Georgia Appellate Court Allows Widow To Be Added As Party To Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Statute Of Limitations Expired
• $1M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Cholesectomy Requiring Liver Transplant
• Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Stroke Victim's Zero Award For Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Case
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms $7.6M Nursing Home Wrongful Death Verdict
• Georgia Appellate Court Holds Conflicting Experts' Testimony Precluded Summary Judgment For Defendant Urologist
• Georgia Appellate Court Orders New Medical Malpractice Trial For Man Injured By Falling Out Of Deer Stand
• Georgia Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Claim Against Dermatologist Filed Too Late
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Defendants Suffer Loss Of Defenses In Botched Circumcision Case
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Brain Damage During Cosmetic Surgery
• Georgia Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Alleges Resident Eaten Alive By Scabies
• $18M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Paralyzed Due To Medical Negligence
• $7.6M Georgia Nursing Home Negligence Verdict
• $6M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bowel Obstruction Complication Leading To Death
• $4.475M Georgia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict
• Georgia Appellate Court Affirms That Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed for Prisoner's Death
• Georgia Supreme Court Nixes Claim For Mishandling Of Stillborn's Remains
• Georgia Gynecologist Indicted For Running Pill Mill, Money Laundering
• Georgia Appeals Court Revives Parts Of Plaintiff's Pro Se Medical Malpractice Complaint
• Georgia Appellate Court Overturns Summary Judgment In Favor Of Nursing Home
• Georgia Prison Sued For Inmate's Failed Suicide Attempt, Medical Negligence
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Jury Clears Defendant Doctors For Hospital Patient's Death
• Georgia Medical Malpractice Insurer Agrees To Pay Judgment In Excess Of Policy Limits
• Georgia Jail Sued For Inmate's Death Due To Failure To Provide Proper Medical Care
• $36M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Mistake Leading To Paralysis And Death

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• New York Lawsuit Alleges Fertility Doctor Used His Own Sperm
• Medical Malpractice Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against ICE Gynecologist
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Gynecologist Not Entitled To Summary Judgment In Essure Malpractice Case
• Missouri Supreme Court Holds Gynecological Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
• $150K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Botched Hysteroscopy Leading To Hysterectomy And Loss Of Kidney
• Toronto OB/GYN Induced Labor In Patients Without Their Consent To Line His Pockets With Profits
• MAUDE Adverse Event Reports For Filshie Clips
• Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Plaintiff For Failure To Prove Causation
• Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Informed Consent Requires Disclosure Of Non-Doctor's Participation In Surgery
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Judgment
• $1.52M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bowel Injury During Hysterectomy
• $397K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child Born After Tubal Ligation
• Washington State OB/GYN Summarily Suspended

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• Hawaii Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Commitment To Psychiatric Hospital For Over Two Years
• Hawaii Supreme Court Recognizes Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Death Claims
• Hawaii Supreme Court Discusses Informed Consent Requirements In Medical Malpractice Case
• Hawaii Supreme Court Discusses Expert Medical Evidence In Informed Consent Cases

