Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Liposuction Death Verdict
August 8, 2016
On August 4, 2016, the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho (“Idaho Supreme Court”) affirmed the verdict in favor of the surviving husband of a woman who underwent a liposuction and fat transfer procedure at an Idaho medical spa owned and operated by an anesthesiologist. The woman died le[...]
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Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak Claims Coming To A Close
November 23, 2014
There was a massive outbreak of hepatitis C in Nevada in 2007 that was associated with allegedly unsafe practices at endoscopy centers owned by a now-jailed doctor. Many patients of the endoscopy centers alleged in their medical malpractice lawsuits that they contracted the serious and potentially[...]
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Maryland Med Spa Sued For Customer’s Death Following Liposuction
November 21, 2014
A now-closed med spa in Maryland has been sued by the estate of a former customer who underwent liposuction surgery at the med spa in 2012 and died six days later as a result of invasive Group A Streptococcus infection. The customer was placed on life support for three days before she died. The Mar[...]
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$7.2M Arizona Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict Upheld
March 24, 2014
On March 11, 2014, the Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two upheld an Arizona medical malpractice jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $7,275,160, after an eleven-day trial. The evidence introduced by the plaintiff during the trial indicated that the plaintiff had suffe[...]
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Maryland Surgery Center Closed Due To Infections
September 22, 2012
A cosmetic surgery center located in Baltimore County, Maryland that refers to itself as a “med spa” was forced to close on September 19, 2012 by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DHMH”) and the Baltimore County Department of Health after three of its lip[...]
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