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Negligence : Medical Negligence – Future Medical Damages – Exclusion Of Evidence
Ball v. Allied Physicians Group, LLC (MLW No. 71496/Case No. ED105030 – 22 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)
Negligence : Wrongful Death – Medical Negligence – Cumulative Expert Opinion
Shallow v. Follwell (MLW No. 71103/Case No. ED103811 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, James M. Dowd, C.J.)
Negligence : Medical Negligence – Voir Dire – Juror Bias
Thomas v. Mercy Hospitals East Communities (MLW No. 70840/Case No. SC96034 – 12 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Fischer, C.J., Draper, Wilson, Russell and Breckenridge, JJ., concur. Powell, J., not participating)
Negligence : Medical Negligence – Post-Judgment Interest – Open Courts Provision
Dieser v. St. Anthony’s Medical Center (MLW No. 69776/Case No. SC95022 – 32 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; all concur)
Insurance : Professional Liability Policy – Rescission – Medical Negligence
Capson Physicians Insurance Company v. MMIC Insurance, Inc. (MLW No. 69439/Case No. 15-2459 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Negligence : Medical Negligence – Medical Records – Hearsay
Carlson v. St. Louis University (MLW No. 69210/Case No. ED102760 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)
Torts : Medical Negligence – Federal Tort Claims Act – Future Medical Damages
Askew v. U.S. (MLW No. 67844/Case No. 14-1205 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Negligence : Medical Negligence – Battery – Health Care Affidavit
Thomas v. Miller (MLW No. 66530/Case No. ED98955 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd Jr., J.)
V&S: Graham, Simon win $10.8M for LSEM lawyer’s family
Jason Dodson and his three children brought an action against Mercy Hospitals East Communities, Dr. Robert P. Ferrara, Dr. George M. Kichura and Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular.
Negligence : Medical Negligence – Juror Nondisclosure – Appellate Review
Rupard v. Prica (MLW No. 65400/Case No. WD75687 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)
Negligence: Medical Negligence – Deposition Testimony – Reopening Evidence
Lafevers v. Clothiaux (MLW No. 64319/Case No. SD31575 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)
Negligence: Medical Negligence – Excluded Evidence – Other Surgeries
Bair v. Callahan (MLW No. 63166/Case No. 11-1593 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.)
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