Washington Hospital Sued For Medical Battery
July 27, 2014
On July 18, 2014, a medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a hospital and a physician, for alleged medical negligence and medical battery. The medical battery claim alleges that the defendant physician performed surgery on the medical malpractice plaintiff without his consent. The Washington [...]
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Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Battery Case
June 13, 2014
It is not often that a medical malpractice case alleges that a battery was committed by a medical provider due to the fact that the medical provider usually obtains the prior consent of the patient before performing particular medical procedure(s) on the patient (a “battery” may be defin[...]
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Tennessee Medical Battery Claim Revived
March 18, 2014
On February 14, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a medical battery claim, holding that a claim alleging medical battery (a claim that an unauthorized procedure was performed) is not subject to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (“TMMA&[...]
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