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• If an Opioid Overdose Doesn’t Lead to Death, Can I Still File for Medical Malpractice?

• Ohio Jury Finds American Health Network Negligent for Wrongful Death; Family Awarded $5.2 Million

• Iowa Jury Finds Sioux Health Center & Doctor Liable for Wrongful Death; Family Awarded $29,500,000

• Washington Jury Finds Harborview Medical Center Liable for Montana Woman’s Paralysis; Family Awarded $25.3 Million

• Florida Jury Finds Doctor Negligent for Medical Malpractice; Woman Awarded $15.9 Million

• Oregon Family Files a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against the St. Charles Health System

• Jury Finds Texas Hospital and Doctor Negligent of Medical Malpractice; Patient Awarded $43 Million

• Pennsylvania Jury Finds Doctor and Hospital Liable for Medical Malpractice; Awards Family $40.3 Million

• Marion VA Medical Center Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice; U.S. Veteran Awarded $1.93 Million

• PA Jury Finds Lancaster Pediatric Associates Negligent in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit; Family Awarded $4 Million

• Idaho Jury Finds Urgent Care Clinic Liable for Man’s Paralysis; Family Awarded $7.96 Million

• Pennsylvania Jury Finds Doctor and Laser Spine Institute Negligent in Woman’s Death; Family Awarded $20 Million

• Pennsylvania Jury Finds Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Negligent for Wrongful Death; Family Awarded $3 Million

• Pennsylvania Jury Finds Doctor Liable for Medical Malpractice; Family Awarded $47 Million

• Trends In Medical Malpractice To Know About For 2018

• New Jersey Doctor Found Liable for Medical Malpractice; Jury Awards Woman $24 Million

• California Doctor Found Negligent for Patient’s Coma; Family Awarded $68 Million

• Jury Finds Massachusetts Doctor Liable for Medical Malpractice; Family Awarded $4.2 Million

• Georgia Doctor Found Liable for Medical Malpractice Leaving Patient Paralyzed

• Jury Finds Texas Hospital and Doctor Liable for Medical Malpractice; Patient Awarded $43 Million

• New York Doctor Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit with 250+ Patients for $45 Million

• Marion VA Medical Center Found Liable for Medical Malpractice; U.S. Veteran Awarded $1.93 Million

• Ohio Doctor Found Liable for Medical Malpractice; Family Awarded $11.35 Million

• Minnesota Oral Surgeon Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit with Family for $2.06 Million

• Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Illinois Family; Upholds $7.8 Medical Malpractice Verdict

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in New Mexico: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Utah: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• Utah Jury Finds North Canyon Care Center Negligent in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit; Awards Family $1.83 Million

• Georgia Jury Finds St. Francis Hospital Negligent; Awards Family $26 Million

• U.S. Government Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over the Wrongful Death of a Marine; Family Awarded $2.3 Million

• Jury Finds Pennsylvania Nursing Home Liable; Awards Family $1 Million

• Brooklyn Jury Finds Maimonides Medical Center Liable for Wrongful Death of Infant

• Mercy Hospital and Two Missouri Doctors Found Negligent for Misdiagnosis; Jury Awards Plaintiff $12,820,990

• South Florida Jury Finds Doctor Negligent in 2011 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit; Awards Plaintiff $16,922,000

• Jury Finds New Jersey Hospital & Doctor Liable for Brain Trauma; Awards Family $17 Million

• Forceps and Vacuum Births Gone Wrong

• Jury Finds Eastern Maine Medical Center & Surgeon Negligent for Medical Malpractice; Awards Robbie Nason $2 Million

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Rhode Island: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• Florida Supreme Court Rules On Secret Ex Parte Interviews

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Kentucky: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• New Jersey Jury Finds Orthopedics Center and Doctor Negligent for Malpractice; Awards Woman $1.2 Million

• South Carolina Jury Finds Columbia Urological Associates Negligent; Awards Family $10,000,000

• Arizona Jury Finds Medical Center Liable For 2013 Malpractice; Family Awarded $12 Million

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Mississippi

• Pennsylvania Judge Approves $4.5 Million Geisinger Settlement

• West Virginia Jury Finds Doctor Negligent & Awards Plaintiff Nearly $5.8 Million

