In its unpublished opinion filed on May 28, 2019, the State of Minnesota Court of Appeals (“Minnesota Appellate Court”) affirmed a Minnesota medical malpractice verdict in favor of a woman who lost her eye allegedly as a result of the… Read More
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Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Physician-Patient Relationship Not Necessary For Medical Malpractice Claim
The State of Minnesota Supreme Court (“Minnesota Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on April 17, 2019 that a physician-patient relationship is not a necessary element of a claim for professional negligence (medical malpractice). A physician owes a duty… Read More
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Minnesota Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff’s Experts Were Unqualified To Render Opinions In Medical Malpractice Case
In its unreported opinion filed on May 20, 2019, the State of Minnesota Court of Appeals (“Minnesota Appellate Court”) overturned the jury’s $2.5 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff in her Minnesota medical malpractice case, holding that the plaintiff’s… Read More
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Minnesota Appellate Court Establishes Firm Deadline For Medical Malpractice Expert Reports
The Minnesota Court of Appeals held in its opinion filed on April 30, 2018 that under the expert-review statute, Minn. Stat. § 145.682 (2016), plaintiffs must file an affidavit of expert identification in medical malpractice cases within 180 days of… Read More
