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- 2017
- 2016
- May
- State Supreme Court Reverses Judgment for Defendant in Medical Malpractice Case
- Inappropriate Labor Induction or Failure to Induce Labor When Necessary Can Result in Birth Injury
- Risk of Birth Injury May Increase in Pregnant Women over 40 Years Old
- Pharmaceutical Company Bayer Faces Class Action Lawsuit over Implanted Birth Control Device
- Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Case Alleging Vaccination Caused Plaintiff's Epilepsy
- April
- March
- Limits on Medical Malpractice Damages Vary by State and the Type of Damages Sought
- Jury Awards $1.52 Million to Woman after Complications Related to a Botched Hysterectomy
- Confidential Settlements in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Two Hospitals Split Responsibility for $30 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
- Failure to Recognize Signs of Fetal Distress During Delivery Can Lead to a Malpractice Claim
- Birth Injury Case Alleging Erb's Palsy Dismissed for Failure to Meet Statute of Limitations
- February
- Jury Awards $3 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- A Doctor's Refusal to Treat a Patient May Lead to Malpractice Liability
- Woman Dies During Childbirth After Suffering Excessive Bleeding
- Victim of Birth Injury at U.S. Military Hospital Brings Challenge to United States Supreme Court
- Improperly Performed Cesarean Sections Can Lead to the Birth Injury or Death of a Mother or Child
- Recent Academic Study Finds Doctors Regularly Underestimate Birth Weight, Increasing the Risk of Certain Birth Injuries
- State Supreme Court Rejects Hospital's Attempt to Avoid Liability for Patient's Injury
- May
- 2015
- December
- Wrongful Death by Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed Against Defendants After Plaintiffs Accused of Perjury
- Mother and Child Each Awarded Damages in Birth Injury Case
- Parents Receive $14.3 Million Jury Award in Case Against Malpractice Insurance Carrier
- Doctors Responsible for Man's Death after Medication Error
- Inadequate or Incomplete Medical Care Can Result in Financial Liability for Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals
- The Difference Between Birth Injury Lawsuits and Birth Defect Lawsuits
- Family Awarded $9.5 Million in Birth Injury Lawsuit
- Wrongful Birth Laws as Applied to Failed Contraceptives and Birth Injuries
- November
- Partially Paralyzed Man Awarded $9.1 Million Jury Verdict in Lawsuit Against Negligent Anesthesiologist
- State Supreme Court Sides With Plaintiff and Allows Malpractice Claim to Proceed
- Commonly Used Heartburn Medicines Found to Increase Risk of Death in Hospital Patients
- Widow Receives $3.7 Million Jury Award After Five-Day Medical Malpractice Trial
- Burgeoning Obesity Rates Among Expectant Mothers Have Resulted in More C-Sections and an Increase in Birth Injuries
- Compensation Package Receives Final Approval in Severe Birth Injury Case
- Boy Suffers Brain Injury During Birth and Develops Cerebral Palsy
- Court Affirms Verdict in Favor of Defendants in Birth Injury Case Despite Allegations of Juror Misconduct.
