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$10M Oregon Medical Malpractice Verdict For Paralysis After Failure To Diagnose Spinal Infection

May 18, 2026

In December 2021, a then 62-year-old man developed a spinal epidural abscess after he had a spinal cord stimulator implanted. He was transported to the emergency department of a local hospital after experiencing worsening symptoms and sepsis. He had new-onset paralysis beginning at the T7 level of h[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Staffing Company From Medical Malpractice Case

December 8, 2025

Brian Schriver was treated by a doctor in a hospital emergency room and died approximately 24 hours later. Schriver’s wife filed suit against, inter alia, North Fulton Emergency Physicians (“NFEP”), which had supplied the emergency room doctor. NFEP filed a motion for summary judgment on the g[...]

$70.8M Florida Medical Malpractice Verdict

November 11, 2025

On September 25, 2025, a Florida medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $70.8 million in favor of the 38-year-old plaintiff involving a nurse practitioner employed by InPhyNet Contracting Services (a subsidiary of TeamHealth), who was acting in her capacity as an agent of a f[...]

1 In 13 U.S. EDs Lack 24/7 Attending Physician Coverage

October 16, 2025

A recent survey of the 5,622 nonfederal emergency departments (EDs) in the United States, of which 4,621 (82%) responded to the question “Is at least one attending physician (not resident) on duty in the ED 24 h/d?”, found that 1 in 13 U.S. EDs lack 24/7 attending physician coverage: “[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital For 2-Year-Old’s Death Due To Delayed Treatment Of Allergic Reaction To Fire Ant Bites

May 27, 2025

On April 4, 2025, a Georgia medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the estate of a two-year-old, and her grieving parents, alleging that medical malpractice that occurred in an emergency department of a local hospital led to the unnecessary death of the young child. The lawsuit alle[...]

U.S. Emergency Departments Are Failing Pediatric Patients

November 9, 2024

A research article published on November 1, 2024 on JAMA Network entitled “State and National Estimates of the Cost of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Lives Saved” found: “Our results suggest that more than one quarter of deaths among children receiving emergency care [...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Teen Died After Fourth Trip To ER Over Several Days

January 13, 2024

The parents of a 16-year-old high school student allege in their Connecticut medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit that Henry Farmer V was taken to the ER of Stanford Hospital on April 8, 2022, for a persistent dry cough lasting for at least 45 minutes. He was provided humidified air, which app[...]

$5M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Breathing Tube Placed In Esophagus Instead Of Trachea, Leading To Death

January 5, 2024

A 50-year-old man was rescued from a fire in his trailer. He was unconscious for an unknown period of time when he was rescued, but he did regain consciousness at the scene. The man was transported from the scene to Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center in Emporia, Virginia, where he was diagnos[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims Against Emergency Department Trainees

October 14, 2023

Patients brought to hospital emergency departments are often unable to choose the medical staff that will treat them. In true emergency situations, it is unrealistic to assume that a patient or the family who arrives with the patient will be able to ask questions regarding the qualifications and exp[...]

Study Suggests Emergency Department Physicians Fear Harming Patients More Than Being Sued For Malpractice

January 28, 2023

ER Physicians Fear Harming Patients: A common refrain from medical malpractice “reform” advocates who want to place barriers to medical malpractice victims being compensated for the harms they suffered is that emergency department medical staff order unnecessary medical tests, often refe[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Emergency Medicine Medical Malpractice Case Because Plaintiff’s Expert Unqualified

May 21, 2020

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its decision dated March 4, 2020 that the New York medical malpractice defendants were entitled to summary judgment because the plaintiff’s medical expert,[...]

Emergency Medicine Malpractice Laws In The United States – Protecting Physicians But Harming Patients

November 5, 2019

The American Medical Association states on its website, “A physician who specializes in Emergency Medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in[...]

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