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AI or associate? How language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
Personal injury attorneys are using AI to streamline case preparation, medical record review, client intake, and legal marketing while addressing ethics concerns.
Sanctions issued, defendants dismissed after plaintiff’s counsel files false affidavits
A Missouri court dismissed claims and imposed sanctions after plaintiff’s counsel filed false affidavits of merit in a medical malpractice wrongful death case.
Defense secures win in medical malpractice birth injury case
A nurse won her case before a jury in a medical malpractice case alleging birth injury and cerebral palsy, rejecting a $21M damages claim in Clay County trial.
Jury rules for patient in unnecessary mastectomy suit
A St. Charles County jury awarded $1.5 million in a medical malpractice case involving an unnecessary mastectomy performed without a cancer diagnosis.
Branson doctor prevails in Taney County medical malpractice case
A Taney County jury ruled in favor of a Branson doctor and physician’s assistant in a 2025 medical malpractice case involving delayed diagnosis of a severe neurological condition during an ER visit.
SCOTUS bars state affidavit rule in federal med-mal cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a state affidavit-of-merit law doesn’t apply to medical malpractice claims filed in federal court.
Defense counsel secures win in medical malpractice case
In a medical malpractice case where a woman sought damages following vision care from a St. Louis ophthalmologist, the defense counsel successfully argued the case resulting in no damages and a unanimous jury verdict.
Doctors win medical malpractice case after patient sues over spinal injury
Three medical professionals successfully defended their practices before a jury from a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking $3 million in damages.
NCAA ordered to pay $18M to former football player and wife in concussion lawsuit
A South Carolina jury has decided the NCAA owes $18 million to a former college football player and his wife, finding college sports' major governing body negligent.
Multimillion-dollar settlement reached in fatal spider bite lawsuit
A Missouri hospital settled a $2 million malpractice case after a woman died from complications caused by a brown recluse spider bite.
Missouri Supreme Court will not hear appeal, cementing $10M birth injury verdict
The state’s highest court turned down the appeal from a hospital that is on the hook for a $10 million verdict in a birth injury case.
Labor, delivery malpractice claim settles for $800,000
A confidential medical malpractice suit settled for $800,000 after a labor medication error caused severe complications during childbirth.
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