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• One In Fourteen New Jersey Nursing Homes Have The Lowest Rating
• South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced To 10 Years In $42M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
• Nursing Home Industry Groups Say Nursing Home Care Improved During COVID-19 Pandemic
• False Claims Act: Medically Unnecessary Medical Services
• False Claims Act: Kickbacks In The Health Care Industry
• New York Audit Finds 4,100 Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths Were Unreported
• Frequency Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against OB/GYNs Continues To Fall
• GAO Report Regarding VA Community Living Centers
• Illinois Senate Bill Would Expand Nursing Home Resident Forced Labor Restrictions
• Surgery Malpractice Statistics
• Adverse Events In Nursing Homes
• Recall Of Certain Powdered Infant Formula Produced In Abbott Nutrition’s Facility In Sturgis, Michigan
• What Is Patient Safety?
• Recent MAUDE Adverse Event Reports Regarding Filshie Clip Migration Harm
• Maryland Board Of Physicians Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020
• Lawsuit Filed For Baby's NEC Death Allegedly Due To Infant Formula
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Hospitals Argue Over Maryland Medical Malpractice Data And Tort Reforms
• Medscape Malpractice Report 2021
• Study Finds Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes Have More ER Visits, Hospitalizations, And Medicare Costs
• Study Finds Intraoperative Error Most Common Claim In Orthopedic Sports Medicine Malpractice Claims
• We Are Investigating Filshie Clip Migration Claims
• AARP Report: 30 Percent Of Nursing Homes Face Staffing Shortages
• 138 Defendants Charged With Over $1.4B In Health Care Fraud
• Neurosurgeon Malpractice Claims Statistics
• Study Finds COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Were Underreported
• CMS Study Reports On Disparate Effects Of COVID-19 On Nursing Home Residents
• Study Finds Less Than 50% Of Nursing Home CNAs Are Vaccinated Against COVID-19
• New York Times Investigation Found At Least 21% Of Nursing Home Residents Were On Antipsychotic Medications
• Three Charged With Healthcare Fraud Scheme To Sell Fraudulent Nursing Degrees
• OIG Report: 71% Of Nursing Homes Had Gone At Least 16 Months Without A Standard Survey
• APIC Statement Regarding Resistant C. Auris Spreading In U.S. Healthcare Facilities
• CDC's COVID-19 Update (August 13, 2021)
• The Doctors Company CEO Discusses Current Medical Malpractice Issues In Recent Interview
• AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Report (July 2021)
• OIG Report: COVID-19 Impact On Medicare Beneficiaries In Nursing Homes During 2020
• Feds Detail $65 Million Nationwide Conspiracy To Defraud Federal Health Care Programs
• GAO Report On COVID-19 Nursing Home Outbreaks
• University Of Miami Agrees To Pay $22 Million To Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations
• Feds Detail Hospice And Home Health Agencies $150 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Study Finds Delay In Treating Ischemic Stroke Causes Loss Of 2.2 Hours Of Healthy Life For Every One Second Of Delay
• Kentucky Nursing Home's Experience With COVID-19 After Vaccinations
• New Book Sheds Light On Failed Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms
• GAO Report: Nursing Home Infection Control Deficiencies "Widespread And Persistent" Before COVID-19
• Post-Acute COVID-19
• Only Half Of Nursing Home Staff In Pennsylvania Have Been Vaccinated For COVID-19
• Leading Causes Of Death In The United States For 2020
• Nursing Homes Experienced 96% Reduction In COVID-19 Cases Since Vaccines Became Available
• CEO Of Nursing Home Conglomerate Received $5.2M Retention Bonus Just Before Retiring During COVID-19 Pandemic
• CDC Study: Five Nursing Home Residents Reinfected With COVID-19 Had More Serious Symptoms
• Will Increased Use Of Telemedicine Result In Increase In Medical Malpractice Claims?
• Anaphylaxis And COVID-19 Vaccines
• Federal Lawsuit Challenges Change In CMS Policy Regarding Nursing Home Civil Money Penalties
• Demographics Of Those Who Received COVID-19 Vaccination During The First Month
• CDC: Only One-Third Of Nursing Home Staff Have Agreed To Receive COVID-19 Vaccination
• AARP: "Who's To Blame For The 100,000 COVID Dead In Long-Term Care?"
• New York Attorney General Issues Report Critical Of Nursing Home COVID-19 Neglect
• How One Baltimore Nursing Home Maintained Zero COVID-19 Cases
• 1.8% Of Doctors Responsible For More Than Half Of Medical Malpractice Payouts In The U.S.
• Biogen To Pay $22M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations
• New York Pharmacies Owners Charged With $30M COVID-19 Health Care Fraud
• Superspreader Wedding In Washington Tied To At Least 7 Nursing Home Resident COVID-19 Deaths
• Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Expand COVID-19 Immunity Protections
• Maryland Hospital Association Supports Proposed "Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act" That Would Vastly Expand Health Care Immunity
• GAO Report Highly Critical Of Trump Administration's Response To COVID-19 Pandemic
• Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Intraoperative Neuromonitoring For Spinal Surgery
• Physicians' Attitudes Toward Medical Ethics, 2020
• Study Finds Medical Device Manufacturers' Payments To Physicians Influenced Their Device Selection
• Surgery Medical Malpractice Statistics For 2010 Through 2019
• Ransomware Activity Targeting The Healthcare And Public Health Sector
• Former Florida Cancer Center President Indicted For Antitrust Conspiracy
• All 62 Residents Of Kansas Nursing Home Contracted COVID-19 -- 10 Died
• 77 New York Nursing Homes Found Deficient In COVID-2019 Response
• Telemedicine And Medical Malpractice
• Physician Discipline Against Bad Doctors Has Been Drastically Reduced During The Coronavirus Pandemic
• Class I Recall Of Abdominal Stent Graft
• For Patient Safety Sake, Get Rid Of Doctors With Multiple Paid Medical Malpractice Claims!
• Why Do Nursing Homes Need Blanket Immunity From Coronavirus Claims?
• Visiting Nurse Service of New York Agrees To Pay $57M To Settle False Claims Allegations
• Atlanta Hospital System Agrees To Pay $16 million To Settle False Claims Allegations
• Nursing Home Closures Statistics
• Medical Malpractice Statistics For Retinal Surgery
• Indiana Appellate Court Addresses Employer Liability For HIPAA Violation
• Federal Civil Fraud Suit Filed Against Anthem, Inc., For Falsely Certifying The Accuracy Of Its Diagnosis Data
• Missouri Appellate Court Reduces $4.69 Billion Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson By One-Half
• Study Finds Medical Malpractice Claims Against Pediatricians Are Decreasing
• Harvard University Agrees To Pay Over $1.3 Million To Resolve Overcharging NIH Grants Allegations
• CMS Provides Nursing Home COVID-19 Data And Inspections Results
• Proposed New York Legislation Would Repeal Recently Enacted Ill-Advised Nursing Home Immunity Law
• 250 Nursing Home Resident Advocacy Organizations Implore U.S. Senate To Avoid Granting Immunity To Nursing Homes
• U.S. Department Of Justice Announces National Nursing Home Initiative
• Georgia Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Veterans Administration For Respirator Masks
• U.S. Nursing Homes Spending Millions On Lobbyists To Obtain Immunity From Coronavirus Lawsuits
• U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Recent Study Concludes Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes Put Profits Over People
• Maryland Governor Issues New Directives For Coronavirus In Nursing Homes
• Multiple Violations Found At New Jersey Nursing Home Where 35 Residents Have Died From COVID-19 Since March
• Crisis Standards Of Care (CSC) For COVID-19
• MedPro Answers COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage Questions
• Compounding Pharmacist Found Guilty In $21.8M Health Care Fraud Case
• CARES Act Provides Immunity To Health Care Professionals Who Provide Voluntary Health Care For COVID-19
• Maryland's Governor Orders More Aggressive Measures To Address COVID-19 In Maryland Nursing Homes
• 66 Residents Of 104-Bed Maryland Nursing Home Test Positive For Coronavirus
• Multiple State Pharmacy Boards Are Warning That Physicians Are Hoarding Touted Coronavirus Drugs For Themselves And Their Families
• Liability For Coronavirus Nursing Home Deaths
• CDC Report: One Washington State Nursing Home's Experience With COVID-19
• Study: Surgery Is The Second Most Common Cause For Medical Malpractice Claims
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) And Medical Malpractice - Part One
• Study's Authors Suggest Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Do Not Lead To Improved Quality of Care
• Nursing Home Compare's Fall Data May Be "Highly Inaccurate"
• EHR Vendor Agrees To Pay $145M To Settle Illegal Kickback Scheme Allegations
• Medscape Cardiologist Malpractice Report 2019
• Sinai Health System (Chicago) Warns Of Data Security Breach
• The Need For Medical Malpractice Tort Reform: Who Do You Believe?
• FDA Issues Public Safety Notification On Exosome Products
• Medical Malpractice Payout Statistics For 2018
• Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal Of Patients' Claims Against Medical Clinic For Stolen Personal Information
• Analysis Of Medical Malpractice Claims Against Radiologists
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Breast Implants
• Baltimore Personal Injury Law Firm Pays $91,406.98 To Settle Claims That It Failed To Reimburse Medicare
• News From Medscape's Medical Malpractice Report 2019
• Contaminated Fecal Transplant May Have Resulted In Cancer Patient's Death
• Are Filshie Clips Causing Allergic Reactions?
• 34 Vaping Deaths In 24 U.S. States, 1,604 Vaping Lung Injuries (As Of October 22, 2019)
• Is Your Doctor Being Paid By A Drug Company Or Medical Device Company?
