March 21, 2023
byThe American Conference Institute announced that its 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims will happen June 27-28 at the Union League of Philadelphia. This year’s curated content will focus on evolving standards of care, emerging theories of liability and new defense strategies. Co-chairs for this year’s forum include… Continue reading...
December 12, 2022
byStudy Shows Wide Variance Among States’ Malpractice Costs Physicians, nurses and healthcare workers in the state of New York suffered the largest number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed between 2012 and 2022, while those in Wisconsin experienced the fewest filings during the same period, according to a study published online… Continue reading...
August 18, 2022
byA strange story in which a malpractice trial verdict ruled in favor of the defense was thrown out by the judge because the defense attorney's firm posted a video on their social media accounts in which the lead attorney brags about lying during the trial. A new trial is set… Continue reading...
April 19, 2022
byAttorneys for nine-year-old Jayden Vargas recently obtained an arbitration award of $25,638,058.93 for their client from Los Angeles arbitrator Robert Hanger for the negligence of 10 healthcare providers at Kaiser Fontana Hospital. Vargas was born with a congenital bowel condition called atresia which was surgically repaired shortly after his birth. According to the… Continue reading...
April 6, 2022
byA jury in Jackson County, Mo., awarded a record $25.4 million medical negligence judgment todau against Kelli Sandri, MD, for failing to properly treat a mother in labor. The child suffered permanent birth injuries due to a lack of oxygen. After a two-week trial, the jury determined Sandri violated her… Continue reading...
November 15, 2021
byA jury in Vermilion County, Illinois, reached a verdict of more than $14.75 million today in a medical malpractice action brought against Presence Hospitals, PRV, the former operator of the Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Ill. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of L.B., a disabled person, through… Continue reading...
November 2, 2017
byRosemary Ofume and Donatus Iriele have each been ordered to pay $2.5 million in community restitution. The community restitution funds are to be paid to the Georgia state agencies responsible for substance abuse treatment and victims assistance. The defendants, who are husband and wife, formerly owned the Medicine Center Pharmacy… Continue reading...
June 29, 2012
byThe Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act—or as its detractors call it, ObamaCare—was a victory for the President, judicial precedent and the estimated 32 to 50 million Americans who will soon have access to healthcare. As Americans, we care about the health… Continue reading...