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Minnesota Appellate Court Rules Dental Malpractice Expert’s Affidavit Sufficient

July 20, 2026

Edward Gerrety sought dental treatment from Dr. Luke Bogdanowicz in October 2019 to replace a dental bridge. Between November 2019 and January 2020, Gerrety saw Dr. Bogdanowicz five times for dental work. Dr. Bogdanowicz determined that Gerrety’s tooth number 31 was fractured and could not be salv[...]

$2.75 Million Michigan Dental Malpractice Verdict

June 28, 2022

$2.75 Million Michigan Dental Malpractice Verdict: After a three-day trial and ninety minutes of jury deliberations, a Michigan dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in mid-April 2022. The jury awarded $1.375 million for past pain and suffering and related damages, i[...]

3-Year-Old Died During Routine Dental Procedure In Kansas

September 11, 2021

The family of a three-year-old child who died during a routine dental procedure in a Kansas dental office has filed a Kansas dental malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against those the family allege are responsible for the death of their precious child. According to the timeline alleged in the lawsu[...]

Dental Malpractice Claim Alleging Improper Use Of Nitrous Oxide Revived

December 7, 2020

On November 13, 2020, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) revived a New Jersey dental malpractice case alleging that an endodontist, Ira J. Zohn, DMD (“(Zohn”) and a dental office, Advanced Endodontic Associates (“AEA”[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Directed Verdict For Oral Surgeon In Dental Malpractice Case

March 8, 2020

The Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Georgia Appellate Court”), in its opinion dated February 14, 2020, affirmed a directed verdict in favor of the defendant oral surgeon at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case in a Georgia dental malpractice case, stating, “In the absence of [...]

Virginia Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Unsterilized Instruments Used On 9-Year-old

May 25, 2019

On May 9, 2019, a Virginia dental malpractice lawsuit was filed in which the parents of a 9-year-old patient allege that they were called by the dental practice where their child had been treated to inform them that the dental instruments used on their child were cleaned but may not have been proper[...]

Texas Appellate Court Finds Plaintiff’s Expert’s Report Sufficient In Dental Malpractice Case

April 14, 2019

The State of Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on April 2, 2019: “Because [the plaintiff’s] expert report provided a fair summary of the expert’s opinions regarding the applicable standards of care, a statement identifying[...]

$350,000 Dental Malpractice Verdict In Florida

October 28, 2018

Earlier this month, a Florida dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $350,418.90. The plaintiff, a teacher and single mother, alleged that the defendant dentist committed dental malpractice with regard to a three-tooth bridge procedure that the defend[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dental Board’s Revocation Of Dentist’s License

February 17, 2018

In its January 24, 2018 unreported opinion, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held that the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (“Board”) had the authority to sanction violation [...]

$300K Dental Malpractice Verdict Against Maine Dentist

November 21, 2017

On October 16, 2017, a Maine dental malpractice jury found in favor of a dental patient who suffered a serious infection requiring substantial medical treatment after the defendant dentist extracted two of his teeth in late December 2011. Three days after the extractions, on January 3, 2011, the pla[...]

Texas Appellate Court Rules Promissory Estoppel Claim Was A Healthcare Liability Claim

September 20, 2017

In its August 31, 2017 Memorandum Opinion, the Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Forth Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) stated that “[t]he lone issue is a familiar one: the often hazy question of whether a claim, though labeled otherwise, is a healthcare-liability claim sub[...]

Minnesota Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Teenager

February 12, 2017

In mid-January 2017, the parents of a teenager who died after having her wisdom teeth extracted by a Minnesota dentist filed a Minnesota wrongful death lawsuit against the dentist, alleging that dental malpractice led to the death of their child. An investigation by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry [...]

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