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Michigan Appellate Court Discusses Effect Of Plaintiff’s Bankruptcy On His Medical Malpractice Case

December 5, 2020

The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated October 15, 2020: “it is undisputed that plaintiffs claimed an exemption for this medical malpractice claim when they filed their petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy without obje[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $1.3M For Scarring After Surgical Infection

February 26, 2014

On February 18, 2014, a Michigan medical malpractice jury awarded a now 43-year-old woman $1.3 million for her injuries and damages following her elective surgery. The jury deliberated for less than six hours after a ten-day trial before awarding $500,000 for the woman’s pain, suffering, ment[...]

Federal Health Care Fraud Reported By The U.S. Eastern District Of Michigan For 2012

January 22, 2013

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has filed its Annual Report for 2012 (“Annual Report”) that highlights some of its activities and accomplishments during 2012. The Annual Report included the following health care fraud actions undertaken during 2012 b[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Proposal

May 26, 2012

Earlier this week, the Michigan Senate debated a medical malpractice reform proposal that would make it more difficult for the innocent victims of medical malpractice to recover damages from those who commit medical malpractice in Michigan. Senate Bill No. 1116 provides that a health care professi[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage During Surgery

April 8, 2012

On March 30, 2012, a Michigan medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $1.23 million in favor of the family of a 66 year old woman who suffered severe brain injury due to lack of oxygen to her brain during surgery in 2008. The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against an ane[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Leads To Broken Neck

February 11, 2012

A 90-year-old World War II vet who had Alzheimer’s disease and poor balance was supposed to never be left unattended where he could possibly fall. Unfortunately, a privately contracted nursing aide negligently left the man sitting on the edge of his bed when she left his room to obtain a piec[...]

Michigan Medical Malpractice Major Mistake Means Millions

November 26, 2011

On December 1, 1995, a newborn was delivered at a Michigan hospital weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces (yes, you read that correctly). The delivering doctors failed to recognize that the baby was so large that a cesarean section delivery would be necessary. Instead, the doctors used Pitocin, which caus[...]

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