• How Delayed C-Sections Can Cause Serious Injury

• New Jersey Jury Awards Family $6 Million After Hearing 2014 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Montana: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• Massachusetts Jury Finds Doctor Breached Standard of Care Leading to Woman’s Death; Family Awarded $4,000,000

• Michigan Jury Finds Detroit Medical Center Negligent; Awards Family $40 Million

• Delaware Jury Finds Obstetrician Negligent & Awards Family $3 Million

• Providence Jury Awards $40 Million to Man Who Lost His Leg

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Maine: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• The Law of Medical Malpractice in Iowa: A Survey of Basic Considerations

• New York State Settles Medical Malpractice Lawsuit; Agrees to Pay Abdusalamov Family $22 Million

• Miami-Dade Jury Finds Leon Medical Centers Liable for Botched Eye Surgery

• Iowa Jury Finds Nurse Anesthetist & Medical Group Negligent

• California Family Continues to Wait for Millions Awarded in 2014

• Minnesota Jury Finds Nurse Negligent for Wrongful Death; Awards Family $20,000,000

• Family of Deceased Veteran Settles 2014 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Against California Hospital Over Alleged Wrongful Death

• Seven Women File Separate Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Omaha Doctor

• Two PA Doctors and Medical Center Settle Malpractice Lawsuit for $3.5 Million

• North Carolina Family Files Lawsuit Against Cape Fear Valley Health System

• Jury Finds Colorado Doctor Negligent for Child’s Brain Damage; Family Awarded $4 Million

• Washington State Jury Finds Neurosurgeon Negligent

• Jury Finds Two Florida Doctors Negligent for Stroke; McCallum Awarded $7.92 Million

• Pennsylvania Surgeon Found Negligent for the Death of Thomas A. Natale; A Mercer County Jury Awards Family $5.1 Million

• 2013 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled; Chicago Heights Hospital Pays Family $15 Million

• Family Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against California Chiropractor

• Teenage Shooting Victim’s Family Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Florida Hospital for Negligence in His Death

• Jury Finds Pennsylvania Doctor and Hospital Negligent in 2012 Delivery; Family Awarded $14.5 Million

• New Mexico Jury Finds Albuquerque Hospital Negligent; Awards Family $7.75 Million

• House of Representatives Votes to Drastically Limit Medical Malpractice Cases

• Illinois Judge Orders University of Chicago Medical Center Pay Family $52,050,000

• Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules $750,000 Medical Malpractice Cap Unconstitutional

• Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Verdict & Increases Award by $1,186,000

• New York Woman Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Alleged Cancer Misdiagnosis and Unnecessary Breast Removal

• Superior Court Denies Appeal & Finds the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Negligent

• Florida Doctor Found Negligent; Deceased Woman’s Family Awarded $949,000

• Surgeon Found Negligent for Performing Unneeded Operation; Jury Awards Pennsylvania Woman $625,000

• Lawsuit Accuses Vermont Hospital of Medical Malpractice

• Suspended Washington State Naturopath Physician Allegedly Continues Practice

• NC Court of Appeals Reinstates Negligence Lawsuit Against Duke Surgeon & Hospital

• Family Files Malpractice Lawsuit Against Texas Hospital over Alleged Cover Up

• Jury Finds Deceased Orthopedic Surgeon Negligent; Awards Indiana Family $744,000

• Veteran Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Against VA for $750,000

• Professional Athlete Forced into Retirement Because of a Concussion Claims Lawyers Sabotaged Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Children’s Hospital Colorado Found Negligent; Pressey Family Awarded $11.9 Million

• Two Families File Malpractice Lawsuits Against Washington State Midwife

• $1.7 Million Judgment in 2014 Illinois Malpractice Lawsuit Upheld

• Syracuse Fertility Clinic Found Negligent for Birth Defect; Family Awarded $7.5 Million

• North Dakota Surgeon Found Negligent of Severing Woman’s Major Artery; Chenille Condon Awarded $3.5 Million

• Florida Doctor & Signet Found Negligent for Misdiagnosing a Woman’s Breast Cancer; Marlande Lazard Awarded $21.6 Million

