Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against Ohio State University can expect to receive substantial compensation to resolve their medical malpractice claims. Ohio State University agreed to the settlement arrangements to resolve two lawsuits that had been filed in the Ohio Court of Claims. Unlike a jury... Read More

The recent case of a 38-year-old patient who suffered a fatal blood clot following a severe ankle sprain underscores the often-differing approaches courts have taken to assessing medical malpractice liability for judgment calls made by treating physicians. Discussing surrounding these issues dates back to the... Read More

After the loss of their newborn son, parents from New Jersey have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. It is proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint lists multiple healthcare providers as defendants, including obstetricians, residents, interns, and nursing staff.... Read More

Former Brooklyn Park car mechanic Joseph Lakoskey was awarded one of Minnesota’s largest ever medical malpractice verdicts this past month, reports the Star Tribune. The 51-year old man suffered extensive spinal cord injury and paralysis following a 2012 operation to repair a perforated bowel. The... Read More

A widow has filed a lawsuit against two hospitals in the Buffalo area, alleging negligence and malpractice at the facilities led to her husband’s death. The plaintiff further asserts that her husband was pronounced dead at one the facilities, even though she and other family... Read More

The Florida Supreme Court recently agreed to decide the constitutionality of state legislation that limits the amount an attorney can charge in fees. The dispute stems from a birth injury lawsuit filed by a Florida family on behalf of their son, who was born in 1997.... Read More

“Everyone will experience one meaningful diagnostic error in their lifetime,” Dr. John Ball recently told NBC News. Ball, who chairs the Committee on Diagnostic Error in Medicine, helped draft a report on the alarming rates of late or misdiagnosis in U.S. healthcare settings – the consequences... Read More

A North Carolina jury awarded a former Cumberland County couple $7.5 million after determining medical malpractice played a role in the severe illness and ongoing injuries suffered by the wife after colon surgery. The jury awarded the injured plaintiff damages for her injuries and non-economic... Read More