Personal Injury, Civil Remedies, Professional Malpractice

Filing Indiana Med Mal Complaint via Third-Party Carrier Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 5/9/2013

In this installment we discuss the recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision Moryl v. Ransone, which addresses the impact on the statute of limitations of filing a medical malpractice claim with the Indiana Department of...more

HMO Hit with $524M Verdict for Giving Hep C in Colonoscopies

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 4/17/2013

A health insurance company rolled the dice with a Las Vegas jury and lost more than half a billion dollars....more

Appellate Notes: Week of April 1, 2013

by Edward McCreery III | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: - AC33703 - Sigular v. Gilson - AC33557 - Filippelli v. Saint Mary’s Hospital - AC34524 - Capel v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. - AC34221 - Nichols v. The Milford Pediatric...more

Causes Of Medical Malpractice Birth Injuries

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 3/26/2013

In 2011, a Michigan jury awarded $144 million to Kimberly Van Slembrouk for the injuries caused by Beaumont Hospital to her baby daughter during birth. The baby suffered irrevocable injuries when the hospital staff declined...more

Prisoner Denied Anti-Seizure Meds Wins $12 Million Verdict

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 1/25/2013

A prisoner who called out for his anti-seizure medication for days but was not given them by prison medical providers has won a $12 million jury verdict. Ray Fox was in an Illinois state prison in 2007 when he suffered a...more

Veteran Awarded Millions When VA Gives Wrong PTSD Meds

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 1/24/2013

A Marine sergeant who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after some harrowing experiences in Iraq won $3.7 million in his lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for not treating his illness properly and...more

Medical Malpractice Reform Being Considered In Georgia

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 1/11/2013

Georgia adopted reforms of the tort laws regarding medical malpractice in 2005. However some doctors believe that these changes did not go far enough in addressing the issue of medical malpractice lawsuits in the state. They...more

Malpractice Proposal Is Justice Denied

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 12/12/2012

A proposal under discussion in the South to dispense with juries in favor of a government agency to rule on medical malpractice is just the latest in a series of wrongheaded efforts to deprive victims of medical errors of...more

Major Medical Malpractice Decision: Robertson v. B.O.

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 11/2/2012

This week's article takes a look at the major Indiana Supreme Court decision in Robertson v. B.O. holding that where the healthcare provider has settled the case the Patient's Compensation Fund cannot contest liability....more

Weekly Law Resume - September 6, 2012: Third Party Settlement – the Common Law Release Rule

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 10/5/2012

Aidan Ming-Ho Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hospital California Supreme Court (August 23, 2012) Where one tortfeasor settles with the plaintiff, but fails to obtain a good faith settlement, the common law rule relating to...more

Court Finds Hospital Can be Liable Where Doctors Were Apparent Agents and Claims Against the Doctors Could No Longer be Brought

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 9/20/2012

This article discusses the recent decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals holding that a plaintiff's medical malpractice case against a hospital can proceed to trial where the doctors were apparent agents of the hospital and...more

New Decision Provides No Clear Answer to Complex Medical Malpractice Issue

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 9/14/2012

This article discusses the recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision in Miller v. Dobbs that dealt with a very complicated procedural issue of Indiana Medical Malpractice law and resulted in an even more confusing result....more

TX Attempt at Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Fails

by Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP on 9/10/2012

Since 2003, Texas has enforced a strict cap on damages awarded through medical malpractice cases. Texas is one example of how tort reforms hurt the public and strengthen the insurance industry. A recent report on the changes...more

Torts

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/6/2012

UPDATED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 Medical Malpractice – Harmless Error. Question certified: To avoid a new trial in a civil case, does the beneficiary of the error in the trial court have to show on appeal that it is...more

Missouri Tort Reform Law Struck Down

by Lawyers.com on 8/2/2012

In a victory for consumers, the Missouri Supreme Court this week threw out a state law capping non-economic losses for victims of medical malpractice. The 2005 tort reform law that limited jury awards for pain and suffering...more

Uninsured Hospitals Compound Potential Patient Malpractice Harm

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/23/2012

Suppose you need gall bladder surgery. Suppose there’s a prestigious urban teaching hospital nearby with lots of famous doctors and researchers who get a lot of media attention for all the ground-breaking work they do....more

Admissibility of Social Security Disability Determination as Evidence of Causation in a Civil Suit

by Sedgwick LLP on 6/22/2012

Counsel defending serious toxic exposure or personal injury claims are often faced with a determination by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that the plaintiff is disabled. More importantly, the finding will often...more

Weekly Law Resume - June 7, 2012: Defendant in a Personal Injury Action Must Prove Each of the Elements of a Claim for Medical...

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 6/21/2012

Katerina Chakalis v. Elevator Solutions, Inc., et al. Court of Appeal, Second District (May 18, 2012) In Wylson v. Rittl (2003) 105 Cal.App.4th 361, the court held that a non-party medical doctor cannot be found...more

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Filing Indiana Med Mal Complaint via Third-Party Carrier Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations

HMO Hit with $524M Verdict for Giving Hep C in Colonoscopies

Appellate Notes: Week of April 1, 2013

Causes Of Medical Malpractice Birth Injuries

Prisoner Denied Anti-Seizure Meds Wins $12 Million Verdict

Veteran Awarded Millions When VA Gives Wrong PTSD Meds

Medical Malpractice Reform Being Considered In Georgia

Malpractice Proposal Is Justice Denied

Major Medical Malpractice Decision: Robertson v. B.O.

Weekly Law Resume - September 6, 2012: Third Party Settlement – the Common Law Release Rule

Court Finds Hospital Can be Liable Where Doctors Were Apparent Agents and Claims Against the Doctors Could No Longer be Brought

New Decision Provides No Clear Answer to Complex Medical Malpractice Issue

TX Attempt at Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Fails

Torts

Missouri Tort Reform Law Struck Down

Uninsured Hospitals Compound Potential Patient Malpractice Harm

Admissibility of Social Security Disability Determination as Evidence of Causation in a Civil Suit

Weekly Law Resume - June 7, 2012: Defendant in a Personal Injury Action Must Prove Each of the Elements of a Claim for Medical...

The Fatal Dangers of Medical Tourism

$78.5 Million for Woman with Baby that ‘Came Back to Life’

Supreme Court Rules Consumers Can’t Sue Nursing Homes

Soldiers’ Families Blocked from Suing Military Hospitals

Family Awarded $3.4 Million After ER Misses Aneurysm

Teen Awarded $12.6M for Losing Limbs Because of Expired Vaccine

Patient Receives $65 Million in Punitive Damages Following Hospital Assault

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