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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Relation Back Statute Applied To Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim And Was Not Barred By Statute Of Repose

December 12, 2017

The Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”) stated in its opinion filed on November 30, 2017 that the plaintiff’s medical malpractice wrongful death cause of action accrued upon the decedent’s death, which occurred several months after the four-year repo[...]

Missouri Nursing Home Tube-Fed Resident Died From Overfeeding

October 7, 2017

The Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that resulted from a survey of a Missouri nursing home that was conducted on August 14, 2017 stated that a resident died from overfeeding through t[...]

South Carolina Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Physician In Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

September 30, 2017

The South Carolina Court of Appeals stated in its opinion filed on September 14, 2017, “In this highly technical field, where there may not be clear markers indicating by what method a cancer spreads, it was an error of law to direct a verdict in favor of Respondents because Dr. Singer [the [...]

Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 14, 2013

On April 25, 2013, the Supreme Court of Mississippi (“Mississippi Supreme Court”) overturned a $1 million medical malpractice jury verdict in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff, holding that the trial judge committed reversible error in instructing the jury that they could consid[...]

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of New Mother

December 27, 2011

A North Carolina medical malpractice jury recently found in favor of the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case alleging that medical negligence led to the death of a 42-year-old mother who had just given birth to twins. The mother had been discharged from the hospital with pneumonia after giving b[...]

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Tag: wrongful death

Illinois Supreme Court Holds Relation Back Statute Applied To Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim And Was Not Barred By Statute Of Repose

Missouri Nursing Home Tube-Fed Resident Died From Overfeeding

South Carolina Appellate Court Reverses Directed Verdict For Physician In Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Verdict

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Of New Mother

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