The plaintiff was a morbidly obese patient who sought surgery to address her weight and health problems connected to obesity. However, she allegedly died when an anesthesiologist’s assistant administered too much anesthetic and caused the plaintiff to stop breathing….gillettelaw, Anesthesia Error Results In $13M Jury Verdict After Patient Dies

Obstetrics is one of the highest-risk areas in medicine, and even with careful care, complications can arise that result in litigation. When these cases move forward, attorneys often rely on an Obstetrics and Gynecology expert witness, OB-GYN Expert Witness, or maternal-fetal medicine expert witness to determine whether the standard of care was met.

The man went to a hospital ER on December 28, 2019, complaining of 10 out of 10 abdominal pain, vomiting, difficulty breathing, profuse sweating, and other symptoms of distress…medicalmalpracticelawyers, $1.4M Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Ulcer Diagnosis In ER, Leading To Death

Why malpractice happens, how systems fail, and how MD Experts helps attorneys and healthcare organizations uncover the truth.
When a malpractice lawsuit occurs, it is almost never caused by one careless moment. More commonly, litigation arises from system failures—poor communication, incomplete documentation, delayed escalation, inadequate staffing, or breakdowns in clinical workflow.
Understanding these failures is essential not only for doctors and hospitals, but also for attorneys who rely on qualified Medical Expert Witnesses to analyze whether the standard of care was met.

The trial court found good cause to exceed the cap and concluded that imposing the cap would be unfair. The court entered judgment for the full amount of the jury award, plus pre- and post-filing interest, which totaled nearly $40 million….medicalmalpracticelawyers, Colorado Supreme Court Affirms $40M Medical Malpractice Verdict That Exceeded Ca

A Hartford jury in 2023 awarded the $8.5 million verdict to Linda Sobin in her individual capacity and as the administrator of her husband Peter Sobin’s estate. Linda Sobin had claimed the defendant, Orthopaedic Sports Specialists P.C., had failed to diagnose and treat the decedent’s deep vein thrombosis after a knee surgery, and that this alleged negligence led to Peter Sobin’s death….law.com, Nearly $13 Million Judgment Affirmed by Appellate Court

After a two-week trial, the jury determined that the Hospital had breached its standard of care and that this breach caused the Child’s injury. The jury rendered a verdict of $34,770,292.89 against the Hospital. The Hospital appealed…medicalmalpracticelawyers, $35M Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict Overturned

Freddy Munoz took his four-year-old son, S.M., to the Einstein ED on June 7, 2015, for treatment of a fever. S.M. had been treated at the same facility for pneumonia in January of 2015. At the conclusion of the June 7 visit, S.M. was discharged with a diagnosis of a herpes lesion on his lip, was given Ibuprofen, and was directed to follow up with his pediatrician in two days…medicalmalpracticelawyers, Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds $14M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against CHOP

The family claimed that the medical staff attending to the mother during labor and delivery negligently failed to the detect brow or OP positioning abnormalities that led to the baby’s head and skull being compressed and crushed during each contraction…medicalmalpracticelawyers, $5.6M Philadelphia Birth Injury, Invasion Of Privacy Medical Malpractice Verdict

The devastating ramifications of that brain injury and diagnosis include that J.H. is nonambulatory, cannot speak, he has cortical visual impairment, poor control over his limbs, and he is fed by way of a gastrostomy tube…medicalmalpracticelawyers, Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms $207M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Pennsylvania Hospital