- October
- Widow Sues Hospitals After Her Husband Was Incorrectly Declared Dead
- Declining Cesarean Section Rates May Be Causing an Increase in Birth Injuries
- Plaintiff's Failure to Diligently Pursue Medical Malpractice Case Leads to Dismissal
- Georgia Rules Obstetrician Unqualified to Testify in Support of Certified Nurse Midwife
- Woman's Birth Injury Claim Rejected After Judge Finds Alternate Causes for Injuries to Newborn Child
- Federal Appellate Court Allows Medical Malpractice Plaintiff's Case to Continue Without Expert Testimony
- State Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict in Birth Injury Case
- Widow Sues Veteran's Hospital, Claims Negligently Prescribed Medication Resulted in Husband's Death
- September
- Family of Baby Born with Cerebral Palsy Receives $2.9 Million Interim Settlement While the Proceedings Continue
- Midwife Convicted on Felony Charges After Failed Home Birth
- State Appellate Court Reverses Judgment for Defendant in Medical Malpractice Case
- State Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Allow Medical Malpractice Case Based on Patient Suicide to Proceed
- State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents in Medical Malpractice Claim over Daughter's Death
- August
- State Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Birth Injury Victim After Discovery of Improper Communication Between Judge and Jury Du
- Family Awarded $31.3 Million After 13-Year Battle to Hold Hospital Responsible for Birth Injury
- State Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Case Involving Birth Injury State Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Case Involving Bir
- Mother Sues Treatment Facility for Medical Malpractice over the Treatment of Her Son
- Appellate Court Rules in Plaintiff's Favor in Misdiagnosis Case Against Hospital
- State Supreme Court Finds Error in Admitting Defendant Doctor's Prior Felony Conviction into Evidence
- State Court Strikes Down Non-Economic Damages Cap for Medical Malpractice Resulting in Death
- July
- Family Settles Birth Injury Lawsuit for Roughly $11.4 Million
- Appellate Court Dismisses Defendants' Mid-Trial Appeal and Allows Case To Go Forward Against Pediatric Specialist
- New Study Shows More Women Opting for Home Births
- Connecticut Man Receives Over $4 Million in Surgical Error Case
- Research Study Shows Increased Risk of Birth Injury for Gestational Diabetes Patients Treated with Glyburide Instead of Insulin
- Family of Deceased Man Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleging Inadequate Care Led to His Early Death
- U.S. Government Pays Out $1.3 Million After Infant Dies in a Military Base Hospital
- Another State Court Strikes Down Non-Economic Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases
- June
- Mother Sues Doctor and Hospital for Birth Injury, Accepts Settlement Offer
- West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds $860,000 Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
- More Studies Endorse Vaginal Births After Cesarean (VBACs)
- Appellate Court Ruling Clarifies the "Foreign Object" Exception and Reverses Lower Courts' Rulings
- 29-Year-Old Born with Cerebral Palsy Recovers in U.K. Birth Injury Lawsuit
- USC Medical Center Settles Two Malpractice Lawsuits Within Two Months for a Total of $7 Million
- State Supreme Court Ruling Grants New Trial in Medical Malpractice Case Based on Lack of Informed Consent
- Appellate Court Dismissed Soldier's Birth Injury Suit against the Federal Government
- May
- Family Awarded over $4 Million in Birth Injury Case
- Family Awarded $6 Million in Medical-Malpractice Cases after Losing Daughter
- Woman Paralyzed Hours after Childbirth Recovers $35 Million Jury Verdict
- Woman Receives $7.65 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Doctor Accused of "Poor Professional Performance" after Child Is Born with Cerebral Palsy
- Medical Malpractice Claims in the United States: The Big Picture
- Woman Receives Over $14 Million in Surgical Medical Malpractice Case
- UK Boy Awarded 1.4 Million Pounds to Cover a Lifetime of Care
- April
- Can Inducing Labor Help Prevent Birth Injuries?
- California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
- Hospital Sued for Nearly $25 Million in Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case
- Stroke Victim Awarded Over $7 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
- Hospital Admits Fault in Birth Injury Case Resulting in 2.8 Million Euro Settlement
- Update on Birth Injury Suit against Hospital by Family of Boy Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy
- Law Firm Faulted for Dismissed Medical Malpractice Claim
- Kaiser Permanente Gets Hit with $28 Million Verdict in Recent Medical Malpractice Case
- March
- Glen Burnie Birth Injury Victim Receives $20.6 Million Verdict, Defendant's Appeal Rejected
- New Trial Granted to Medical-Malpractice Plaintiff After Several Trial Errors Discovered
- Family of Teen Girl Declared "Brain Dead" After Botched Surgery Sues Hospital for Malpractice
- Family of 16-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy Files Suit Against Hospital
- $17.5 Million Verdict Reached in Recent Birth Injury Case
- February
- Failure to Diagnose Case Results in $1 Million Jury Verdict
- Hospital Admits Error and Apologizes to Family in Birth Injury Case
- Are Doctors Relying on C-Sections Too Often?