• CMS To Begin Placing Alert Icon On Nursing Home Compare Website For Nursing Homes Where Abuse Has Been Reported
• CDC Updates Number Of Vaping Lung Disease Cases, Now Over 1,000
• Study: Electronic Health Records (EHR) Contributing More To Medical Malpractice Claims
• Death Statistics For The United States (2017)
• Wyoming Nursing Home With One-Star Rating Failed July Survey
• Medical Tourism - Galenia Hospital, Cancun, Mexico
• South Dakota Medical Malpractice Payouts Up Last Year, But So Were South Dakota Medical Malpractice Insurers' Profits
• Lyme Disease And Tick Bites
• FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Fecal Transplantation
• Investigation Finds Suicide Crisis In U.S. Jails
• Study Finds Vascular Events, Infections, And Cancers Account For 75% Of Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Alleged In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Wyoming Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Neglect
• Vermont Supreme Court Recognizes Common-Law Private Right Of Action For Damages Resulting From Unjustified Disclosure To Third Party Of Information Obtained By Medical Personnel During Treatment
• Kaiser Health News Reports On FDA's "Hidden" Database Of Malfunctions Of Medical Devices
• FDA Makes Public Previously Hidden Database Of Millions Of Reports Of Malfunctioning Medical Devices
• OIG Report Finds Nursing Homes Failed To Report And Investigate Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
• Report Discusses The Impact Of Medical Errors In Massachusetts
• FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding The Stryker Wingspan Stent System
• Most Kidney Stone Medical Malpractice Cases End In Favor Of The Defendants
• CMS Revised Its Nursing Home Compare Rating System In April 2019 - 37% Of Nursing Homes Lost One Or More Stars
• Today's 3,000th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
• Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Are A Curse To Both Health Care Providers And Patients
• U.S. Physicians With Multiple Medical Malpractice Claims Not Likely To Relocate But More Likely To Switch To Smaller Practice
• New Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine And Autism
• FDA Warns About Young Donor Plasma Infusions Promoted As Unproven Treatment For Varying Conditions
• Researchers Find Texas' Bases For Medical Malpractice Reform In 2003 Were Bogus
• Medicare Paid $84M During Two Year Period For Ineligible Nursing Home Stays
• Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States
• CMS Responds To Study Critical Of Association Between Nursing Home Compare And Nursing Home Safety
• Texas Is Worst U.S. State For Quality Of Nursing Home Care, Hawaii Is The Best
• Almost Half Of U.S. Adults Have Cardiovascular Disease
• $2.5 Billion Recovered From Health Care False Claims Act Cases In Fiscal Year 2018
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Home Health Nurse's Negligence Caused Disabled Child's Death
• U.S. Cancer Statistics: U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropped By 27% Between 1991 and 2016
• Uterine Cancer Rates, Deaths Increase In U.S.
• FDA Formally Accepts ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data
• CDC Reports Record Number Of Tickborne Diseases In U.S. In 2017
• Every 9 Minutes, A Patient In A U.S. Hospital Dies From Misdiagnosis Or Delayed Diagnosis
• How To Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer
• Study Finds Most U.S. Physicians Dissatisfied With Their Profession
• BAAPS Reports Brazilian Butt Lifts Have Highest Death Rates Of All Cosmetic Surgeries In U.K.
• Nearly One-Half Of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Nursing Homes Are One-Star Facilities
• Study Finds Silicone Breast Implants Associated With Autoimmune Complications
• How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim - Part IV: A Second Opinion May Be Your Best Friend (And Save Your Life)
• How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim - Part III: Expect From Your Medical Providers What You Would Expect From A Good Restaurant
• How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim - Part II: Get Your Medical Records, Read Them Carefully, And Get Them Corrected, If Necessary
• How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim - Part I: Ask Questions Until You Understand
• AARP Report Regarding The Elderly And Nursing Home Care In The United States
• Are Surgery Centers Safe?
• New Federal Data Shows Nursing Homes Had Less Staffing Than They Self-Reported
• "Lyme Disease in 2018"
• VA Announces First Annual VA Nursing Home Ratings
• More Than 150 Nova Scotia Nursing Home Residents Have Severe Pressure Ulcers
• FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Surgical Fires
• Study Of Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Dural Tears During Spine Surgery
• U.S. Health Statistics From 1990 To 2016
• CDC Reports Rising Rate Of Falls Leading To Death In Older Adults In The United States
• Updated Medical Malpractice Statistics In The United States
• FDA Warns About Deaths In Patients With Liquid-Filled Intragastric Balloon Systems Used To Treat Obesity
• New Study Finds Cardiologists Comfortable With Greater Clinical Uncertainty Following Medical Malpractice Reforms
• $4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby's Death Due To Undiagnosed Pertussis
• Former New York Abortion Doctor Pleads Guilty To Criminally Negligent Homicide
• FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Cross-Contamination Of Endoscopes
• CDC Warns About Rising Risk Of Vectorborne Diseases In U.S.
• New Study Finds Medical Malpractice Allegations Against Nurse Practitioners Similar To Physicians
• Our 7th Anniversary Of Posting Daily Medical Malpractice Blogs
• Human Rights Watch Reports Too Many Nursing Home Residents Inappropriately Given Antipsychotic Medications
• Large For-Profit Medical Records Copying Company Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking To Protect Its Profits
• Iowa Patient Safety Study Reports On Iowans' Views On Medical Errors
• Study Shows Nursing Home Residents Suffer Infections While Their Caregivers Often Escape Responsibility
• Lap Band And Gastric Bypass Weight Loss Surgeries: Are They Effective In The Long Term?
• New Study Finds Increased Risk Of Complications Following Overlapping Surgeries
• FDA Warns Public About Injectable Silicone Used For Butt, Breast Enhancements
• Michigan Nurses Sue Detroit Hospital, Alleging Too Few Nurses Threatens Patient Safety
• EHR-Related Medical Malpractice Claims Increasing
• Medscape Medical Malpractice Report 2017 (Physicians Survey Results)
• New Patient Safety Grades For U.S. Hospitals
• 21% Of Americans Have Had Personal Experience With Medical Errors
• New Maryland Law Requires Board Of Physicians To Create Physician Profiles Accessible To The Public
• Maryland Law Now Requires Physicians Without Medical Malpractice Insurance To Notify Patients In Writing
• OIG Report On Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect
• Texas Nursing Home Complaints Spike Since Hurricane Harvey
• Survey Of Physicians Finds They Believe Unnecessary Medical Care Driven By Medical Malpractice Concerns
• Two Maryland Physicians And Nine Co-Conspirators Indicted For Running Pill Mills In Maryland
• Saudi Arabia Medical Malpractice Complaints Rose By 37% In Five Years
• Does The Increasing Prevalence Of Nurse Practitioners (NP) Providing Primary Care Affect Patient Safety?
• Premature Deaths In Australian Nursing Homes Increased More Than 400% In Ten Years
• Facial Injuries In Nursing Home Residents
• Why Can't I Find A Medical Malpractice Lawyer To Take My Case?
• Medical Malpractice Claims Paid On Behalf Of U.S. Physicians Declined By 55.7%
• New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications
• Maryland Has Highest Hospitalization Rate For Opioid Use
• Detroit Medical Malpractice Claim For 9-Year-Old's Death Following Tonsillectomy
• $19.3 Billion Recovered By U.S. In Health Care Fraud Claims
• U.S. Medical Malpractice Statistics: 2005 To 2015
• Study Suggests Hospitalized Patients' Outcomes Are Better If They Are Treated By Physicians Who Are Female
• Two Recent Studies Show Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Have No Impact On Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
• Replacing Professional Nurses With Nursing Assistants In Hospitals Associated With Increased Deaths, Decreased Safety
• Study: Post-Acute Nursing Home Care More Important Than Hospital Care For Elderly Hip Fracture Patients
• CDC Warns That Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at Risk
• Total Medical Malpractice Payouts In U.S. Increased In 2015 For Third Consecutive Year
• Largest U.S. Health Care Fraud Takedown Announced
• CMS Statistical Report On Nursing Home Enforcement Reports
• 1 In 5 Nursing Home Residents Experience Resident On Resident Abuse
• Prevention Of UTI In Nursing Homes
• Study Finds Medical Error Third Leading Cause Of Death In The United States
• Are Your Electronic Medical Records Secure?
• Best (And Worst) U.S. States For Physicians In 2016
• Study Of Medical Malpractice Closed Claims For Hospitalists
• Johns Hopkins Surgeons Plan First Penis Transplant In The U.S.
• Communication Failures In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Methodology Of Recent Medical Malpractice Study Questioned
• New Study: 1% Of Physicians Are Responsible for 32% Of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims
• U.S. Physicians And Their Disciplinary/Malpractice Statistics
• New Analysis Of Relationship Between Worldwide Cesarean Delivery Rates And Maternal And Neonatal Mortality Rates
• Texas-Based Nursing Home Corporation Agrees To $3.2M Settlement For Ambulance Kickback Scheme
• Study Finds Greater Medical Spending Results In Fewer Medical Malpractice Claims
• Reported Disciplinary Actions For Ohio Medical Professionals Increased 500% From 1990
• Defensive Medicine Study: Cancer Patients Make Clinically Inappropriate Demands In Only 1% Of Encounters

