October 6, 2026 by matray

An Illinois appellate court upheld a multimillion-dollar medical malpractice verdict, ruling that a patient’s catastrophic stroke and resulting legal disability tolled both the state’s two-year statute of limitations and four-year statute of repose. The court rejected the argument that the ability of the patient’s wife to sue on his behalf… Continue reading...

October 1, 2026 by matray

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed this week to hear a medical malpractice case that could clarify how readily healthcare defendants can use forum non conveniens to move litigation out of Pennsylvania, adding a new chapter to the state’s long-running fight over where medical liability lawsuits may be tried. The court… Continue reading...

October 1, 2026 by matray

A divided Illinois Appellate Court upheld a ruling barring a medical malpractice plaintiff’s sole expert from testifying about causation and damages because he had offered opinions only on the standard of care. But the court reversed the dismissal of the lawsuit, finding that the evidentiary ruling alone did not establish… Continue reading...

September 23, 2026 by matray

A series of recent Iowa Supreme Court decisions reinforced the state’s strict certificate-of-merit requirements while recog-nizing limited exceptions for informed-consent claims and plaintiffs whose older cases were affected by changes in the law. The rulings also restrict claims against healthcare institutions, clarify when malpractice cases may be refiled and require… Continue reading...

September 11, 2026 by matray

A Philadelphia judge has urged the Pennsylvania Superior Court to uphold a $124.2 million medical malpractice judgment arising from a birth injury, rejecting challenges to the jury’s causation finding, its $106.1 million future-care award and its decision to hold a hospital vicariously liable even though two individually named obstetricians were… Continue reading...

March 21, 2023 by matray

The 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 by matray

Study 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 by matray

A 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 by matray

Attorneys 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 by matray

A 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...