Legally Speaking

Absense of consideration and recognition led to maternal death suit.

How important are the experts?

Patient sues obstetrician, claiming ultrasounds were misread following intrauterine fetal demise because of undetected cord and growth restriction.

After surgery for pubovaginal sling and possible cystocele and repair cystoscopy, the patient alleges that positioning caused neurologic injury.

The penalties of deception can be much worse than medical negligence.

We estimated that the likelihood of a defense verdict was essentially a 50/50 proposition.

What was to blame for this fetal demise?

This case illustrates how a clear explanation and empathy for the patient’s concerns may have avoided litigation altogether.

This case illustrates how a clear explanation and empathy for the patient’s concerns may have avoided litigation altogether.

Taking all facts into consideration, contemplate the course of action you would have taken under the circumstances presented here.

General surgeons and ob/gyns are the most likely physicians to get sued, according to data from the American Medical Association’s 2016 Physician Practice Benchmark Survey.

Allegations in this case include negligence in performing a McRoberts maneuver and unnecessary vacuum-assisted extraction.

This case presents a unique dynamic involving certified nurse midwives; following protocols enhanced defensibility.

The outcome in this case underscores the need for solid documentation, especially when one of the defendants has passed.

An LVAH case underscores the importance of continuing education.

This case involves an eight-year-old patient who originally presented with a chief complaint of right-sided abdominal pain and one episode of vomiting.

This case involves induction of labor for a suspected large for gestational age (LGA) baby in a mother with a normal antepartum course.

Allegations in this complex case include negligence in performing laparoscopic hysterectomy and delaying treatment of bladder injury.

The patient had a history of fibroid uterus and dilated pelvic vessels in the left adnexal region, obscuring the left ovary. On April 2, 2014, the patient was seen as a gyn outpatient at the clinic by Defendant OB. The patient complained it caused her urinary tract irritative symptoms and back pain. An MRI was ordered for evaluation. A 9.9cm exophytic fibroid arising from the posterior uterine body with focal cystic degeneration was seen.

The outcome in this case underscores the importance of excellent legal representation and scrupulous expert witness selection.

This month's web-exclusive Legally Speaking article examines a case where conflicting expert testimony and a sympathetic mother made for a difficult decision.

A patient filed a lawsuit on behalf of her child alleging negligence by her obstetrician in delaying the delivery when she was in the hospital contracting and had severe abdominal pain. Thus, her uterus was allowed to rupture, which caused the child’s severe brain injury. Plus more malpractice cases.

This case illustrates the importance of obtaining informed consent for any procedure.

A patient charges that her infant’s injuries could have been avoided.