Recent Posts in October, 2015

• Widow Sues Hospitals After Her Husband Was Incorrectly Declared Dead

  Oct 23, 2015
  A woman from upstate New York has filed a medical malpractice suit against two Buffalo hospitals, based on the circumstances surrounding the October ...
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• Declining Cesarean Section Rates May Be Causing an Increase in Birth Injuries

  Oct 23, 2015
  A recently published news article has reported on the interesting assertion that a decline in the rate of births that are performed by cesarean ...
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• Plaintiff's Failure to Diligently Pursue Medical Malpractice Case Leads to Dismissal

  Oct 23, 2015
  Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Mississippi decided a case against a medical malpractice plaintiff, determining that the plaintiff’s failure ...
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• Georgia Rules Obstetrician Unqualified to Testify in Support of Certified Nurse Midwife

  Oct 15, 2015
  The Georgia Tort Reform Act of 2005, which was vigorously endorsed by health care providers and health insurance companies in Georgia in part to make ...
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• Woman's Birth Injury Claim Rejected After Judge Finds Alternate Causes for Injuries to Newborn Child

  Oct 8, 2015
  A decision was recently handed down in a birth injury case that rejected the plaintiff’s claim and will possibly result in her being held responsible ...
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• Federal Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Case to Continue Without Expert Testimony

  Oct 8, 2015
  Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision allowing a medical malpractice plaintiff to continue on with her case ...
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• State Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict in Birth Injury Case

  Oct 2, 2015
  The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released a decision this summer in the birth injury case of Seifert v. Balink , affirming the jury’s award of damages ...
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• Widow Sues Veteran's Hospital, Claims Negligently Prescribed Medication Resulted in Husband's Death

  Oct 2, 2015
  A Georgia woman has recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, blaming ...
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