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$17M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bladder Mistakenly Removed During Surgery

October 8, 2026

A Maine medical malpractice jury awarded a woman $17 million for the catastrophic injuries she suffered when a surgeon wrongfully removed her bladder during surgery to remove a benign ovarian cyst. The two-week trial ended on July 23, 2026, at which time the Maine medical malpractice jury found the [...]

Doctor Involved In Operating Room Death Of Alabama Man Indicted

August 22, 2026

The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announced that a Walton County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky with second-degree manslaughter in the August 2024 death of a 70‑year‑old man from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The indictment follows an[...]

Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Healthy Kidney Removed Instead Of Diseased Spleen

May 23, 2025

A Minnesota medical malpractice lawsuit filed on May 16, 2025 alleges that the Plaintiff’s healthy left kidney was wrongfully removed during surgery that was intended to remove her diseased spleen. The lawsuit states, in part: Rappaport v. Callahan, M.D., Hennepin County District Court, Case N[...]

Washington Medical Malpractice Complaint Alleges Surgeons Removed Wrong Organ

March 25, 2024

On November 2, 2023, a Washington medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a hospital and two surgeons who allegedly mistakenly removed a portion of a patient’s bowel instead of his diseased appendix during surgery on December 6, 2022. The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against the[...]

Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Surgeon Removed Large Portion Of Patient’s Pancreas, Instead Of Adrenal Gland

October 14, 2017

A Texas medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against a surgeon who allegedly removed 40% of the plaintiff’s healthy pancreas instead of the cancerous tumor on her adrenal gland. The defendant surgeon told the 63-year-old woman’s family shortly after the surgery that he had removed [...]

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$17M Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bladder Mistakenly Removed During Surgery

Doctor Involved In Operating Room Death Of Alabama Man Indicted

Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Healthy Kidney Removed Instead Of Diseased Spleen

Washington Medical Malpractice Complaint Alleges Surgeons Removed Wrong Organ

Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Surgeon Removed Large Portion Of Patient’s Pancreas, Instead Of Adrenal Gland

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