337 ABA Journal Medical Malpractice articles.
An Arkansas woman who contends she was scared into surgery to remove vaginal mesh to bolster her position in litigation has filed a lawsuit against her former law firm and…
Apr 16, 2018 11:25 AM CDT
A California judge declared a mistrial in a medical malpractice case last week after the doctor defendant—and former drummer for The Offsrping—performed CPR on a potential juror.
Gynecological oncologist James…
Apr 2, 2018 12:51 PM CDT
Feb 20, 2018 7:30 AM CST
Jul 26, 2017 7:00 AM CDT
A lawyer in Irondale, Alabama, has been reprimanded in connection with his 2014 lawsuit contending that his client’s penis was partly amputated when he went to the hospital for a…
Jul 10, 2017 11:34 AM CDT
Jul 6, 2017 8:30 AM CDT
The ABA on Monday sent a letter to House lawmakers urging a no vote on a bill that imposes a federal cap of $250,000 on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice…
Jun 13, 2017 7:00 AM CDT
When an elderly man dies after a dentist drops a tool down his throat or a 17-year-old passes away under sedation during wisdom teeth extraction, attorneys like Mark Glassman, Stanley Lane and Edwin Zinman take the case. They’re among a handful of dental malpractice attorneys scattered across the country.
Jun 1, 2017 1:20 AM CDT
You can’t always trust testimony by doctors on behalf of colleagues being sued for malpractice, according to retired South Dakota physician Lars Aanning.
Aanning knows from experience: He says he…
Sep 28, 2016 7:50 AM CDT
Two lawsuits filed this week seek to block an Arkansas ballot referendum that would cap noneconomic damages and attorney fees in medical injury cases with a state constitutional amendment.
On…
Sep 2, 2016 7:00 AM CDT
A “substantial” settlement in an undisclosed amount has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of Joan Rivers, who died as a result of a medical procedure at an…
May 13, 2016 1:45 PM CDT
The ABA has sent a letter to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee that opposes a medical-liability bill with caps on noneconomic damages.
The ABA letter (PDF) to…
Mar 23, 2016 11:11 AM CDT
The family of a Connecticut teen put in the custody of the state of Massachusetts for more than a year and hospitalized against their wishes has filed a medical malpractice…
Feb 25, 2016 4:00 PM CST
A former New York lawyer was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday and charged with wire fraud for allegedly stealing some $3 million from clients over a seven-year period, starting…
Dec 21, 2015 1:40 PM CST
Carving an exception into a general rule that hospitals and doctors owe a duty of care only to their patients, the top appeals court in New York has OK’d a…
Dec 17, 2015 2:35 PM CST