New Mexico medical malpractice verdict Archives

$13M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols’ Death

June 9, 2026

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series, went to the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico in 2022 for a treatable heart problem. Hours after she was discharged from the hospital, the 89-year-old died. The lawsuit reportedly alleged that Nicho[...]

$40M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Injured Infant Due To Neonatal Hypoglycemia

June 21, 2025

On June 2, 2025, a New Mexico medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in excess of $40 million for a brain injured infant. The New Mexico medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that medical staff at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Presbyterian Hospital) failed to timely diagnose and treat the [...]

$2.3M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Troubled Oncologist

November 30, 2021

In September 2021, a New Mexico medical malpractice wrongful death jury awarded the plaintiff $2.3 million, including $1 million in punitive damages for wanton misconduct by the defendant oncologist, for the defendant allegedly using “woefully lower doses” of chemotherapy drugs than reco[...]

$11M New Mexico Rehab Facility Malpractice Verdict

January 27, 2019

After an eight-day jury trial and four hours of jury deliberations, a New Mexico malpractice jury returned its verdict for the plaintiff on January 22, 2019 in the amount of $5 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in punitive damages. The defendant skilled nursing facility held itself out [...]

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$13M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols’ Death

$40M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Injured Infant Due To Neonatal Hypoglycemia

$2.3M New Mexico Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Troubled Oncologist

$11M New Mexico Rehab Facility Malpractice Verdict

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