Maurin In 1996, 5-year-old Shay Maurin tragically died of acute diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Prior to her death, the infant was lethargic, drank fluids all day, and was eating poorly. The mother took her child to a…
The Facts of the Case The case arises from events surrounding the birth of the plaintiff. The child’s mother, who was carrying twins, was considered a high-risk pregnancy because of the twins and because she had placenta previa, a condition…
What Happened in the Penn Medicine Case? The family of a young boy brought the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Penn Medicine. Their lawsuit claimed that in 2018, Penn Medicine failed to perform…
The Allegations In November 2016, plaintiffs’ child presented at Resurgens Orthopaedics to treat his fractured left forearm. On December 5th, 2016, the plaintiffs returned for a standard follow-up visit for Dr. Satterwhite to re-wrap the child’s loosened splint. According to…
After military doctors missed a lung cancer diagnosis, Sgt. First Class Richard Stayskal has been fighting to change the Feres Doctrine. Feres protects the federal government from medical malpractice claims brought by servicemembers against military medical professionals. As a result,…
The property management and garbage and recycling company for the Heidi Manor Apartments in Northeast Portland, Oregon agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to the families of three tenants who died in an early morning fire and one roommate…
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law the Medical Malpractice Act, which caps medical malpractice claims at $ 1 million for independent physicians and independently-owned health care facilities. S.B. 523 On March 14th, 2023, S.B. 523 was introduced to the…
The Facts of the Case The case began with the infant’s birth in 2016. During labor, the child’s mother received Cervidil, a medication designed to promote “cervical ripening.” Cervidil is given vaginally to soften the cervix to help labor and…
The plaintiffs sued the hospital for medical malpractice, alleging that an emergency cesarean section was performed prematurely, resulting in brain damage and permanent injuries to Ethan. The verdict, which will be reduced to $25.2 million in light of Maryland’s statutory…
A Middlesex County Superior Court jury returned a verdict for the highest medical malpractice award of the year. Former Massachusetts construction worker, Steven Luppold, was awarded $20 million after undergoing an amputation due to a misdiagnosed blood clot. The Background…