- Former Police Lieutenant Recovers $3.1 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Unfair to Many Birth Injury Victims Outside Maryland
- British Birth Injury Case Illustrates Types of Damages That Maryland Plaintiffs Can Seek
- January
- Proposed Changes in Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Procedure Up in the Air
- Trial Set to Begin in Oregon Birth Injury Case
- Doctor Continues to Practice Despite Links to Several Treatment Deaths
- Baby Severely Injured in Botched Water Birth; Parents File Lawsuit Seeking $35 Million
- What Is Cerebral Palsy and How is it Caused?
- Wrongful Death Claim Allowed to Proceed, Despite Potential Notice Defect
- Doctor Removes Wrong Organ and Isn't Disciplined for Ten Years
- December
- 2014
- December
- Two Doctors Named in Multi-Defendant Medical Malpractice Suit
- Kentucky Jury Awards Mother $18 Million after Her Son Is Born with Cerebral Palsy
- Settlement Reached in Fatal Michigan Birth Injury Case
- Doctor Only Partially Removes Appendix, Resulting in Pre-Mature Birth
- Canadian Couple Sues Doctors After Daughter is Born with Cerebral Palsy
- Some Interesting Facts About Medical Malpractice
- Technical Legal Requirement Nearly Bars Mother's Birth Injury Case
- Man Sues Physician After Suffering from Serious Post-Surgery Infection
- Child Permanently Injured in "Brutal and Excessively Traumatic" Delivery Recovers Large Jury Verdict
- November
- Jury Awards New York Woman $1.75 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
- Boy Born with Brain Damage Recovers 2.75 Million Euros in Birth Injury Suit
- Recent Case Removes Cruise Line's Immunity from Medical Negligence Suits
- Court Affirms Inadmissibility of Informed Consent Documents in Medical Malpractice Case
- European Girl Settles Case with Hospital for 198K Euro for Delivery Error
- Melissa Rivers Seeks Answers from Clinic that Performed Her Mother's Final Medical Procedure
- October
- Florida Jury Awards Boy $8.4 Million in Birth Injury Suit
- Maryland Court Reverses Verdict Against Insurance Provider Under "Apparent Agency" Theory of Liability
- Jury Awards Child $1 Million in Illinois Birth Injury Lawsuit
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals Upholds $20.6 Million Birth-Injury Verdict
- Breach in Texas Hospital Protocol Results in First Case of Ebola Virus Contracted in United States
- Medical Malpractice May Have Contributed to Joan Rivers's Death
- September
- Maryland Appellate Decision Emphasizes Difference Between Medical Malpractice and Informed Consent Claims
- Failure to Perform C-Section May Have Caused Mother and Twins' Death
- Georgia Jury Awards $3 Million to Parents in Malpractice Case
- Parents' Suit Allowed to Continue Against Hospital After Stillborn Birth
- Parents Reach Settlement with Provider Regarding Their Child's Brain Injury at Birth
- August
- Illinois Doctor Sued for Malpractice After Child Born with Brachial Plexus Injury
- What is Erb's Palsy and How Is It Caused?
- California Voters to Decide if Doctors Must Submit to Random Drug Tests
- State of Iowa Settles $500,000 Laceration Case
- Quadruple-Amputee Recovers $25.3 Million Due To Physician's Malpractice
- Two Psychiatrists Face Virginia Board of Medicine Accusations and Malpractice Lawsuit for Allegedly Prescribing Adderall Imprope
- Woman Sues Hospital for Threatened Forced Cesarean Section
- July
- Detroit's Maternal Mortality Rate Rivals that in Third World Countries
- Large Settlement Accepted in John Hopkins Hidden-Camera Case
- New Study: Cooling Babies May Help Prevent Brain Damage
- Recent MD Court of Appeals Decision Limits the Scope of "Apparent Authority" in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Husband Sues Hospital in Wrongful Death and Malpractice Case, Claiming Sponge Left in Wife's Body Led to Her Death
- Are Doctors Making the Best Decisions for Mothers?
