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Massachusetts Appellate Court Finds Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Offer Of Proof Sufficient

February 19, 2018

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court (“Massachusetts Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on February 6, 2018 that the plaintiff’s offer of proof in a Massachusetts medical malpractice case was sufficient to raise a legitimate question appropriate for [...]

Massachusetts Appellate Court Vacates Dismissal Of Kidney Transplant Recipient’s Medical Malpractice Claim

April 21, 2016

On April 11, 2016, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court (“Appellate Court”) vacated a medical malpractice tribunal’s dismissal of a kidney transplant medical malpractice lawsuit from the recipient regarding an infected kidney that was transplanted into her, holding tha[...]

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Tribunal Sides With Surgeon

January 30, 2016

On December 7, 2015, a Massachusetts medical malpractice tribunal sided with a Massachusetts surgeon who had been accused of medical negligence in the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy that allegedly led to internal injuries involving the patient’s ducts connected to her gallbladd[...]

Massachusetts Appellate Court Discusses Use Of Internet Web Pages In Medical Malpractice Case

September 18, 2015

In its decision filed on September 10, 2015, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided whether certain materials obtained from the Internet qualify as published treatises, periodicals, or the like within the meaning of the “learned treatise” exception to the hearsay rule in a Ma[...]

$35.4M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman Who Suffered Stroke Shortly After Giving Birth

May 12, 2015

On May 7, 2015, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the 35-year-old plaintiff in the amount of $35.4 million. The plaintiff had suffered a massive stroke within hours after giving birth in 2008, allegedly as a result of the medical negligence of the defendants. [...]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds $63M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

April 25, 2015

On April 17, 2015, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“Court”), which is Massachusetts’ highest appellate court, affirmed a $63 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a pharmaceutical case that claimed that a seven-year-old child developed toxic epidermal necr[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Refuses to Hold Hospital Responsible For Former Employee’s Future Conduct

October 6, 2014

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued its written opinion on October 1, 2014 in a case where it had to decide whether a Massachusetts hospital owes a legally cognizable duty of care to future patients of a doctor who was previously employed at the Massachusetts hospital and later [...]

Confirmation Bias In Medical Malpractice Cases

September 4, 2014

Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias in which we favor information that confirms our previously held beliefs or biases, ignore contrary information, and which impacts not only how we gather information but also influences how we interpret and recall information. Because we tend to seek[...]

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