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Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Employer Of Former Medical Malpractice Defendant

February 3, 2026

Plaintiff Leonard L. Hixon underwent surgery to have a mass removed from the right side of his face. Although Hixonapparently began experiencing complications, including facial paralysis, soon after that surgery, it was not until two years later on December 2, 2024, that Hixon filed his Alabama medi[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Medical Provider’s Employer Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable For Employee’s Negligence Where Statute Of Limitations Expired For Claim Against Employee

February 3, 2023

Medical Provider’s Employer Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable For Employee’s Negligence: In its opinion dated November 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio stated, “In this appeal, we consider whether a plaintiff may prevail on a claim of chiropractic malpractice against a chiroprac[...]

Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Respondeat Superior Does Not Apply Where Surgeon Left Sponges In Patient

May 19, 2021

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (“Kentucky Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion rendered on April 16, 2021 in a Kentucky medical malpractice case where the plaintiff sought to hold a hospital liable for the alleged medical negligence of a surgeon who allegedly [...]

Delaware Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospitalists’ Employer Where its Employees Were Not Sued

April 18, 2019

The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on April 8, 2019: “we conclude that Greco [Greco v. University of Delaware, 619 A.2d 900 (Del. 1993)] should be overruled to the extent that it held that, if a plaintiff has failed to su[...]

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Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Employer Of Former Medical Malpractice Defendant

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Medical Provider’s Employer Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable For Employee’s Negligence Where Statute Of Limitations Expired For Claim Against Employee

Kentucky Appellate Court Affirms Respondeat Superior Does Not Apply Where Surgeon Left Sponges In Patient

Delaware Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospitalists’ Employer Where its Employees Were Not Sued

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