The brief raises broader questions about the role of experts in Florida medical malpractice lawsuits. The Case and the Court’s Decision In 2016, plaintiff Laurie Carmody received cervical disc fusion surgery via Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics. This hospital is…
Case Overview Case Name: Lorenza Botello and Alvaro Botello, Individually and as Parents of Jonathan Botello, and Amy Manning, as Conservator of Jonathan Botello, a minor v. Jerry D. McLaughlin MD; Marva Johnston RN; CHSPSC, LLC; Community Health Systems Professional…
The Navy owns and operates the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Red Hill Facility) on the island of O’ahu, Hawaii. The facility includes 20 tanks carrying approximately 12.5 million gallons of fuel each. The Navy also owns and operates…
Case Overview Case Name: Kimberly Kirkwood-Boulter (mother), Daniel J. Boulter M.D. (father), and Aiden Boulter, Minor, v. Carrie A. Coleman, M.D., Johanna Bateman R.N., Christina Zannieri CNM, Massachusetts General Hospital and Cross Country Staffing Inc. Case Type: Medical Malpractice –…
On December 26, 2016, Dolan and his wife went to the emergency room at Trinity Medical Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. Dolan complained of a monthlong headache, nausea, vomiting, and right eye pain. He also suffered from weeks of blurred vision…
Case Overview Case Name: Joseph Browning & Christine Browning v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation and Dr. Daniel Resnick Case Type: Medical Malpractice Injury: Loss of intestines Small intestine transplant Stage 3 kidney disease (progressive) Loss of teeth Neuropathy (progressive)…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted amendments to Pennsylvania’s Rules of Civil Procedure regarding venue in medical professional liability cases. Medical malpractice defense attorneys fear the change could result in venue shopping. Brief History of Venue in Medical Liability in Pennsylvania Prior…
The Firm Baltimore’s Top Rated Personal Injury Lawyers After almost 20 years of successful practice, Paul D’Amore founded D’Amore Personal Injury Law to focus on the real-life needs of people who have been catastrophically injured in medical malpractice, birth injury,…
In November 2019, Seattle Children’s Hospital’s (SCH) CEO admitted that the hospital had battled an Aspergillus mold infestation since 2001. The mold has been linked to the death of six patients at the hospital. SCH has faced medical malpractice claims…
Not every headache patient needs a CT scan. Yet some do—and in this case, the difference between performing a CT and not performing one proved fatal. In this case, a young mother lost her life to a brain bleed—a “can’t…