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• Texas Hospice Nurse Who Admitted To Hastening Patients' Deaths Hasn't Been Charged With Murder
• New York Appellate Court Holds Summary Judgment Inappropriate For Medical Malpractice Defendants, For Eye Injury During Hip Surgery
• Minnesota Nursing Home Medication Error Leads To Resident's Death

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• Illinois Appellate Court Finds No Apparent Authority In Finding For Hospital In Catheter Medical Malpractice Case
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Experts' Reports Were Sufficient When Considered Together In Health Care Liability Case
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms COVID-19 Does Not Excuse Late Service Of Medical Malpractice Complaint
• Whistleblower Anesthesiologist Receives Portion Of $14.6M Concurrent Surgeries Settlement From Massachusetts General Hospital
• Texas Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Was Qualified To Render Opinions
• Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Peer Review Privilege Did Not Preclude Discovery Of Resident's File In Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Discusses Medical Privacy Issues
• Texas Appellate Court Upholds That Fraud Claim Against Hospital Was Health Care Liability Claim
• Nebraska Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $26.1M Against Children's Hospital For Failing To Treat Infant's Seizures
• Montana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Medical Negligence Led To Teenager's Blindness
• Charleston Hospital Faces Additional Lawsuits Alleging Bacteria In Water Caused Infections In Surgery Patients
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Hospital In Patient's Fall From Operating Room Table
• Illinois Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Iowa Appellate Court Agrees Some Claims Against Hospital May Be For Ordinary Negligence
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Hospital Not Entitled To Summary Judgment For Surgeon's Botched Gallbladder Surgery
• U.S. Sues UMPC And Its Surgeon For Overlapping Surgeries
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Restricts Discovery For Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• Illinois Appellate Court Says No Apparent Agency To Hold Hospital Responsible For Surgeon's Alleged Negligence
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Establish Apparent Authority To Hold Defendant Hospital Liable
• German Court Awards $535,000 For Delay In Brain Tumor Surgery Due To Easter Holiday
• $3.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Toddler
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Inappropriate In tPA Medical Malpractice Case
• $1.1M Illinois Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Negligent Cardiac Catheterization
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $14M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Case Involving Spinal Abscess Filed Too Late
• Indiana Appellate Court Rules Indemnity Claim Is Subject To Medical Malpractice Act Requirements
• Former Tort Reform Advocate Files Iowa Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
• Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Respondeat Superior Does Not Apply Where Surgeon Left Sponges In Patient
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment Granted To Some Medical Malpractice Defendants In Gallbladder Surgery Case
• Texas Heart Hospital And Its Management Company Agree To Pay $48M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
• Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Improper Closing Argument
• Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Provide Intervening/Superseding Cause Instruction
• Unmasked OB Spreads Devastating Infection To Mother During Baby's Delivery
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Prominent Molecular Biologist Due To Medication Error Has Been Settled
• Indiana Appellate Court Discusses Informal Nature Of Medical Review Panels In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Federal Appellate Court Affirms Minor Daughter Must Fully Reimburse Her Father's ERISA Health Plan That Paid Her Medical Malpractice-Related Medical Bills
• North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Internist Qualified As Expert Against Hospitalist In Medical Malpractice Case
• Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Defense Summary Disposition For Nursing Malpractice Claim
• Ohio Supreme Court Holds Juror's Post-Trial Letter Expressing Remorse Cannot Overturn Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Maryland Hospital Sued By Transgender Man For Constitutional Violations By Not Permitting Hysterectomy
• Louisiana Appellate Court Rules Certain Allegations Against Hospital ER Employee For Sexual Assault Of Patient Are Medical Malpractice Claims
• Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Infant's Brain Injury Suffered In Hospital
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Claim Because Trial Court Erroneously Precluded Expert Testimony
• Missouri Medical Malpractice Judgment Reduced From $12.8 M To $9.6M
• Texas Appellate Court Says Slip On Liquid On Floor In Hospital While Walking To Procedure Room Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants In Misdiagnosis Of Brain Bleed Wrongful Death Case
• What Medical Malpractice Claims May Arise From The Coronavirus Pandemic?
• "Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson"
• Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Negligent Credentialing Claim Falls Under Louisiana's Medical Malpractice Act
• Oklahoma Federal Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From Hospital For Reusing Needles
• Maryland Appellate Court Holds Cremation Was Not Spoliation Of Evidence In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• Texas Appellate Court Rules Defendant Hospital Entitled To Sovereign Immunity From Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Missouri Supreme Court Remands Medical Malpractice Case For Determination Of Plaintiffs' Negligent Credentialing Claim
• Missouri Supreme Court Affirms That Medical Malpractice Fraudulent Concealment Claims Were Time Barred
• Las Vegas Delayed CPR Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Case Settled During Jury Deliberations
• New Mexico Supreme Court Finds Statute Of Limitations Tolled As To Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Claim Against Hospital
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Radiologic Technologist In Medical Malpractice Case
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reinstates $2,391,620 Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $6.2M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital For Loss Of Leg
• Missouri Appellate Court Upholds $12.8M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failire To Timely Diagnose Mesenteric Ischemia
• Illinois Appellate Court Holds $500K Jury Award For Loss Of Society In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Was Inadequate
• Oklahoma Hospital Used Contaminated Gastroscopes On 998 Patients
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $3,364,017.40 Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misinterpreted EKG
• Did Neil Armstrong Die As A Result Of Medical Malpractice?
• $5M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman's Paralysis Following Back Surgery
• Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms $3.1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Eye
• New York Appellate Court Orders Defendant Hospital To Produce Audit Trail
• Washington Appellate Court Affirms $10.8M Judgment For Mental Health Professional's Negligence
• Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Instruct Jury Regarding Liability For Subsequent Conduct
• Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Res Ipsa Loquitur Did Not Apply In Medical Malpractice Case
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Bariatric Surgeon For Negligence That Occurred In The ICU
• New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Affidavit Of Merit Not Necessary In Ordinary Negligence Claim Against Hospital
• New Jersey Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Against Agency Nurse Not Identified In Hospital Records
• $14M Washington Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis Of Stroke Following Cardiac Cathetherization
• $20.6M Illinois Medical Malpractice Settlement For Man Who Became Paralyzed Due To Hospital Medical Negligence
• $2.5M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death During Laser Extraction Of Pacemaker
• Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Loss Of Chance Doctrine In Mississippi Medical Malpractice Case
• Ohio ICU Doc Allegedly Intentionally Overdosed At Least 34 Patients
• Michigan Appellate Court Finds Defendant's Expert Qualified To Testify As To Standard Of Care
• Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict, Discusses Effect Of Empty-Chair Defendant
• North Carolina Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Plaintiff To Amend Her Complaint To Comply With Rule 9(j)
• Neurosurgeon Testifies During Negligent Credentialing Trial In Illinois
• Illinois Appellate Court Applies Res Judicata To Dismiss Some Medical Malpractice Claims
• Missouri Appellate Court Rules Expert Opinion Necessary In Hospital Medical Malpractice Case
• $15M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Glaucoma Leading To Blindness
• $130.5M Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital For Brain Injury To Two-Month-Old Baby
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Res Ipsa Loquitur Did Not Apply In Medical Malpractice Case
• New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Common Knowledge Exception To Revive Medical Malpractice Case
• Idaho Supreme Court Affirms $3.7M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Death Of Premature Baby Who Contracted Virus In NICU
• Maryland Court Of Special Appeals Discusses Frye-Reed Test In Affirming Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules In Favor Of Psychiatric Hospital
• One-Month-Old Baby In Hospital In Liberia Required Left Foot Amputation Due To Medical Negligence
• Colorado Jury Determines Hospital's Lawsuit Against Patient For $230K Bill Unreasonable, Awards $766
• Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Win
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim Against Hospital For Patient Tased And Shot In His Room Is A Health Care Liability Claim
• Missouri Appellate Court Opens Door To Fraud Claims Against Hospital After Wrongful Death Claims Were Dismissed
• Maryland's Highest Appellate Court Applies Immunity In Overturning Suicide Medical Malpractice Verdict
• $135M Detroit Medical Malpractice Verdict For Permanent Paralysis After Scoliosis Surgery
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Medical Malpractice Certificate Of Qualified Expert
• Study Found Intensive Attending Physician Supervision Of Residents Did Not Result In Significant Reduction In Medical Errors
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital On Vicarious Liability Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
• $1.26M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Infant's Hand Injury Due To IV Infiltration
• Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Itself, Revives Medical Malpractice Case
• North Carolina Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants
• Four South Carolina Breast Surgery Patients File Lawsuits Against Hospital After Acquiring Same Infection
• $1.8M North Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Timely Re-Intubate After Untimely Removal From Ventilator
• $5.7M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hospital's Failure To Diagnose Suicide Risk
• New Jersey Appellate Court Cites Illegible Hospital Records In Allowing Stale Medical Malpractice Claim To Proceed
• Neurosurgeon In Kenya Operated On Brain Of Wrong Patient
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $5M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Death Caused By Misplaced Feeding Tube
• Illinois Appellate Court Reduces Medical Malpractice Verdict For Future Damages By $15M Because Plaintiff Died During Jury Deliberation
• $43M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital And Its Doctor On Probation
• Hospital Kept Surgeon On Staff Despite Allegations Of Raping Two Patients
• Maryland Hospital Faces Class Action Lawsuit Filed By Patients Of OB-GYN Who Used Fake Name
• Wyoming Supreme Court Limits Liability Of County Hospital For Apparent Agent's Medical Negligence
• Tennessee Appellate Court Affirms Hospital Responsible For Medical Malpractice Verdict Based On Apparent Agency
• $17M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Brain Damage Verdict For Child Taken Off Ventilator Too Soon
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Discusses Jury Bias In Affirming Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Kentucky Appellate Court Says Patient's Fall From Hospital Bed Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• Tennessee Appellate Court Decides Claim Involving Injury To 86-Year-Old In ICU Caused By Hot Coffee Was A Health Care Liability Claim
• 12 Former Patients Sue New Mexico Psychiatrist For Malpractice, Sexual Misconduct
• Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Stillborn's Body Sent Out With Dirty Laundry
• $500K Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Unauthorized Tissue Samples Taken From Stillborn Fetus
• $40M Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Leg Due To Medical Negligence
• Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital Responsible For Newborn's Suffocation Death
• Missouri Supreme Court Discusses Juror Bias Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
• Michigan Appellate Court Rules Hospital Fall Injury Claim Was Medical Malpractice Claim
• $2.46M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Death
• $1.1M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hospital Negligence Leading To Death
• Did False Positive Drug Test Lead To New Mother Being Accused Of Heroin Abuse?
• Mississippi Appellate Court Rules Defendant Hospital Correctly Dismissed From Two Medical Malpractice Cases
• Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Evidence Of Causation In Hospital Medical Malpractice Case Was Too Speculative
• Washington Supreme Court Says Nurse May Be Qualified To Testify As To Proximate Cause In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Proposed Legislation Would Allow Hospitals To Establish Patient Safety Early Intervention Programs
• New York Appellate Court Applies Continuous Treatment Doctrine, Reinstates Medical Malpractice Claim
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Pacemaker Replacement Surgery Claim
• $250K Massachusetts Wrongful Death Verdict For Hospital Patient's Death
• Federal Appellate Court Decides Coverage Dispute Between Two Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Regarding Agency Nurse
• Indiana Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Hospital Sexual Assault Claim
• Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Hospital Doctor Fractured Patient's Neck During Intubation
• Pediatrician Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against UK's National Health Service
• Maryland Hospital NICU Closed For Second Time In Three Months For Bacterial Outbreak
• $2M Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Morphine Overdose Death While In Hospital
• Missouri Supreme Court Denies Post-Judgment Interest On Medical Malpractice Verdicts
• $8.78M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Loss Of Legs
• $19.7M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict For Breathing Tube Death
• Wyoming Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Death Shortly After Discharge From Hospital
• Kentucky Jury Awards $21.2M For Unnecessary Cardiac Procedure
• $6.8M Texas Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital For Patient's Blindness
• Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Fired Heart Surgeon
• Maryland Hospital's NICU Temporary Closed Due To 3 Babies With Serious Bacterium, 2 NICU Deaths Last Week
• Michigan Appellate Court Discusses Ostensible Agency In Medical Malpractice Case
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pediatrician's Negligence Led To Child's Vegetative State
• $4.65M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Veterinarian
• Seattle Hospital Warns Dialysis Patients Of Possible Hepatitis B Exposure
• Oregon Supreme Court Overturns $12M Medical Malpractice Verdict, Applies $3M Cap
• Texas Supreme Court Holds That Post-Mortem Fraud Claim Is A Health Care Liability Claim
• Nevada Supreme Court Allows Patient Dumping Lawsuit To Proceed
• Wyoming Surgeon At Center Of 20 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
• $5M Pennsylvania Hospital Malpractice Verdict For Misplaced Feeding Tube Leading to Death
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital On Vicarious Liability Claim
• New Jersey Appellate Court Rules Root Cause Analysis Report Is Not Discoverable In Medical Malpractice Cases
• $6M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For CT Scan Mix-Up
• Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants
• $44.1M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Heparin
• Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Hospital Overdosed Patient Leading To His Death
• More Than 25 Patients Are Suing Massachusetts Hospital For Medical Negligence Involving Colonoscopy Scopes
• Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies What Is A "Medical Record"
• $2.39M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Post-Surgery Fall
• $5.1M New York Medical Malpractice Verdict For Hepatitis C Acquired During Routine Colonoscopy
• Surgery Performed On Wrong Baby
• Man Who Contracted Mold Infection In Pennsylvania Hospital Has Died
• Lack Of Medical Expert Doomed Maryland Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• $1.57M Washington State Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis
• Pennsylvania Hospital Sued For Medical Malpractice, Altered Medical Records
• Tennessee Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Religion Mistake Led To Patient's Death
• Texas Supreme Court To Decide If Autopsy Is Health Care
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Decision Discusses Medical Malpractice Vicarious Liability And Corporate Negligence
• $25.6M Rhode Island Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hospital That Conceded Liability

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• Idaho Supreme Court Discusses Application Of Idaho's Medical Malpractice Laws To Intentional Torts
• Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Liposuction Death Verdict
• Idaho Plastic Surgeon Sued For Alleged Counterfeit Breast Implants And Counterfeit Botox

