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Texas Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Consulting Physician

June 26, 2020

In its opinion dated April 30, 2020, the Court of Appeals Eighth District of Texas El Paso, Texas (“Texas Appellate Court”) affirmed the defense verdict for a consulting physician in a Texas medical malpractice case, holding that the plaintiff “has not identified, nor have we found[...]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Alternative Methods Instruction In Affirming Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

June 18, 2020

In a case decided on April 24, 2020, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin (“Wisconsin Supreme Court”) held: “We conclude that based on all of the expert testimony introduced at trial, the jury was properly given the alternative methods instruction in this case. Therefore, we reverse the [...]

Indiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Involving Discrepancy Between ER Doc’s And Radiologist’s Interpretation Of X-Ray

April 18, 2020

The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”), in its February 21, 2020 Memorandum Decision, upheld an Indiana medical malpractice jury’s defense verdict in a case where the ER doctor interpreted a patient’s chest x-ray as normal and later a radiologist interpre[...]

Connecticut Supreme Court Discusses Acceptable Alternatives Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Case

April 5, 2020

The Connecticut Supreme Court held in its opinion released on March 10, 2020: “We agree with the plaintiffs that the acceptable alternatives charge was improper but agree with the defendants that it was harmless. Because we determine that any error was harmless, we decline to take this opportu[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Expert Not Allowed To Demonstrate Medical Procedure

February 27, 2020

The Appellate Court of Illinois First Judicial District Fifth Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”) held in its Order filed on February 7, 2020 that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to allow the Illinois medical malpractice plaintiff’s expert to perform a de[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Where Defendant And His Attorney Assisted Ill Juror In Jury Room

December 10, 2019

The Appellate Court of Illinois First District Second Division (“Illinois Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on November 19, 2019 that the Illinois medical malpractice plaintiffs were not entitled to a mistrial after the defendant doctor and his defense counsel treated a juror w[...]

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Wrong Site Back Surgery Case

November 8, 2019

The Appellate Court of Illinois Second District (“Illinois Appellate Court”), in its Order dated October 22, 2019, affirmed the medical malpractice defense verdict in an Illinois medical malpractice case where the defendant surgeon planned to operate on the 54-year-old plaintiff’s [...]

Illinois Appellate Court Affirms General Verdict In Favor Of Medical Malpractice Defendants

October 20, 2019

The Appellate Court of Illinois First District (“Appellate Court”) on October 7, 2019 affirmed a general verdict in favor of the Illinois medical malpractice defendant, University of Chicago Medical Center, stating that when a jury returns a general verdict where more than one theory of [...]

Montana Supreme Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict In Post-Tonsillectomy Stroke Case

September 9, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of Montana (“Montana Supreme Court”) affirmed a Montana medical malpractice defense verdict in its August 13, 2019 memorandum opinion, stating “each party presented expert testimony regarding the standard of care. [The defendant’s] expert …[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict For Emergency Room PA After Patient Lost Her Leg

July 28, 2019

On Friday, July 12, 2019, after a five-day jury trial, a West Virginia medical malpractice jury deliberated for three and a half hours late into the night before determining that an emergency room physician assistant did not breach the standard of care when he attempted to surgically drain a drug ad[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Defendant’s Trial Testimony Not Substantially Different From His Deposition Testimony

September 28, 2018

The Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) upheld a defense verdict in a Missouri medical malpractice case in its opinion issued on September 11, 2018, holding that the defendant surgeon’s trial testimony was not substantially different than his opinion disclosed in d[...]

Defense Verdict In Michigan Cauda Equina Syndrome Medical Malpractice Case

July 24, 2018

On June 21, 2018, a Michigan medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the defendant neurosurgeon in a Michigan medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff claimed that the defendant neurosurgeon negligently failed to timely diagnose and treat his cauda equina syndrome, leading t[...]

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