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$6.8M Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For Patient’s Death Following Hernia Mesh Surgery

June 21, 2018

On May 31, 2018, after an almost two-week trial, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury determined that the defendant surgeon and his nurse assistant had breached the standard of care in performing a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair surgery during which mesh was used, and that the medical neglige[...]

Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirms That Medical Malpractice Complaint Was Filed Too Late

March 10, 2018

On February 21, 2018, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court (“Massachusetts Appellate Court”) affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in a Massachusetts medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant surgeon was negligent in performing her abdomi[...]

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

November 15, 2017

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appeals Court (“Massachusetts Appeals Court”) held in its Memorandum and Order entered on October 13, 2017 that the dismissal of the plaintiff’s medical malpractice case after a medical malpractice tribunal determined that the plaintiff’s off[...]

$11.7M Boston Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer

July 11, 2014

In June 2014, a Boston medical malpractice jury found in favor of a Boston woman whose lung cancer was allegedly misdiagnosed (undiagnosed) by a hospital radiologist, leading to the insidious spread of the cancer throughout her body and her painful death in August 2008 at the age of 47, leaving behi[...]

Massachusetts Emergency Room Malpractice Results In $2.925M Verdict

March 15, 2014

On March 3, 2014, a Massachusetts medical malpractice jury awarded $2.925 million to the mother of a 23-year-old man who died as a result of alleged misdiagnosis in a hospital emergency room. The verdict was reached after five days of trial. The medical malpractice defendant was the emergency room [...]

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[...]

$63 Million Verdict For Devastating Injuries From Children’s Motrin

February 18, 2013

Motrin, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is the brand-name of a medication known as ibuprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to treat pain, redness, swelling, and inflammation from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis,[...]

New Changes To Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Laws

August 11, 2012

On August 6, 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law extensive changes to Massachusetts’ health care law that includes significant changes to Massachusetts’ medical malpractice law. In particular, the new law includes specific language regarding an approach to resolvin[...]

Massachusetts Report Discusses Possible Benefits Of Medical Malpractice Reforms

April 19, 2012

On April 18, 2012, a coalition of seven Massachusetts hospitals, physician groups, and patient groups released a report describing their initiative to address their proposed medical malpractice reform measures in Massachusetts. Their report, entitled “A Roadmap for Removing Barriers to Disc[...]

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Disciplinary Statistics

February 27, 2012

When a doctor or other medical provider commits medical malpractice and a medical malpractice claim is paid on his/her behalf, the medical malpractice payment is supposed to be officially reported and the appropriate disciplinary agency is supposed to investigate the medical malpractice claim and ta[...]

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Verdict For 3-Year-Old’s Death

December 10, 2011

The largest medical malpractice verdict in Massachusetts during 2009 involved a 3-year-old boy who died in December, 2004, unable to walk or speak since he underwent a cardiac catherization 18 months earlier. It was alleged that the doctors at a Massachusetts hospital injected too much contrast d[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Massachusetts — Official Report

May 28, 2011

The December 31, 2008 Medical Malpractice Insurance In The Massachusetts Market Report reported that the total Massachusetts medical malpractice premiums increased from $198 million in 2001 to $301 million in 2007 (an increase of over 50% in six years). Over the past few years, Massachusetts med[...]

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