The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California (“California Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 15, 2019 “the Hospital could not be vicariously liable for any negligence by the on-call physicians because… Read More
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$20.6M Illinois Medical Malpractice Settlement For Man Who Became Paralyzed Due To Hospital Medical Negligence
A now 64-year-old Illinois man has settled his Illinois medical malpractice case that alleged that he became paralyzed because the defendants failed to timely diagnose and treat his ruptured aneurysm. As a result of the misdiagnosis, the man unnecessarily became… Read More
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Investigative Report Finds Johns Hopkins Did Not Follow Its Own Safety Rules
The Tampa Bay Times reported on December 30, 2018: “Johns Hopkins touts itself as a national leader in patient safety. Its doctors invented a simple checklist credited with saving thousands of lives. They developed a system to reduce medical mistakes… Read More
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New York Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Hospital On Vicarious Liability Claim In Medical Malpractice Case
The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (“New York Appellate Court”) in its May 16, 2018 Decision & Order reversed summary judment granted to the defendant hospital in a New York medical malpractice… Read More
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Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Hospital Nurse High On Meth Caused Baby’s Brain Damage
The parents of a baby who suffered brain damage while in the hospital have filed a Florida medical malpractice lawsuit in which they allege that a hospital nurse was high on methamphetamine when he negligent dislodged the baby’s breathing tube… Read More
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Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Stillborn’s Body Sent Out With Dirty Laundry
A Minnesota medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed by the family of a stillborn baby against the hospital where the delivery of the 22-week-old baby occurred, for the alleged negligence of the hospital in failing to send the body for… Read More
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$13.75M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Triple Amputations
A 54-year-old South Carolina woman obtained a $13.75 million verdict on February 28, 2017 that was rendered by a South Carolina medical malpractice jury that included $10 million in economic damages and $3.75 million for her noneconomic losses as a… Read More
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Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants
In its decision filed on April 28, 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s granting summary judgment to the defendants in an Indiana medical malpractice case, finding that the Indiana medical malpractice defendants themselves “created a genuine issue of material… Read More
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Tennessee Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Hospital Overdosed Patient Leading To His Death
On April 15, 2016, the widow of a Tennessee police detective filed her Tennessee medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital where her husband had a lethal level of narcotic pain medication (oxycodone) in his system at the time of… Read More
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$4.5M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Delay
Two physicians who work at Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”) agreed earlier this month to pay $4.5 million to the family of a 62-year-old woman who died due to the alleged delay in providing her with timely medical care while she was in the hospital. The… Read More
