Medical Malpractice Lawyers

On August 23, 2024, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded $6.5 million to a military spouse who suffered very serious harm due to the alleged medical negligence of a Navy surgeon who performed gastric sleeve surgery on her to manage her diabetes. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eaYjk7eJ

Fifty-two percent of paid medical malpractice claims between 2013 and 2022 alleged a procedural error. The second most common medical error alleged was a diagnostic error (30%). Diagnostic errors accounted for an average indemnity payment of $428,000; procedural errors accounted for an average indemnity payment of $331,000. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eEgVhMQw

On March 11, 2024, a Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death claim against a cardiologist who allegedly misread/misinterpreted the decedent’s EKG that was taken in the patient’s primary care physician’s office the day before, was reportedly settled for $1,175,000. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eahArAqB

Allen Turner died due to complications from a surgery to remove a polyp from his intestines. Following his death, his daughter, Norkesia Turner, sued Dr. William Thompson; Dr. Heather Nolan; and their employer, the Medical Center of Central Georgia, for medical malpractice and wrongful death. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eg2EBxqy

Medicare Advantage is required to cover “all services that are covered by Part A and Part B of Medicare.” In other words, while Medicare Advantage insurers are permitted to offer additional benefits that are not available in Traditional Medicare, they may not deny coverage of the “basic benefits” that are available in Traditional Medicare. In determining whether a particular service or procedure would be available under traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage insurers may rely on several different types of rules and evidence. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eR-jgW7z

Bruce Kelley (“Kelley”) and his spouse, Nancy Kelley, filed a medical malpractice suit in Vermont state court after Kelley was paralyzed from the waist down while residing in the Franklin County Rehabilitation Center (“FCRC”), a skilled nursing facility. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eQxWyMZF

In its Opinion filed on October 18, 2024, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois (“Illinois Supreme Court”) held that all health care facilities in Illinois that “rendered assistance” to the State during the COVID-19 disaster declaration are immune from all claims of negligence that arose during that time, even if the claims of negligence had nothing whatsoever to do with the provision of any COVID-19 assistance to the State. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/eMsDaVYj

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Medicare Advantage is required to cover “all services that are covered by Part A and Part B of Medicare.” In other words, while Medicare Advantage insurers are permitted to offer additional benefits that are not available in Traditional Medicare, they may not deny coverage of the “basic benefits” that are available in Traditional Medicare. [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/ecuBHfZ8

The three leading causes of death in 2023 were heart disease (680,909 deaths), cancer (613,331), and unintentional injury (222,518). COVID-19, listed as the underlying cause in 49,928 deaths during 2023, ranked as the 10th leading underlying cause of death (COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022). [READ MORE] https://lnkd.in/e5493a-Z