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Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Hospital’s Failure To Monitor Cardiac Patient

September 30, 2015

A 72-year-old Michigan man who had a history of heart problems went to a Michigan hospital on May 10, 2014 because he was having shortness of breath, heaviness in his chest, and a fever. A physician at that hospital had the man transferred to another Michigan hospital so that he could be monitored i[...]

Detroit EMT Allegedly Refused To Provide CPR For Dying Infant

August 16, 2015

A Detroit lawsuit was filed on July 20, 2015 against a Detroit EMT, the Detroit Fire Department, and the City of Detroit, alleging that the defendant EMT refused to provide potentially life-saving CPR to an infant who had stopped breathing. According to the lawsuit, on May 30, 2015, the infantR[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim For Nonviable Fetus

June 22, 2015

In its decision filed on June 16, 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals (“Appellate Court”) overturned the trial court’s granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants with regard to the plaintiff’s wrongful death claim on behalf of her nonviable fetus that alleged that[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Trial Begins For Hospital’s Mistake Of Patient’s Blood Type

March 19, 2015

A Michigan medical malpractice trial began earlier this week in a case where the plaintiff alleges that a hospital mixed up her blood with another patient’s blood that led her to be transfused with the wrong blood-type, causing her serious injuries. The Michigan medical malpractice trial again[...]

$5M Michigan Medical Malpractice Judgment For Midwife Malpractice

June 2, 2014

In what may be a hollow victory due to the lack of malpractice insurance to pay the judgment, a Michigan judge entered a default judgment in the amount of $5 million in favor of the parents of a newborn who died shortly after his birth in 2011, allegedly due to the medical negligence of the [&hellip[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement Payment Fully Applied To Reduce Jury Verdict

May 22, 2014

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Appeals Court”) recently held in a Michigan medical malpractice case that the amount of a settlement paid by one medical malpractice defendant to all of the plaintiffs prior to trial to settle all of their claims reduces the amount of the juryR[...]

Michigan Radiologist Held Liable For Newborn’s Death

March 29, 2014

Earlier this week, a Grand Rapids, Michigan medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against a deceased radiologist and his medical practice in the amount of $1.25 million, finding in favor of the parents of a newborn baby girl who died three days after her birth in June 2009. The Michigan med[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.3M For Scarring After Surgical Infection

February 26, 2014

On February 18, 2014, a Michigan medical malpractice jury awarded a now 43-year-old woman $1.3 million for her injuries and damages following her elective surgery. The jury deliberated for less than six hours after a ten-day trial before awarding $500,000 for the woman’s pain, suffering, ment[...]

New Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Law

January 26, 2013

On January 8, 2013, the Governor of Michigan signed into law the so-called (and grossly misnamed) “Patients First Reform Package” that “clarifies” that loss of society or companionship constitutes noneconomic damages subject to Michigan’s noneconomic damages limit, provides how [...]

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