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• Illinois Supreme Court Discusses Issue Of Juror Bias In Upholding Defense Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Holds Settlement With Medical Malpractice Physician Extinguished Vicarious Liability Claim Against His Employer
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Law-Of-The-Case Doctrine In Reviving Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Revives Hip Replacement Surgery Res Ipsa Loquitur Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment As Discovery Violation Sanction In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $1.25M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Spine Surgeon
• Federal Appellate Court Applies Discovery Rule In Reinstating Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Against J & J
• Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Judgment N.O.V. For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Illinois Supreme Court Discusses Treating Expert Versus Consulting Expert In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Misdiagnosed Infection Case
• Illinois Supreme Court Holds EMS Act Does Not Provide Immunity To Ambulance Driver On Way To Pick Up Nonemergency Patient
• Illinois Governor Grants Blanket, All-Encompassing Immunity To Many Health Care Professionals For Their Medical Negligence During COVID-19 Crisis
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Expert Not Allowed To Demonstrate Medical Procedure
• $11M Deliberate Indifference Medical Malpractice Verdict For Prisoner With Cancer
• Illinois Appellate Court Rules Patient's Mental Health Records Not Relevant In Brain Injury Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Defendant And His Attorney Assisted Ill Juror In Jury Room
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Wrong Site Back Surgery Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Zero Damages Award In Medical Malpractice Case Where Jury Found The Defendant Nurse Negligent
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Attorney Cannot Shield His Home In Bankruptcy From Default Judgment Against Him
• Illinois Appellate Court Holds Trial Court Erred In Failing To Enter Judgment N.O.V. For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• $4.8M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Cut Ureter During Abdominal Surgery
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Role Of Consultant Experts In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Personal Practice Testimony In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Illinois Appellate Court Applies General Verdict Rule In Affirming Nearly $7.9M Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Illinois Appellate Court Denies Defense Ex Parte Communication With Treating Physician - Sort Of
• Illinois Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Psychiatrist In Suicide Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Kidney Biopsy Case
• Illinois Supreme Court Discusses Discovery Rule In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Cases
• $11M Illinois Medical Malpractice Settlement For Child's Heart Transplant Needed After Botched Cardiac Procedure
• Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates Full Amount Of Medical Expenses In Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Died After She Was Abandoned At Dialysis Center
• Illinois Appellate Court Discusses Interplay Of Three Statutes In Medical Malpractice Case
• Illinois Supreme Court Affirms That Hospital Must Disclose Physician's Applications For Staff Privileges To Plaintiffs In Negligent Credentialing Case
• $12.2M Illinois Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Upheld

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• Indiana Supreme Court Extends Vicarious Liability For Independent Contractor Physician To Non-Hospital Medical Providers
• Indiana Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Complaint
• Indiana Appellate Court Rules Mental Health Providers May Be Liable For Patient Killing His Grandfather
• Indiana Supreme Court Holds Statute Of Repose Precludes Plaintiff's Fraudulent Concealment Of Medical Diagnosis Claim
• Indiana Appellate Court Rules No Subject Matter Jurisdiction Where Medical Negligence Theory Not Presented To Medical Review Panel
• Indiana Supreme Court Extends Medical Malpractice Act Requirements To Third-Party Plaintiffs
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Act Applied To Denied Access To Electronic Medical Records Claim
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant
• Over 260 Cardiac Patients Settle Indiana Medical Malpractice Claims For $66.5M
• Indiana Appellate Court Finds Claim Of Altered Medical Records Subject To Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act
• Indiana Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Due To Jury Bias
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Fertility Doctor's Motion To Dismiss In Lawsuit Alleging He Used His Own Sperm To Impregnate Patients
• Indiana Appellate Court Addresses Claims For Unauthorized Access To Private Health Information
• Indiana Appellate Court Says Fraudulent Concealment Tolls Statute Of Repose In Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Dismisses Nursing Home Negligence Appeal
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Nurse Practitioner With Regard To Timeliness Of Medical Malpractice Claim
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms $2.3M Lack Of Informed Consent Jury Verdict For Failed Neuroma Procedure On Plaintiff's Hand
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Because Juror Said He Could Not Award Noneconomic Damages
• Indiana Appellate Court Says Claim Against Group Home Was For Medical Malpractice
• Indiana Appellate Court Holds Negligent Dissemination Of Confidential Medical Information Was Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice
• Indiana Supreme Court Holds Heir Not Necessary In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• For Lack Of Heir Or Will, Indiana Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case Cannot Proceed After Plaintiff's Death
• Indiana Supreme Court Rules Anti-SLAPP Statute No Defense In Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Podiatrist On Inadequate Records Claim
• Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Indiana Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff May Raise New Theories After Panel Decision
• $744K Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Orthopedic Surgeon's Rush To Surgery
• Indiana Appellate Court Rules Expert's Personal Practices Admissible In Medical Malpractice Case
• Indiana Appellate Court Says Parent's Contributory Negligence Cannot Be Imputed To Child In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Indiana Appellate Court Discusses Medical Review Panel Process
• Indiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment In Pharmacy Malpractice Case
• $9.5M Indiana Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Rehab Death
• $4.7M Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed Diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Indiana Appellate Court Discusses Effect Of Bankruptcy On Medical Malpractice Claim
• Indiana Cardiologist Faces 300 Claims Of Performing Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures

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• $5M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict
• Ohio Fertility Clinic Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Sperm Sample Mix-Up In 1991
• Iowa Appellate Court Orders New Trial For Doctor Who Performed Vasectomy Instead Of Circumcision
• Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Proper Informed Consent Provided In Kidney Transplant Case
• New Jersey Appellate Court Orders New Trial For Remnant Gallbladder Medical Malpractice Case
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Podiatrist's Win In Medical Malpractice Case
• Kansas Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Medical Malpractice And Informed Consent Claims In Kansas
• Maryland Appellate Court Vacates Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Summary Judgment Granted To Plaintiff
• Minnesota Laser Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dermatologist's Use Of Laser Caused 6-Year-Old's Permanent Facial Scarring
• Kentucky Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendants In Clinical Trial Informed Consent Case
• Montana Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Post-Tonsillectomy Stroke Case
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $2M For Unnecessary Spinal Surgery, Lack Of Informed Consent
• New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Defense Win In Medical Malpractice Informed Consent Case
• Louisiana Appellate Court Discusses Legal Malpractice Case Arising Out Of Medical Malpractice Settlement
• Iowa Supreme Court Rules Surgeon's Experience May Be Relevant To Lack Of Informed Consent Claim
• Texas Supreme Court Reverses $1.9M Medical Malpractice Verdict Where Inexperienced Resident Injured Patient During Surgery
• Ohio Appellate Court Applies Statute Of Repose To Dismiss Eight Medical Claims Against Former Spine Surgeon
• Mississippi Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Defendant Physicians On Lack Of Consent Claim
• New Jersey Appellate Court Holds That Subsequent Treating Physician Cannot Testify As To Standard Of Care
• Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Plaintiff's "Wrong Breast" Surgery Medical Malpractice Win
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Holds Consent Forms Admissible In Medical Malpractice Case To Show Knowing Refusal For Treatment
• New Jersey Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Informed Consent Evidence Erroneously Introduced
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Physician's Obligation To Obtain Informed Consent Is Non-Delegable
• Missouri Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Jury's Improper Consideration Of Informed Consent
• $8.5M Washington Medical Malpractice Verdict For Surgical Complication Leading To Penis Injury
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Evidence Of Risks And Complications Of Surgical Procedure Irrelevant In Medical Malpractice Claim
• Boston Medical Malpractice Jury Finds Spine Surgeon Wrong To Double-Book Surgeries But Awards No Damages
• Iowa Appellate Court Says Surgeon Did Not Have To Disclose His Inexperience
• Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Scope Of Informed Consent Is A Medical Malpractice Claim And Therefore Requires A Medical Expert's Affidavit
• British Surgeon Performed Vasectomy On Wrong Patient
• $4.2M Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation

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• Iowa Supreme Court Rules Surgeon Must Face Retrial In Medical Malpractice Case Claiming Unnecessary Surgery Led To Stroke
• Iowa Supreme Court Rules Disciplinary Information Regarding Doctor Should Not Have Been Publically Disclosed
• Iowa Appellate Court Allows Fraudulent Concealment Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
• $6M Iowa Nursing Home Neglect Verdict
• Iowa Surgeon Finally Surrendered His License Following Years Of Incompetence Claims
• Iowa Supreme Court Applies Two-Year Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations To Claim Against Medical Spa
• Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff's Physicians Not Allowed To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case
• Private Autopsy Company Sued For Fraud, Owner Indicted
• $15M Iowa Medical Malpractice Claim Alleges ENT Punctured Man's Brain Stem During Unnecessary Surgery
• Iowa Has Agreed To Pay $3.7M To Three Families To Settle Medical Malpractice Claims
• Iowa Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Doctor Due To Improper Closing Argument
• Iowa Supreme Court Applies Contradictory Affidavit Rule To Deny Medical Malpractice Claim
• Iowa Bill Would Impose Hard Cap Of $250,000 For Noneconomic Damages In All Medical Malpractice Cases
• $630K College Student Suicide Malpractice Verdict Involving Iowa State's Counseling Center
• Iowa Medical Malpractice Jury Returns $7.36M Verdict For Man Who Lost Feeling Below The Waist
• Iowa Appellate Court Allows Prior Nursing Home Citations, Punitive Damages In Nursing Home Case
• $29.5M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict For Patient's Death From Allergic Reaction To Contrast Dye
• Iowa Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment In Penis Injury Malpractice Case
• Iowa Physician Charged With Improper Pain Management, Opioid Prescription Abuse
• Iowa Enacts Hurtful Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Law
• Iowa Supreme Court Rules State Has No Liability For Sexual Assault Of Nursing Home Resident
• Iowa Senate Passes Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Bill, Now Heads To Iowa House

