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Illinois Appellate Court Rules Expert Testimony May Not Be Required To Establish Pain And Suffering In Medical Malpractice Claims

November 9, 2023

Dr. LaSpisa, an oral surgeon, extracted several of Nicole Thompson’s teeth. She subsequently developed an infection that was not diagnosed or treated for two days. She developed painful cellulitis and was hospitalized for IV antibiotic treatment. She was discharged from the hospital after five[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds SmileDirectClub Member Must Arbitrate His Product Liability Claim

July 6, 2023

Court Holds SmileDirectClub Member Must Arbitrate: SmileDirectClub, LLC (SDC) offers a telemedicine platform that enables affiliated dentists and orthodontists to provide clear-aligner treatment as an alternative to traditional orthodontic braces. To receive treatment and aligners via the internet, [...]

Massachusetts Sues Orthodontist For Keeping Children In Braces Longer Than Medically Necessary

March 23, 2021

The Massachusetts Attorney General announced on March 1, 2021 that a lawsuit has been filed against orthodontist Dr. Mouhab Z. Rizkallah, DDS and two companies he owns through which he operates six orthodontic practices in Massachusetts, alleging that since November 2013, the defendants instituted a[...]

New Jersey Dentist Agrees To License Suspension After 15 Cases Of Serious Heart Infections

March 3, 2020

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs, Division of Law announced in a February 3, 2020 press release entitled “Morris County Oral Surgeon Agrees to 5-Year License Suspension to Resolve Allegations that His Breach of Infection Control Protocols Exposed Pati[...]

Virginia Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Unsterilized Instruments Used On 9-Year-old

May 25, 2019

On May 9, 2019, a Virginia dental malpractice lawsuit was filed in which the parents of a 9-year-old patient allege that they were called by the dental practice where their child had been treated to inform them that the dental instruments used on their child were cleaned but may not have been proper[...]

$350,000 Dental Malpractice Verdict In Florida

October 28, 2018

Earlier this month, a Florida dental malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $350,418.90. The plaintiff, a teacher and single mother, alleged that the defendant dentist committed dental malpractice with regard to a three-tooth bridge procedure that the defend[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Dental Board’s Revocation Of Dentist’s License

February 17, 2018

In its January 24, 2018 unreported opinion, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), which is Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, held that the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (“Board”) had the authority to sanction violation [...]

$300K Dental Malpractice Verdict Against Maine Dentist

November 21, 2017

On October 16, 2017, a Maine dental malpractice jury found in favor of a dental patient who suffered a serious infection requiring substantial medical treatment after the defendant dentist extracted two of his teeth in late December 2011. Three days after the extractions, on January 3, 2011, the pla[...]

New York Appellate Court Orders Summary Judgment For Defendant Oral Surgeon

May 8, 2017

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in a dental malpractice case it decided on April 20, 2017 that a plaintiff cannot defeat a summary judgment motion that made out a prima facie case by merely asserting, without more, a new [...]

Texas Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Toddler’s Death During Unnecessary Dental Procedure

March 10, 2017

The parents of a 14-month-old child have filed a Texas dental malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a dentist, his dental practice, and the anesthesiologist who provided anesthesia to the child for a dental procedure involving multiple baby root canals and crowns on four teeth, during which the[...]

Minnesota Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death Of Teenager

February 12, 2017

In mid-January 2017, the parents of a teenager who died after having her wisdom teeth extracted by a Minnesota dentist filed a Minnesota wrongful death lawsuit against the dentist, alleging that dental malpractice led to the death of their child. An investigation by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry [...]

Texas And U.S. Receive $8.45M To Settle Dental Fraud Allegations

January 24, 2017

On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Texas-based MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 pediatric dental practices affiliated with MB2, along with their owners and marketing chief, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas[...]

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