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Delaware Supreme Court Holds Joint Tortfeasor Release Involving Physician In Medical Malpractice Case Also Released The Defendant Hospital

December 9, 2019

In its opinion filed on December 2, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Supreme Court”) held: “Since the release provides that the plaintiff’s claim is reduced by “the greater” of Dr. Principe’s pro rata share of responsibility, whatever that amount [...]

Federal Appeals Court Remands District Court’s Medical Malpractice Verdict For Proper Consideration of Plaintiff’s Comparative Negligence

December 1, 2019

In its opinion dated November 7, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) remanded a federal judge’s nearly $30 million medical malpractice verdict under the Federal Tort Claims Act in favor of the plaintiff, finding that the fede[...]

$101M Chicago Birth Injury Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Verdict

November 29, 2019

On November 5, 2019, a Chicago birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $101 million in favor of a now five-year-old child who suffered catastrophic brain damage as a result of medical negligence during his delivery. The birth injury jury trial lasted one month aft[...]

Baltimore Personal Injury Law Firm Pays $91,406.98 To Settle Claims That It Failed To Reimburse Medicare

November 25, 2019

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced on November 4, 2019 that a Baltimore personal injury law firm that heavily advertises that it handles medical malpractice and other personal injury cases has paid the United States $91,406.98 to resolve allegations that it failed to[...]

News From Medscape’s Medical Malpractice Report 2019

November 23, 2019

For Medscape’s Malpractice Report 2019, 4,360 physicians (68% were men; 57% were age 55 and over) in 29 medical specialities were surveyed with regard to whether they had been sued for medical malpractice and how their experiences affected how they treat their patients. The survey was conducte[...]

Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Stroke Victim’s Zero Award For Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Case

November 21, 2019

On October 7, 2019, the Supreme Court of Georgia (“Georgia Supreme Court”) affirmed a medical malpractice verdict in favor of the plaintiff stroke victim where the jury found in her favor and awarded $1,196,288.97 for past medical expenses, but awarded her zero damages for future medical[...]

Time Magazine Reports Medical Malpractice Still Harms 40% Of Patients

November 20, 2019

An article appearing in Time magazine in its November 25, 2019 print addition reports, “Globally, medical errors harm as many as 40% of patients in primary and outpatient care.” The Time article states the global annual cost of medication-related errors is $42 billion, and that one milli[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Cardiologist In Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit

November 18, 2019

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”), in an unpublished opinion dated October 22, 2019, reversed summary judgment that had been granted by the trial court to the defendant cardiologist in a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit involving a 57-[...]

Contaminated Fecal Transplant May Have Resulted In Cancer Patient’s Death

November 17, 2019

An article appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on October 30, 2019 reported that “Gram-negative bacteremia has been reported in four patients after they had undergone FMT [fecal microbiota transplantation]. In three of these cases, there was a plausible alternative explanat[...]

Virginia Judge Refuses To Vacate $2.3M Medical Malpractice Default Judgment Because Defendant’s Resident Agent Was Timely Served

November 13, 2019

On October 7, 2019, a Virginia judge denied the defendant Orthopedics practice’s motion to vacate a $2.3 million default judgment in a Virginia medical malpractice case where a jury had awarded the plaintiff $2.5 million in compensatory damages, which was later reduced to $2.3 million pursuant[...]

How Hard Is It To Prove Medical Malpractice?

November 9, 2019

“How hard is it to prove medical malpractice?” We get this question a lot. Even if it seems “obvious” that a physician or other medical provider was negligent (for example, when a surgeon operates on the wrong body part, such as operating on the left knee instead of the right[...]

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 [...]

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