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$50M Alabama Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict

March 16, 2026

The decedent, Dan Haas, experienced severe pain between his shoulder blades and had shortness of breath after he returned home from a hunting trip on December 24, 2020. Because his symptoms did not get better, he telephoned his cardiologist, John M. Galla, M.D., of Cardiology Associates, the next da[...]

$1,175,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Misread EKG

October 24, 2024

On March 11, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death claim against a cardiologist who allegedly misread/misinterpreted the decedent’s EKG that was taken in the patient’s primary care physician’s office the day before, was reportedly settled for $1,175,000. The patient h[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Kind-For-Kind Credentialing Requirement For Medical Malpractice Experts

July 27, 2024

If a defendant physician in a New Jersey medical malpractice case has board certifications in two specialties or subspecialties at the relevant time and the allegedly negligent treatment involved both of those credentials, then a plaintiff is required to serve an affidavit of merit (AOM) from a phys[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Affirms That Cardiologist Contacted About Patient May Have Created Physician-Patient Relationship And Therefore Owed Duty Of Care To Patient

December 8, 2022

Cardiologist Contacted About Patient May Have Created Physician-Patient Relationship: Statistically, most heart attacks result from a reduction of blood flow in a coronary artery supplying oxygen to the anterior portion of the heart. But some myocardial infarctions—15 to 20%—involve the heart’[...]

$6.5M Florida Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Cardiologist

November 29, 2021

Following a two-week trial in September 2021, a Florida medical malpractice wrongful death jury found a cardiologist liable for the death of his 39-year-old patient, awarding $6.46 million. The plaintiff alleged that the cardiologist negligently diagnosed the woman with congestive heart failure, sep[...]

Florida Cardiologist Paid $6.75 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures

October 9, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 15, 2021 that Dr. Ashish Pal, a cardiologist based in Orlando, Florida, paid $6.75 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary ablations and vein stent procedures. The payment resolves [...]

3 Indiana Cardiologists Face 19 Additional Cases Alleging Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures

November 22, 2014

Late last month, nineteen new Indiana medical malpractice lawsuits were filed against three Indiana cardiologists, alleging that the cardiologists, and their medical malpractice, performed unnecessary medical procedures on patients that placed the patients in danger. The hospital where the allegedl[...]

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Unanimous Medical Malpractice Panel Decision

June 18, 2013

Earlier this month, a New Hampshire medical malpractice jury rejected the unanimous decision of a New Hampshire medical malpractice panel that had found in favor of a cardiologist and his cardiology practice after they were sued for medical malpractice by the parents of a 37-year-old man who died[...]

Virginia $25 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Will Be Reduced To $2 Million

February 19, 2013

On February 14, 2013, a Virginia medical malpractice jury awarded $25 million to a man whose cardiologist treated his serious heart condition with an over-the-counter medication and three months later he suffered a massive heart attack. The 37-year-old man had gone to the hospital in January, 201[...]

San Francisco $1.138 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

September 18, 2012

On September 12, 2012, a San Francisco, California medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the total amount of $1,138,000 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs. The medical malpractice trial lasted one month in the Superior Court during which the medical malpractice jury heard testim[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Death During A Threesome

June 4, 2012

A Georgia medical malpractice jury on May 29, 2012 awarded $3 million to the survivors of a 31-year-old husband/father of two after a seven-day trial involving allegations that the man’s cardiologist committed medical malpractice that caused or contributed to his death that occurred during a t[...]

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