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• Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Fall From Stepstool In Doctor's Office Not Medical Malpractice Claim
• Missouri Appellate Court Rules Heartland Independent Living Center Is Not A Health Care Provider
• Texas Appellate Court Rules Nurse's Claim He Was Subjected To Offensive Conduct While Under Anesthesia Is Medical Malpractice Claim
• Vermont Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Inmate's Suicide Claim
• North Carolina Appellate Court Rules Laser Hair Removal Claim Was Medical Malpractice Claim
• Utah Supreme Court Says Climbing Injury During Wilderness Hike Was Medical Malpractice Claim
• Medical Malpractice Or Ordinary Negligence? Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Nursing Home In Choking Death Case
• Louisiana Appellate Court Finds Fall While Boarding Van Was Not Medical Malpractice
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Approves Errors Of Judgment Instruction In Affirming Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Texas Supreme Court Holds Mental Health Section 1983 Claim Subject To Texas Medical Liability Act's Expert Report Requirement
• 89-Year-Old Hospital Patient In Argentina Declared Dead, Wakes Up During Cremation
• New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Support Claim For Emotional Distress
• West Virginia National Guard Says 42 People Wrongly Given Antibody Treatment Instead Of COVID-19 Vaccine
• North Carolina Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff's Expert Failed To Establish Medical Negligence
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms That Patient's Trip On Rug In Waiting Room Not Medical Malpractice
• Montana Supreme Court Overturns Negligent Homicide Convictions Of Opioid-Prescribing Doctor
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Primary Care Physician Not Liable For Patient's Pregnancy Loss
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Battery And Negligent Supervision Claims Arising From Surgical Removal Of Ovary Were Medical Malpractice Claims
• Nevada Supreme Court Holds Nurse's Negligence In Administering Drug To Wrong Patient Is Ordinary Negligence
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim Against Esthetician Was Not A Health Care Liability Claim
• Washington State Appellate Court Holds PCP's Sexual Relationship With Patient May Be Medical Malpractice
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Consulting Physician
• Mississippi Supreme Court Applies Medical Malpractice Statute Of Limitations To Pharmacy Misfilled Prescription Claim
• Texas Supreme Court Holds Bridal Shop's Ebola-Related Claim Against Hospital Was A Medical Negligence Claim
• How Do I Know If My Injury Is Due To Medical Malpractice?
• Failure To Check Patient's Identity, Medical Records Mixup Result In Abortion Provided To Wrong Woman
• Texas Appellate Court Holds Claim By Ambulance Passenger For Injuries After Driver Fell Asleep And Crashed Was Not Medical Malpractice Claim
• The Underbelly Of The Stem Cell Industry Exposed
• Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Physician-Patient Relationship Not Necessary For Medical Malpractice Claim
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Discusses Two Schools Of Thought Doctrine In Unnecessary Stent Medical Malpractice Case
• Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Malpractice Case
• Texas Appellate Court Holds OB's Mistress' Claim She Was Tricked Into Abortion Is A Medical Malpractice Claim
• North Carolina Supreme Court Reverses Lower Appellate Court, Finding That Plaintiff's Claim Was Medical Malpractice, Not Ordinary Negligence
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Spilling Of Acid On Child Would Be Medical Malpractice Claim, Not Ordinary Negligence
• South Carolina Supreme Court Rules Quest Diagnostics Is A Licensed Health Care Provider
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Allows Claim Against Mental Health Professionals Where Patient Killed Neighbor
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses What Is A "Medical Injury" Requiring Compliance With Maryland Medical Malpractice Laws
• Tennessee Appellate Court Says Physician's Handshake May Or May Not Be Medical Care
• New Jersey Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal Of Ordinary Negligence Claim Against Nursing Home
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Pro Se Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• Patient's Fall From Operating Room Table Was Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice
• Oregon Appellate Court Recognizes Parents' Wrongful Birth Claim
• Is An Autopsy Necessary For A Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim?
• Tennessee Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Social Worker Malpractice Claim

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• Federal Appellate Court Applies Witness Litigation Privilege To Protect Doctor From His Questionable Testimony

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• Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Ban On Wrongful Birth Claims
• Georgia Nursing Home Company Banned In Kansas
• Kansas VA Seeks To Fire Urologist Accused Of Harming Patients While In Private Practice
• Kansas Supreme Court Overturns Statutory Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Personal Injury Cases
• Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Filed One Day Late
• Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Plaintiff's Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
• Kansas Nursing Home Inspections Woefully Inadequate
• Kansas Appellate Court Affirms $1.67M Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Judgment Against Pain Clinic
• Kansas Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Case Involving Suicide To Proceed
• Kansas Nursing Home Sued For Resident's Choking Death

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• Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Wrongful Death Verdict Against Nursing Home
• Kentucky Appellate Court Remands Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Judge Did Not Disclose Defendant Was Her Facebook Friend
• Virginia Supreme Court Holds Election Of Remedy Rule Did Not Preclude Virginia Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit
• Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Expert Testimony Was Necessary In Stroke After Angiogram Medical Malpractice Case
• $12.9M Settlement For Nursing Home And Pharmacy Negligence Leading To Resident's Death
• Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Medical Review Panel Act Unconstitutional
• Kentucky Appellate Court Overturns $18M Jury Verdict Against Nursing Home
• Kentucky Appellate Court Orders New Medical Malpractice Trial Where Judge Failed To Strike Juror For Cause
• Kentucky Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Critical Medical Record Not Produced Until Shortly Before Trial
• Kentucky Appellate Court Applies Common Knowledge Exception To Expert Testimony In Stroke Misdiagnosis Medical Malpractice Case
• Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case That Named Wrong Defendant
• Kentucky Republican Senate Members Try Again To Harm Medical Malpractice Victims
• Kentucky Nursing Home Lawsuit Alleges Resident's Death After Elopement
• $2.2M Kentucky Medical Malpractice Verdict For Unnecessary Cardiac Procedure
• Kentucky Supreme Court Orders Production Of Medical Malpractice Incident Report

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• Federal Appellate Court Overturns Summary Judgment In Robotically-Assisted Hysterectomy Case
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Orders New Trial On Damages For Pain And Suffering For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• New Jersey Appellate Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Case Against Successor Medical Malpractice Lawyer
• Texas Appellate Court Allows Texas Medical Malpractice Case To Proceed
• $6.8M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Patient's Death Following Hernia Mesh Surgery
• Utah Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Jury Finding That Statute Of Limitations Barred Plaintiff's Claim
• $2M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict For Botched Gallbladder Removal Surgery
• Texas Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Expert's Report Deficient
• Washington Supreme Court Says Surgical Device Manufacturer Owed Duty To Warn Hospitals
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Finds Plaintiff's Offer Of Proof Sufficient In Medical Malpractice Case
• Failed Sterilization Procedure Leads To Maryland Medical Malpractice Claim
• South Dakota Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict
• Da Vinci Surgical Robot Manufacturer Facing Lawsuits From Two Of Its Insurers
• Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Tribunal Sides With Surgeon
• $1.875M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Nurse's Negligence Following Gallbladder Surgery

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• Maryland's High Court Holds Kennedy Kreiger Institute Potentially Liable For Injuries Suffered By Nonparticipants In Lead Paint Study

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• Plaintiff Failed To Prove Causation In Maryland Legal Malpractice Case Arising From Medical Malpractice Case
• Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Arising From Medical Malpractice Claim
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Resurrects Legal Malpractice Case Against Medical Malpractice Lawyer
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Nonsuit In Legal Malpractice Case Involving Medical Malpractice Case

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• Mississippi Pharmacist And Louisiana Marketer Plead Guilty In $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment Granted To Pediatric Cardiologist
• Louisiana Governor Signs Into Law Nursing Home "Granny Cam" Law
• Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Missed Statute Of Limitations
• Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Nursing Home In Fall Case
• Louisiana Appellate Court Corrects Medical Malpractice Jury's Inconsistent Verdict In Loss Of Chance At Better Outcome Case
• Louisiana Supreme Court Says Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion In Granting New Trial To Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs
• Louisiana Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Overturned Due To Judge's Bizarre Behavior
• Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice Appeal

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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule In Reinstating Failure To Diagnose Lyme Disease Case
• Facebook Post Helps To Torpedo Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Case
• Does Chronic Lyme Disease Exist?

