The District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fourth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated May 20, 2020, “We agree with Defendants that the complaint sounds in medical negligence and that the trial court… Read More
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Connecticut Appellate Court Reinstates Lawsuit To Determine If Ordinary Negligence Or Medical Negligence Injured Plaintiff
In a case where the plaintiff alleged that a camera used during robotic surgery fell on her and injured her, the Connecticut Appellate Court stated in its decision released on March 3, 2020, “Depending on the factual circumstances, some of… Read More
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Almost Half Of U.S. Adults Have Cardiovascular Disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) announced on January 31, 2019 the findings of its Heart and Stroke Statistics — 2019 Update that was published in its journal Circulation. The researchers found that 48 percent of all adults in the United… Read More
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Florida Appellate Court Reverses New Trial Granted To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
In its March 29, 2018 decision, the Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District (“Florida Appellate Court”) held that the trial court had abused its discretion in granting the Florida medical malpractice plaintiff’s motion for new trial,… Read More
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Our 7th Anniversary Of Posting Daily Medical Malpractice Blogs
On March 5, 2018, MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com celebrated its seventh anniversary of posting daily medical malpractice blogs. Each of our over 2,500 consecutive daily blog postings can be searched by word or phrase. MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com states on its website: “Medical malpractice law is… Read More
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California Appellate Court Says Fall On Wet Floor Not Medical Malpractice
In a case decided on April 23, 2015, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District Division Three (“Appellate Court”) determined that a hospital patient’s claim of negligence involving her slip and fall on a recently mopped floor that lacked… Read More
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Illinois Surgeon Not Disciplined Until 9 Years After Removing Wrong Organ
An Illinois surgeon who removed a patient’s wrong organ during surgery in 2005 was not professionally disciplined for his egregious wrongful act until September 24, 2014. The surgeon was disciplined by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional… Read More
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Former Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Wins North Carolina Medical Malpractice Case
Former Baltimore Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle won a $650,000 North Carolina medical malpractice verdict on September 5, 2014 against an orthopedic surgery practice. The case was originally filed in 2011 and was scheduled for trial in April 2013 but the… Read More
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Today, We Celebrate Our 1,300th CONSECUTIVE Daily Blog Posting
When we began our blogging on a daily basis three-and-a-half years ago on March 5, 2011, we had no particular goal in mind as to how many consecutive daily blogs we would post. In fact, we were concerned that we… Read More
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Man Enters Hospital For Circumcision, Leaves Without His Penis
Sounds like a bad joke, but it was horrifically serious for a man in Alabama. On July 22, 2014, the Alabama man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Alabama state court against a hospital and others for his injuries and damages resulting from… Read More
