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Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Untimely Drug Claim

November 12, 2019

The Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”), in its decision released on September 27, 2019, affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ amended complaint that alleged that the plaintiff husband developed demyelinating polyneuropathy as a result of bein[...]

$9M Alabama Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict Against Urgent Care Clinic

October 16, 2019

On October 11, 2019, an Alabama medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $9 million against an urgent care clinic, finding that it breached the standard in care in treating a patient that resulted in her death. The jury’s verdict was the largest ever in a m[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Discusses ERISA Preemption In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

June 6, 2019

The issue the Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) had to decide in its May 24, 2019 opinion was whether the plaintiff’s Alabama medical malpractice wrongful death claims against Blue Advantage brought pursuant to § 6-5-410, Ala. Code 1975, are preempted by ERISA. Th[...]

Federal Appellate Court Holds Alabama Medical Malpractice Law Requires Actual Injury For Informed Consent Claim

April 14, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on March 30, 2018 that Alabama law requires that there be an actual injury caused by the treatment in order for a plaintiff who claims that he did not give informed consent t[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Defendants In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case

December 14, 2017

The Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) narrowly affirmed summary judgment granted to the defendant hospital by the trial court in an Alabama medical malpractice wrongful death case, in its opinion filed on December 1, 2017. The Alabama Supreme Court found dispositive the [...]

Alabama Patient Dumping Lawsuit Settled

October 18, 2016

It has been reported that an Alabama patient dumping lawsuit that had been filed in 2013 was settled for an undisclosed sum with the patient’s family on October 6, 2016. The patient died from hypothermia and other complications about a week after he was dumped on a public street by the defenda[...]

Alabama Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Verdict Due To Lack Of Expert Testimony

November 29, 2015

In its decision filed on November 13, 2015, the Supreme Court of Alabama (“Alabama Supreme Court”) overturned a verdict in favor of a husband and wife in their Alabama medical malpractice case, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to provide necessary expert testimony regarding the st[...]

Alabama Hospital Sued Twice Last Week For Medical Malpractice

July 24, 2014

An Alabama hospital had a bad week last week: it was named as a medical malpractice defendant in two separate cases filed on behalf of two men who had been shot and allegedly suffered injuries as a result of medical negligence at the hospital. One of the men died from his wounds (his family alleges [...]

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