- Amputee and Husband Awarded Over $25 Million in Malpractice Case As Jury Agrees on Significant Medical Error
- Recent Article Hones in on Birth Statistics at Military Hospitals; Results Are Not Good
- State Laws Set Strict Time Limits for Filing Birth Injury Claims and Lawsuits
- Primary Care Physicians Most Often Sued for Failure to Diagnose Heart Disease in Women, According to Study
- Court Reviews Standard of Care in Birth Injury Lawsuit Alleging Cerebral Palsy Caused by Nursing Errors
- June
- Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Cardiologist Claims Inadequate Treatment Caused Plaintiff's Heart Attack
- Hospital Performed C-Section Against Patient"s Will, According to Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Family Sues Hospital, Claiming Doctor's Misdiagnosis Resulted in Death of Child
- Birth Injury Lawsuit Involving Incarcerated Mother Alleges Medical Malpractice Against Federal and County Governments, County Of
- Former Professional Football Players Allege Negligent Use of Painkillers in Lawsuit Against NFL
- Success of Birth Injury Lawsuits Against State Agencies Depend on Governmental Immunity Laws
- May
- Lawsuits Accuse Neurosurgeon of Gross Negligence, Challenge State Statute Limiting Hospital Liability for Medical Malpractice
- Jury Awards $7.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Alleging Nursing Errors Causing Permanent Spinal Damage
- Plaintiffs in Birth Injury Lawsuit Claim Trial Court Erred by Not Vacating Verdict in Defendants' Favor
- Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Hospital Security Put Son's Body in a Taxi
- Jury Awards Almost $3 Million to Parents of Child Born with Down Syndrome
- Hospital's Motion for Summary Judgment in Birth Injury Lawsuit Denied as to Alleged Negligence During Labor and Delivery
- Appellate Court Allows Family's Lawsuit, Alleging that Hospital Incorrectly Pronounced Woman Dead and Placed Her in Freezer, to
- Court Denies Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions in Birth Injury Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Death of Infant
- Cancer Patient Accidentally Receives Medication Intended for Patient in the Next Bed
- April
- Teen Wins $100 Million Verdict in Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Lawsuit
- Damage Claim for Child's Ongoing Medical Expenses Allowed to Proceed in Wrongful Pregnancy Lawsuit
- Noneconomic Damage Caps in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuits Ruled Unconstitutional by Florida Supreme Court
- Birth Injury Lawsuit Tops List of Largest Settlements of 2013
- March
- Medical Panel Deprives Birth Injury Victim of Compensation
- CDC Warns of Risks of Overprescribing Antibiotics in Hospital Patients
- Supporters of a Midwife Clinic in South Carolina Protest State Regulations That Could Close It
- Lawsuits Allege that Medical Group Concealed Information About Plastic Surgeons and Botched Surgeries
- British Authorities Fault Hospital in New Mother's Death After Error Administering an Epidural
- Maryland Court of Appeals Rejects Doctor's Argument that Filing Deadlines Expired in Cancer Misdiagnosis Claim
- Case of Teenager Who Suffered Brain Death Raises Questions About the Legal Definition of Death in Medical Malpractice and Other
- New York Court Denies Boy With Developmental Disorder the Right to Pursue a Birth Injury Claim
- February
- January
- Maryland Appellate Court Rules that Jury Should Have Heard Testimony of Pharmacist Regarding Informed Consent in Wrongful Death
- Fourth Circuit Finds Medical Malpractice Certification Required for Failure to Supervise Claim Against Hospital
- Texas Family's Newborn Daughter Dies After Misuse of Forceps During Delivery
- Ohio Resident Sues Federal Hospital, Claiming Botched Episiotomy Ruined Her Opera Career
- December
- 2013
- December
- Misdiagnosis is the Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims and May Contribute to Up to 40,000 Annual Hospital Deaths, Accor
