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Man wins suit against state licensing board
A jury in central Missouri awarded a chiropractor $6.3 million from the state board that licensed him.
Negligence: Wrongful Death – Statute Of Limitations
Brown v. Missouri Delta Medical Center (MLW No. 61275/Case No. SD30578 – 3 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, C.J.)
Negligence: Official Immunity – Medical Professional – ‘True Emergency’
Thomas v. Brandt (MLW No. 61266/Case No. ED94414 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, J.)
Negligence: Lost Chance Of Survival – Statute Of Limitations
Markham v. Fajatin (MLW No. 61239/Case No. ED94201 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Draper III, J.)
Jury to decide med mal claim over arthritis
A trial for a woman claiming her doctor didn’t properly treat her rheumatoid arthritis began Monday in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
Plaintiff wins verdict in botched surgery case
A woman was awarded $1.4 million after surgery left her with one leg longer than the other.
Medicaid: Benefits – Eligibility – Farmland
Vaughn v. Department of Social Services (MLW No. 61163/Case No. ED94196 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Baker, J.)
Negligence: Ex Parte Communications – Court Order – HIPAA Preemption
State ex rel. Bobbie Jean Proctor and Vincent Proctor v. Messina (MLW No. 61195/Case No. SC90610 – 24 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; all concur)
Negligence: Damages Limitation – Medical Malpractice – Arkansas Law
Csiszer v. Wren, et al. (MLW No. 61018/Case No. 09-2010 - 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Civil Practice: HIV Disclosure – Exclusion Of Evidence – Impeachment
Ziolkowski v. Heartland Regional Medical Center (MLW No.61040/Case No. WD70708 - 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)
Negligence: Health Care Affidavit – Characterization Of Claim – Medical Services
J.K.M. v. Dempsey (MLW No. 60996/Case No. SD 29791 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Where a plaintiff sued a doctor, who injected him with a saline shot in his buttocks for a complaint of warts on his hand, and the plaintiff characterized his claims as breach of fiduciary duty […]
Jury finds for doctor in medical malpractice case
A St. Charles County Circuit jury found that a woman’s doctor had not breached the standard of care by failing to remove a mass from her breast. After discovering a palpable mass in her right breast, Sharon Stanfill – whose family had a history of breast cancer – received a mammogram that identified a 1-centimeter […]
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
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