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Nursing Medical Malpractice In Louisiana
Louisiana’s Nursing Standard Of Care Nurses as well as other health care providers in Louisiana are subject to the same standard of care as physicians in Louisiana — a nurse is required to exercise the...
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Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Nursing Home Suffocation Death
A nursing home stay after surgery or major medical treatment is sometimes necessary for the patient to receive inpatient rehabilitation services such as physical therapy and/or occupational therapy...
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We’re Celebrating One Full Year Of Daily Blog Postings!
Well, we have reached a significant milestone — one complete year of our daily blog postings (we started daily posting in our Blog on March 5, 2011 and have posted every day since). When we first...
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Arizona Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Due To Late-Diagnosed...
On August 29, 2012, an Arizona medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $5.875 million in favor of the surviving family of a woman who died as a result of the late diagnosis of...
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Prison Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case Settled For $8 Million
A woman who was jailed in 1998 in Wayne County, Michigan went into labor while she was incarcerated. The jail had her transported to a local hospital but she was sent back to jail two hours later. Back...
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Louisiana Medical Malpractice Discovery Rule Explained
In an appellate court decision rendered by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal of the State of Louisiana (“the Court”) on November 13, 2012, the Court interpreted LSA-R.S. 9:5628, which controls the...
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Medical Malpractice And Surgical “Never Events”
A “never event” is a medical error that is “unacceptable and eminently preventable” and therefore should never occur. The term was first used by the National Quality Forum (NQF) in 2001 and resulted in...
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Mississippi Appeals Court Affirms $390,000 Verdict For Misdiagnosed Stroke
On September 11, 2012, the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi (“Appeals Court”) affirmed a judge’s verdict in the amount of $390,000 in favor of James Taylor, who was 57-years-old when he...
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Indiana Supreme Court Decides That Successful Medical Malpractice Plaintiff...
On January 15, 2013, the Indiana Supreme Court decided an appeal where the medical malpractice plaintiff received a favorable jury verdict in the amount of $8.5 million that was reduced to $1.25...
View ArticleNew Michigan Medical Malpractice Reform Law
On January 8, 2013, the Governor of Michigan signed into law the so-called (and grossly misnamed) “Patients First Reform Package” that “clarifies” that loss of society or companionship constitutes...
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Ohio $5.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Plastic Surgeon
On April 25, 2013, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned a verdict after eight days of trial in the amount of $5.1 million in favor of a plastic surgery patient and against a plastic surgeon for...
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California Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Woman Bled To Death After IUD...
A California medical malpractice trial is underway in which it is claimed that a woman bled to death after her IUD was surgically removed because the doctors failed to recognize that a needle had...
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5 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Medical Malpractice Lawyer
The hiring of a medical malpractice lawyer to investigate a possible medical malpractice claim is an extraordinarily important decision that will have a major effect on the financial and emotional...
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Electronic Health Records (EHR): Are Physicians Converting From Paper To...
As we referenced in our December 15, 2012 blog entitled “Incentive Payments For Transition To Electronic Health Records: Is Medicare Being Defrauded?,” Congress enacted legislation in 2009 to provide...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Says Cap On Wrongful Death Noneconomic Damages Violates...
On March 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) held that “the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages provided in section 766.118, Florida Statutes, violates the Equal...
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Indiana Supreme Court Says FedEx Saved Medical Malpractice Claim
The Indiana Supreme Court held in its written opinion filed on March 10, 2014 that the commencement of a medical malpractice action occurs when a copy of the proposed complaint is deposited for mailing...
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Michigan Radiologist Held Liable For Newborn’s Death
Earlier this week, a Grand Rapids, Michigan medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against a deceased radiologist and his medical practice in the amount of $1.25 million, finding in favor of the...
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5 Things You Should Do If You Are Hurt By Medical Malpractice
Being harmed by medical malpractice is similar to being seriously injured as a result of a car accident that is not your fault - you cannot predict when it may happen to you, you are never prepared...
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$3.7M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict Vacated; Retrial Results In...
In May 2011, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiff in the amount of $3,767,792. However, the trial judge granted the defendants’...
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MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com Posts Its 1,200th Consecutive Daily Blog Today
MedicalMalpracticeLawyers.com is the premier free, no obligation website connecting medical malpractice victims in the United States with medical malpractice lawyers in their state. Today, we celebrate...
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