The Appellate Court of Illinois Second District (“Illinois Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on June 11, 2020, affirmed summary judgment granted to the defendant hospital in an Illinois medical malpractice case, holding “although Kishwaukee’s advertisements initially could have been… Read More
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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case Alleging Apparent Authority
- January 12th, 2021
- Posted in Birth Injury Claims, Hospital Medical Malpractice, Illinois Medical Malpractice
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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Signed By Resident’s Spouse At Time Of Discharge
- December 26th, 2020
- Posted in Arbitration Agreements, Medical Malpractice Laws, Nursing Home Medical Malpractice, Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice
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Tags: actual agent, agency by estoppel, apparent agency, apparent authority, nursing home arbitration agreement
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in its non-precedential opinion filed on November 18, 2020, refused to enforce a nursing home arbitration agreement signed by the resident’s spouse at the time of her husband’s discharge from the nursing home, holding “we… Read More
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Federal Appellate Court Upholds $15M Medical Malpractice Verdict Based On Apparent Agency Of Radiologist Who Missed Cancerous Mass
- March 13th, 2019
- Posted in Cancer Malpractice, Indiana Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Laws, Medical Malpractice Verdict, Medical Misdiagnosis, Radiology Malpractice
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Tags: apparent authority, Indiana medical malpractice laws, Indiana medical malpractice lawyers, Indiana medical malpractice verdict, missed cancer diagnosis
The United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its decision filed on February 27, 2019 that “given the nature of health care services today … a medical center cannot hold itself out to… Read More
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Who’s Responsible For Your Doctor’s Negligence?
- June 24th, 2014
- Posted in Baltimore Medical Malpractice, Blog, Informed Consent, Maryland Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice Laws, Podiatrist Malpractice Claim
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Tags: apparent authority, Maryland medical malpractice law, Maryland medical malpractice lawyers, MCO liability
In an appellate decision by the Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court of Appeals”) on June 19, 2014, a large Maryland malpractice verdict in favor of a woman who lost a portion of her foot due to the alleged medical… Read More
