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$225,000 Virginia Dental Malpractice Settlement For Untreated Lesion

October 24, 2026

A Virginia dental malpractice case was settled for $225,000 ($28,582.65 for past medical expenses and greater than $30,000 for anticipated future medical expenses) on June 11, 2026, for a woman who had panoramic and CBCT X-rays in April 2021 and in March 2022 that showed a growing radiolucent shadow[...]

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[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds $11.5M Dental Malpractice Verdict

September 10, 2025

Mary Heffelfinger is a 68 year-old woman who resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Linda Shen, DDS is licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the sole owner of her professional corporation, Shen Smiles, PC (“Shen Smiles”) in Drums, Pennsylvania. Heffelfinger [...]

Washington Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Death Of 17-Year-Old

February 4, 2025

The parents of a 17-year-old man have filed a Washington dental malpractice lawsuit against the dentist who performed the wisdom tooth extraction under anesthesia without the presence of an anesthesiologist. The parents’ wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the dentist performed both the dental[...]

$11 Million Dental Malpractice Verdict In Pennsylvania

January 19, 2025

On February 22, 2024, a Lancaster Pennsylvania dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in the total amount of $11 million against the defendant dentist who allegedly failed to investigate a sore on a patient’s tongue that was cancerous. The dental malpractice jury’s award included $[...]

$6.6M Sought In Oregon Dental Malpractice Case Involving Misdiagnosed Tongue Cancer

September 12, 2022

An Oregon man recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against his former dentist, alleging that the dentist negligently failed to diagnose his tongue cancer after he pointed out to the dentist some discoloration in his tongue during an office visit in 2013. The man’s dental malpractice la[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Maryland Highest Appellate Court Rules Summary Judgment For Defendants In Dental Malpractice Case Based On Plaintiff’s Experts’ Testimony Was Inappropriate

August 25, 2022

Summary Judgment In Dental Case Ruled Inappropriate By Court: The Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), Maryland’s highest appellate court, stated in its opinion filed on August 25, 2022 in a dental malpractice case involving the bilateral severing of the patie[...]

$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[...]

Wisconsin Dentist Convicted Of Healthcare Fraud For Intentionally Breaking Patients’ Teeth

May 21, 2022

The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 10, 2022, 61-year-old dentist Scott Charmoli was convicted of five counts of healthcare fraud and two counts of making false statements related to healthcare matters. The evidence presented at trial established that[...]

North Carolina Appellate Court Finds Continuing Course Of Treatment Doctrine Did Not Apply In Dental Malpractice Case

May 12, 2022

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“North Carolina Appellate Court”) discussed the continuing course of treatment doctrine in its opinion filed on March 1, 2022 in a North Carolina dental malpractice case where the plaintiff alleged that during a wisdom tooth extraction performed by[...]

Arizona Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Dental Malpractice Case Because Plaintiff’s Expert Not Board-Certified In Same Specialty As Defendant

April 16, 2022

In Arizona medical malpractice cases, A.R.S. § 12-2604(A)(1) requires: “In an action alleging medical malpractice, a person shall not give expert testimony on the appropriate standard of practice or care unless the person is licensed as a health professional in this state or another state and[...]

Illinois Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Improper Dental Implants

March 30, 2022

On January 12, 2022, a dental patient filed her dental malpractice lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court alleging that Wojtyna Dental LLC (d/b/a Aspen Dental), Dr. Graciela Romo, D.M.D., and Dr. Alexander Wojtyna, DDS committed dental malpractice by improperly placing her dental implants, by[...]

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