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Appellate Court Ruling Clarifies the
Earlier this month, the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest appellate court in its jurisdiction, decided the case of Walton v. Strong Memorial Hospital. The Court disagreed with the ruling of two lower courts and reversed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s lawsuit against a hospital for leaving a catheter in his… Read More »
USC Medical Center Settles Two Malpractice Lawsuits Within Two Months for a Total of $7 Million
For the second time in two months, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a seven-figure award to settle a malpractice lawsuit. The most recent settlement of $1.5 million was announced on May 12th and stemmed from a gallbladder surgery that the plaintiff had performed at the Los Angeles County – USC… Read More »
29-Year-Old Born with Cerebral Palsy Recovers in U.K. Birth Injury Lawsuit
Earlier this month, a 29-year-old woman born with cerebral palsy was awarded 2.1 million pounds after convincing the court that her condition was the result of substandard medical care she received at birth. According to one local news source, the lawsuit was filed 28 years after the injury was alleged to have occurred. Evidently,… Read More »
State Supreme Court Ruling Grants New Trial in Medical Malpractice Case Based on Lack of Informed Consent
The Supreme Court of Tennessee recently released an opinion in the case of White v. Beeks, reversing a verdict that had relieved a doctor accused of malpractice from liability. The Supreme Court disagreed with the Tennessee Court of Appeals, which affirmed the verdict on the initial appeal, and ruled that the trial court’s exclusion… Read More »
Appellate Court Dismissed Soldier’s Birth Injury Suit against the Federal Government
Earlier last month, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case that may have implications for birth injury cases that involve soldiers or that arise on U.S. military bases. In the case, Ortiz v. United States, the plaintiff was the husband of an active-duty service member who became pregnant and was admitted to… Read More »
Family Awarded over $4 Million in Birth Injury Case
Earlier this month in Bibb County, Georgia, a family was awarded a $4.3 million jury verdict in a case alleging medical malpractice on the part of the woman’s pre-natal physicians. According to one local news source, the trial spanned eight days, and the verdict was handed down after 2.5 hours of deliberation. Evidently, the… Read More »
Family Awarded $6 Million in Medical-Malpractice Cases after Losing Daughter
Earlier this month, a family in Pennsylvania received a $6 million verdict after a medical malpractice case alleging negligence on the part of doctors who treated their daughter. According to one local news report, the two-year-old girl was treated in Harrisburg Hospital in Luzerne County for stomach issues. Evidently, the girl was admitted to… Read More »
Woman Receives $7.65 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Earlier this month in Maine, a woman successfully sued the Central Maine Medical Center for allegedly failing to diagnose her cervical cancer. According to an article by one local news source, the lawsuit named the medical center, the woman’s gynecologist, and a hospital technician as negligent parties. The lawsuit, which was filed back in… Read More »
Woman Paralyzed Hours after Childbirth Recovers $35 Million Jury Verdict
Earlier this month in Massachusetts, a jury awarded a mother who suffered a stroke just hours after childbirth over $35 million in damages. According to a report by the Boston Globe, the recovery was not based on the negligence of the delivering physician, but on the negligence of a doctor whom the woman had… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Claims in the United States: The Big Picture
Doctors are some of our most trusted professionals. However, each year there are thousands and thousands of cases involving medical malpractice, or, put more simply, professional negligence on the part of doctors. In fact, a recent national news article claims that medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States,… Read More »
