MIssouri medical malpractice lawyers Archives

Federal District Court Dismisses EMTALA Claim

February 28, 2026

Plaintiff Todd Jeude filed an action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and state law, alleging Defendants negligently discharged him from the hospital after treating him for injuries sustained in amotorcycle accident. He named as Defendants SSM St. Clare Hospital, K[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms Failure To Timely Disclose Expert Dooms Medical Malpractice Case

February 25, 2026

To make a claim of medical malpractice in Missouri, a plaintiff must prove the defendant failed to meet a required medical standard of care, their acts or omissions were performed negligently, and those acts or omissions caused her injuries. In a case decided by a Missouri appellate court on Decembe[...]

$9.5M Missouri Dental Malpractice Verdict For 20 Patients

December 27, 2025

Twenty former patients of Kansas City dentist Brian Jenkins filed dental malpractice lawsuits against him and his dental practice, Brian H. Jenkins DDS, LLC d/b/a Wright Dentures and Implants in Independence, Kansas. A judge awarded the plaintiffs $.9.5 million in damages ($473,445 for each plaintif[...]

Defense Verdict In Missouri Medical Malpractice Case Filed By Man Who Moved His Head During Eye Surgery

December 21, 2025

On September 10, 2025, a Missouri medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of a cataract surgeon who was sued for alleged medical malpractice that occurred during cataract surgery when the patient unexpectedly moved his head during an injection into his eye, causing perforation of the [...]

Missouri Appellate Court Holds Continuing Care Doctrine Did Not Revive Medical Malpractice Case

June 30, 2025

The Wolfes filed a petition alleging negligent post-operative care of Frank Wolfe. The defendant filed a motion for partial summary judgment arguing that all claims of medical negligence occurred before July 16, 2019, more than two years before the petition was filed. As such, the defendant argued t[...]

$300K Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Priest Given Wrong Medication By Hospital Pharmacy

June 26, 2025

Father Augustine Njuu, a Catholic priest, had been a long-time patient of Mercy Pharmacy Services and had a documented allergy to Lisinopril. According to the priest’s Missouri medical malpractice lawyer, “In 2022, Njuu’s primary care physician called in a refill order of a medication [...]

Missouri Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed For Death Shortly After Surgery

May 18, 2025

On March 21, 2025, a Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was filed, alleging: Plaintiff Melvin Carey brings an action for wrongful death due to medical malpractice and loss of chance pursuant to RSMo § 537.080 on behalf of himself and the other persons entitled under RSMo § 537.080[...]

$48.1M Missouri Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 16, 2025

On March 25, 2025, a Missouri medical malpractice birth injury jury returned its verdict in the amount of $48.1 million in favor of the parents of a baby that suffered profound injuries as a result of alleged medical negligence during his birth. The Missouri birth injury jury awarded $28.1 million i[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Reinstates Malpractice Case Against Chiropractor

July 21, 2024

Phyllis Ragsdale experienced persistent back and neck pain. In February 2016, Ragsdale consulted with Chris D. Charlton, D.C., who developed a twelve-visit treatment plan to alleviate her pain by using a diversified technique to adjust her spine. Prior to beginning her treatment, Charlton presented [...]

$8.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Permanent Bowel Injury Due To Delay In Treatment

April 30, 2024

In 2016, the plaintiff had surgery on her lower back. That night, her daughter found her unconscious on the floor of her bathroom. The plaintiff was transported by ambulance to the emergency room, where she complained of severe abdominal pain. As her condition continued to worsen, she was sent to th[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Where Defense Expert Changed Testimony At Trial

January 14, 2024

The parents of Z.R. brought a Missouri medical malpractice action asserting that the defendants negligently failed to evaluate and treat her bilateral hip dysplasia when she was an infant. Hip dysplasia is most often diagnosed while the child is a newborn. Pavlik harnesses are commonly prescribed to[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Holds Biomechanical Engineer’s Opinion As To Specific Causation In Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Was Inadmissable

July 25, 2023

Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury Malpractice Case: In a Missouri birth injury medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that her baby suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury during delivery after the baby experienced shoulder dystocia during delivery and the delivering OB used excess[...]

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