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$55 Million Settlement Approved For “Nose Doctor” Malpractice Lawsuits

June 30, 2013

On June 24, 2013, an Indiana judge approved a $55 million medical malpractice settlement involving 282 former patients of the self-proclaimed “Nose Doc.” The former Indiana surgeon allegedly performed unnecessary or fraudulent surgeries on patients so that he could bill insurance compani[...]

Ohio Medical Malpractice Jury’s Flip Flop Causes Problems For Everyone

June 28, 2013

An Ohio medical malpractice verdict rendered by an eight-person jury on May 2, 2013 after a nearly four-week trial is at the center of a controversy regarding whether it is a legitimate verdict and should stand. The controversy involves the fact that six of the jurors (the minimum number of jurors [...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Cases Declining, But For The Right Reason?

June 26, 2013

A report from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has noted a decrease from 1,675 medical malpractice cases filed in the Pennsylvania courts in 2011 to 1,508 medical malpractice cases filed in 2012, representing a 10% decrease from 2011 to 2012. Before Pennsylvania began implementing m[...]

Acetaminophen And Severe Skin Reactions

June 22, 2013

The FDA has cited potential safety issues regarding acetaminophen-containing products that may cause severe skin reactions. In a posting on its website entitled “Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) between Oc[...]

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Jury Rejects Unanimous Medical Malpractice Panel Decision

June 18, 2013

Earlier this month, a New Hampshire medical malpractice jury rejected the unanimous decision of a New Hampshire medical malpractice panel that had found in favor of a cardiologist and his cardiology practice after they were sued for medical malpractice by the parents of a 37-year-old man who died[...]

Kentucky Former Cardiologist To Be Sentenced In Stent Fraud Scheme

June 17, 2013

On June 4, 2013, a former cardiologist in Kentucky pleaded guilty to health care fraud for submitting a claim for an unnecessary cardiac stent procedure that was billed to Medicaid. The 51-year-old cardiologist admitted that he lied about the severity of his patient’s medical condition in ord[...]

Sunshine Act To Shed Light On Industry Payments To Physicians

June 16, 2013

The so-called “Sunshine Act” (The Physician Payments Sunshine Act) is part of the Affordable Care Act that requires the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal health care programs to submit annual reports to the Centers for Medicare [...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Defendant Anesthesiologist

June 9, 2013

After six days of trial and three and a half hours of jury deliberations, a Maine medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant anesthesiologist. The patient sued the anesthesia practice that employed the anesthesiologist as well as a hospital, alleging that he was injured a[...]

Washington State Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against Plastic Surgeon

June 6, 2013

On May 2, 2013, six women filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the same plastic surgeon, claiming that the plastic surgeon’s medical negligence caused each of them to suffer unnecessary injuries. The medical malpractice defendant has been a Board-certified plastic surgeon since Novembe[...]

South Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawsuits For Sex Reassignment Surgery

June 2, 2013

A South Carolina couple has filed both a state medical malpractice lawsuit and a federal medical malpractice lawsuit regarding their now 8-year-old adopted child’s sex reassignment surgery that took place when the child was in foster care and the child was 16-months old (three months before[...]

Kentucky Supreme Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

May 30, 2013

In an opinion filed on May 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Kentucky (“Kentucky Supreme Court”) overturned a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case because the trial judge twice failed to remove jurors for cause when it was revealed that the first juror indicated an inability to [...]

New York Supreme Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Due To Patronizing Trial Judge

May 29, 2013

In it’s decision dated May 15, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of New York (“New York Supreme Court”) overturned a verdict in favor of the medical malpractice defendant and ordered that the medical malpractice case be retried before a different trial judge because “The [...]

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