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Texas Appellate Court Rules Promissory Estoppel Claim Was A Healthcare Liability Claim

September 20, 2017

In its August 31, 2017 Memorandum Opinion, the Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Forth Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) stated that “[t]he lone issue is a familiar one: the often hazy question of whether a claim, though labeled otherwise, is a healthcare-liability claim sub[...]

Patient’s Fall From Operating Room Table Was Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice

June 20, 2017

A North Carolina appellate court held in its decision filed on May 16, 2017 that the plaintiff’s fall from an operating room table at the beginning of her surgery was a claim of ordinary negligence, and not medical malpractice, and therefore she was not required to follow the procedures necess[...]

Tennessee Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal Of Non-Medical Malpractice Claim, Affirms Dismissal Of Medical Malpractice Claim

December 14, 2016

In its opinion filed on November 30, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville (“Appellate Court”) affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the pro se plaintiff’s medical malpractice (health care liability) claim alleged in her complaint because she failed to comply[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice? (Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont)

September 16, 2012

What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Delaware, New Hampshire, and Vermont: Delaware Insurance Code Insurance CHAPTER 68. HEALTH CARE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE INSURANCE AND LITIGATION Subchapter I. Definitions § 6801. Definitions. For th[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice? (Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia)

September 15, 2012

What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia: Idaho TITLE 6, ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES, CHAPTER 10, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, 6-1012. Proof of community standard of health care practice in malpractice[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)

September 11, 2012

What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri: Arkansas Arkansas Code, 16-114-206. Burden of proof. (a) In any action for medical injury, when the asserted negligence does not lie within the jury’s co[...]

What Is Medical Malpractice? (Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Connecticut)

September 9, 2012

What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and Connecticut: Florida 456.50 Repeated medical malpractice.— (1) (g) “Medical malpractice” means the failure to practice medicine in accordance with the[...]

Did Medical Malpractice Kill Whitney Houston?

February 15, 2012

While speculation continues to swirl with regard to what caused Whitney Houston’s recent death, with little accurate information being disclosed by the authorities and official statements warning that it will take weeks before the official cause of death is known (after toxicology results [...]

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