The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Indiana Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on December 18, 2020 that the medical malpractice plaintiff “presented sufficient evidence regarding the applicable standard of care to defeat [defendant] Dr. Majd’s motion for judgment… Read More
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Michigan Appellate Court Affirms Battery And Negligent Supervision Claims Arising From Surgical Removal Of Ovary Were Medical Malpractice Claims
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals (“Michigan Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion dated July 23, 2020 that the plaintiff’s battery and negligent supervision claims regarding the allegedly unauthorized removal of her ovary during surgery were sounded in… Read More
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Study: Surgery Is The Second Most Common Cause For Medical Malpractice Claims
A study published on February 25, 2020 by the medical malpractice insurer Coverys entitled “Surgery Risks: Through the Lens of Malpractice Claims” stated: “Each year in the United States, more than 48 million surgical inpatient procedures are performed and more… Read More
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New York Supreme Court: Dueling Expert Opinions In Medical Malpractice Case Precludes Summary Judgment
In a February 11, 2015 Decision and Order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Clinton County (“Court”), the Court held that summary judgment is not appropriate in a medical malpractice action where there exist conflicting medical expert opinions because credibility issues… Read More
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$12M Connecticut Medical Malpractice Verdict After Botched Hernia Surgery
After deliberating for three and a half hours, a Connecticut medical malpractice jury returned its verdict on May 30, 2014 in the amount of $12 million in favor of a 65-year-old woman who alleged that she suffered major injuries as… Read More
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Who Employs The Doctor Who Treats You In The Hospital?
When you go to the hospital to receive medical care for an acute or chronic condition, you often do not have a choice of the doctors who will treat you. When you arrive at the hospital emergency room, you probably… Read More
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Study Finds Technology/Equipment Issues Involved In One-Quarter Of Operating Room Errors
A study published online on July 25, 2013 in BMJ Quality & Safety found that 1 in 4 operating room errors were due to technology or equipment issues. The researchers found that approximately 15 errors occur during a typical surgical procedure and that failure… Read More
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California Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Woman Bled To Death After IUD Removed
A California medical malpractice trial is underway in which it is claimed that a woman bled to death after her IUD was surgically removed because the doctors failed to recognize that a needle had inadvertently punctured her left internal iliac artery during… Read More
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Kentucky Children’s Hospital Continues To Refuse To Provide Data On Pediatric Heart Surgery Deaths
What’s going on with the Kentucky Children’s Hospital? It continues to refuse to provide data regarding pediatric heart surgery deaths despite the March 27, 2013 Open Records Decision of the Kentucky Attorney General that found that the University of Kentucky violated the… Read More
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Alabama $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Widow of 56-Year-Old Man
After seventeen days of trial and about one hour of deliberations, an Alabama medical malpractice jury returned a verdict on April 9, 2013 in the amount of $3 million in favor of the widow of a 56-year-old man who died because his surgeon… Read More
