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Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Loss Of Chance Of Better Outcome Case

December 2, 2014

On November 25, 2014, the Louisiana Court of Appeal Fifth Circuit (“Appellate Court”) issued its opinion in a Louisiana medical malpractice case that reversed a defense verdict, finding that the plaintiff had proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he had a chance of a better m[...]

$4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Delivery

September 13, 2013

On September 7, 2013, after a four-day Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury trial in Lehigh County Court, a verdict in the amount of $4 million was awarded to a 29-year-old woman and her child as a result of the injuries they both suffered in August 2009 during the 16-hour-long vaginal delivery of[...]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Protects Indigent Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs

August 8, 2013

In its opinion filed on August 5, 2013, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) came to the aid of indigent medical malpractice plaintiffs when it decided that a judge may not refuse to reduce the amount of a required bond solely because he or she believes the plaintiffs̵[...]

District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Affirms $6.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

August 1, 2013

On July 25, 2013, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a $6.5 million verdict for inadequate prenatal care that led to the premature birth and severe and permanent injuries suffered by a newborn. The Washington, D.C. medical malpractice claim alleged that on March 5, 1987, the woman w[...]

Malpractice Lawyers – Are The Noble Champions Of Malpractice Victims An Endangered Species?

July 23, 2013

Many people have heard malpractice lawyer jokes or digs against malpractice lawyers. Most of these same people mindlessly laugh when they hear these jokes, because they do not know any malpractice attorneys, they have no idea how malpractice lawyers are the protectors of the innocent and helpl[...]

Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Loss-Of-Chance In Medical Malpractice Cases

June 13, 2013

In its decision filed on May 31, 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that in a medical malpractice action, a patient may recover damages when a physician’s negligence causes the patient to lose a chance of recovery or survival. The Minnesota Supreme Court held, “Because we conclude that M[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Appeal: A Win And A Loss For The Parties

April 7, 2013

In a New York medical malpractice appeal decided on April 2, 2013 by the highest court in New York (New York Court of Appeals), the Court of Appeals stated that a new trial on damages for pain and suffering was necessary because the lower courts erred in holding that causation issues could not be[...]

Texas Doctor Defending First Of 18 Medical Malpractice Cases

September 19, 2012

A Wichita Falls, Texas doctor is presently involved in jury selection in one of at least eighteen local medical malpractice cases filed against him. And medical malpractice claims are not the only professional claims that must concern him — the FBI raided the doctor’s office in April, 20[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Appellate Decision Reduces Plaintiffs’ Recoveries

July 26, 2012

On July 23, 2012, the State of Michigan Supreme Court (“Michigan Supreme Court”) decided a case in which the issue was how to apply Michigan’s cap on noneconomic damages when a medical malpractice jury renders a verdict but there was a settlement reached with some medical malprac[...]

Dismissal Of Ohio Medical Malpractice Case Upheld

July 17, 2012

In an appeal of the dismissal of an Ohio medical malpractice case, the Court of Appeals of Ohio upheld the dismissal in its opinion filed on July 10, 2012. The trial court had dismissed the medical malpractice case because the medical malpractice plaintiff allegedly had failed to comply with an Oh[...]

Drugging Our Nursing Home Elderly: Is It Medical Malpractice?

December 6, 2011

In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging on November 30, 2011, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provided chilling evidence that elderly nursing home patients with dementia are being given antipsychotic drugs for reason[...]

Maryland Physician’s Failure To Disclose Medical Malpractice Claim Affects His Medical License

December 5, 2011

A Maryland physician was placed on probation and fined in Maryland because he failed to disclose a medical malpractice action against him in his application to renew his Maryland license. The physician was initially licensed to practice medicine in Maryland in 1977. His specialty was obstetrics a[...]

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