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$1.4M New Hampshire Testicular Cancer Malpractice Verdict

April 7, 2026

A New Hampshire medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a Vermont man who alleged in his New Hampshire medical malpractice lawsuit that the defendant, John Seigne, M.D., was medically negligent in treating him for testicular cancer. The man began receiving treatment for urologic an[...]

Montana Cancer Physician Surrenders Medical License Following Board’s Findings

February 15, 2026

The Board of Medical Examiners of State of Montana issued a Final Order on December 19, 2025 that stated: “The Board accepts the surrender of licensure and HEREBY REVOKES THOMAS WEINER’S MONTANA PHYSICIAN LICENSE. Weiner is permanently prohibited from practicing medicine in Montana and canno[...]

$48M Skin Cancer Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Dermatologist

February 7, 2026

On December 10, 2025, a Georgia medical malpractice jury awarded $48 million for a man whose skin cancer was allegedly improperly treated by a dermatologist, resulting in the man losing most of an ear, salivary glands, and his teeth, along with suffering complications. The jury awarded $32 million f[...]

$1.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Delayed Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer In Smoker

June 15, 2025

A Massachusetts medical malpractice claim involving a 68-year-old woman with a 20-year history of smoking, whose diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer was allegedly delayed for at least 25 months due to the medical negligence of her primary care physician (PCP) and a radiologist who allegedly fail[...]

$5.785M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict Against ER Doctor For Failure To Advise Patient About Incidental CT Finding Of Lung Nodule

April 13, 2024

In April 2023, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against an emergency room physician for the death of a 47-year-old man from Stage IV lung cancer that was left untreated for 14 months. The jury awarded $600,000 for pain and suffering, $5 million for the loss of relationsh[...]

$3.38M Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Against Radiologist For Missed Cancer

March 1, 2024

Last week a Wicomico County, Maryland medical malpractice six-person jury awarded $3.38 million against defendants Peter Libby, M.D. and Peninsula Radiological Associates in favor of Mary Raver and her husband, Timothy, for the defendants’ alleged breach of the standard of care owed to Mary Ra[...]

$8.5M Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed On Appeal

July 23, 2023

$8.5M Malpractice Verdict Affirmed On Appeal: In its decision dated May 31, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed a Georgia medical malpractice wrongful death jury verdict in the amount of $8,520,182.60 for the death of a woman who had an abdominal mass that she was not advised about that l[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Cancer Death Case Was Medical Malpractice Claim, Not Lost Opportunity Case

December 22, 2022

Cancer Death Case Was Medical Malpractice: The Court of Appeals of the State of Michigan (“Michigan Appellate Court”) stated in its September 8, 2022 opinion: “The dispositive question in this medical malpractice case is whether plaintiff’s claim is a traditional medical malpract[...]

$9.9M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Undiagnosed Colon Cancer Leading To Death

June 9, 2022

A Maryland medical malpractice jury returned its verdict for the plaintiff in a trial that concluded in May 2022 in a case of medical negligence filed against a primary care practice that allegedly failed to diagnose a patient’s colon cancer over a period of five years despite continuing compl[...]

Cancer Statistics For The United States (2013 – 2018)

August 11, 2021

An article published on July 8, 2021 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute entitled “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics” reported: “Cancer death rates in the United States continue to decline overall and for many cancer[...]

New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendants In Brain Tumor Medical Malpractice Case

December 9, 2020

The New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department (“New York Appellate Court”), in its opinion entered on November 13, 2020, held, in part: “We further conclude that the court erred in denying the cross motion of Radiology Associates for summary judgment dismissing the amended com[...]

Former Michigan Oncologist Settles 43 Medical Malpractice Claims For $8M

July 27, 2016

On July 20, 2016, a former oncologist from Michigan settled 43 medical malpractice claims filed by his former patients for a total of $8 million. The settlement takes into account Michigan’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, which is currently $440,000 (or nearly $800,00[...]

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