Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Lawyer’s $104,000 Fine for Sabotaging Med Mal Trial May 17, 2023 By William Rabb An attorney with one of Florida’s largest insurance defense firms must pay more than $100,000 in sanctions after deliberately trying...
Pennsylvania Hospital Wins Second Shot at Equitable Relief in Medical Malpractice Case April 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court is giving a Pennsylvania hospital another opportunity to have $1.75 million of its medical malpractice insurance...
Ohio Doctor Acquitted in 14 Patient Deaths Sues Health System April 19, 2023 DETROIT (AP) – An Ohio doctor acquitted in the deaths of 14 patients who died after they were given painkillers...
Florida Officials Cut Key Data from Vaccine Study, Report Finds April 10, 2023 An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting...
Indiana Lawmaker Sued for Medical Malpractice March 23, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Republican legislator who doubles as an emergency room doctor is being sued for medical malpractice in...
Court Finds Medical Malpractice Suit Partially Time-Barred, Trims Jury Award by $1.2M March 10, 2023 A Pennsylvania Superior Court three-judge panel has slashed $1.2 million from a $2.7 million jury award in a medical malpractice...
Declines in Maternal Death Rates Stall Amid Increases in U.S., EU February 24, 2023 By Tanaz Meghjani Declines in pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths that took place over a decade and a half have stalled since 2015, as...
Arkansas Malpractice Bill Would Restrict Trans Youth Medical Care February 15, 2023 By Andrew DeMillo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nearly two years after Arkansas became the first state to enact a now-blocked ban on...
Nurse Practitioner Claims Have Increased Since 2017 but COVID Effect Yet to Play Out February 14, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a...
Jury Awards Former Philadelphia Eagles Player $43.5M in Medical Malpractice Case February 14, 2023 A Philadelphia jury yesterday awarded former Philadelphia Eagles team captain Christopher Maragos $43.5 million in damages in a case of...