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By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 25, 2017
A Pittsburgh jury has awarded $2 million to a woman claiming she suffered ongoing internal injuries resulting from a botched gallbladder removal surgery.
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By Michael Booth | May 23, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff who took the rare step of seeking counsel fees under the offer-of-judgment rule but failed to recover those fees because an appeals court ruled that the settlement agreement did not address the issue.
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By Greg Land | May 22, 2017
A Fulton County jury has declined to hold a doctor and hospital liable after an elderly woman claimed she was rendered dangerously ill after a severe allergic reaction to the Red Dye No. 40 in an iron supplement she was prescribed.
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By Greg Land | May 10, 2017
A lawyer whose client was awarded $7.2 million by a Los Angeles jury last week said the case serves as a cautionary tale for what can happen when a health care insurer's screening and referral procedures take precedence over patient care.
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By Michael Booth | May 10, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a medical malpractice plaintiff whose bid for a hospital's self-critical analysis of her care was rejected.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 4, 2017
A federal judge in Harrisburg has ordered the United States to pay $42 million to a family whose baby suffered brain injuries during delivery because of a federally employed doctor's unnecessary use of forceps.
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By Celia Ampel | May 1, 2017
Hialeah nurse Marlande Lazard was told she did not have cancer. Meanwhile, her symptoms worsened.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 28, 2017
Pointing to vagaries in the landmark Pennsylvania products liability ruling, , a federal judge has granted one strict liability claim and dismissed another in a defective hip implant lawsuit.
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By Andrew Denney | April 27, 2017
A medical malpractice defendant cannot submit into evidence Facebook posts of the plaintiff allegedly discussing his physical activity because the defendant was unable to produce the person who printed out the posts to be deposed, a state appeals court ruled.
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By Jason Grant | April 26, 2017
A medical malpractice plaintiff cannot assert a new liability theory after the doctors and hospital she sued presented prima facie evidence that her hearing loss was a reasonable result of surgery, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
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