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$18M Verdict to Woman For A Delayed Cancer Prognosis

Four years ago, Kerri Downes, 22 at the time, was concerned when she discovered a lump in her right breast. She went to a nurse practitioner on March 29, 2018, and was told it was benign and there was nothing to be worried about…dailylocal.com, Chester County woman, 26, wins $18 million jury verdict in breast cancer malpractice case, Fran Maye, July 2022

Negligent Cancer Diagnosis Leads to $3 Million Verdict

In 2010, Pisano became the primary care physician of Kersey, who had a significant family history of
cancer, including his father having prostate cancer. Pisano knew that this history placed Kersey at an
elevated risk for prostate cancer…law.com, Plaintiff’s Death Caused by Failure to
Test Cancer, Screen Hep C, verdictsearch, July 2022

$30M Verdict in Birth Injury, Med Mal Trial

The award includes $29 million to January Threat for the catastrophic brain damage she suffered during her October 2017 birth and $1 million for injuries that forced her mother, Eulanda Katriece Threat, to undergo an emergency hysterectomy…blog.cvn.com, $30M Verdict Hits GA Hospital & Doctor in Birth Injury, Med-Mal Trial, Arlin Crisco, July 2022

All Eyes On Florida Medical Malpractice Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a request by the Florida Hospital Association, the Florida Medical Association and the American Medical Association to file a brief supporting an attempt by the University of Florida and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics to short-circuit the
lawsuit…law.com, Hospital, Doctor Groups Eye Florida Medical Malpractice Case, Jim Saunders, July 2022

Anesthesiologist Fined And Punished For Lapses in Standard of Care

On or about January 18, 2018, a patient described as “P.S.” was admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment of triple vessel coronary artery disease. That same day, P.S.’s doctors performed a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) “without complications.” As the patient was being transferred from the operating room table to a bed, his ventilation machine was inadvertently disconnected from its power source…medscape.com, Anesthesiologist Is Punished for Standard of Care Lapses, Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA, May 2022

A Missed Diagnosis Leads to $100 Million Award

In January 2017, Nepalese immigrant Anuj Thapa was playing in an indoor soccer game at St. Cloud State University when another player tackled him. His left leg badly injured, Thapa was taken by ambulance to CentraCare’s St. Cloud Hospital…medscape.com, A Doctor’s Missed Diagnosis Results in Mega Award, Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA, June 2022

Georgia Couple Gets $10.1M Verdict in Med-Mal Case

The litigation stemmed from what was supposed to be a procedure in which the surgeon removes the gallbladder, a small pouch that stores bile produced by the liver…law.com, ‘A Good Result’: Ga. Couple Gets $10.1M Verdict in Med-Mal Case Due to Botched Surgery, Everett Catts, June 2022

Trial or No Trial: Jury To Decide

Jury deliberations are under way at trial over whether medical negligence caused a Georgia hospital patient’s profound brain damage…blog.cvn.com, Emory Healthcare Faces Trial Over Hospital Patient’s Severe Brain Injury, Arlin Crisco, June 2022

Notice Mailed Timely Or Too Late: Florida Supreme Court Resolves

In Boyle v. Samotin, a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case mailed the required presuit notice prior to the expiration of the statute of repose, but the defendant physician did not sign the return receipt for that notice until after the limitations period…law.com, Fla. High Court Resolves Conflict Among District Court Over Med Mal Notice Period, Junw 2022, Stephen Cain and Michael Levine

Georgia Jury Returns $4.25M Med-Mal Verdict

After a two-week trial in southeast Georgia’s Liberty County State Court, two Hinesville litigators
have achieved a $4.25 million jury verdict for the family of a nursing home patient who died from
the inadequate documentation and treatment of a bedsore…law.com, Georgia Jury Returns $4.25M
Med-Mal Verdict, Cedra Mayfield, May 2022

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