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Appellate court affirms dismissal of dental negligence claim
Mark Smith v. Sara Emery, Shouvik Ponnusamy, Tom Kennedy, Danny J. Holtzclaw, and Affordable Dentures & Implants – Texas, PLLC, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defen...
Defamation claim fails for lack of proof of falsity and fault
Patrick J. Shannon, Jr. v. Ryan Hess DC, Indian River Health Center, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Patrick J. Shann...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in discrimination case
Kachina Starr v. Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners, Inc., D/B/A Adventhealth Medical Group, and Kizhake Kurian, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant...
Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice Case
Samuel Menezes v. Swarna Pachigalla, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summary j...
Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospital, Nurse, and Doctor Reversed and Remanded for Trial by Iowa Supreme Court
This case involves the Estate of Jill Cataldo, represented by Zachary Mead, suing RCHP-Ottumwa, LLC (Ottumwa Regional Health Center), nurse Matthew Jay Breeding, and Dr. Elvin McCarl for medical malpr...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in medical malpractice case
Allen v. Patel, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Allen, sued the defendant, Patel, for medical malpractice, alleging negl...
Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Medical Malpractice Case
Timmins v. Plotkin, decided by Tenth Circuit on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Dr. P...
Hospital Not Liable for Alleged Medical Malpractice Due to Lack of Causation
Wunderly, K., Aplt v. Saint Luke's Hosp., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Wunderly, sued Saint Luke's Hospital for allege...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Claim Against Surgeon
This case involves a dispute between Dr. Jeffrey Osguthorpe and Giorgio Webster. Webster sued Osguthorpe, alleging that Osguthorpe had committed medical malpractice by performing unnecessary surgery o...
Estate Fails to Prove Medical Malpractice Causation
Estate of Frederick v. Geisinger Medical Ctr, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Frederick sued Geisinger Medical Center allegi...
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Hospital Not Liable in Wrongful Death Case
Estate of Larry Joe McVay, By Thomas Mcvay, and Thomas Mcvay, Individually v. Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell Regional Medical Center d/b/a UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Cente...