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• Maine Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Radiologist Who Negligently Misread CT Scan
• Maine Supreme Judicial Court Affirms $12M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Hand Surgeon
• $2M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Negligent Hand Surgery

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• $742,660 Maryland Wrongful Birth/Negligent Sterilization Verdict
• Maryland Physician Indicted For Alleged Health Care Fraud Involving COVID-19
• Maryland Pharmacists Seek Golden Ticket
• Maryland Pain Management Doctor Who Sexually Abused Patients Has His Request For Reinstatement Denied
• Maryland Delegate Fined $15K For Performing Surgery While Participating In Remote Hearing
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Discovery Abuses Justified Dismissal
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Infertility Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
• Former Maryland Pediatrician Found Incompetent To Face 98 Criminal Charges Of Sexual Offenses Involving Juveniles
• Medical Director Of Maryland Pain Management Practice Pleads Guilty To Accepting Kickbacks
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Revocation Of Physician's Medical License For Crimes Of Moral Turpitude
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Neurosurgeon
• Maryland's Highest Appellate Court Discusses Requirements For Disclosure Of Mental Health Records
• Maryland Appellate Court Cites Subsequent Scientific And Medical Literature In Granting Relief To A Man Convicted In 1999 Of The Shaken Baby Syndrome Death Of His Infant Son
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Reversal Of Nearly $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Expert's Violation Of 20% Rule
• Maryland's Highest Court Abandons Frye-Reed And Adopts Daubert
• Maryland Appellate Court Holds That Expert Testimony Necessary To Establish Non-Party's Medical Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Paramedic And EMT In Wrongful Death Case
• Maryland Pediatrician Sentenced To One Year Incarceration For Sexually Abusing Patient, Faces Many Additional Charges For Other Patients
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Loss Of Household Services Claim In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses "Same Or Related Specialty" Requirement In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Non-Party Medical Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case
• Federal Appellate Court Applies Insured's Advanced Consent In Affirming Medical Malpractice Insurer's Liability For Default Judgment
• Maryland Medical Malpractice Senate Bill Would Provide Maryland Health Care Providers Sued For Malpractice With An Unfair Advantage
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Claims Against Unnamed Agents Not Specifically Identified In CQE
• Maryland Attorney General Announces Settlement Of Nursing Home Resident Dumping Lawsuit
• $728K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death After Visiting Primary Care Physician For Chest Pain
• $1.67M Maryland Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Gastroenterologist
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Maryland Medical Malpractice Case Due To Untimely Expert Certificate And Report
• $1.23M Maryland Verdict For Man Thrown From Wheelchair In Medical Transport Vehicle
• Maryland Is Seventh Worst State For On-Time Investigations Of Nursing Home Complaints
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Revocation Of Maryland Abortion Doctor's Medical License
• $295K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misaligned Hip Prosthesis
• Maryland Appellate Court Holds Trial Court Erred In Allowing Medical Malpractice Jury To Consider Plaintiff's Alleged Pre-Treatment Negligence
• Maryland Legislature Considering Repealing 20% Rule In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Maryland's Highest Court Rules Attorney General Can Seek Injunction Against Maryland Nursing Home Operator For Violations Of Patient's Bill of Rights
• Maryland Judge Awards $2.5M In Punitive Damages To Doctor Intentionally Humiliated By Maryland Board Of Physicians
• $645K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Elective Back Surgery
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Despite Hospital's Discovery, Expert Disclosure Violations
• Maryland Senate Bill Would Increase Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Cases
• Proposed Maryland Senate Bill Would Eliminate 20% Rule In Maryland Medical Malpractice Cases
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Pain Management Physician's Discipline For Selling CDS Prescriptions in Parking Lots, Restaurants
• Maryland Woman Sentenced To Two Years For Adulterated Silicone Butt Injections
• Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Inquiry Notice In Hip Replacement Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Nursing Home Loses Medicare And Medicaid Authorizations, Closing Its Doors
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Effect Of Non-Party Subsequent Treating Physicians' Negligence In Medical Malpractice Case
• Maryland Appellate Court Rules That Minor's Wrongful Death Claim Is Tolled During The Period Of His Minority
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Breach Of Contract Claim Not Available To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Proposed Maryland Law Would Require Physicians To Have Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Maryland Nursing Home Operator Charged With Dumping Residents
• Appellate Court Discusses "Judicial Notice" In Maryland Medical Malpractice Case
• $1.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misread CT Leading To Unnecessary Surgery
• Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Striking Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Expert
• Maryland Pain Management Physician Agrees To Surrender His Medical License In Prescriptions-For-Sex Scheme
• Maryland Appellate Court Discusses Admissibility Of Prior Physician Discipline When Testifying As A Medical Expert
• Former Maryland Stent Doctor Escapes Fraud And Medical Malpractice Claims
• Maryland Appellate Court Rules Disciplinary Action Against Physician Is Inadmissible In Subsequent Civil Action
• $570,000 Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Internal Bleeding Causing Death
• Maryland Appellate Court Reverses Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict Granted To Maryland Medical Malpractice Defendant
• Former Maryland Physician Loses Appeal Involving Medical Board

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• Massachusetts Appellate Court Rules Defense Expert Witness Disclosure Was Sufficient
• Massachusetts Board Of Medicine Physician Disciplinary Actions In October 2021
• Massashusetts Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment Against Pro Se Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
• Newly Discovered Evidence Does Not Save Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Case
• Massachusetts Nursing Home Agrees To Pay $90K To Settle Resident Death Claim
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Eliminates Substantial Contributing Factor Causation In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Dismissal Of State-Law-Based Medical Device Claim Was Appropriate
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Tribunal's Finding Of Insufficient Proof
• Superintendent And Former Medical Director Of Massachusetts Nursing Home Indicted For COVID-19 Neglect
• Massachusetts Ambulance Company Cancels $1.6M In Consumer Debt For Threatening 880 Debtors
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirms Gross Negligence Finding In Medical Malpractice Case
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Holds That Withdrawal Of Consent May Constitute Medical Battery
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Rules Boston Public Health Commission May Be Held Liable For Decedent's Suicide
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant Where Plaintiff Failed To Provide Expert Opinion
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Tribunal's Finding In Favor Of Defendant Nursing Home
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirms That Medical Malpractice Complaint Was Filed Too Late
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Offer Of Proof Sufficient
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Finds Plaintiff's Offer Of Proof Sufficient, Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case
• Investigation Finds Massachusetts Nursing Home Placing Residents In "Immediate Jeopardy" Of Harm
• Massachusetts Appellate Court Vacates Dismissal Of Kidney Transplant Recipient's Medical Malpractice Claim

