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Medical Malpractice Verdicts And Settlements First Week Of July 2026

July 13, 2026

Multi-Million Dollar Jury Verdicts Medical Malpractice Settlements Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Defense Verdict in Virginia (July 13, 2026): In Stuart v. The Cardiovascular Group, P.C., a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury returned a $0 defense verdict. The plaintiff requested $3 million, clai[...]

Iowa Has Agreed To Pay $3.7M To Three Families To Settle Medical Malpractice Claims

December 27, 2020

It has been reported that Iowa has agreed to pay a total of $3.7 million to three families to settle their Iowa medical malpractice claims against University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (“UIHC”). Iowa agreed to pay Robert Davis and his wife, Marie Davis, $1 million after they sued UIHC[...]

Confidential Medical Malpractice Settlement Agreements Harm Patient Safety – Part One

January 14, 2018

Too often victims of medical malpractice are required by negligent medical providers and their medical malpractice insurance companies to agree to sign confidentiality agreements (a/k/a non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs) in which they agree to keep silent and not discuss with anyone their underlyin[...]

New California Supreme Court Case Regarding Medical Malpractice Damages

December 17, 2014

In a case decided on December 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of California held that the $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages imposed by Section 3333.2, subdivision (b) of MICRA (“Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975”) applies only to judgments awarding noneconomic damages ([...]

Medical Malpractice Settlements May Cost Cook County $24 Million

February 11, 2013

Cook County, Illinois is facing the possibility that it will pay $24 million in medical malpractice settlements related to its public health system. Upwards of $20 million may be paid to settle one medical malpractice claim involving a now 3-year-old who suffered permanent irreversible brain dam[...]

New York Medical Malpractice $1.3 Million Settlement For Infant

August 10, 2012

A medical malpractice claim against a New York hospital involving a newborn who was allegedly injured during delivery was recently settled out-of-court for $1.3 million after the medical malpractice case was filed. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that negligent medical care during the deli[...]

Poor People Sue For Medical Malpractice Less Than Others

March 2, 2012

It is a not-so-uncommon belief among doctors and other medical providers that the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by a poor patient is much greater than the risk of being sued for medical malpractice by other patients. This perception may help explain why, at least in part, some doctor[...]

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Disciplinary Statistics

February 27, 2012

When a doctor or other medical provider commits medical malpractice and a medical malpractice claim is paid on his/her behalf, the medical malpractice payment is supposed to be officially reported and the appropriate disciplinary agency is supposed to investigate the medical malpractice claim and ta[...]

Doctor Still Practicing Medicine Despite Dozens Of Medical Malpractice Claims

January 28, 2012

Despite having dozens of medical malpractice claims filed against him for alleged substandard medical care provided in jails throughout the Midwest of the United States, an Illinois doctor and his company that have contracts to provide medical care in many correctional facilities, including those o[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Oklahoma – Official Report

June 3, 2011

The Oklahoma Medical Professional Liability Insurance Closed Claim Annual Report for January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 reports that there were 371 closed claims against physicians and surgeons, 70 closed claims against hospitals, 100 closed claims against other medical professionals, and 136 cl[...]

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