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65 Families File Dental Malpractice Lawsuit In California For Harm Caused To Their Children

January 31, 2019

On January 16, 2019, 65 families filed a dental malpractice lawsuit agsinst a dental clinic in California, its dentists, and others, alleging that their children contracted a serious bacterial infection that resulted in significant harm during pulpotomies performed at the California dental clinic be[...]

Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials

January 6, 2019

An Arizona dental malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 7, 2018 against the plaintiff’s dentist, alleging that the defendant dentist falsified his credentials regarding his ability and authority to administer anesthesia during dental procedures, which the plaintiff first learned about shor[...]

$2M Minnesota Dental Malpractice Settlement For 17-Year-Old’s Death

December 16, 2017

The parents of a 17-year-old woman who died shortly after undergoing a dental procedure in Minnesota have settled their dental malpractice claims against the oral surgeon who performed the wisdom teeth extractions on June 9, 2015, reportedly receiving just over $2 million to settle their wrongful de[...]

$2.8M Dental Malpractice Verdict

September 8, 2014

After a four-day trial that began on August 18, 2014, it took a dental malpractice jury only 40 minutes to return its $2.8 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the employer of a dentist who allegedly provided dental services that fell below the standard of care, thereby causing t[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Overturned Due To Defense Stalking

December 5, 2013

On November 18, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Onondaga (“New York Supreme Court”) overturned a defense verdict and granted a new trial in a New York medical malpractice case after the trial judge spoke with jurors following their verdict and after the con[...]

Dire Consequences Of Poor Dental Hygiene In Nursing Homes

August 20, 2013

An evaluation of 328 studies reported between 1996 and 2007 that appeared in the September 2010 edition of The Journal of the American Dental Association addressed the question, “Does better oral hygiene prevent health care–associated pneumonia or lower the rate of respiratory infectio[...]

Maryland Dental Malpractice Claim Settled For Teen’s Death

April 4, 2013

On March 28, 2011, a Maryland 17-year-old high school junior went in for dental surgery to have her wisdom teeth extracted. Her brain was deprived of oxygen during the dental surgery which resulted in the teenager suffering a severe brain injury. The 17-year-old never awoke from the anesthesia a[...]

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