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• 3M Suffers $22.5M Verdict In Bellwether Defective Earplug Case
• Covidien, LP (Medtronic) Recalls Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator Due To Manufacturing Assembly Error
• Vision Path, Inc. Agrees To Pay $3.6M To Settle Alleged Violations Of Contact Lens Rule
• Viatris Agrees To Pay $264 Million To Settle EpiPen Class Action Lawsuit
• Medtronic Recalls HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System Due To Risk Of Tip Damage During Use
• $8.2M Verdict Against 3M Company For Defective Combat Earplugs
• FiberCel Viable Bone Matrix Associated With Tuberculosis
• Alere Inc. And Alere San Diego Inc. Agree To Pay $38.75M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
• Avanos Medical Inc. Pays $22M To Resolve Criminal Charge Related To Fraudulent Misbranding Of Its MicroCool Surgical Gowns
• St. Jude Medical To Pay $27 Million For Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices
• Federal Appellate Court Partially Affirms Medtronic Win In Fraudulent Spinal Devices Case
• Medtronic Recalls All Unused Valiant Navion™ Thoracic Stent Graft System
• New Jersey Appellate Court Overturns Two Pelvic Mesh Verdicts In Favor Of Plaintiffs
• Medtronic Will Pay Over $9.2M To Settle Allegations Of Improper Payments To South Dakota Neurosurgeon
• Medical Device Manufacturer To Pay $18M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations
• Spine Surgeon And Medical Device Distributor Agree To Plead Guilty To Illegal Kickback Scheme
• Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit As Timely Filed
• Bayer Agrees To Pay $1.6 Billion To Resolve Approximately 35,000 Essure Claims
• FDA Announces Voluntary Recall Of Two Coronary Catheters
• Tenet Healthcare And An Affiliated Hospital Agree To Pay $1.41M For Allegedly Implanting Unnecessary Cardiac Monitors
• Virginia Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees To Pay $1.75M To Resolve Illegal Kickbacks Allegations
• U.S. Attorney Sues Spinal Device Company And Its Executives Alleging Kickbacks Paid To Surgeons
• Class I Recall Of More Than 322,000 Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps For Incorrect Insulin Dosing
• 9.1M Surgical Gowns Recalled
• FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Syringe Pumps Due To Malfunctioning Alarms
• J & J Recalls Surgical Staplers Due To Possible Defect Linked To Serious Injuries And Death
• Medtronic Issues Recall Of Its 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheters Due To Separation And Fragmentation Issue
• New York Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Impermissible Habit Testimony
• Alaris™ Pump Modules Model 8100 Recalls
• FDA Orders Manufacturers Of Surgical Mesh For Pelvic Organ Prolapse To Cease Sales And Distribution
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $13.5M Mesh Verdict Against Ethicon
• FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Devices, Programmers, and Home Monitors
• Stryker Defibrillator Recall
• Essure No Longer Sold In U.S. After December 31, 2018, But FDA Oversight Continues
• Medtronic Issues Urgent Recall Of Nearly 157,000 Dual Chamber Pacemakers
• Mycobacteria Chimaera Infections Associated With Heater-Cooler Unit Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
• Olympus Medical Systems Corporation Pleads Guilty To Failing To Report Infections Associated With Its Duodenoscopes
• FDA Issues Safety Communication For Pain Pump Medications
• Defective Medical Devices Caused 1.7 Million Injuries, 83,000 Deaths In U.S.
• FDA Issues Proposed Cybersecurity Recommendations For Medical Devices
• South Dakota Federal Court Sentences 3 Conspirators In $16.6M Fraudulent Medical Device Scheme
• $3.5M Settlement In LAP-BAND False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit
• $33M New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• $33.2 Million Settlement For Defective Medical Testing Device
• New Trial Ordered In Olympus Contaminated Scope Case
• $51.7M Philadelphia Pelvic Mesh Verdict
• Federal Appellate Court Upholds $2.1M Defective Hip Implant Verdict
• Two Florida Men Charged With Selling Expired Medical Devices
• New Stryker Hip Implants Settlement Announced For Additional Patients
• $240M Metal-On-Metal Hip Implant Settlement Announced
• Are Medical Devices Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks?
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Death Following AICD Lead Wire Removal Procedure
• Cook Medical Facing More Than 500 IVC Filter Claims
• $11.1M New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Verdict Upheld
• FDA May Require Black Box Warning For Essure
• J&J Agrees To Pay $120M To Settle 2,000 To 3,000 Mesh Claims
• RICO Lawsuit Alleges Transvaginal Mesh Manufacturer Used Counterfeit Raw Materials
• FDA Reclassifies Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Used To Repair Pelvic Organ Prolapse As High-Risk Medical Device
• Claim Against Pennsylvania Hospital For NTM Infection Linked To Heart Bypass Machines With Heater-Cooler Devices
• Wife Alleges That Husband Died Due To Defective Blood Clot Filter
• Lawsuits Allege Bair Hugger Surgical Blanket Can Lead To Surgical Infections

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• Texas Pain Management Physicians Pay $3.9 Million For Alleged Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing
• Mississippi Podiatrist Charged For Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
• Michigan Pain Doctor Convicted In $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Texas Woman Sentenced For Possession And Use of Protected Health Information
• Mississippi Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Prime Healthcare Services and Two Doctors Pay $37.5M To Settle Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks And False Claims For Implantable Medical Hardware
• California Homeopathic Doctor Arrested For Fake COVID-19 Immunization And Vaccination Card Scheme
• 135 Month Prison Sentence For Health Care Fraud Involving Tricare
• Sava Senior Care To Pay $11.2M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
• Three Florida Men Charged With $46M Healthcare Fraud
• South Dakota Neurosurgeon Will Pay $4.4M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations
• Ohio Appellate Court Rules Negligent Credentialing Claims Filed Too Late
• Two Women Plead Guilty To Their Involvement In Multi-Million-Dollar Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Fraud
• Mississippi Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To 18-Year Prison Sentence For His Part In $287M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged With Lying To U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity
• West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments
• Texas Doctor Convicted Of Health Care Fraud Involving TRICARE
• Gilead Will Pay $97M To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability For Illegal Kickbacks
• West Virginia Hospital Agrees To Pay $50M To Settle Kickbacks Allegations
• Anesthesiologist To Spend 66 Months In Prison For His Part In $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Clinical Lab To Pay Up To $43M To Resolve Unnecessary Medical Tests Allegations
• Virginia Hospital System And ENT Practice Agree To Pay Over $9M To Settle False Claims Act Kickback Allegations
• Three Genesis Healthcare Nursing Homes Agree To Pay $740K To Resolve Vermont Neglect Claims
• Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain Agrees To Pay Nearly $15.5M To Settle False Claims Allegations
• Utah Supreme Court Affirms Viability Of Fraudulent Concealment Medical Malpractice Claim
• DNA Diagnostics Center Sued By Baltimore Man For False Paternity Test Result
• Virginia OBGYN Arrested And Charged With Performing Unnecessary Surgeries Without Patient Consent
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Discusses Proof Necessary For Default Judgment Damages Against Defendant Who Misrepresented He Was A Physician
• Seven Indicted For $50M In Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions In 50-Count New Jersey Indictment
• Texas Doctor And Hospital Owner Convicted In $20 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
• New York Medical Malpractice Arbitrator Awards $140M Settlement To 255 Medical Malpractice Victims
• Pathology Lab Settles False Claims Act Allegations For $63.5M
• "Butt Butcher" Cosmetic Surgeon Has His New York Medical License Revoked
• Signature Healthcare Agrees To Pay More Than $30M To Resolve False Claims Allegations
• Two California Doctors Charged With Fraud Involving Lap Band Surgeries
• $5M Paid To U.S. By Texas Nursing Home For Alleged Worthless Nursing Home Services
• Allergan Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $13M
• Neurosurgeon Sentenced To 235 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud
• $70M Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson
• $145M To Be Paid By Huge Nursing Home Corporation To Settle False Claims Allegations
• Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain To Pay $2M To Resolve Claims Of Misleading Consumers
• California Nursing Home Chain Agrees To Pay $28.5M To Settle False Claims Allegations
• California Nursing Home Whistleblower Lawsuit Settled For $3.5M
• Ohio Cognitive Center's Director Misrepresented Her Qualifications, According To Lawsuits
• Two Doctors Sentenced To Prison On Same Day In Different States For Taking Kickbacks
• Respironics To Pay $34.8M To Settle False Claims Allegations Involving Sleep Apnea Masks

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• Canadian Court Affirms Suspension Of Surgeon Who Refused To Operate On His Patient Who Later Died
• Prosecutors In Egypt Investigate Death Of Journalist Treated For COVID-19 With Unapproved Drug
• Woman In Spain Died After Botched Liposculpture Procedure
• Surgeon In Austria Fined $3,050 For Amputating Patient's Wrong Leg
• Plastic Surgeon In Brazil Faces 48th Medical Malpractice Claim From Patient Who Suffered Blindness
• Virgin Islands Court Upholds Damages Cap In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Time Magazine Reports Medical Malpractice Still Harms 40% Of Patients
• Virgin Islands Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Complaint
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• Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Expert Was Unqualified To Testify
• Texas Appellate Court Affirms That Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Expert Report Was Sufficient
• New York Neurosurgeon Hit With Three More Medical Malpractice Cases
• Tennessee Appellate Court Revives Dismissed Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case
• Washington Mental Hospital Settles Patient On Patient Assault Case

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• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Doctors' Failure To Advise Patient She Had A Brain Tumor
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• New York Appellate Court Affirms Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Judgment In Vasectomy Malpractice Case
• Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Concerning Musician Prince's Death, For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction
• North Carolina Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Under Rule 9(j)
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• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff For Defense's Improper Cross-Examination Question
• The Doctors Company Issues Guidance Regarding Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Claims
• What You Should Do (And Not Do) If You Suspect Medical Malpractice
• Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Disposition For Electrocautery Burn Claim
• West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Urgent Care Clinic Failed To Diagnose Foot Fracture
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defendant Not Entitled To Summary Judgment Where Plaintiff Suffered Blindness
• Michigan Appellate Court Rules Summary Judgment Not Appropriate For Defendant Gastroenterologist
• U.S. Obtains Injunction Against Stem Cell Products Manufacturer
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms New Trial Order In Medical Malpractice Case Where Defense Repeatedly Asked Improper Questions
• New Head Of Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure Faced 12 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
• Failure Of Multiple Utah Medical Facilities To Report Nurse's Sexual Assaults Over 10 Year Period Resulted In 12 Victims
• New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For One Physician Where Both Defendant Physicians Said The Other Caused The Plaintiff's Injury
• Michigan Appellate Court Allows Evidence Of Drunk Driving In 1997 In Recent Medical Malpractice Trial
• New Jersey Doctor Didn't Wash Hands Between Patients, 41 Patients Suffered Serious Knee Infections
• New York Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Failed To Prove Vision Impairment From Cardiac Perforation During Catheterization
• Former Texas Neurosurgeon Sentenced To Life In Prison For Intentionally Harming Patients
• Michigan Class Action Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Pediatric Neurologist Misdiagnosed Hundreds Of Children With Epilepsy
• $1.2M Settlement For Paramedics' Delay In Treating Elderly Woman Who Later Died
• South Dakota Eye Bank Sued For Medical Malpractice
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Allows Orthopedic Surgeon To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case Against Podiatrist