By Jason Boleman A doctor who was physically present in North Carolina but examined a patient in Virginia through a telemedicine program had his motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim rejected by ...
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Her attorneys report that a first-time single mother whose baby suffered catastrophic injuries because of untreated pre-eclampsia has settled her medical malpractice suit for $5.4 million. John Edwards and Mary Kathryn Kurth of Edwards Kirby in Raleigh report that their ...
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A surgeon’s decision to leave a fabric barrier in a patient’s body permanently had a therapeutic purpose at the time the barrier was implanted, and so a subsequent lawsuit couldn’t benefit from the longer statute of limitations for medical malpractice ...
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The estate of an 18-month-old child who died while under the care of a home health nurse has settled its medical malpractice suit for $1.1 million, its attorneys report. The boy, born prematurely and home after six months in the ...
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The widow of a man who died after undergoing a heart procedure has confidentially settled a lawsuit with the treating cardiologist for $950,000, her attorneys report. John Kenneth Moser and Aindrea Pledger of Comerford Chilson & Moser in Winston-Salem ...
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A woman who didn’t receive timely treatment for a stroke she suffered while she was recovering from breast reconstruction surgery has confidentially settled a claim against the treating hospital for $3.5 million, her attorneys report. Troy Stafford of Devore, ...
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A woman whose face was severely disfigured after she suffered burns while undergoing a medical procedure has confidentially settled a claim against a North Carolina hospital for $2.2 million, her attorneys report. Bailey Melvin of Greenville and Micah Simonsen ...
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A woman whose hands and legs were amputated after she was incorrectly administered a drug used to treat septic shock has confidentially settled a claim against the treating medical center for $7 million, her attorneys report. Troy Stafford of ...
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The estate of a man who died of a heart attack hours after visiting the emergency room properly alleged its negligence claim against the hospital, the North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled, reinstating a $6.13 million jury verdict that ...
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A Catawba County jury has returned a medical malpractice verdict in favor of the family of a woman who died after an outpatient gallbladder removal surgery, after which the two sides reached a confidential settlement over the amount of ...
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