The Supreme Court of Mississippi (“Mississippi Supreme Court”) in its opinion handed down on January 24, 2019 reaffirmed Mississippi’s loss of chance doctrine in Mississippi medical malpractice cases, which requires a plaintiff to show that proper treatment would have provided… Read More
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$2.4M Mississippi Medical Malpractice Verdict Against OBGYN For Negligent Treatment Of Ruptured Uterus During Labor
On August 31, 2018, a Mississippi medical malpractice jury awarded the plaintiff $2.4 million in compensatory damages against a local OBGYN, who had his hospital privileges suspended in February 2018. The incident for which the Mississippi jury found the defendant… Read More
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Mississippi Appellate Court Limits Psychiatrist’s Responsibility For Patient’s Suicide To Intentional Acts
The Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Mississippi Appellate Court”) confirmed in its opinion filed on May 29, 2018 that in a Mississippi civil suit for wrongful death involving suicide, the plaintiff must show that the defendant committed… Read More
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New Head Of Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure Faced 12 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
It has been reported that the newly hired Executive Director of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure (“Board”), which has jurisdiction over Medical Doctors (M.D.s), Osteopathic Physicians (D.O.s), Podiatrists (D.P.M.s), Physician Assistants (P.A.s), Radiology Assistants (R.A.s) and Acupuncturists (L.Ac.s),… Read More
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Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of Three Of Four Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed By Same Plaintiff
In its opinion filed on January 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of Mississippi (“Mississippi Supreme Court”) affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s three subsequently filed Mississippi medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuits while her first (original) Mississippi medical malpractice wrongful… Read More
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Mississippi Appeals Court Grants Nursing Home New Trial
On March 25, 2014, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) granted a new trial to the defendant nursing home that was held responsible for a wrongful death verdict in the amount of $1,213,300 (the amount of the verdict was reduced… Read More
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Mississippi Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert Affidavit Ruled Insufficient
The trial judge in a federal Mississippi medical malpractice case determined that the plaintiff’s required expert affidavit was deficient and that the medical malpractice defendant was entitled to judgment in his favor as a matter of law. In a November 21, 2013 written… Read More
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Mississippi Federal Judge Lambasts Mississippi’s Cap On Non-Economic Damages
On June 13, 2013, a federal judge in Mississippi upheld as constitutional Mississippi’s $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases but harshly criticized the application of the cap in the case before him. As the judge stated in his… Read More
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Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict
On April 25, 2013, the Supreme Court of Mississippi (“Mississippi Supreme Court”) overturned a $1 million medical malpractice jury verdict in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff, holding that the trial judge committed reversible error in instructing the jury that… Read More
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Mississippi Appeals Court Affirms $390,000 Verdict For Misdiagnosed Stroke
On September 11, 2012, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) affirmed a judge’s verdict in the amount of $390,000 in favor of James Taylor, who was 57-years-old when he suffered a stroke that a physician in a hospital… Read More
