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Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Urologist Not Qualified To Testify Against OBGYN In Medical Malpractice Case

May 5, 2026

Linda Jones filed an Iowa medical malpractice action against Broadlawns Medical Center and Dr. Larry Lindell. Jones alleged that she underwent a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at Broadlawns. The procedure involved the removal of her uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tube[...]

Florida Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Complaint Should Have Been Dismissed For Failure To Follow Same Specialty Rule

October 30, 2025

Before filing a medical malpractice lawsuit, a Florida medical malpractice plaintiff must “conduct an investigation to ascertain that there are reasonable grounds to believe that” the prospective defendant “was negligent in the care or treatment of the” prospective plaintiff [...]

Virginia Appellate Court Rules Trial Judge Improperly Struck Plaintiff’s Expert In Nursing Home Death Case

November 26, 2024

88-year-old Fred Hodnett was a patient at a Pittsylvania County nursing home operated by three entities—Medical Facilities of America, Inc., Medical Facilities of America LIII (53) L.P., and Gretna Health Care Center II, L.P. (“Defendants”). The administrator of Fred Hodnett’s es[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Attorney’s Reasonable Belief That Expert Was Qualified, Excuses Defective AOM

December 24, 2023

On February 18, 2017, Crossnoe arrived at Henry Ford Health System’s Chesterfield urgent care clinic, complaining of sudden difficulty breathing. Dr. Reinheimer evaluated and treated Crossnoe. Dr. Reinheimer found that he suffered from a cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and a runny nose. Dr. [...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert’s Report Sufficient In Claim Against Ophthalmologist

November 19, 2022

The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion filed on February 15, 2022 in a Texas medical malpractice lawsuit filed a claim against an ophthalmologist for alleged medical negligence in diagnosing a seven-year-old’s occipital tumor,[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert’s Report Sufficient In Claim Against Ophthalmologist

August 29, 2022

Texas Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Was Qualified To Render Opinions

April 19, 2022

The plaintiff in a Texas medical malpractice case filed against a hospital alleged that had Methodist Hospitals of Dallas d/b/a Methodist Mansfield Medical Center (MMMC) had proper policies, procedures, and training in place, those policies would have dictated proper diagnostic testing that would ha[...]

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[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Rules Pain Management Specialist Not Qualified To Testify Against Anesthesiologist

December 16, 2021

In its unpublished opinion dated November 4, 2021, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held that “the trial court erred by failing to strike plaintiff’s expert witness, Dr. Savala, as he was not qualified to give standard-of-care testimony against [...]

Ohio Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Because Its Expert Wasn’t Qualified

October 18, 2021

In its slip opinion dated September 22, 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case because the defense medical expert was not qualified to provide testimony in the case. The Ohio Supreme Court held: “a physician employed in an executive position who[...]

North Carolina Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Under Rule 9(j)

August 29, 2020

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“North Carolina Appellate Court”), in its opinion dated April 21, 2020, stated, “we hold that the trial court erred in dismissing Plaintiffs’ claims against the Doctors based on a failure to comply with Rule 9(j) at this stage of the litiga[...]

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Unlicensed Doctor Unqualified To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case

June 12, 2020

In its opinion filed on April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville (“Tennessee Supreme Court”) held that “under Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-115(b), a doctor, who was permitted to practice medicine in Tennessee under a statutory licensure exemption but wa[...]

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Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Urologist Not Qualified To Testify Against OBGYN In Medical Malpractice Case

Florida Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Complaint Should Have Been Dismissed For Failure To Follow Same Specialty Rule

Virginia Appellate Court Rules Trial Judge Improperly Struck Plaintiff’s Expert In Nursing Home Death Case

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Medical Malpractice Attorney’s Reasonable Belief That Expert Was Qualified, Excuses Defective AOM

Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert’s Report Sufficient In Claim Against Ophthalmologist

Texas Appellate Court Holds Expert’s Report Sufficient In Claim Against Ophthalmologist

Texas Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Expert Was Qualified To Render Opinions

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

Ohio Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Because Its Expert Wasn’t Qualified

North Carolina Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Under Rule 9(j)

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Unlicensed Doctor Unqualified To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case

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