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Two Hospitals Split Responsibility for $30 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
When a patient is injured due to the negligent care provided by a physician, there can be several parties responsible. Of course, the doctor providing the care is who immediately comes to mind, but medical malpractice lawsuits are most often brought against a number of defendants, including the doctor’s support staff, practice group, and… Read More »
Limits on Medical Malpractice Damages Vary by State and the Type of Damages Sought
The federal government and most U.S. states place limits on the amount of damages a medical malpractice victim is able to recover from a claim against medical providers whose negligence resulted in the victim’s injury, disability, or death. The maximum amount of damages allowed by the caps and the types of damages affected by… Read More »
Jury Awards $1.52 Million to Woman after Complications Related to a Botched Hysterectomy
A $1.52 million jury verdict that was recently awarded to a woman after a medical malpractice trial demonstrates the potential benefits malpractice victims can see when stubborn medical providers and insurance companies, as well as the attorneys who represent them, refuse to offer a reasonable settlement once a claim is filed. The unanimous verdict… Read More »
Failure to Recognize Signs of Fetal Distress During Delivery Can Lead to a Malpractice Claim
Doctors and medical staff have to look out for a number of issues that can arise during a child’s birth. One of these involves the amount of oxygen that the baby is receiving during the delivery. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, or HIE, is a brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation to the brain. If a baby… Read More »
Confidential Settlements in Medical Malpractice Cases
Personal injury lawsuits most often do not go to trial, but are resolved in a pre-trial settlement between the parties. This can occur for several reasons. For example, if the defendants named in a medical malpractice lawsuit believe that the plaintiff’s case is substantiated, and may result in a plaintiff’s verdict at trial, the… Read More »
Birth Injury Case Alleging Erb’s Palsy Dismissed for Failure to Meet Statute of Limitations
The Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals recently released an opinion in which it affirmed the dismissal of a case filed by the mother of an alleged birth injury victim who claims her daughter was born with an arm injury and developed Erb’s Palsy as a result of medical negligence surrounding the care… Read More »
Woman Dies During Childbirth After Suffering Excessive Bleeding
A family was struck by an unexpected tragedy last month when a 37-year-old woman died during childbirth after she arrived at a hospital while going into labor. According to a local news report, the woman had been experiencing heavy bleeding shortly before her death, which was likely the cause. The child survived the labor… Read More »
Victim of Birth Injury at U.S. Military Hospital Brings Challenge to United States Supreme Court
Under a doctrine of law known commonly as the “Feres Doctrine,” active U.S. Military members may not sue a military medical provider for incidents that occurred in the course of military service. This legal doctrine has been used for over 50 years to allow the government and the medical providers that they employ to… Read More »
Recent Academic Study Finds Doctors Regularly Underestimate Birth Weight, Increasing the Risk of Certain Birth Injuries
Maryland medical providers have a legal responsibility to treat a patient with care that meets or exceeds the professional standard of care in the relevant medical field, and a failure to meet that standard of care may put a provider at risk of malpractice liability. A recent academic study released by the Journal of… Read More »
Jury Awards $3 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
A jury in Georgia decided late last month to award $3 million to the surviving spouse of a woman who died two days after having what was supposed to be a routine surgery in 2009. According to a local news article discussing the verdict, the husband was awarded the verdict from one of the… Read More »
