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Mississippi Appeals Court Grants Nursing Home New Trial

April 3, 2014

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 to $513,300 pursuant to[...]

Mississippi Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Expert Affidavit Ruled Insufficient

November 26, 2013

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 opinion issued by the[...]

Mississippi Federal Judge Lambasts Mississippi’s Cap On Non-Economic Damages

July 3, 2013

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 Order, “All grief is not equal. [...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 14, 2013

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 they could consid[...]

Mississippi Appeals Court Affirms $390,000 Verdict For Misdiagnosed Stroke

January 12, 2013

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 emergency room failed to timely [...]

Mississippi Medical Malpractice Claim For Injured Penis

July 1, 2012

In a Mississippi medical malpractice case that made us think out-loud, “You gotta be kidding,” a Mississippi man filed a “medical malpractice” case against his doctor and his nurse (who happened to be the doctor’s wife) alleging that the man’s penis sustaine[...]

Mississippi Medical Malpractice Judgment For Botched Abortion

January 21, 2012

Earlier this month, a Mississippi judge entered a default judgment in a medical malpractice case in favor of a woman and her husband for the alleged injuries sustained by the woman when the doctor performing her abortion suddenly stopped the procedure and sent her home, despite the woman h[...]

Mississippi Physician Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions

November 7, 2011

The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure is composed of nine members (seven Medical Doctors (MDs) and two Doctors of osteopathy (DOs)) and meets every other month. The Board’s stated mission is to “ensure the protection of the health, safety and welfare of Mississippians through [...]

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