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Virginia Supreme Court Remands Opioid Medical Malpractice Case For Jury’s Consideration Of Punitive Damages

April 12, 2020

In its opinion filed on April 9, 2020, the Virginia Supreme Court held: “the Circuit Court of Prince William County erred by striking the evidence supporting a claim for punitive damages against a physician who repeatedly prescribed narcotic pain medication to a patient. Under the particular f[...]

Texas Supreme Court Applies Willful And Wanton Negligence Standard In Birth Injury Case

January 25, 2019

In its opinion filed on December 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of Texas held that the Texas Medical Liability Act’s emergency-medical-care provision, which requires claimants asserting certain Texas medical malpractice claims to prove “wilful and wanton negligence,” applies to claims arising fro[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Reinstates $3.7M Gross Negligence Verdict Against Baltimore EMTs

October 25, 2018

The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (“Maryland Appellate Court”), in its unreported opinion filed on October 1, 2018, reinstated a $3,707,000 verdict in favor of the estate of a man who died from a myocardial infarction (heart attack) that the Baltimote medical malpractice jury had [...]

Texas Appellate Court Discusses “Wilful And Wanton Negligence” Requirement In Emergency Care Medical Malpractice Cases

March 29, 2018

The Court of Appeals Second District of Texas Fort Worth (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion delivered on March 8, 2018 that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment on the Texas medical malpractice defendants’ no-evidence motion for summary judgment [...]

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Virginia Supreme Court Remands Opioid Medical Malpractice Case For Jury’s Consideration Of Punitive Damages

Texas Supreme Court Applies Willful And Wanton Negligence Standard In Birth Injury Case

Maryland Appellate Court Reinstates $3.7M Gross Negligence Verdict Against Baltimore EMTs

Texas Appellate Court Discusses “Wilful And Wanton Negligence” Requirement In Emergency Care Medical Malpractice Cases

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