MIssouri medical malpractice lawyers Archives - Page 2 of 3

Missouri Appellate Court Applies Continuing Care Doctrine In Partially Reviving Hip Replacement Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

September 18, 2021

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District (“Missouri Appellate Court”), in its opinion dated August 24, 2021, partially revived the plaintiffs’ Missouri medical malpractice lawsuit involving two hip replacement surgeries, by applying the continuing care doctrine. The Underlyin[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

July 25, 2021

The Supreme Court of Missouri, in its opinion issued on July 22, 2021, upheld Missouri’s cap on nonecnomic damages in Missouri medical malpractice cases, stating, “Because a medical negligence action is a statutorily created cause of action, the General Assembly had the legislative autho[...]

$3.2M Missouri Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of Toddler

July 21, 2021

On May 29, 2021, a Missouri medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict of almost $3.2 million in favor of the parents of a one-year-old who died three hours after he was seen in an urgent care clinic at CoxHealth Hospital in Branson, Missouri, on June 5, 2017. The urgent care clini[...]

Mizzou BioJoint Settlements Announced

April 30, 2021

The University of Missouri has reportedly settled personal injury and false advertising lawsuits filed from 2018 through 2020 that allege that the “BioJoint” surgeries pioneered by two university employees, orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Stannard and veterinarian Dr. James Cook, which involved[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Affirms Punitive Damages Award In Medical Malpractice Case

March 4, 2021

In its opinion filed on March 2, 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a Missouri medical malpractice jury’s award in favor of the plaintiff in the amounts of $269,780.80 for economic damages, $300,000 for noneconomic damages, and $300,000 for aggravating circumstances damages (punitive [...]

Iowa Federal Jury Awards $3.5M In Defective Artificial Hip Claim (After $20M Missouri Hip Implant Verdict)

December 14, 2020

On November 20, 2020, an Iowa federal jury awarded $3.5 million ($1.05 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages) to a woman who claimed that her Biomet M2a Magnum metal hip implant caused microscopic particles to shed from the implant requiring that she have revision surg[...]

Missouri’s Authorized Electronic Monitoring In Long-Term Care Facilities Act

October 19, 2020

Missouri’s Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act (“Act”) became effective on August 28, 2020. The Act gives residents of long-term care facilities in Missouri (Missouri nursing homes) the right to place electronic monitoring devices in their rooms. Secti[...]

Missouri Federal Court Does Not Allow Affirmative Defense Of Comparative Fault In Medical Malpractice Case

September 24, 2020

The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division (“Federal Court”) held in its Order dated August 14, 2020: “In sum, on the facts, law, and arguments presented here, Mr. Campbell’s pre-treatment conduct and his medical conditions as described[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Affirms $9.4M Orthopedic Surgery Malpractice Verdict

March 11, 2019

In its Opinion filed on February 26, 2019, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Division One (“Missouri Appellate Court”) affirmed a $9.4 million orthopedic surgery medical malpractice verdict. The Missouri medical malpractice jury had awarded the plaintiff $4,451,875 in compen[...]

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Department of Veterans Affairs Ends In Defense Verdict

October 11, 2018

On September 10, 2018, a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri found in favor of the defendant, The United States, in a federal tort claim action involving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The plaintiff had alleged in his Federal Tort Claims[...]

Missouri Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Defendant’s Trial Testimony Not Substantially Different From His Deposition Testimony

September 28, 2018

The Supreme Court of Missouri (“Missouri Supreme Court”) upheld a defense verdict in a Missouri medical malpractice case in its opinion issued on September 11, 2018, holding that the defendant surgeon’s trial testimony was not substantially different than his opinion disclosed in d[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Overturns Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Based On Expert’s Possible Bias

September 13, 2018

In its opinion filed on August 21, 2018, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Division Two (“Missouri Appellate Court”) held that the trial court abused its discretion in preventing any inquiry into the defense medical expert’s prior litigation history, which prejudiced t[...]

« 1 2 3 »

Tag: MIssouri medical malpractice lawyers