A 69-year-old Virginia OBGYN was arrested on November 7, 2019 on one count of health care fraud and one count of making false statements relating to health care matters arising out of a whistleblower’s complaint that he was performing unnecessary… Read More
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New York Medical Malpractice Arbitrator Awards $140M Settlement To 255 Medical Malpractice Victims
A New York medical malpractice arbitrator has issued a $140 million settlement award to 255 New York medical malpractice victims of former New York orthopedist Spyros Panos. After the arbitrator’s award is approved by the court, the awards to individual… Read More
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$8.5M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Removal Of Thyroid Gland
On January 17, 2018, a New Jersey medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $8.5 million in favor of the plaintiff involving a claim that the defendant surgeon performed unnecessary thyroid removal surgery on her that left… Read More
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$1.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misread CT Leading To Unnecessary Surgery
On September 23, 2016, a Maryland medical malpractice jury in a conservative Maryland county returned its verdict in the amount of $1.1 million in favor of the plaintiff, who had his CT scan misread by the defendant radiologist, which led… Read More
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South Dakota Medical Malpractice Victims Of Spine Surgeon May Help Other South Dakotans Obtain Justice
A former spine surgeon in South Dakota, who returned to his native Iran, left behind many victims of medical malpractice, both living and dead — he may be the poster boy of the need for justice for South Dakota medical malpractice victims. While nearly all prior… Read More
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Medical Malpractice Claims In Missouri — Official Report
According to the official 2009 Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Report, 2009 was a very good year for medical malpractice insurance companies in Missouri — they were profitable for the sixth straight year, with the total of payments for claims, loss… Read More
