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South Carolina Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Complaint, Holding That Expert’s Affidavit Was Sufficient

November 6, 2025

On January 18, 2018, Douglas Williford was involved in a motor vehicle accident and drove himself to the AnMed Health emergency room (ER) in Anderson County. Williford arrived in the ER at approximately 9:08 p.m. and was discharged at 10:39 p.m., “ten minutes after his brief examination”[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms $4.5M Gross Negligence Medical Malpractice Verdict Involving Paraplegia

October 16, 2018

On September 28, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Georgia Fourth Division (“Georgia Appellate Court”) affirmed a $4.5 million Georgia medical malpractice jury verdict, finding that the defendants failed to provide the plaintiff with proper medical treatment while he was in the emergency dep[...]

Texas Appellate Court Discusses “Wilful And Wanton Negligence” Requirement In Emergency Care Medical Malpractice Cases

March 29, 2018

The Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Fort Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion delivered on March 8, 2018 that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment on the Texas medical malpractice defendants’ no-evidence motion for summary judgment [...]

Nevada Supreme Court Reinstates Medical Malpractice Case

September 23, 2014

In its decision dated September 18, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada (“Nevada Supreme Court”) reinstated a Nevada medical malpractice case that had been dismissed by the trial court because the plaintiff’s expert affidavit attached to her medical malpractice complai[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Panel Says Juries May Decide What Is Emergency Medical Care

October 18, 2013

In a written opinion of a panel of the Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Appellate Court”) dated October 9, 2013, the Appellate Court held that it may be a question of fact to be determined by the jury whether the medical malpractice claims of the plaintiff arose out of the provision of �[...]

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim After Hospital Forces Removal Of Homeless Woman From ER To Jail

November 27, 2012

On September 21, 2011, a 29-year-old homeless woman in St. Louis, Missouri went to a hospital emergency room complaining of severe pain in her legs. The emergency room staff asked her to leave the emergency room even though the woman was complaining that her leg pain was so severe that she could not[...]

Iowa Medical Malpractice Jury Considers Emergency Room Negligence Claim

October 10, 2012

A medical malpractice jury in Iowa was unable to reach a decision in a medical malpractice case as of Monday, October 8, 2012. The jury deliberated for about three hours before being sent home and instructed to return to court on October 9, 2012 to continue with its deliberations. The medical malpra[...]

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