- New Report Finds That Male Babies Are More Likely to Be Born Premature Than Females
- Texas Military Hospital Agrees to $6.5 Million Settlement for Birth Injury Lawsuit
- West Virginia Hospital Settles Birth Injury Case for Confidential Amount
- Lawsuit Alleges Medical Neglect by Private Prison Company
- New Study Significantly Increases the Estimated Number of Annual Deaths Involving Hospital Errors
- Doctors and Hospitals Sued for Allegedly Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures; Claims Include Medical Malpractice and Medicare Fraud
- Federal Judge In Missouri Denies Disability Status to Woman With Birth Injury
- November
- Misdiagnosis of Juvenile Diabetes Results in Death, $7.5 Million Verdict for Punitive Damages
- Twelve-Year-Old Girl in Ireland With Cerebral Palsy Awarded 2.6 Million Euros Due to Birth Injury
- Complications from Plastic Surgery Caused Death of Popular DJ, According to Autopsy
- Maryland Court of Appeals Reviews Time Limits under State Law for Filing Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
- Ohio Woman Sues Gynecologist For Spraying Her Uterus With Drain Cleaner Chemical
- October
- Appellate Court Affirms $5 Million Verdict for Misdiagnosis Resulting in Amputation
- Australian Midwife in Hiding Ordered to Pay $6.6 Million to Family Whose Son Suffered a Birth Injury
- Verdict in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Includes Apportionment of Fault Between Doctor and Hospital
- A Controversial New Study Claims That Late-Term Premature Babies Face Major Socioeconomic Disadvantages Throughout Their Lives
- New Study Links Maternal High Blood Pressure to High Levels of Air Pollution
- UK Family Wins £4 Million After Medical Errors Cause Daughter's Serious Brain Injury
- Secret Conversations in Medical Malpractice Cases
- New Study Highlights a Method of Treatment That Could Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Michigan Jury Awards Mother $13 Million in Birth Injury Lawsuit
- In Maryland Medical Malpractice Litigation, a Wrongful Death Claim Must Include All Possible Beneficiaries
- Trial of Medical Malpractice Suit Alleging Botched Clavicle Surgery Results in Hung Jury
- Jury Awards $5.5 Million to Maryland Woman in Surgical Error Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- New Study Finds a Link Between Cerebral Palsy and Autism
- Hospital's Legal Duty to Patient Should Be Decided by Jury, According to Maryland Court
- New Study Suggests That Maternal Weight Is Linked to Maternal Hypertension
- September
- Pennsylvania Woman and Her Child Win $4 Million Award for Birth Injury Caused By Medical Negligence
- Medical Malpractice Case Allowed to Proceed Against Cardiologist, After Court Reviews Question of When Plaintiff "Discovered" In
- Maryland Applies Different Cap on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Claims than in Other Personal Injury Claims
- Recent Article Argues That Birth Injury Lawsuits Are Beneficial, While Tort Reforms May Be Harmful, to the Medical Profession
- Contributory Negligence Doctrine Upheld in Maryland, Barring Recovery in Medical Malpractice Cases Where Defendant Was Not 100%
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Illinois Mother Is Time-Barred From Filing a Medical Malpractice Claim in Arteaga v.
- Teen Who Went Blind As a Newborn Due to Medical Neglect Is Now Thriving
- Appellate Court Considers Whether Urology and Nephrology Are "Related Specialties" Under Maryland Law
- Pharmacy Error Wrongful Death Lawsuit Demonstrates the Impact of Damage Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Maryland Jury Awards Over $950,000 to Family in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- About 250 Patients Settle Lawsuit Accusing Maryland Doctor of Unnecessarily Implanting Heart Stents
- New Report Sheds Light On Potential Causes of Preeclampsia
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