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Texas Appellate Court Allows Premmie Wrongful Death Lawsuit To Proceed

January 5, 2022

The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated November 23, 2021 in a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit for the death of a premature baby in the NICU: “we conclude the trial court acted within its discretion in concluding the expe[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rules District Court Erred In Setting Aside Jury’s Future Care Costs Award In Birth Injury Case

October 10, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its September 15, 2021 opinion: “we conclude that the district court erred when it jumped to an issue, which the Hospital sensibly pressed only as a ground for a new trial, to short-circuit[...]

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

September 21, 2019

The Medical Board of California (“Board”) filed a formal “Accusation” on August 14, 2019 against a California obstetrician, alleging that he was the on-call OB/GYN at a hospital on September 6, 2016 when a 23-year-old patient gave birth to a healthy girl by normal spontaneous[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Rules That Two Medical Malpractice Policy Limits Applied To Medical Malpractice Settlement

May 2, 2019

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Division One (“Missouri Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on April 23, 2019, held that “the undisputed facts in this case demonstrate Appellants’ claims are subject to two Liability Limits under the terms of the Policy.” [...]

The Rising Rates Of Autism In U.S. Children

December 10, 2018

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability defined by diagnostic criteria that include deficits in social communication and social interaction, and the presence of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities that can persist throughout life. An article app[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Failure To Ask Jury Panel The “Insurance Question”

December 7, 2018

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Division Three (“Missouri Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on November 20, 2018: “Because of the fundamental nature of the right to a fair and impartial jury, the trial court has no discretion to deny a party the right to as[...]

$5M Legal Malpractice Verdict Against Florida Medical Malpractice Law Firm For Botched Birth Injury Claim

November 9, 2018

A Florida legal malpractice jury found against a Florida plaintifs’ medical malpractice law firm on October 17, 2018, finding that the defendant medical malpractice law firm negligently failed to represent a woman for her own injuries suffered during childbirth during which the baby was severe[...]

Georgia Hospital Settles Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

March 24, 2018

On March 1, 2018, a Georgia hospital settled a birth injury medical malpractice case filed against it that alleged that two physicians that it employed failed to provide care consistent with the required standard of care, which resulted in the baby suffering a severe brain injury at her birth in 201[...]

$11.35M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injury Brain Damage Claim

March 3, 2018

After a two-week trial and a day of jury deliberations, on February 15, 2018, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $11.35 million in favor a child who suffered brain damage due to alleged medical negligence during his delivery. The parents brought the Ohio birth inj[...]

$40M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict

February 3, 2018

On January 23, 2018, after more than two weeks of trial, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a now 6-year-old girl who suffered catastrophic injuries during birth that left her paralyzed below her chest due to a spinal injury. The Pennsylvania medical malpractice[...]

New York Appellate Court Discusses Medical Malpractice Claims For In Utero Injuries

October 29, 2017

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) stated in its Memorandum and Decision dated October 6, 2017 that in a New York medical malpractice action brought by the mother where an infant is injured in utero as a [...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Discusses Sudden Emergency Doctrine In Health Claim Liability Birth Injury Case

October 3, 2017

In its opinion filed on September 18, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville (“Tennessee Appellate Court”) reversed the defense win in a Tennessee health care liability case (i.e., medical malpractice case) involving the death of a twin shortly after birth, holding that the[...]

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