medical negligence

Mar 18, 2026

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.

Jan 5, 2026

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.

Dec 12, 2025

Med mal suit against Missouri hospital and individuals settles

A Kansas City-area law firm is touting an seven-figure confidential settlement in a medical malpractice case involving an unnamed Missouri hospital and several individual defendants.

Aug 15, 2025

Sister of man who died due to medical negligence reaches settlement with hospital

After a man died of heart failure due to medical negligence, his sister obtained $1.25 million in a confidential settlement in Illinois.

Aug 1, 2025

Medical provider settles wrongful death for $50M

The family of an Illinois man with special needs who died after a respiratory equipment failure has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a national medical equipment provider for $50 million.

Feb 27, 2025

Wrongful death dispute revived by appeals court

The trial court abused its discretion by striking an expert opinion and material questions of fact existed regarding whether a physician-patient relationship was established in a wrongful death case, the Eastern District ruled, reversing summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

Aug 26, 2022

Appeals court OKs higher cap for burn injury

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Aug. 23 that a woman who severely burned herself in an attempted suicide could claim the higher of two caps on the noneconomic damages in her medical negligence case.

Jan 9, 2020

Court blocks judge from ordering medical test

An appeals court has blocked a circuit judge in southeast Missouri from imposing a medical test to determine whether and to what extent a plaintiff lost his senses of smell […]

Oct 7, 2019

Negligence: Medical Negligence-Future Damages-Attorneys’ Fees

Where plaintiff brought a medical-negligence action against health care providers alleging that a failure to diagnose led to short bowel syndrome requiring extensive ongoing medical care, and both parties appealed […]

Nov 26, 2018

Negligence: Medical Negligence-Wrongful Death-Insurance Question

Where the plaintiffs in a wrongful-death, medical-negligence case argued that the trial court committed reversible error by denying them the right to ask their approved insurance question, the judgment is […]

Nov 26, 2018

New trial ordered to ask jurors about insurer in medical-negligence case

A defense verdict in a medical-negligence suit involving the death of a newborn will have to be retried because the plaintiffs’ counsel wasn’t allowed to ask prospective jurors what they […]

Jul 5, 2018