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$1M South Carolina Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Sepsis From Perforated Uterus

June 8, 2024

In January 2024, a settlement in the amount of $1 million was reached in a South Carolina medical malpractice wrongful death claim involving the allegedly negligently performed diagnostic hysteroscopy on a patient during which the defendant gynecologist perforated the patient’s uterine wall an[...]

$625,000 Virginia Medical Malpractice Settlement For Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Kyphoplasty

December 5, 2023

A Virginia medical malpractice settlement has been reached in the amount of $625,000 in a case alleging the improper performance of an in-office thoracic kyphoplasty procedure resulting in emergency hospitalization for cauda equina syndrome that required surgery. On September 8, 2021, the 77-year-ol[...]

May A Lawyer Agree To Not Disclose Publicly Available Information Regarding A Medical Malpractice Case As Part Of A Settlement Agreement?

March 14, 2023

May A Lawyer Agree To Not Disclose Publicly Available Information Regarding A Medical Malpractice Case As Part Of A Settlement Agreement? In 2016, the Maryland State Bar Association’s Committee on Ethics addressed the following question: As part of settling a lawsuit, does it violate the Maryl[...]

$2M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Settlement For Failure To Test For Cystic Fibrosis During Pregnancy

January 14, 2021

The plaintiffs’ Connecticut medical malpractice claim alleged that their second child was born with cystic fibrosis because the wife’s OB failed to provide genetic testing during their first pregnancy despite their request for testing. Their claim was recently settled for $2 million. The[...]

Over 260 Cardiac Patients Settle Indiana Medical Malpractice Claims For $66.5M

December 16, 2020

More than 260 patients of an Indiana cardiology practice have settled their claims for alleged unnecessary cardiac procedures and medical device implants for $66.5 million, after more than six years of litigation. The settlement will be paid by the Northwest Indiana cardiology group, a Northwest Ind[...]

Indiana Medical Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Prominent Molecular Biologist Due To Medication Error Has Been Settled

November 21, 2020

It has been reported that an Indiana medical malpractice wrongful death claim filed by the widow of a 61-year-old prominent molecular biologist who was in the hospital recovering from a stroke when a nurse recklessly caused his death on November 1, 2019, one week after giving him massive doses of fe[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Minor Daughter Must Fully Reimburse Her Father’s ERISA Health Plan That Paid Her Medical Malpractice-Related Medical Bills

October 24, 2020

In a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) on July 20, 2020, the defendant had settled a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a hospital and others for $1.5 million, but she and her lawyers refused to repay the defenda[...]

Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer Indicted For Attempted $25M Extortion

October 7, 2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced on October 5, 2020 that a federal grand jury has indicted Stephen L. Snyder, age 72, on federal charges of attempted extortion and interstate travel and use of an interstate facility to carry on unlawful activity, also known as [...]

$2.3M Chicago Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement Approved After Faulty Autopsy Finding Reversed

October 26, 2019

The $2.3 million settlement of a Chicago medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was approved by the court on September 17, 2019. The case involved a 49-year-old woman who had routine gallbladder surgery at the defendant hospital, where she worked. The woman died during the surgery and an assista[...]

University Of Chicago Pays $2.6M To Resolve $3M Medical Malpractice Judgment For Death Following Cardiac Catheterization

August 13, 2019

The University of Chicago has agreed to pay $2.6 million to resolve a $3 million medical malpractice judgment entered in May 2019 against it and a cardiologist in a Chicago medical malpractice wrongful death case. The settlement includes the agreement that the University of Chicago will drop its app[...]

Did Neil Armstrong Die As A Result Of Medical Malpractice?

July 25, 2019

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon 50 years ago this past week, died at the age of 82, reportedly as a result of medical malpractice. An article in The New York Times on July 23, 2019 stated, “His two sons contended that incompetent post-surgical care at Mercy Health — Fair[...]

$3.8M California Medical Malpractice Settlement For Woman In Coma Since 2015

May 4, 2019

The family of a woman who was 33-years-old when she suffered cardiac arrest in the defendant hospital’s emergency room on February 25, 2015, and has been in a coma ever since, has agreed to settle the California medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed in October 2016, for $3.8 million. The [...]

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