• Malpractice Lawsuit Claims Idaho Doctors Accidentally Removed Patient’s Kidney

• Judge Claims Negligence Caused Baby’s Brain Damage; Awards Family $33.8 Million

• Judge Finds PA Doctor Negligent for Infant’s Brain Damage; Awards Family $42 Million

• Mob Attacks Hospital in India After Alleged Malpractice Claims Infant’s Life

• Paralyzed Woman Awarded Second Largest Medical Malpractice Judgement in Colorado’s History

• South Florida Medical Center Found Negligent for Woman’s Fall & Broken Hip

• Ohio Family Sues Over Alleged Negligence that Led to the Death of Michael R. Gillen

• Deceased Architect’s Estate Settles for Nearly $1 Million Over Doctor’s Alleged Negligence

• Two New Jersey Doctors Found Negligent; Infant’s Family Awarded $45 Million

• Medical Complications Post Heart Operation Cost Actor Bill Paxton His Life

• Jury Finds Woman’s Brain Damage Caused by Doctors’ Negligence; Awards Family $45,822,677

• Jury Awards Nearly $1 Million After Finding that Leg Amputation was Unnecessary

• Arkansas Doctor & Medical Center Found Negligent for Infant’s Brain Damage; Family Awarded $46.5 Million

• INOVA Fairfax Hospital Found Negligent for Surgical Fire; Plaintiff Awarded $5.13 Million (but Will Receive Less Than Half)

• Phoenix VA Facility Declared Negligent; Cooper Awarded $2.57 Million

• Plaintiff Awarded $13.75 Million; Seletha Gartell v. Universal Health Services, Inc., dba Aiken Regional Medical Center

• South Dakota’s Historic Malpractice Judgement in Danger of Nonpayment

• Kevin Clanton vs. United States of America; Plaintiff Awarded $29.6 Million

• Debunking Medical Malpractice Fallacies: Three Popular Defense Myths

• The False Hope of Tort Reform: Why this Silver Bullet Misses its Mark

• Pennsylvania State Supreme Court May Allow ‘Error In Judgment’ In Medical Malpractice Cases

• Hospital Safety Score Developed by Leapfrog Group with Grades A Through F

• Alabama Man Awarded $5 Million In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Increasing Against New Hampshire Hospital

• New York Medical Malpractice Laws May Discriminate Against Breast Cancer Patients

• New York City Hospitals Taking Huge Risk Without Medical Malpractice Insurance

• Jacksonville Man Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Negligent Cosmetic ‘Mommy Makeover’ Procedure

• Michigan Nursing Home Death Raises Questions About Gross Negligence

• West Virginia Family Awarded $90.5 Million In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Maryland Physician Appealing Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Decision

• Baltimore Family Earns $55 Million Settlement In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Pennsylvania Boy Awarded $1.1 Million In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Electronic Health Records Yield Unforeseen Healthcare Safety Failures

• New York Man Awarded $2.1 Million In Radiology Malpractice Suit

• Washington Woman Receives $813,000 After Jury Finds Medical Malpractice Caused Her Amputation

• Maryland Family Agrees To Settlement With Anesthesiologist, Oral Surgeon, and Others After Daughter Dies From Brain Injury

• Jury Awards New York Family $130 Million In Cerebral Palsy Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• Florida House of Representatives Approves Medical Malpractice Bill

• Settlement Reached In St. Joseph’s Unnecessary Stents Case

• Georgia Supreme Court Heard Medical Malpractice Case This Week Involving Alleged Improper Testing By An Emergency Room Physician

• Five Lawsuits Filed In Response to Recently Enacted Florida Medical Malpractice Law

• Bonita Springs Cardiologist Appealing Malpractice Suit

• Missouri Man Awarded $6.4 Million in Malpractice Suit

• Advocacy Group Proposes Lifting CA Medical Malpractice Cap

• Pennsylvania Man Awarded $4 Million in Malpractice Case

• Four Juries Side with Plaintiffs

• California Voters Face Damage Cap Initiative in November

• More Large Transvaginal Mesh Verdicts

• Malpractice Quickly Enters Joan Rivers Conversation