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$3.36M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Settlement For 11 Unnecessary Surgeries On Leg

July 30, 2025

On March 28, 2025, a New Jersey woman who was left disfigured after eleven unnecessary surgeries on her left leg settled her claims against the surgeon and the surgery center where the unnecessary surgeries took place (as well as its CEO), for $3.36 million. The defendant surgeon settled the claims [...]

Virginia Hospital Indicted For Healthcare Fraud Involving Unnecessary Surgeries

February 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 8, 2025 that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) with healthcare fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and interference with government functions. As alleged in the indictment, [...]

Florida Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case In Dispute Over Expert’s Qualifications

July 26, 2024

Before filing suit for medical malpractice in Florida, a prospective plaintiff must conduct a statutory presuit investigation. This investigation determines whether the prospective plaintiff has “reasonable grounds to believe” that a prospective defendant provided negligent care or treatment tha[...]

Ohio Appellate Court Holds Physician Who Recommended Surgery Performed By Another Surgeon May Be Held Liable For Medical Malpractice

March 14, 2024

In 2013, Veronica Yeakle went to the emergency room after a fall related to a problem with her right knee. At the hospital, Dr. Abubakar Atiq Durrani was called to consult on whether the problem could be neurological. After reviewing the CT scan of Ms. Yeakle’s back, Dr. Durrani diagnosed several [...]

$2.8M Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld For Esophagus Tear During Unnecessary Surgery

January 8, 2024

In its Memorandum Opinion filed on October 31, 2023, the Court of Appeals of Arizona Division I (“Arizona Appellate Court”) held: “Although hotly disputed, the trial evidence permitted a reasonable jury to conclude that Pitt’s conduct fell below the reasonable standard of care wh[...]

Florida Doctor Who Removed Patient’s Kidney Instead Of Gallbladder And Hurt Three Other Patients, All Within Nine Months, Has Clear/Active Medical License

December 7, 2023

Gregg Shore, M.D. of Sebring, Florida has been charged by the State of Florida Board of Medicine with removing a patient’s kidney instead of the intended gallbladder. The August 23, 2023 Administrative Complaint states, “Respondent performed a right nephrectomy and removed Patient M.T.�[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Absconding Doctor Tolls Medical Malpractice Statute Of Repose

March 27, 2023

Ohio Doctor absconds and is protected by statue of repose: The Ohio Supreme Court stated in its December 6, 2022 opinion: “This discretionary appeal asks whether the four-year statute of repose cuts off a plaintiff’s time for filing a medical-malpractice claim when the defendant has fled the[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Texas Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Case Based On Deficient Expert Report

October 15, 2022

Court Reverses Dismissal Of Case: The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its May 9, 2022 Opinion that the trial court erred in dismissing the Texas medical malpractice case when it failed to consider the plaintiff’s amended expe[...]

California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Unnecessary Sinus Surgery

October 11, 2022

Lawsuit Alleges Unnecessary Surgery: A recently filed California medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that defendant ENT/head and neck surgeon Dr. Alen N. Cohen (“Dr. Cohen”) and defendant plastic surgeon Matthew “Matt” Hershcovitch (“Dr. Hershcovitch”) recommended unnecessary sinus surge[...]

Florida Appellate Court Overturns Portion Of Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict For Period After Decedent’s Life Expectancy

June 10, 2022

A Florida medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit alleged that the defendant physician performed an unnecessary medical procedure that led to the patient’s death. The Florida medical malpractice wrongful death jury awarded $4,086,004.46, which included $1,000,000 in non-economic damages for[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Surgeon Must Face Retrial In Medical Malpractice Case Claiming Unnecessary Surgery Led To Stroke

February 14, 2022

The Supreme Court of Iowa (“Iowa Supreme Court”) ruled in its opinion dated January 21, 2022 that a patient who suffered a stroke following allegedly unnecessary surgery was entitled to a new trial due to the trial court’s errors that led to a defense verdict. The Underlying Facts�[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Cancer Misdiagnosis Led To Unnecessary Prostate Removal Surgery

October 16, 2021

A Pennsylvania man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that a mix-up in the preparation and reading of slides from his prostate biopsy caused him to be misdiagnosed as having cancer. He alleges that the biopsy tissue from another patient was wrongfully identified as his and therefore he[...]

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