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Virginia OBGYN Arrested And Charged With Performing Unnecessary Surgeries Without Patient Consent

December 2, 2019

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 surgeries on female patients without their cons[...]

Maryland Medical Malpractice Jury Awards $2M For Unnecessary Spinal Surgery, Lack Of Informed Consent

May 27, 2019

On May 9, 2019, a Maryland medical malpractice jury awarded a 64-year-old nurse and her husband $2,045,213.51 in economic and noneconomic damages against her orthopedic surgeon whom the jury found to have breached the standard of care and also failed to obtain the proper informed consent before perf[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Arbitrator Awards $140M Settlement To 255 Medical Malpractice Victims

February 23, 2019

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 New York medical malpractice plaintiffs [...]

Ex-NFL Football Player Files $180M Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Unnecessary, Career-Ending Knee Surgery

December 12, 2018

On November 6, 2018, a former NFL football player filed a $180M medical malpractice lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit In And For Orange County, Florida against a well-known orthopedic surgeon claiming that the defendant recommended and performed unnecessary knee surgey on th[...]

$8.5M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Wrongful Removal Of Thyroid Gland

February 12, 2018

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 her with permanent injuries. The 18-year-old woman had a[...]

$1.1M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misread CT Leading To Unnecessary Surgery

October 5, 2016

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 to unnecessary surgery that has left the man with severe chro[...]

South Dakota Medical Malpractice Victims Of Spine Surgeon May Help Other South Dakotans Obtain Justice

November 12, 2014

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 medical malpractice claim[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Missouri — Official Report

May 14, 2011

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 adjustments, and administrative co[...]

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